Using the Net to Network~

Well in Marketing 101 in Business School - Networking was presented as one of the most important tools to marketing.  You have to network and make connections to sell your product, especially Real Estate.  And in Real Estate you rely on your circle of influence.  The product we are selling is not just a new pair of shoes or cool phone.  We help people find homes.  A place that holds memories, keeps loved ones sheltered, and is a sanctuary of peace and privacy from our busy lives.  

Real Estate sales is one of the most intimate sales jobs around.  A good Realtor is helping to shape your life.  You have to develop a relationship of trust~ trust in that you have an expert knowledge of the market and product and to represent your client with complete integrity (following a Standard Code of Ethics).   That being said we still have to get the job done, sell houses and make money.  Sell houses for the client, Mr/Mrs Seller to the Customer Mr/Mrs Buyer and vice/verse.  Which brings us back to networking....

So as I refuel, rejuvenate, and retrain for what I hope will soon be the beginning of a newly invigorated Real Estate market, I am relearning how to network.  Social Networking on the net, that is.

There is tweeting, twittering, hash tags, mention columns, connections at @, RT @original source (uncool not to give props to the source), friending, liking, following, posting, #themes, #comedicideas, and trending.  Oh and lest not forget pinning, locating, hooting.  One could spend an entire day or more just networking via the net and completely lose sight of the real job at hand, selling Real Estate.

Ah...

Blogging?

I can definitely say that I never thought I would be creating a Blog.  What a crazy notion.  I am not a writer.  I am not a reader.  That being said recently I have embarked on a journey and who I wasn't has suddenly become maybe I am.  My life has become more artful so I am going to embrace this challenge of "blogging", if only to have fun.

Who and Why ~

Well....there is so much to do, so much to say.  I don't how other women do it?  I am a mother of two, wife, daughter, role model (maybe), and professional and life is exhilarating yet terrifying all the time.  My focus is to be a good Mom, good Realtor, good Everything, and to do it with grace and enthusiasm.  I want to learn, love, and discover like never before.

So as I embark on, as I call it, phase 2 of my life, I feel the challenges of adulthood for the first time ever in my life.  As I pack up for this adventure I am learning that the more I share and put myself out there for all to judge and review (blogging etc), I am gaining strength and courage to tackle my mountain.  My Goal? To climb that mountain, but more importantly, to laugh when I get to the top.

Therefore, this untrained female, must begin to training for the climb of her life.