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Annoucing a New Group! Linkedin - Activerain - Meetup

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ANNOUNCING THE NEW Linkedin GROUP for

AZ REAL ESTATE BLOGGING NETWORK!

If you would like to join our AZ Real Estate Linkedin Group

then be sure to click here and join!

AZ Real Estate Blogging Network is taking off and the

dedication by the AZREBN Team/Instructors has been

fantastic!

Previous meetings in the Phoenix Metro area have been

To keep connected we have started an ActiveRain Group, AZREBN Meetup Group (RSVP & Invitations),

AZRealEstateBlogs.com Blog and now an approved group within Linkedin. I hope you can take a minute

and check out AZ Real Estate Blogging Network and see how other real estate professionals are helping,

sharing and learning how to blog for business!

The expertise of AZREBN instructors such as Jay Thompson, Mike Jones, Teri Ellis, Bill Austin, Paul

Slaybaugh, Steve Belt, Shelli Bates and Shailesh Ghimire and more has been outstanding!

If you haven't had a chance to listen and learn from these experienced bloggers than you need to mark

your calendar for August 29, 2008 for our next AZREBN meeting! Location is to be determined, however

you can join our meetup.com group, activerain group, linkedin group and find us at

AZRealEstateBlogs.com If you would like to be added to our database for upcoming invitations be

sure to email us at join@azrealestateblogs.com !!

 

Looking forward to seeing you in August, in the meantime Happy Blogging!

Candace Robinson

AZREBN Founder/Member

UPDATE 7/5/08

There is also a group that was formed on FACEBOOK and didn't get mentioned above.

FACEBOOK Group for AZREBN

WordPress Theme Designer Contest - 30 Wordpress Premium Designs Up for Grabs!

AZREBN has been talking up Wordpress Blogs at our last few workshops and so I thought I would share a great opportunity for all our ActiveRain members to take advantage of a contest being hosted by ChiQ Montes. ChiQ Montes is a full time Wordpress Theme Designer, currently living in the Phillipines and just launched www.WPThemeDesigner.com ChiQ is hosting a contest and invites all bloggers to take a shot at winning a premium licensed theme as a prize! What a deal! The difference with Premium Themes and Free Wordpress themes is that you will have a unique look and most premium themes cost money and offer customization! If you are interested in an outside blog and use WordPress, then you will need to pick a theme! There are 30 Premium Wordpress Designs up for grabs and you can take a look here. The contest rules are simple, complete the following guidelines and win yourself a WP Premium Theme by ChiQ and sponsors and be sure to stand out in the crowd! Contest Rules:
Requirement on the Blog Post: 1. Write about this Contest on your blog! You can either inform others or share why you want to join.. anything goes. 2. Link Back to wpthemedesigner.com! 3. A copy and paste of the contest prizes [prize list with no images | prize list with images]. If you want to increase your chances of winning and gain additional points: 1 additional entry - Digg/Stumble 1 additional entry - Twitter Post about the contest 1 additional entry - Be on the list of my Top 10 Commentators Box (sidebar) And most important in winning is to Subscribe to the RSS Feed via Email to ChiQ's site.
Contest Prizes:

30 Premium WordPress Themes Contest Prizes by WordPress Theme Designer

1 Single-use License of John Cow Milk It Theme by John Cow

Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

2 Single-use Licenses of Elegants Blubs WordPress Theme by Blog Perfume Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

2 Single-use Licenses for The Revolution by Brian Gardner Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

Premium Themes by Magnus Jepson - 1 Single-use License of Polaroid Press - 1 single-use License of Grunge Press - 1 Single-use License of Portfolio Press

Price and Theme Info

1 Single-user License of Money Blogger Theme by BlogOhBlog Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme info

2 Single-use Licenses of the Elite Theme by ElitebyDesign Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

Premium Themes by MotionTheme - 1 Single-use License of Pirate Theme - Demo | Purchase - 1 Single-use License of News Friendly Theme - Demo | Purchase - 1 Single-use License of Easy Portfolio Theme - Demo | Purchase

1 Single-use License of TV Elements Premium Theme by WPelements

Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

Premium Themes by PowerTheme

- 1 Single-use License of MagPress Theme - Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info - 1 Single-use License of VideoDen Theme - Demo | Purchase | Price and Theme Info

Winners Choice Theme from Blogalized Products | Order

Premium Themes by GraphPaperPress 1 Single-use License of F8 Portfolio Theme - Price and Theme info 1 Single-use License of F8 Remixed - Price and Theme info 1 Single-use License of Monochrome - Price and Theme info

Bonus: Themes by Premiumnewstheme - 3 Single-use Licenses of Fresh News - 3 Single-use Licenses of LiveWire - 3 Single-use Licenses of Gazette

One final thing to get noticed: Be sure to go comment on www.WPThemeDesigner.com here so that you can let them know you entered and where you posted it! Remember - Contest Ends on June 30, 2008 Good luck and have fun! Happy Blogging ActiveRain members! Here are some great wordpress bloggers: Phoenix Real Estate Guy - Jay Thompson Real Phoenix Living - Steve Belt AZ Mortgage Guru - Shailesh Ghimire AZ Real Estate Blogging Network BloodhoundBlogs.com The Housechick Blog

AZ Real Estate Blogging Network >> Arizona Gathering - Limited Space!

