See you next year!
A long December,and there's reason to believe..
maybe this year will be better than the last.
-Counting Crows
...that about covers it.
A long December,and there's reason to believe..
maybe this year will be better than the last.
-Counting Crows
We ALL wanna drive the Zamboni: http://tinyurl.com/yfn5xux
HO freekin' HO!: 12 Days of Christmas for Realtors: http://tinyurl.com/yczpv29
Busy and loving it! Some time off today and tomorrow and BTW on Monday-in the meantime: http://tinyurl.com/yz59jwo
Wisconsin: Racine bank fails along with others: total 106 for the year nationally: http://tinyurl.com/yllt9sb via CNNMoney
Thanks for stopping by,everyone-been busy & will be back SOON! Here's over 400 ideas to keep you smiling &busy!: http://tinyurl.com/nwg8wz
Wisconsin Real Estate: M&I Bank Largest WI bank adds to reserves, prepares for loss: http://tinyurl.com/yjjhuuk via Bloomberg
Wisconsin homebuilders are going GREEN!: http://tinyurl.com/yaytefa
THREE more reasons why real estate is crazy now: 1.) http://ping.fm/ce60J 2.) ARMS still to adjust 3.) Commercial RE is in the....
(YouTube - Bloomberg )
I am not an economist, just another blogger-
but hey, I know the banks in my neck of the woods aren't doing so good.
More later.
Not borrowing, I mean-just blogging.
Steve
Dane County, WI: NEW blog network-14 blogs - community info, listings, news - http://ping.fm/kVKoN
Wisconsin Real Estate: 3 Million for 24,000 sq ft? In downtown Madison? Location,location,Location!
http://tinyurl.com/lexywb
...Connecting in Mlps-St. Paul-having some fun of course and talking about about blog networks: http://ping.fm/BGqZz
I spent almost five years living in Madison, WI.
It is a great town and we still have friends there.
...and I am so glad it's close to Ft. Atkinson, WI
and all the gardens BFF Tess has now in our back yard
(...more on those later-anyone need tomatoes?)
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Wisconsin sets new foreclosure record: July 09 single highest month:up 10.9% over June 09: http://tinyurl.com/mod4g4 - via jsonline.com
Happy Monday, Tweeps-Jump Start Your Week with 400 + Ideas: http://ping.fm/hY4aF
FREE Friday-10 links for free: mobile marketing, websites, photo editing, 200+blog ideas, internet ad trends: http://ping.fm/JrmM7
Madison, Wisconsin Women's Council of Realtors event today was the BEST!: http://ping.fm/AJrvV
Unplugging for the weekend-Here are 300+ reasons to look forward to Monday: http://ping.fm/hY4aF
See you then!
Wisconsin:M&I Bank sells 800 non-performing residential mortgages, 2/3rds in AZ: http://ping.fm/HfHmI - PR Newswire
RT @DansMobile: Recommended @stevenstearns to @MrTweet 'he's a genius when it comes to social media. He is al...' http://ping.fm/lbDpi
CULTURE WAR?:The Scobleizer Speaks: Friendship key scarcity in digital age: http://ping.fm/bATUi - Via telegraph.co.uk
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NOW what? Opportunity called-it's hiding in the chaos: http://ping.fm/QZDZw
or maybe better still,
Now, what NOW?:
Housing seems to be getting better,
we can enjoy a few more Doritos for the same price,
...and depending on how you look at them...
the major stock markets
are either up-to no good or double-down for the money.
Then there's that whole health insurance thing,
-along with the increase in minimum wage,
coupled with several hundred thousand people
still going out of work each month.
There has to be opportunity in all the chaos;
I have found some for myself, and will be working on it this week.
So now what now may point at where to, sooner or later.
See you out here!
Steve
920-691-6030
80-yr-old Realtor in LaCrosse, WI NOT Retiring!: http://ping.fm/ElLKU - River Valley Biz Report
Wisconsin Realtors Assoc., others oppose new Do Not Call Bill:1k fine: http://ping.fm/o8IUF - MJS Blog
Social Media is NOT for AUTOPILOTS: Twitter fail:
http://ping.fm/trbTi
Monday Madness!: 300+ FREE ideas for social media updates, blogs, photos: http://ping.fm/D0LB3
(SHS Photo)
Maybe furniture is just as crazy as real estate.
BFF Theresa -(seen smiling in this photo)-
stands in our living room behind
an 1820s-30s Philadelphia Empire chair.
A few weeks ago, she sent in some pics and a description to
Antiques Roadshow on PBS
and well, they are coming to get the piece right now for the show
in Madison, WI this weekend.
How did we get this chair?
