I’ve had an ipad for a little over 2 years now and upgraded to the ipad 2 when it came out.  My husband Jay inherited my original ipad and he loves it. I originally wrote a post about my Favorite apps for REALTORS shortly after I got my ipad 1 and thought I’d dust it off and update it here.

I use my iPad for real estate and for keeping in touch via social media. I find it easy to use and very easy to travel with.  I’m continuously searching for apps that I can use, enjoy and utilize for my business and I must admit that Drop Box and Evernote are my top two favorites… I don’t think I can live with out them!  I also use Dragon Dictation and love the voice recognition and how easy it is to talk into it and have my message transcribed and sent to where ever I want…it’s great for the blogger or to do Twitter status updates too.

I also love taking pictures  and shooting video so I LOVE using the Camera+ app as my camera app of choice for photos, love the features it has! I also do a lot of video and use iMovie11 for all my video editing on my ipad.  I would also suggest the following photo related apps:

1.  ProHDR  (love this for still shots)

2. Intsagram

3. PS Express (photo shop express)

4. Intsagram

For reading and keeping up with my favorite news sites I use Flipboard and totally love it but other people also recommend Zite. My husband Jay prefers Zite so be sure to check them both out.

I got iAnnotate PDF and so far like it very much. For some sites like YouTube, Facebook and our state wide MLS system I  just use the web version by bookmarking them in Safari.  There are always new apps coming out and it can be very addictive and costly cruising the the App Store!

The list below is my updated list and I would not remove any of them!

My Top Apps for REALTORS

All of these apps are located in my “productivity folder” and are pretty well used all the time.

1. Dropbox This app is my absolute favorite. I can share things like documents, pictures and even videos and have them accessible on my laptop, desktop, smartphone as you can install DropBox on multiple devices and you can share folders with friends or your office. I have a share folder with NHAR and with my husband Jay plus some family members too. I love Dropbox and it’s free… you can sign up here if you’d like and I get extra free space if you do >>> get your DropBox

2.DocsToGo This app is a must for those of us who use Microsoft office. You can add your PDF files, Powerpoint, Excel, and Word documents and better yet it allows you to edit or work on those documents while on the iPad. At a recent board meeting I dropped all my electronic meeting info into my dropbox and shared them via DocTtoGo and was able to take notes on the documents and make changes. I’m sure I saved a few tress using it! Love DocsToGo and this is one app that I opted to pay for the premium version which was 15.00

3. Evernote This app claims to help you remember everything and it does. Evernote is pretty cool, you can copy and clip things that you find interesting on a note or you can dictate a note. I have Evernote on my Droid and Laptop too so that I can always have access to those notes. You can tag your notes and use key words so that you have an easy system for locating and filing all those notes. I’m using the free version but there is a premium version too with more options. Check out Evernote.

4. KeyNote This is Apple’s version of Power Point but with more bells and whistles and is much easier to use. Using this app I can create awesome listing presentations or any type of presentation or slide show. I love how slick it looks and how easy it is to create a professional looking presentation and of course how impressive it is! This app costs 9.99 at the itunes store… Get it- it’s worth every penny!

5. Pages This app creates awesome fliers, newsletters, listing sheets or any type of documents you might need. It’s a cool publishing app that works well with Keynote when putting together a listing presentation. This app costs 9.99 at the itunes store.

6. Dragon Dictation This app is fun and free and maybe I can do without it but every now and then you might just not want to write out a note or tweet or facebook status update… with this app I just speak into the mic on my ipad and it types out what I am saying and then I just select where I want to send the not to and it’s all done. Dragon Dictation is pretty cool.

7. WordPress This app is a must for any Blogger using the wordpress platform as it will allow you to blog, pretty well maintain your blog and work in the dashboard all from your iPad. You can find The WordPress app at the itunes store.

8. HomeSnap  I love this app when out in the field and want info about a home.

9. Openhouse pro  If you do open houses then this is a MUST GET app!

NH MLS- NNEREN ~ Northern New England Real Estate Network app-less

If you are a New Hampshire REALTOR please note that our MLS, NNEREN does not as of yet have a cool app but I have created an MLS folder on the home screen of my iPad where I have book marked the NNEREN log in site and added the Zillow, Realtor.com & ZipRealty apps.

I’d love it if you’d let me know what your favorite iPad apps are…by sharing we all get better!