If you missed the opportunity to register for the next Scottsdale, AZ June 20th meeting for our AZ Real Estate Blogging Network , the link is here Time is running out! 

We have had an outstanding show for our last two months and the networking, lunch and learn has been a great way for like-minded professionals to become better skilled at blogging for business. 

Our meetings are monthly and if you find yourself in Arizona and want to attend feel free to contact us at info@AZRealEstateBlogs.com. We also have an ActiveRain group that can be joined here

Our new blog with some great contributors and growing everyday can be found here.

If you have any questions or concerns be sure to email me and I will do my best to answer your quesitons.  Looking forward to see you at our next meeting!  

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Arizona Real Estate Blogging Network Gathering in Scottsdale - June 20th

AZ Real Estate Blogging Network Brief Summary of June 20th meeting....
Join our new group AZ Real Estate Blogging Network

 

JUNE 20, 2008
COME JOIN US IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA!

workshops.tips.seo.wordpress.social networks

Our June 20th meeting for AZ Real Esate Blogging Network will be held in Scottsdale at the
 

Keller Williams Realty Sonoran Living
5301 N Pima Suite 130
Scottsdale, AZ 85250 
map here

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m Friday, June 20th

(come early@ 9:00 am if you want to set up ActiveRain with Shelli Bates)

FREE Breakfast, coffee, tea, juice, soda for you to enjoy!

Due to our network growing, the format will be a little different this month and we will break-out into smaller classes!

We will be offering five (5) classes and you will be asked to pick two classes with your RSVP. This not only offers a variety of topics, it allows those bloggers at different skill levels to have the opportunity to learn something new.

In order to qualify for June's class you will need to RSVP.

If you have attended a AZREBN meeting then you know that we have a monthly drawing for the 'barrel of monkey's' challenge. Don't forget to give out your monkey's on the back of your business cards or be sure to bring your scotch tape with you on Friday, June 20th if you have invited guests so that you will be included in the Diamondbacks gift basket drawing! **NOTE: Only those that have cards in the basket with monkeys' qualify.  You must have attended a previous meeting! New members will get your barrel at meeting!

For those of you new to AZ Real Estate Blogging Network, we are a network of real estate professionals that gather once a month and we share ideas, thoughts and learn from the AZREBN Team on how to build our business with blogging! If you would like to see previous meetings you can find videos, slideshows and information here and here. Video below is from May's meeting!


Steve Vonsik says:
 
 My girlfriend and I both blog and attended the last session. Shailesh's presentation was very informative and everyone in attendance was helpful.
 
 I encourage everybody in the Real Estate Business who is thinking about starting to blog to come to these events.
 
Nick Bastian says:
 
 This is a fun group of like minded people. If you have an interest in blogging or social media marketing, please come join us.
 
 
I'm a blogging Realtor who lives in McCormick Ranch and works primarily in Scottsdale. I took my first blogging class from Shailesh Ghimire. Both he and Jay Thompson have been great mentors.
 

AZREBN

   REQUIRED RSVP
Seating Limited

(two (2) things are required)

FAX
RSVP

FORM
HERE
&
RSVP
CLICKING

HERE


 


INSTRUCTORS/CLASSES:
 
JAY THOMPSON - I'm Online Now.
Now What? Surefire Traffic
 
SD_logo Driving traffic to your blog, building readership and tips on SEO (Search Engine Optimization).  Jay has been blogging for three years and has become a blogging expert for real estate blogs!
 
 
 
MIKE JONES - Getting Google Juice
from Your Photos (Really!)

 
SD_logo How to make Google "see" what your photo "says," and  how to make your photo "say" what you want. You will learn how to crop & size your photos for the Web. How to improve the "look" of the photo (cheap and easy)!  
 

      Mike in Tucson


 
STEVE BELT - Wordpress.com & Wordpress.org - The difference!
 
SD_logo Full instructions on how to get started with a free blog vs. a hosted blog.  Working on creating your own outside blog that you own!

  RealPhoenixLiving.com


 
BILL AUSTIN - Social Networking/Media
& Why?
 
SD_logo Social Networking and Media and how it plays into our Blogs!  Joining the likes of Linkedin, Twitter,  Stumbleupon, and other social networks/media and how that can work for building my business!

EVLiving.com


 
SHELLI BATES - Starting Your ActiveRain Blog!
 
SD_logo For beginners that don't have a clue what a blog is! Who have no experience blogging but would like to start! Help joining a Real Estate professional platform on  Activerain with over 90,000 members.

