Profile settings: Danger or Dollars?

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“With FEAR of on-line identity theft

on the rise…

and  MARKETING budget dollars decreasing,

are Social Networking sites like FaceBook

and Twitter the ANSWER?”



Just wanted to share with you some helpful marketing info I discovered while researching Social Networking via Face Book and Twitter.
1. When setting up your profile, be sure to leave information you would normally include in a traditional print ad for job recruiting purposes visible. Work phone number & e-mail address should be marked “visible by everyone” to ensure possible employees searching your name are able to find you *quickly.”
2. Create both a work FB profile that you want visible to the general public & a personal friends & family account. This allows you to share as much or as little information with the world as you feel comfortable.
3. Remember FB & all social networking site are just a more interactive version of the phone book. A virtual yellow pages to the world that is completely FREE. Just remember, every good thing must be used in moderation & with a specific goal in mind.
If you found this information helpful, please visit my website http://www.kimberanna.com/category/real-estate for more useful information. I hope 2010 brings you many blessings & marketing success.

*In November of 2009 Google incorporated social networking sites Twitter & Google into their web optimization search engines. This allows Google users to access real time information from millions of sources. (Savvy FB & Twitter users soon discovered their profiles became increasingly higher in searches as a direct result of their individual network usage (tweets/FB status changes) , making traditional web optimization practices outdated. What used to cost companies thousands of dollars can now be accomplished using current employees downtime to tweet or network.)

Thank you,
Kimber

Kim Johnson
2010 Lake County RPAC Chair
2008-2009 REALTOR Honor Society
2009 SLWCR Finance & Budget Chair

Ambassador South Lake ELks Lodge

Kiwanis International

Past Ambassador South Lake Chamber of Commerce

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Waking up

cinderella-castle-lights“TUESDAY MORNINGS MEAN…

“Sales meeting Tuesday” for REALTORS around the country.

Since top REALTORS work most weekends to help fulfill the needs of our clients, Mondays are usually a very low key, wind down days spent on-line & usually in PJ’s via cell phone:D”


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Click here–>Wake up & Make Love to me, Sinead O\’Conner w/Blockheads

TUESDAY comes like a freight train, on time. We MUST be ready to gear up for a new week, recap what we (as a team) accomplished over the previous week & somehow find the strength to do it all while smiling.

kim, cheryl, brandieEveryone shows up all buttoned up & shiney, like a brand new penny!

My Watson sales meeting helps me keep my head up when the daily grind & stacks of endless short sale paperwork threatens to drag my spirits down. Times like these are what “separate the men from the boys.” Die hard REALTORS have learned to embrace crazy new gizmos like TEXTING, E-FAX and that darn TWITTER stuff just to survive. The “opportunity REALTOR” or “weekend REALTOR,” can no longer afford to take the continued education, testing and license fees required to be an active REALTOR, leaving only those that truly committed to helping our profession.

Meetings are a way the Watson Family can get together, share coffee & talk about everything from the dog in the closet that “scared the piss out of you,” an amazing new bank owned home down the street from your listing, to the 13 year renter who finally bought their 1st home two days before Christmas.

Cinderella-and-her-Fairy-Godmother-disney-princess-7790389-500-390“As REALTORS we are more than just “transaction brokers,”

we are “fairy godmothers” that spend our days working

to make your dreams come true,

while guiding, educating  & protecting you at the same time.

I LOVE MY JOB!!!”

“Lord knows it’s been a tough year. I’ve survived things I never thought I could & it’s left me stronger but also a little less naive. (“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” right?) I realize what is really important in life, people. Things come & go like water…always moving, changing. The people who REALLY love you will always be near, even when you push them away. (Love means never having to say you’re sorry. {but do anyway})”

“I’ve learned that my family is NOT only my flesh & blood but also the people in my community that support me emotionally & spiritually. People like Cheryl, Darlene, Ann, Eileen, Lisa, Gretchen, Terry…the list goes on & on. So rather than write lists all day, I “stop & smell the roses” by blogging, reviewing & filming the important people and places around me. Allowing me to say THANK YOU the best way I know how, by sharing you with the world!”