From my Mom, who found it in a second-hand store in Grand Marais, MN
(years ago)
for like, between 30-50 bucks.
It had been retired from being the throne
for the Queen of the annual Fisherman's Picnic,
as she rode around in the back of a pick-up truck.
The very comfy chair has been around since I was a kid
and it has visited all my siblings.
Since then, Theresa found out as she researched it for a paper at UW-Madison
it has, well, an interesting-
and possible rarefied history.
This is going to be a highlight of Theresa's professional life as
a master upholsterer, antique/restoration shop owner,
furniture design and operations manager
and manager of a a high-end retail furnishings store.
Me?
I hope the Keno Brothers don't catch me napping in it
while we wait for the appraisal.
More later as we head to the show,
Steve
(Flag from www.freefoto.com/)
Happy Freedom!
To all of us living everywhere.
U.S. citizens may be living on the most liberated
piece of real estate in the world.
We might not have always had the timing or words right;
we have always tried to share the idea and principles
of freedom
with whoever would listen.
So, today we go to a parade, a festival, a ball game, cook on the grill,
have a few friends over.
Look up into a dark sky and watch the rocket's glare,
grateful for the light, the noise and the joy.
Remembering all our loved ones who gave so much
so we could have more.
To share.
Steve
Obama Stimulus Works and Really Working in Wisconsin for Project Home: http://ping.fm/y3qYT Times on line
Wisconsin Commericial Loans Double Delinquency: http://ping.fm/cZj94 via JSOnline
$75M FOR WI For 2008 Floods!: http://ping.fm/eHcmb via channel3000.com
TOP 10 PLACES TO LIVE:USA: LA CROSSE, WI: is one of them!: http://ping.fm/hISeK via USN&WR
1.) Auto DM/Auto tweets: Figure it out. Duh.
2.) No website link on your twitter profile: Double duh.
3.) Website link = phishing site: Dull hook. No bait. Bad spammer.
Go lay by your dish.
4.) 0 Updates: Wow. That's real social of you.
5.) Any combination of the above four: ...if anyone can imagine that.
...'nuff said.
Steve
920-691-6030
"TICKING TIME BOMB":Commerical RE lending could cripple US economy: http://ping.fm/pStMg via DowJones news
Consumers are not monolithic. Marketing should not be monolithic: http://ping.fm/ce7e3
Try it-FREE Translation tool for your blog/webpage: OVER 30 languages-no ads!: http://ping.fm/ognkt -Thank you, Google!
...Another great client meeting! Proposal time: if you aren't already doing this- http://ping.fm/kM3B2 -it's not too late to start!
FREE-Three tools to help you meet up, listen up and share the fun: http://ping.fm/SRqU9
Food for Thought as I work for a day or two on getting face to face and ear to ear with real live people!: http://ping.fm/4KfvG
...but it's Bill Gates' world,
and we just work in it !
Power up your XP-erience with these 19 FREE tools
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Free, as always, is good!
Steve
(...don't forget: www.freefoto.com .)
Create. Have fun. Share. Sell. Smile.
...And grow!
Steve
920-691-6030
Special thanks to the gang at Trulia for going out,
talking to the public
and getting these quiet thoughts together for us-
in the midst of all the clamor.
Saving one home is a good start.
And Realtors are there to help:
with their knowledge of local markets
and other knowledge they can find and share,
they can help guide almost any homeowner
to what is practical and possible in their own unique situation.
Steve
twitter:
@stevenstearns
(graphic from mattbites.com)
5. Protect your branding.
6. Create relationships.
7. Improve customer service.
8. Monitor direct consumer feedback.
15. Defuse potential unpleasant situations.
18. Increase collaboration.
19. Decrease costs.
Now:
Take a deep, deep breath.
Exhale.
If you are still feeling queasy, uneasy and confused-
imagine how your consumer feels.
Face your market. Listen. Learn.
(And don't forget to pick up the tab once in a while-:)
Steve
facebook: http://tinyurl.com/c7f27d
twitter:@stevenstearns
blog: http://realestateisreallycrazy.blogspot.com/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenstearns
Now, take a deep breath.
Act.
Get social!
Steven Stearns
Social Network Building
920-691-6030
Join me at:
twitter:@stevenstearns
http://realestateisreallycrazy.blogspot.com/
WELCOME TO ALL REALTORS !
Grab a cup of whatever you like,
and get ready to explore your network neighborhood-
and wire me, call me or leave a comment-I would be happy to help!
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and THANKS FOR COMING-
Welcome, old and new friends, to my new digs on the web:
Steven Stearns
Anyone.Anywhere.Anything.
Social Network Building
Content Creation Consulting For Commerce, Creatives and Citizens
920-691-6030
Join me at:
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Thanks,
Steve