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A little real estate birdie told me

By , Friday, January 23, 2009.

Wonder what all the fuss about Twitter is about, but clueless about how to get started Tweeting? G. Dewald, director of web strategy at Union Street Media, has opened up two avenues for exploring the social networking tool.

For those who can never be bothered to read the user's manual, first go get yourself a Twitter account and then check out Dewald's list of real estate professionals who are using Twitter. The list has grown to several dozen names and is over in the Real Estate Marketing 2.0 group in the Inman.com Community section. Dewald's made it simple for you to click on a link and start following any of these folks Tweets to learn how it's done.

If you'd rather get a handle on what Twitter's all about before diving in, Dewald's rounded up a comprehensive set of posts on his company blog that explore using Twitter for lead generation, customer service, trend spotting and reputation management. There's even a list of other Twitter user lists.

So it's up to you -- get schooled or learn on the fly. Oh you can pick up those Twitter icons (above) for your Web site or blog over here, at AODdesign.

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Submitted by Antonio Ciccarone on January 25, 2009 - 8:09am.

The AODdesign site is showing an error when trying to download the iconset...

How about this one?
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Submitted by on January 27, 2009 - 7:34am.

@NevadaRealtor Northern Nevada Real Estate http://twitter.com/nevadarealtor

 
Submitted by Ryan Martin on January 27, 2009 - 10:07am.

I have used Twitter for over the last year. I have made some wonderful relationships by interacting with fellow Twits. I even when so far as to create a video to help people get started. One of the problems with Twitter is that it is really hard to figure out when you first get started.

***The Inman blog police flagged my last comment because I left a link to a video that I created about real estate agents getting started in Twitter. If you would like to see the video, contact me directly.

Ryan Martin ~ Realtor®, e-Pro®
Website: http://ryanmartinrealestate.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RyanRE

 
Submitted by (Fort Worth Real Estate Guy) on January 27, 2009 - 2:17pm.

I need to start using my twitter account, I have been to busy selling to many houses to worry about it

Mike Pannell
Nu Home Source Realty LLC
817-509-1400
http://www.nuhomesource.com
http://www.nhsfortworth.com
http://www.nhsdallas.com

 
Submitted by Cecilia Sherrard on January 28, 2009 - 11:38am.

Twitter is my new best friend. It's a great way to break up the day and network along with socialize. http://www.twitter.com/OhioRealtor

Cecilia Sherrard
Howard Hanna
Call/Text 216.323.4620
Cleveland Real Estate
Ohio Real Estate Blog

 
Submitted by Jose Lopez on January 28, 2009 - 3:33pm.

Never tried Twit, I hear about it all the time. Just never done it. I guess it is the next thing for me to look at. It seems that to be a success on the internet you have to get into social media, so I will be there soon enough.

Jose Lopez
www.sellsarasota.com
www.fl-repos.com

 
Submitted by David Goldstein on January 28, 2009 - 4:26pm.

OK. I just set up my Twitter account. Let's see if I can find a way to benefit...

David Goldstein
American School of Real Estate Express
http://www.RealEstateExpress.com

 
Submitted by Jodi Suguitan on January 29, 2009 - 9:58am.

I have tried Twitter and read up on it. Twitter seems to require quite a bit of work to reap the rewards. Just like most social networking you must create somewhat of a following and invest the time to succeed. If you enjoy being in close contact with a network of people and reading about their daily activities than Twitter will be enjoyable and even an asset to your marketing campaign.
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Submitted by Eric Bouler on February 3, 2009 - 8:47am.

Eric Bouler
Prudential Gardner
New Orleans,La.
www.neworleanscondotrends.com
www.ericbouler.com

Maybe I am just too old school to see the value of this for my business. I have plenty of things to do and would enjoy talking face to face to people for a change. I have a blog, website, Facebook but adding one more may not be for me. I could be wrong.

 
Submitted by Mark & Kari Shea on February 3, 2009 - 1:55pm.

I have heard great things about twitter. I for one am all about allowing technologydo its fair share of the work.

Mark and Kari Shea
San Diego Real Estate Experts
REO, Investment, buying and Selling Real Estate

 
Submitted by on February 5, 2009 - 6:40am.

Great post! We're seeing a huge uptick in Twitter Users here in the Winter Haven, Florida area. In fact, we're having our second Tweet Up "Black and Brew" this evening. It's exciting - as more and more folks start keeping track of our adopted #lkld hash tag - I expect to see our little twitterverse grow!

Kevin Sandridge, Mortgage Broker
Winter Haven, FL

http://www.floridamortgageblogger.com/tag/twitter/

 
Submitted by Joe Stampone on February 19, 2009 - 12:29pm.

Twitter is an incredible tool for real estate professionals, and extremely valuable for building brand equity. The key is to become involved in the community and add value in some way. Be part of the conversation, don't just promote your business.

I'm working on a twitter for commercial real estate on my blog: www.astudentoftherealestategame.com

http://twitter.com/JoeStampone1

 
Submitted by Jonathan Phan on March 9, 2009 - 6:57am.

How has twitter worked for some of you guys?

Jonathan Phan

http://www.jonathansellshomes.com/

 
Submitted by Brenda Goodell on March 26, 2009 - 7:17am.

Twitter is a really great tool. Follow one of our twitters @ http://twitter.com/friscotexas

Brenda Goodell, Broker
Goodell Realty
PO 1594, FM 455 @ Business 289
Celina, TX 75009
972-382-3233 - Phone
972-658-2821 - Cell
972-382-2025 - Fax
brenda@goodellrealty.com
http://www.goodellrealty.com/

 
Submitted by Harrison K. Long on May 15, 2009 - 10:00pm.

I use Twitter and am interested to have conversations and trade info with people in the real estate business. It hasn't worked very well so far, so I suppose that I need to figure out and use TweetDeck.

Harrison K. Long
Realtor & broker, Explore Properties Group
Coldwell Banker Previews
Irvine, CA
949-854-7747
949-701-2515 cell
www.ExploreOCHomes.com
http://twitter.com/hklong
http://activerain.com/blogs/hklong

 
Submitted by peter pm on June 13, 2009 - 12:14am.

Hi,

Nice article......Many builders built homes in the $250,000 and up price range. This created a rise in inventory of homes for sale, since many of our buyers are looking for more affordable housing. However, in the last month the inventory has started to move downward toward a more reasonable amount for our market....
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Submitted by berryl counter on June 16, 2009 - 2:44am.

Twitter is truly remarkable tool of communication it is my opinion fastest and most effective to get your thoughts on web. Twitter is now growing super rapidly and I think we should all respect the Twitter “eco system”.

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Submitted by Anthony Brophy on June 28, 2009 - 5:23am.

Twitter is great. Even if you're not super computer savvy it's a very simple tool that allows you to use the power of small- each new connection you make can be a prospective employer. Start with the people you know, if theyre not hiring theyll know someone who is.

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Submitted by Patty Redlich on June 29, 2009 - 8:49am.

In this slow market there is plenty of time to tweet.

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Submitted by Sean Lee on August 13, 2009 - 1:10pm.

I have used Twitter for over the last year. I have made some wonderful relationships. I think twitter is becoming more powerful later on.

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Submitted by Suzie Lewis on August 14, 2009 - 8:10am.

I have recently found Twitter, but how does everyone find the time to keep updating it? I never have enough hours in the day!

Suze
100% Mortgage

 
Submitted by Danny Watson on August 25, 2009 - 7:29am.

Twitter is definitely something we need to look more at it seems to be an excellent way to keep in touch with customers.

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