   LandAmericaLawyersTitle
 

AZREBNChristoph Schweiger - Phoenix Az Real Estate Agent Featured Blogger:

Christoph Schweiger is a 34-year-old real estate agent living with his wife and son in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona ... read more



AZREBN Featured Member:

Anne and Eddie McKechnie
The Tucson Real Estate Experts, CMRS Tucson Real Estate Blog, Extensive Marketing Campaigns, Free Relocation Packages, Visual Tours, 110% Customer Service...read more
 


AZREBN SPONSORS:

1an1.com Hosting Affiliate for AZREBN


AZREBN Blog can be found at
www.AZRealEstateBlogs.com



Your comments, suggestions, and contributions regarding this newsletter are welcome. If you are interested in sponsoring our monthly meeting please e-mail your feedback and requests to info@AZRealEstateBlogs.com.

Jeff Turner and gang in Scottsdale, Arizona

Well, it's another fine gathering in the sweet, sexy city of Scottsdale, Arizona! We had the pleasure of

 meeting up with the team of RESHOWS.com, Jeff Turner, Sarah, Bill, Julie (Jeff's sister) and other team

 members as they gathered in Old Town Scottsdale for some company business!

Twitter Gathering

(L to R: Dru Bloomfield, Jay Thompson aka JT, Candace Robinson, Nick Bastian, Bill (RES), Jeff Turner aka JT (RES), Steve Belt, Christoph Schweiger)

Lucky for us, they were able to stop and put together a gathering at Grazie's Pizzeria in Scottsdale

located at 6952 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ. 

Sarah cooper birthday girlNot only did we get to enjoy networking with fellow 'Twits' from Twitter we also were able to join in and wish Sarah Cooper a Happy 16th (*wink) Birthday!!

I saw some regular faces that I bump into online and through local events and enjoyed getting to know a few more faces! Gosh, I just love these fun get together, I just wish someone would keep my calendar for me so I don't miss them in the future!

It was a pleasure to meet Jeff and his team and to see some local friends and like-minded professionals I have come to know and become quite found of.

 By the way, I figured out that 'JT' guy is either Jay Thompson or Jeff Turner...you pick!

If you would like to see some more photos click on the links below:

Grazie Scottsdale Az - Meet Up by Candace

Grazie Scottsdale Az - Meet Up by Jay Thompson

Grazie Scottsdale Az - Meet Up by Jeff Turner

I had a great time, if you find yourself in the Scottsdale, AZ area and would like a great list of tourist places to shop, dine and stay be sure to contact me direct for a "To Do List" in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area! If you find you just love the Arizona sunsets, sunrises and our beautiful desert landscape and would like to view some area homes be sure to contact me and we can set that for your visit as well.

Candace Robinson is a Licensed Arizona Real Estate agent with HomeSmart Real Estate in Phoenix, Arizona metro area. As a member of our local Arizona Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®. She works with both Buyers and Sellers serving the East Valley and surrounding areas including Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Fountain Hills, Apache Junction, Ocotillo, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Casa Grande, Maricopa, Ahwatukee and more.

Living in Arizona since 1974. She has raised three children in the Town of Gilbert and very familiar with the wonderful lifestyle that Arizona has to offer! If you are looking into buying or selling a home in the Phoenix metropolitan area, hire a REALTOR® like Candace, who wants to win your business and trust. Candace would be honored to share with you an educated idea of what your home's value is based on experience, local knowledge, and comparable actual sales in your neighborhood! To get a FREE no-obligation Home Evaluation specific to your needs be sure to contact Candace Robinson. If you have any general questions about buying or selling real estate in Arizona please don't hesitate to contact her at CRobinson@hsmove.com or call her direct at 480-202-3558 or click on the links below for all you real estate needs.

Featured Properties

Candace Robinson HomeSmart Arizona Real Estate Agent

Candace Robinson www.ArizonaHomeCentral.com serving all your Real Estate needs in the Phoenix metro area including Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Fountain Hills, Apache Junction, Ocotillo, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Casa Grande, Maricopa, Ahwatukee and more. Call 480-202-3558

Copyright © 2008 CKRobinson

Twitter Gathering with Real Estate Professionals in Scottsdale, Arizona

Calling all local Arizonans; if you love to get together than this is one event you probably won't want to miss!

As you probably know that I totally dig get togethers and there just happens to be one on the horizon in Scottsdale, Arizona!

We will have some very high profile Active Rain celebrities in our midst...so you should probably try and clear up your schedule and see if you can stop on by and join us!

This group on Twitter (you do Twitter don't you?) is getting together in Scottsdale, Friday, June 6th and if you care to know more, check out the details here

Hope you can make it and join me in looking forward to meeting Jeff Turner and Sarah Cooper from Real Estate Shows found at Real Estate Shows and other local professionals that are called 'Twits', 'Twitters' and other names I can't mention.

I am sure there will be those you recognize and those you won't, but a great opportunity to meet new people and network. So won't you come 'Twit' with us and tip a few?

R.S.V.P Required, click on link above and let Jeff know if you or a guest are coming!

Hey, Who is that 'JT' guy everyone keeps talking about? Do I know him?