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An Email from “SEO Consultant” Guy

I get emails like this almost every day. Most get funneled straight to the cyber trash can. For whatever reason, I read this one and felt compelled to respond

(And yes, it really was in blue text on a light blue background)

Heres my response:

Very interesting!

1. Social profile is not available in top Social Media websites.

Silly me. Here I thought having 11,799 Twitter followers, 3,452 Facebook friends and being circled by 2,836 people on Google+ put me in the top Social Media websites. I do need to work on MySpace, I only have three friends there. I think they are all 14 years old.

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February 12th, 2012  in Real Estate Trends No Comments »

As aid access eases in foreclosure crisis, barriers foil homeowners

Three months after the Oba-ma administration announced a revolutionary refinance plan for severely underwater homeowners, most borrowers are still unable to apply.

Technological barriers, as well as lingering questions about the new Home Affordable Refinance Program, have left many optimistic homeowners in a holding pattern as they watch interest rates bump around near record lows.

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February 7th, 2012  in Real Estate Trends No Comments »

RI’s Vertical Performance Partners expanding to Boston

Providence, R.I.-based Vertical Performance Partners plans to open a Boston office this quarter, as it grows its business for turning corporate training and marketing content into apps for the iPad. Last month, the startup closed on $1.5 million in venture capital from SoftBank Capital of Newton, said company CEO Carl Wooten. The company plans to add another $2.5 million to the round within six months, which is expected to include SoftBank and one other backer, Wooten said. Founded in 2010, Vertical Performance Partners has about 25 different clients in the pharmaceutical industry for its technology, including many of the largest global firms (Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca) and major local players (Biogen Idec, Vertex).

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January 20th, 2012  in Real Estate Trends No Comments »

You can buy true crime writer Ann Rule’s house

Looking to break into true crime writing? Maybe you could get some needed juju from this Seattle-area house, which author Ann Rule has put on the market.

Author Ann Rule is selling 2 houses for the price of one, her blog proclaims. Her writers hideaway has 123 feet of no-bank Puget Sound waterfront, window-lined home PLUS rustic writing/guest cottage. So close to the Sound that youll think youre on a ship.

Shes going to miss her dream house and beach after 20 great years a lot, but she has to move on.

Rule, a former Seattle Police officer, has published 20 books and 1,400 articles, mostly on criminal cases, including the Green River Killer and Ted Bundy.

The house and cottage each have two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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January 18th, 2012  in Real Estate Trends No Comments »

TPREG Goes World Wide!

Why yes, this is a shameless self-promotional piece. You are, of course, free not to read it! Read on though, for some thoughts and ideas on website analytics mining

The World Wide Web is truly world wide.

In 2011, this little corner of the Internet had just over one million visitors. While that number boggles my mind, what I found the most interesting was the map (shown above) of visitors. Darker shades of green = more visitors.

Folks from 194 different countries / territories across the planet stopped by in 2011.

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January 9th, 2012  in Real Estate Trends No Comments »
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