SLWCR

2010 my REALTY REALITY will focus on what drives the REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY; location, location, location. (which means we MUST focus on the community that supports us.) Join me again & again to meet the people in my neighborhood, people who fill the pages of our history books through their hard work and dedication. Maybe… it will be you!

3702130146_061b9246f2Happy Holidays

*Kisses Kimber

***DON’T FORGET: NOW is the best time to INVEST in your FUTURE…Real Estate!

(I can’t wait to ring in the New Year w/MyST)

Missing my sister & the kids…BIG surprise for them:D


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Live, love, laugh, and leave a legacy.

*Giggles…

Dear website, I’m so sorry I have been ignoring you lately. Funny how the more I have to write about the less time I have to actually write! So much is going on right now trying to squeeze in ever ounce of preparation for a HISTORIC 2010!!!

Like the smart ANT or the Queen BEE. we professional REALTORS are making the most out of every day left in 2009 to prepare for the coming year. Through feast or famine, smart UBER REALTORS are always ready for anything the market throws our way.

January 14th 2010 is the official LAUNCH of Kimberanna.com’s REALITY REALTY show. This program has been almost 3 years in the making and with the help of my amazing cast and crew (aka friends & family) we finally ready to re-define what reality TV really can do for society!

So dear followers, friends, TwitterBugs and noobs…keep your eyes and ears open for the BUZZ that is sure to come, or feel free to make some yourself: KimberAnna.com is putting CLERMONT on the INTERNATIONAL MAP.

“Each of us has a VOICE, each must MAKE the CHOICE to USE IT: take the CHANCE & MAKE a DIFFERENCE.”


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Dec. 1st 2009

janusHappy 1st day of December…MAN can you believe we made it?

“This has been one of the MOST challenging years in REAL ESTATE and ECONOMIC HISTORY!”

You don’t have to be a DRAMA QUEEN too believe that statement…but it helps:D

“I look back on 2009; all the changes I never thought possible, the new beginnings I never expected and wonder what could possibly surprise me in 2010? I proud to say I overcame every challenge I’ve faced so far & darn it, I’m PROUD to still be standing…SCARS & all!”

We’ve all LEARNED a lot. “Fool me once, shame on you…fool me twice, SHAME ON ME.” I’m almost another year wiser, definately another year STRONGER and preparing for a BRIGHTER FUTURE than I’ve ever dared to ACHIEVE!!!

2010= Success without END!!!!

*Giggles…sorry the cheerleader in me slips out from time to time:D


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Homebuyer Tax Credit

 
 NAR Issue Brief 

Homebuyer Tax Credit 

National Association of REALTORS

500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20001

® Government Affairs Division

November 7 – April 30, 2010 Rules as enacted November 2009

 FEATURE

 First-time Buyer Amount of Credit: $8000($4000 married filing separate)

First-time Buyer Definition for Eligibility: May not have had an interest in a principal residence for 3 years prior to purchase 

  Current Homeowner Amount of Credit: $6500($3250 married filing separate) 

Effective Date Current Owner: November 7, 2009 

  Current Homeowner Definition for Eligibility: Must have used the home sold or being sold as a principal residence consecutively for 5 of the previous 8 years.
 
  Binding Contract Rule: So long as a written binding contract to purchase is in effect on April 30, 2010, the purchaser will have until July 1, 2010 to close.
 
 
  Income Limits: (Note: Increased income limits are effective as of date of enactment of bill) $125,000 – single, $225,000 – married, Additional $20,000 phase out 

 Limitation on Cost of Purchased Home: $800,000 November 7, 2009

 Purchase by a Dependent: as of November 7, 2009 Ineligible

  Anti-fraud Rule: Purchaser must attach documentation of purchase to

Termination of Credit: Purchases after April 30, 2010

 

For the full report visit: NAR Issue Brief Homebuyer Tax credit


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$8K Tax Credit: EXTENDED

Obama signs“That’s right! The rumors are TRUE…President Obama signed an extension & expansion of the first-time homebuyers tax credit last Friday.”