Happy New Year

Jay and Monika McGillicuddy, NH REALTORS

Prudential Verani Realty

314 Lafayette Road

Hampton NH

Ethics Class is full-  9:00AM  – 12:15 PM :  NAR Code of Ethics- Quadrennial (all REALTORS have this by the end of 2012)

This is a fast moving, highly engaging class with case studies that focus on actual NH Ethical dilemmas! (ETHICS Class is FULL)

12:15PM – 1:00 PM:  LUNCH!  Yes, feeding you as always, at the Model at Highland Homes, courtesy of Market Street Settlement Group

1:00PM – 4:15PM:  Agency in the Trenches

Take the gloves off and let’s play nice in the sandbox starting with understanding your agency choices and obligations you have to the consumer and to each either. 1:15 -4:30 -  3 hour NH CE credits

Respectfully, these two courses cannot be free at this time, but they are BOTH yours for only $30.00.  Much less than the price you typically pay for one.  If you take either course alone, the fee will be $20.00…modest no matter how you look at it and well worth the investment.

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May 22nd  1-3 pm Pru-Verani Londonderry  Facebook Business Page

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May 23rd  9 30-11:30  SBR Portsmouth NH Google+
Explore Google +; Set up dynamic profile and business page.  Google + is one of the new kids on the block and with the power of Google behind it, it’s a site that you should not ignore.  Learn how to navigate and build your circles while protecting your privacy.

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May 24  Montpelier Vermont NAR Code of Ethics 4-hours

Enhanced education, enhanced professionalism, enhanced image.
The bottom line: Enhanced income.

The year’s first course on the path to a Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation, GRI 103, is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 17-18.

Led by longtime real estate instructor and 2010 NHAR President Monika McGillicuddy and NHAR attorney Matt Johnson, GRI 103 focuses on the Code of Ethics, REALTOR® professional guidelines, contracts, TrueForms and Agency. Numerous case studies are included, as is the current edition of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics.

The Code of Ethics portion fulfills NAR’s quadrennial ethics requirement.

To register click this link >>>  http://www2.realtoractioncenter.com/site/MessageViewer?em_id=118401.0

April 10- Vermont/  Ethics and Brokers Panel

April 17 & 18  Concord NH/GRI 103  NHAR

April 19 WCR/ Social Media

April 23 Hampstead NH/Agency in the Trenches

April 25 Seacoast Board of REALTORS/ Social Media

April 26 Prudential Verani/Agency and Buyer Agency Training

April 30 Concord NH/Ethics

Please let me know if you’d like to have a customized training program held in your office!

March 2, NH CIBOR Bedford NH Social Media/ Video

March 7, Chester Vermont Ethics (4 hours VT CE)

March 14 Portsmouth NH Re/Max Coast to Coast Ethics (3 NH CE Hours)

March 21 Ethics Hampstead NH 3 hours CE – Call or e-mail to enroll 25.00 per person

March 28 & 29 Montpelier VT Ethics

Please remember that social media workshops DO NOT offer continuing education credits but offer returns in many other ways!

Feb 3rd Seacoast Board Top Social Media Fatal Mistake

Feb 13th Prudential Verani- Code of Ethics 3 hours of NH CE (this class is full)

Feb 15th Stowe Vermont- Ethics 4 hours of VT CE

Feb 17 Social Media (No CE) Hampstead NH- 10:00 -12:00 Building and Connecting with your Facebook Business Page (registration is open email to register  Monika@MonikaMcGillicuddy.com)

Feb 27 Orientation- NHAR Concord NH

Feb 29 Ethics Greater Claremont Board of REALTORS 3 hours NH CE

March 2nd  CIBOR Social Media

Please contact me at 603-548-7728 or via e-mail to set up a class in your location.

Upcoming real estate training

Social Media Panel for the Seacoast Board  Jan 11

Agency and Buyer Agency Training- Jan 24 at Prudential Verani Londonderry

Ethics – Concord Board of REALTOR  Jan 25 in Concord NH

Ethics- Vermont Association of REALTORS Jan 26 and 27- Vermont

Feb 3rd Social Media at the Seacoast Board

Links in a New Tab or Window

Should you allow links to open in a new tab or window on your blog post? I’m sure they’ll be some that will say yes but when you do allow that to happen, you end up breaking the back button function and force the user to open a new window or tab on their computer.  Often times people have multiple windows open and can at times forget where they were thus not finding their way back to your original site/post. Not checking that box allows the user to browse a site the way they want and not the way you want them to and that “back” button works real well.

Please also watch my previous tutorial on How to Create a click-able e-mail link.

A video tutorial

Any questions or suggestions please send me a message.
Monika McGillicuddy

603-548-7728

Monika McGillicuddy
NH Real Estate Training and Social Media Consulting Services
603-548-7728
email Monika

Creating a click-able e-mail link A How To Video by Monika McGillicuddy