This hearing will cover proposed fee increases for New Hampshire REALTORS.  License renewal to increase by $10.00 and late fees also to $10.00.

If you’re interested and want your voice heard plan on attending the public meeting on the 25th.

Confused about the Real Estate Paradigm Shift occurring? If you answered YES to these questions then these are two must take classes. These classes do not offer CE credit but do offer you a totally new insight into marketing and gaining consumer loyalty. Understanding “New Media” is crucial to your success.

Blogging Workshop… Create your own blog!

Pre-registration and payment required $ 55.00

9-12:30 Wednesday February 25, 2009

This class is limited and will be held at the Granite State South Board office in Windham.

*You will need a laptop with wireless capability.

This is pre-registration only due to the fact that the class size is limited.

Contact Monika@monikamcgillicuddy.com for complete details or call 603-548-7685

This is a hands on workshop taught by Jay and Monika McGillicuddy and you will leave with your own Blog on line!

Real Estate Social Networking and managing your web presence

9-12:30 Thursday February 26, 2009

$30.00 (take both classes and save $10.00)

The course is designed to give real estate professionals an overview of what they will need to know to participate responsibly in a Web 2.0 Connected environment.

Technology has transformed many essential elements of the real estate process.  Today, new and experienced agents find that they need to understand the dynamics of the online community or becoming irrelevant to the home buying or selling process.

We cover Social Networking sites and how to make them work for you.

Call Jay at 603-548-7685 to reserve your seat or if you have any questions.

Class time 9-12:00

Registration 8:45 to 9:00

Both Classes will be held at :

Granite State South Board of REALTORS

87 Indian Rock Road, Windham, NH 03087

As most New Hampshire agents know, there a have some changes to our Agency options with the adoption of Designated Agency and Facilitator.

All these changes become effective Jan 1 2009 and while no one has to adopt the changes right away they do need to use the new disclosure form immediately!

The new required Agency Disclosure form is now called Brokerage Relationship Disclosure and it is required to be used as of today January 1 2009.

The new form is 2 pages and it is the only Brokerage Disclosure form allowed to be used and approved by the NH REC.

It is posted on the NH Real Estate Commission website and on NHAR’s website.

If you’re showing homes and meeting the buyers for the 1st time make sure you are using this new form…Brokerage Relationship form.

Happy Selling in 2009!

I’ve listed a few of my top “must do” for all NH REALTORS

1. Join and set up a profile on Flickr.com and be sure to upload all your community pictures. Your focus here should be on exposure and ultimately engaging with the consumer.

2. Join Facebook.com and set up a profile be sure to join the NH REALTOR group and any other group that attracts you.

3. Join LinkedIn. This is a professional group and setting up a profile here is a must!

4. Explore Twitter.com and search out local twitter members.  Be sure to follow me on twitter @monimcg.

5. If you haven’t started Blogging you should join Active Rain the number one real estate social networking site, it’s free and the best place to learn about blogging so join by clicking here. Remember this is a social networking site where you will be one of over 100,000 members. Blogging on Active Rain is a great place to be but you should not put all your blogging eggs in one basket.

6. Once you feel comfortable you should think about setting up your own Blog site where the majority of your blogging efforts should be.  If you need help doing that consider taking one of my upcoming Blogging classes. Or hire someone to create a blog site for you like Jay, you can see an example of his work here... Jay McGillicuddy’s wordpress Blog or check out my blog at www.NHRealyScoops.com

Mind your manners

*** Someone said that joining a social networking site is just like going to a party that you’ve always wanted to be invited to.  I totally agree with that!  You wouldn’t walk in and immediately start selling yourself or your products. You would start talking and engaging with the people at the party…getting to know them… long before you ever ask for business.

Social Networking  is a community…and just like when someone speaks to you in your neighborhood (your real life community)  you answer them, if you’re invited over for coffee, you return the invite.  Social Networking is the same way only most of talking is via commenting and the visiting is via blogs.  Answer the comments people leave on your blog or photos and go visit their blogs or photos in return.  Remember to Engage!