Here are the HIGHLIGHTS:

$8K tax credit will now be in effect through the end of June 2010.

Homebuyers MUST sign a contract before April 30 and close by June 30.

The income limits were  raised: Single buyers can now earn up to $125,000 and still get the full credit while a married couple can earn $225,000.

“The bill also made more homeowners eligible to claim the credit on their taxes.”

First-time buyers — those who have not owned a home in the past three years — still qualify for an $8,000 rebate.

NEW: people who want to trade up can now also qualify. Those who have owned and occupied a residence for at least five years out of the past eight can claim a $6,500 tax credit if they close on a purchase by the end of June.

For all the detail of the $8K Tax Credit read this–>$8K Tax Credit

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Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra

Opera House

 

The FLORIDA LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is an amazing international treasure that has settled right here in Central Florida.  This not for profit orchestra composed of 60 professional international musicians is led by award-winning conductor Michael J. Garasi.

Founded by world famous composer & pianist Guy Saint-Clair, who has recorded with the London Symphony and his beautiful wife & artist Audra, Florida Lakes Symphony brings a level of culture & excellance to our community that will enrich this and many generations to come…

DID YOU GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS TO THE SYMPHONY? CLICK HERE

 No matter the song…musicians can make a piece dance through your imagination like a ballerina or soar through the sky like a bird, ignitinging the flames of inspiration & creativity.

COPENHAGEN CONNECTION: It’s cold.  The sun is shining brightly, if you stand still someplace place directly in it, you warm up…but the wind coming in off the ocean is frigid.  I nestle closer. Inhaling, I feel alive as the salty sweet air cleanses my lungs and plays jump rope with my hair.   The guide explains the history behind every building.  She speaks four languages and adds humor to each, as she attempts to focus our gazes upon this massive building perched at the ocean’s edge.  This one in particular is a National treasure, the Royal Theater/ Opera House.  Morten whispers the secrets about the theater that aren’t in the travel guides.  His words dance across the waves as the sound of his voice transports me back to the beginning and I discover the history it has to offer…

"The History of the Royal Danish Theatre
In the period 1722-1728, the Danish dramatist Ludvig Holberg, in an unprecedented outburst of creativity, wrote a series of comedies that laid down the foundations of modern Danish theatre. His works were staged in the ‘Comedy House’ (Commediehuus) in Copenhagen’s Lille Grønnegade. The advent of state pietism put an abrupt end to the festivities in Lille Grønnegade, but after the death of the pious king Christian VI in 1648, amore liberal attitude prevailed in the capital. A small group of actors, remembering and saluting Holberg’s ‘poetical rapture’, exploited the new cultural atmosphere in Copenhagento form their own company. On the occasion of the opening of the theatre in 1748, they were just 8 actors and 4 actresses, and they performed two French comedies. A company of this size was only just able to fill out the roles involved in a revival of the ‘good old days’ of Holberg and Molière’s comedies in Lille Grønnegade. Later on, there followed the comedies of Beaumarchais and his roguish barber Figaro – and a vogue for sentimental German drama.&quot; …..read more at  <a href=”
http://www.kglteater.dk/”>www.kglteater.dk/</a>

&quot;A small group of actors, remembering and saluting Holberg’s ‘poetical rapture’, exploited the new cultural atmosphere in Copenhagen to form their own company. &quot;
<a href=”http://www.kglteater.dk/OmTeateret.aspx”>www.kglteater.dk/OmTeateret.aspx</a>
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DENMARK?
VISIT: <a href=”http://www.kimberanna.com”>www.kimberanna.com</a>
TAKE A CANAL TOUR: <a href=”http://www.canaltours.com”>www.canaltours.com</a>
Tell them Kimber sent you!  Don’t forget to grab a world famous Danish hot dog for the trip home.*

VOTE “NO” on Ammendment 4

ralsc tallahasseeREALTORs and concerned citizen’s everywhere are buzzing about AMMENDMENT 4 (formerly known as Hometown Democracy). We no longer want to call it Hometown Democracy because most people think those words mean something entirely different from what Ammendment 4 really represents.

