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Code of Ethics Quadrennial Training Manchester NH Oct 25 2012

October 15, 2012 by Monika McGillicuddy

Code of Ethics – Quadrennial Training – Manchester NH

October 25, 2012, 9:00 – 12:15

This is the Mandatory Code of Ethics Quadrennial training class that all REALTORS need to complete by the end of 2012!

GET IT DONE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE…

Class also offers 3 NH Continuing Education Credits and will be held at the Clubhouse at Woodland Pond, 3024 Countryside Blvd., Manchester, NH.

If you’ve never been there before, take this opportunity to not only get educated but to visit one of Manchester finer developments and enjoy a free lunch,sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at the Model home. This is a short walk from the Clubhouse and will be held immediately following the class. Hope to see you in class!

Course date and times: October 25, 2012, 9:00 – 12:15.

Fee: On, or prior to October 22^nd, the cost will be $25.00. If you pay at the door, it will be $30.00. All checks should be made payable Monika McGillicuddy and mailed to : Peter E. Schwartz – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – 166 Route 101 – Bedford, NH 03110

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Ipad Apps for Real Estate

May 15, 2012 by Monika McGillicuddy

Updated (2012)Apps for Real Estate

I’ve had an ipad for a little over 2 years now and upgraded to the ipad 2 when it came out. Mainly because I do a lot of teaching and wanted to be able to project my Key Note presentations and my entire ipad screen using a projector. The first ipad does not allow that but the ipad 2 and 3 does. My husband Jay inherited my original ipad and he loves it.

I originally wrote a post about my Favorite apps for REALTORS shortly after I got my ipad 1 and thought I’d dust it off and update it here.

I use my iPad for real estate and for keeping in touch via social media. I find it easy to use and very easy to travel with. I’m continuously searching for apps that I can use, enjoy and utilize for my business and I must admit that Drop Box and Evernote are my top two favorites… I don’t think I can live with out them! I also use Dragon Dictation and love the voice recognition and how easy it is to talk into it and have my message transcribed and sent to where ever I want…it’s great for the blogger or to do Twitter status updates too.

I also love taking pictures and shooting video so I LOVE using the Camera+ app as my camera app of choice for photos, love the features it has! I also do a lot of video and use iMovie11 for all my video editing on my ipad. I would also suggest the following photo related apps:

1. ProHDR (love this for still shots)

2. Intsagram (photo social media sharing site)

3. PS Express (photo shop express)

For reading and keeping up with my favorite news sites I use Flipboard and totally love it but other people also recommend Zite. My husband Jay prefers Zite so be sure to check them both out.

I have iAnnotate PDF and so far like it very much. For some sites like YouTube, Facebook and our state wide MLS system I just use the web version by bookmarking them in Safari. There are always new apps coming out and it can be very addictive and costly cruising the the App Store!

The list below is my updated list and I would not remove any of them!

My Top Apps for REALTORS

All of these apps are located in my “productivity folder” and are pretty well used all the time.

1. Dropbox This app is my absolute favorite. I can share things like documents, pictures and even videos and have them accessible on my laptop, desktop, smartphone as you can install DropBox on multiple devices and you can share folders with friends or your office. I have a share folder with NHAR and with my husband Jay plus some family members too. I love Dropbox and it’s free… you can sign up here if you’d like and I get extra free space if you do >>> get your DropBox

2.DocsToGo This app is a must for those of us who use Microsoft office. You can add your PDF files, Powerpoint, Excel, and Word documents and better yet it allows you to edit or work on those documents while on the iPad. At a recent board meeting I dropped all my electronic meeting info into my dropbox and shared them via DocTtoGo and was able to take notes on the documents and make changes. I’m sure I saved a few tress using it! Love DocsToGo and this is one app that I opted to pay for the premium version which was 15.00

3. Evernote This app claims to help you remember everything and it does. Evernote is pretty cool, you can copy and clip things that you find interesting on a note or you can dictate a note. I have Evernote on my Droid and Laptop too so that I can always have access to those notes. You can tag your notes and use key words so that you have an easy system for locating and filing all those notes. I’m using the free version but there is a premium version too with more options. Check out Evernote.

4. KeyNote This is Apple’s version of Power Point but with more bells and whistles and is much easier to use. Using this app I can create awesome listing presentations or any type of presentation or slide show. I love how slick it looks and how easy it is to create a professional looking presentation and of course how impressive it is! This app costs 9.99 at the itunes store… Get it- it’s worth every penny!

