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TourKick.com
Video for real estate is essential, and no one does it better than TourKick. I know they’ve got some great quality for their default work (what you can see on their website), but they also have things in mind like editing video taken by Realtors themselves, editing photos to really make them pop, and doing some new video styles for videos they shoot themselves. I know because I own the place! :) If you’re listing your property, your property (and your target buyers) deserve video. Get it yourself, from your Realtor, or list your house with me!
http://www.facebook.com/TourKick
http://twitter.com/TourKick
http://www.youtube.com/user/TourKick
RECake.com
Is there anything better than searching houses for sale on your mobile device? Yes, searching while always being connected to your spouse’s or partner’s or friend’s favorites, notes, and Realtor. Cake is both easy and sweet!
http://www.facebook.com/RealEstateCake
http://twitter.com/recaker
Dropbox
Dropbox is an excellent utility to sync files across all of your devices: Apple, Android, desktops, laptops, etc. Sign up for Dropbox via this link and you’ll get additional storage space for free!
Main Street Title Company
Why is Main Street Title the best? Because they have great service, great prices, a closing cost calculator (that I designed), and my wife works there – and she does closings in Spanish if preferred – that’s a hard gem to find in Tulsa. She’s the best! :)
JotForm.com
Easy, breezy, white-label, free webforms. Easy to setup and customize. Integrates with Facebook, Dropbox, WordPress, and more. Also, PayPal, Google Checkout, and other payment gateways. ”JotForm is the first web based WYSIWYG form builder. Its intuitive drag and drop user interface makes form building a breeze. Using JotForm, you can create forms, integrate them to your site and receive responses by email.”
(Free) Royalty Free Icons, Clipart, Backgrounds, WebTreats, Tutorials, and more
One click on any of the links below and you’ll see right away why it’s a favorite. Not too much explaining to do. :)
http://backgrounds.mysitemyway.com/
http://webtreats.mysitemyway.com/
http://tutorials.mysitemyway.com/
Envato.com
Envato is the parent site of many topical sites–themes, animations, videos, audio tracks, tutorials, and more. You should browse around. You won’t be disappointed. Create an account and visit at least once per month because each marketplace (see below) gives away one free file every month!
- Tutorials, how-to’s, and screencasts: http://marketplace.tutsplus.com or http://tutsplus.com
- Website templates and themes: http://themeforest.net
- Code, plugins, and mobile: http://codecanyon.net
- Royalty free stock music and audio: http://audiojungle.net
- Video and motion graphics: http://videohive.net
- Graphics, vectors, and print: http://graphicriver.net
- Flash and unity 3D: http://activeden.net
- 3D models and materials: http://3docean.net
Creattica is part of Envato too! It’s a collection of some great designs and lots of free files!
QuickBooks Excel to IIF Statement Converter
Steve Rumberg created the QuickBooks Statement Converter
Steve Rumberg (a fellow techie REALTOR®) has a great and inexpensive (and one-time purchase) Excel add-in program that makes those non-QuickBooks-compatible bank statements turn into IIF files (for importing to QuickBooks). I can’t say enough good stuff about Steve and his converter. It’s quick, straight-forward, and now my downloaded QB statements aren’t so frightening. Thank you SO much, Steve!
Lowe’s Realtor Benefits
Lowe’s Realtor Benefits program helps me serve my clients. They provide me a monthly newsletter, client coupons every 6 months, and assets like Lowe’s Creative Ideas First Time Home Buyers Guide (available after signing up for my Lowe’s monthly newsletter). More Lowe’s homeowner tips, guides, and more are available here: www.lowes.com/myfirsthome.