Ammendment 4 is another instance where the basic principal was sound, “allow the community to take an active stance on regulations regarding zoning, planning & growth in small towns all over Florida.” What they fail to explain to people is they have no funding towards educating these people who will be voting…

So, LONG STORY SHORT: We the people (usually uneducated about the issues) will be able to cast votes for every issue formerly governed by City Councils or City management. In theory, it’s wonderful…but what about the POWER OF THE PRESS???

We have all seen what people will do to get into the paper, imagine the chance to VOTE on an issue simply to get your name in the paper? Many believe that there are too many ways people can SWAY the vote. FREE giveaways to people who VOTE for this or that. FREE bus rides for people wanting to get out to the polls. The list COULD go on & on…

“Do you think there are people in America that would VOTE on an issue without being EDUCATED on the issues?”

“Do you believe it is worth the EXPENSE of individual ballots every time there is a VOTE for a variance, zoning issue, or approval for companies moving into the area.”


DID YOU KNOW: The Realtors Association of Lake & Sumter County are one of the LARGEST EMPLOYERs in Central Florida?


2nd Annual Royal Ascot Fashion Show

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2nd Annual

ROYAL ASCOT FASHION SHOW

SAVE THE DATE

NOVEMBER 7th 2009

The Women’s Council of Realtors is an organization committed to the education, motivation & support of women in the real estate industry.  As 12th largest U.S. Women’s Professional Organization with over 18,000 members, we pride ourselves on our commitment to our members & service to our community.

In order to help fund educational membership benefits & give back to our community, we created the 2nd Annual Royal Ascot Fashion Show.  Proceeds from this event will go toward South Lake Women’s Council of Realtors & NEW BEGINNINGS, Mulberry Inn Women & Children’s project.

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This event is themed after world famous horse race & fashion show,

“The Royal Ascot.” (pictured above)

The event will include a fashion show featuring some of Lake Counties finest,  most philanthropic community leaders. This year’s “MODEL CITIZEN’s” will be wearing fashion’s provided by Clermont Belk’s.raha

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Arnold Palmer’s & light refreshments will be served in  the courtyard beginning at 11:30. Reception, silent auction preview, lunch & dessert are included with each $30 admission ticket.  This event will also features a live auction, hat contest, door prizes & “Mock Horse Race!”horse-race_~018c0204ll

THANK YOU

Kim Johnson

SLWCR Finance & Budget Chair

Sponsorship packages are available for all budgets. Contact Diana Beighley DBeighley@nat.com

Please make a commitment toward the betterment of  women  in your community today contact Chair Gretchen Carlson: Gretchen.Carlson@fnf.com.

*Any donations or support are truly appreciated.

Ticket info: TerryParsons@Watsonrealtycorp.com

NEW BEGINNINGS MULBERRY INN PROJECT for Women & Children

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RALSC Breakfast & Caravan

REMINDER: tomorrow September 16th, is our RALSC Breakfast & Caravan

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Breakfast Location:
Sanctuary Ridge Golf Club
2601 Diamond Players Club
Clermont Fl 34711

Breakfast starts @ 8am, Caravan begins @ 9:15
Contact: Gretchen.Carlson@fnf.comGretchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

THANK YOU,
Kim Johnson
2010 RALSC RPAC Chair

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TICKETS for the 2nd Annual Royal Ascot Fashion Show will be available for purchase at this event.  Cost is $30, proceeds to benifit South Lake Women’s Council & New Beginnings, Mulberry Inn Project.logonewbeginnings_logo

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