5. Pages This app creates awesome fliers, newsletters, listing sheets or any type of documents you might need. It’s a cool publishing app that works well with Keynote when putting together a listing presentation. This app costs 9.99 at the itunes store.

6. Dragon Dictation This app is fun and free and maybe I can do without it but every now and then you might just not want to write out a note or tweet or facebook status update… with this app I just speak into the mic on my ipad and it types out what I am saying and then I just select where I want to send the not to and it’s all done. Dragon Dictation is pretty cool.

7. WordPress This app is a must for any Blogger using the wordpress platform as it will allow you to blog, pretty well maintain your blog and work in the dashboard all from your iPad. You can find The WordPress app at the itunes store.

8. HomeSnap I love this app when out in the field and want info about a home.

9. Openhouse pro If you do open houses then this is a MUST GET app!

10. Ibook This app is an Apple app and makes saving and e-mailing attachments out of my ipad a breeze but it offers much more than a place to download and save attachments!

NH MLS- NNEREN ~ Northern New England Real Estate Network app-less

If you are a New Hampshire REALTOR please note that our MLS, NNEREN does not as of yet have a cool app but I have created an MLS folder on the home screen of my iPad where I have book marked the NNEREN log in site and added the Zillow, Realtor.com & ZipRealty apps.

I’d love it if you’d let me know what your favorite iPad apps are…by sharing we all get better!

Happy New Year

Jay and Monika McGillicuddy, NH REALTORS

Prudential Verani Realty

314 Lafayette Road

Hampton NH

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Upcoming Training Feb 2012

February 1, 2012 by Monika McGillicuddy

Listed below are some upcoming NH and Vermont real estate training and social media speaking engagements for the month of February, 2012. I have several private consulting and small group workshops scheduled that are not listed so if you have any interest in that just send me an email by clicking here > emailMonika

Please remember that social media workshops DO NOT offer continuing education credits but offer returns in many other ways!

Feb 3rd Seacoast Board Top Social Media Fatal Mistake

Feb 13th Prudential Verani- Code of Ethics 3 hours of NH CE (this class is full)

Feb 15th Stowe Vermont- Ethics 4 hours of VT CE

Feb 17 Social Media (No CE) Hampstead NH- 10:00 -12:00 Building and Connecting with your Facebook Business Page (registration is open email to register Monika@MonikaMcGillicuddy.com)

Feb 27 Orientation- NHAR Concord NH

Feb 29 Ethics Greater Claremont Board of REALTORS 3 hours NH CE

March 2nd CIBOR Social Media

Please contact me at 603-548-7728 or via e-mail to set up a class in your location.

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Should you have a link that opens in a new tab or window?

November 29, 2011 by Monika McGillicuddy

Links in a New Tab or Window

Should you allow links to open in a new tab or window on your blog post? I’m sure they’ll be some that will say yes but when you do allow that to happen, you end up breaking the back button function and force the user to open a new window or tab on their computer. Often times people have multiple windows open and can at times forget where they were thus not finding their way back to your original site/post. Not checking that box allows the user to browse a site the way they want and not the way you want them to and that “back” button works real well.

Please also watch my previous tutorial on How to Create a click-able e-mail link.

A video tutorial

Any questions or suggestions please send me a message.
Monika McGillicuddy

603-548-7728

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New Hampshire Brokerage Disclosure Form

November 26, 2011 by Monika McGillicuddy

A short video explaining the New Hampshire Brokerage Disclosure form. I did this to use on our real estate blog as a way to introduce the consumer to the disclosure form before they actually meet me. I also us this as a link in my e-mail when corresponding with consumers.
NH Disclosure Video

Monika McGillicuddy
NH Real Estate Training and Social Media Consulting Services
603-548-7728
email Monika

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Creating an email link

November 19, 2011 by Monika McGillicuddy

Creating a e-mail link within a WordPress blog post or inside an e-mail makes it so much easier for people to contact you and it is so easy to do! Check out this short video and let me know if you have any questions.

Creating a click-able e-mail link A How To Video by Monika McGillicuddy

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Buyer Agency Facilitaor New Hampshire Brokerage Realtionships

October 18, 2011 by Monika McGillicuddy

I’ve found that over time buyers as well as agents sometimes have a hard time explaining and understanding facilitator. I like to keep it simple so I created this short video and have it posted on my real estate blog and also send via a link when corresponding with consumers.