Are you ready for it??

Happy New Year everyone!

Having a hard time connecting to today’s connected consumers?  Want to Blog but don’t know how?

If you answered Yes to any of these Questions then you Need to sign up for these two classes.

December 1^st 2008- from 9-12:30

Consumer Centric Market (3 NH ce credits)

Do you know how to connect with today’s consumer? Gen X and Y-The Connected Generation and the Baby Boomers.

Web 2.0 and creating relevancy all equal success!

$35.00

Location: Granite State South Board of REALTORS

Windham NH

December 8 th 2008- from 9-1

Blogging 101 (NO ce credits)

Are you ready to create your own blog? This is a hand on work shop and all participants will leave with a live blog!

Class is limited and there is a pre-workshop assignment

Pre-registration & payment required $ 55.00

Class will be held at the Granite State South Board of REALTORS

Windham NH

Contact  Jay and Monika to register @ 603-548-7685

Check out my blog for high lights and pictures of the convention and my FaceBook page for more wacky photos. Blogging was huge at the convention- just HUGE…if you don’t have a blog you might want to check out some of the very cool Blogs that Jay has built using wordpress.org he is turning into a major Blogmaster!

I’m pretty excited as I’ll be able to meet a lot of those REALTOR ” mavericks” …those early adapters of social networking and realty blogging. Many of them I know well but have never met face to face. You see they’ve been living in my computer for 2 years!

This years convention will have many web 2.0 type sessions available. We’ll be attending the Cyber Professionals networking sessions and many traditional real estate seminars as well. It should be a very busy convention and I expect to learn a lot while there.

Another example and this one is very pretty, is our niche waterfront blog …check it out at NHwaterfronthomesforsale.com. A niche blog really increases an agents web presence and can be a lot of fun to do!   We also have a Photo Blog which is a place that we simply post pictures that we take during our day to day travels>>>Through the New Hampshire View Finder.

Check them out and let us know what you think.

p.s …Jay can be hired.

Recently we put on a Blogging class and all of the participants left with a” live ” wordpress.com blog. The class was 4 hours long and was a lot of fun.

We have had requests to hold another class soon and are working on the dates. Class size is extremely limited and so far I have 3 people who have reserved a spot. keep an eye on this blog for class updates or e-mail me to add your name to the list.

If you’d like to skip the process of building your own but want a blog… Why not have someone build a site for you…check this out>>>> (click) Jay is building wordpress.org blog sites

This is a great opportunity for all REALTORS both new and experienced.

2008 NHAR Real Estate Professional Series 101 & 102 (NHAR REPS 101 & 102)
Invest in your future as a Real Estate Professional by investing in a strong education foundation!
NHAR REPS 101 & 102 is a comprehensive base for the new and seasoned agent alike. Formerly known as QuickStart, we are re-launching the program under this new name. As a result of this dynamic and intense four day program, agents will be able to:
• Develop an effective prospecting plan
• Make an effective presentation to sellers and buyers
• Determine the true motivation level of prospective clients
• Implement the basic techniques of effective negotiating
• Create a realistic business plan
Comments from Student evaluations include:
• Skill practice was great! No matter how much experience you have, the market is always changing and practices are changing as well. This course helped prioritize and get back to the basics.
• This should be mandatory for all REALTORS®, new and old! Great information and technique to use in changing markets.
• This is an excellent course. All REALTORS® should take advantage of this educational experience.
The cost for the 4-day program is $390 and includes:
• In-depth manual which will be invaluable as a reference tool after completion of the course
• 3 popular DVDs – “Price Your House”, “Dress Your House” and “Finding Home” (a value of $120)
• NHAR Certified Instructors
• Two breaks and lunch each day
(lodging costs will be the responsibility of the student)
Bonus! Upon successful completion of the course and the written exams, students will earn credit toward GRI 101 and GRI 102 – the first two of eight modules toward earning their GRI designation. An additional value of $390!