James Shiner's Blog - Real Estate Technology, Tips, Tricks, News & Social Media

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RECENT BLOG POSTS
If you've been to a RE BarCamp before then you know what they're all about and know all of the useful information you can take away from them and the great people you can meet. They're starting to gain popularity and it seems like for the next couple of months there's one taking place every week!...
03/11/2009
I am a huge supporter of social media in real estate, and the numbers in this post back it up and then some. Great post by Clint Miller. Give this a read and if you haven't yet, start using social media!   The world needs another blog about how important it is for agents to build and maintain a p...
03/09/2009
I've been busy lately building a new tool for Twitter. I'm very excited about this and felt like I had to share it with my ActiveRainers. I'm sorry if this seems self-promotional, but this is a FREE tool for Twitter users and can be really powerful for real estate agents. If you're not on Twitter...
02/26/2009
In a previous post I talked about using Picnik as a way to create a custom header and background for your ActiveRain blog. This is a great use for Picnik, and really makes your blog stand out. However, there are many other uses for the site. Adding images and photos to your blog posts makes them ...
02/18/2009
Video, video, video. It's the hot topic in real estate these days, and it's popularity and applications will only increase in 2009. Whether you're shooting a video tour of a property, a community video, or doing a vlog (video blog), video can help you get your message across in ways text can't.A ...
02/10/2009
I'm sure many of you have seen the blogs here on ActiveRain with custom headers and backgrounds and wondered how you could get your own. Brad Andersohn put together a great tutorial on how to use the ActiveRain Blog Customizer - The "NEW" ActiveRain Blog Customizer - Version 2.0 - and in it he me...
02/02/2009
The other night I was searching the ActiveRain site for information on how to populate my right column with widgets, links, buttons, photos, etc. I couldn't find the information anywhere, and as you can see from my photo to the left here, my column was plain. It was boring. There is so much you c...
01/29/2009
Anyone who has designed a website or blog knows how tedious it can be to make sure it is cross browser compatible. You have to test in Internet Explorer 6, 7 and now 8. You have to test in Firefox, Safari, and the list goes on. It can be a daunting task and I know I dread it every time I'm done w...
01/28/2009
As you may or may not know I am a big fan of Twitter and think it's a very powerful tool to connect with people online. (For more on Twitter read my previous post - Social Media in Real Estate - Part 1: Twitter) Last week I was looking through some tweets and noticed the following tweet from Gary...
01/26/2009
Those of you who know me know that I am an avid Apple fan. Those of you who didn't know that, well now you do. I love everything Apple, and truly believe that their products make peoples lives easier and more efficient. But I also see the value in Blackberry's and some other laptops (as long as t...
01/17/2009
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Welcome to my blog!

My name is James Shiner and I write about real estate technology, tips, tricks, news and social media. You will learn how to market yourself and your properties effectively online.

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