Tag: LinkedIn
One of my favorite pastimes is challenging some of my more stubborn friends and colleagues in the mortgage industry on their absence from the wide, wacky world of social media. Most of these folks are extremely intelligent, extremely successful and have been at this for a long time. Usually, when I ask why they haven’t gotten involved in something like LinkedIn, I get a wrinkled brow, a smirk or wry grin, a low, guttural sound and then an explanation from the following list. more
Please indulge me. I’m going to write yet another post about Linked In. If you were hoping on my take on the Super Bowl, American Idol or the Cleveland Cavaliers (gagging), you’ll have to wait. more
Happy New Year to all of my loyal readers (hi Mom!). Only 12 days into 2011, it’s becoming plain to me that, while many of us hit the crowded gym, save a few pennies here and there, or take a break from the “see-food” diet (see food, eat food), many in the mortgage and title industry have a different resolution. more
Mitch Joel posted a thoughtful blog this week about the role of conversation in social media. You can read it here. I suggest you do. I’ll wait for you right here. more
Back by popular demand (Six people can’t be wrong!) I’ve got a new list for you this week. Bear in mind that this is not high-brow reading for top social media GuruChampionEvangilisticExperts. This is the basics. But I hear routinely from folks I know that they’re intimidated about getting started, or that they’ve joined LinkedIn or Twitter and are getting nothing from it. So this one’s for y’all! more
I’ve been pretty active lately on LinkedIn, managing two title and mortgage industry professional groups (Real Estate and Mortgage Executive Forum and Title Insurance and Settlement Services Network). It’s been a lot of fun, but also a good reminder to me that just being on LinkedIn doesn’t automatically bring results. In fact, when you misuse your involvement, you may find yourself getting bad results. more
With apologies for the delay, I’m somewhere west of Gainesville on vacation this week. And, for some reason, I chose to drive here. With a toddler. And did I mention the stomach flu that’s been ravaging my family for ten long days? more
It’s nice to see so many old friends finding their way into social media. The nice thing about the title insurance industry is that, although it may often be slow to embrace a new technology (such as social media), when it does, it does so with gusto. more
If you’ve been following my blog or know anything about me, you know I’ve become a convert at the altar of social media, particularly LinkedIn. Now, the industry I serve has many strengths. Its professionals are loyal, hard-working, detail-oriented, and tend to value traditional relationships. However, it’s not always a cutting-edge industry when it comes to using technology. more