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Don’t Give Me No Lippr About Blippr

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It was a few years back that I met Chris Heald when he began playing bass guitar in our church band at New Valley Church, and to this day, he is quite possible the tallest person on the planet.  That’s not actually true…but he carries a commanding presence around with him, and her name is Bryanne, his very loving and supportive wife.

The reason I stress supportive, is because I know how much work Chris has put into this project and continues to put into it.  He’s probably one of the most over-dedicated coders on the planet, and he just gets it, and to top it off, he has a great ear which makes it very easy for him to pick up a new song whenever we play one.

Now that the startup that he has been working on has been acquired by Mashable.com, a feat that we at New Valley are all very proud of (congratulations Chris), it appears that his future has been brightened exponentially.  Not only will his future be bright, but the future of the internet will be influenced by the hard work he has put into Blippr.com.

Blippr.com is a sort of micro-review site that allows you to, in a Twitteresque way, post a review of your favorite book, movie, musician, software application, or video game in 160 characters or less.  Most notably about the site is the user experience.  It’s one of the only sites that I have come across that seems to interact with you, like a human, providing quick and clever feedback on every action you perform.  It’s clever and actually fun to use, and ultimately, very effective.  As far as value, it all lies in the ability to receive representative recommendations that actually matter to you because they are so closely tied with friends that you already trust.  Give it a try today.

Here’s to innovation, Chris!  I’m thankful to know you and have you as a friend and I can’t wait to see what you turn out over the next few years.

How Fitting, The Executive

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During my adventure as “The Executive Apprentice” little did I know that I would actually be working for a company with the name Realty Executives.  As a full-time Realtor in the state of Arizona, I have found new adventure in a much more exciting and rewarding career.  One of the most valuable experiences I have had in the past 5 months was developing this very blog as it paved the way for many new ideas to help build my real business.

My approach in the blogging community has shifted from “making money” to “helping others.”  I have taken the knowledge of blogging, WordPress, plugins, web-development, you name it to my primary website at https://agriffithlisting.com where I contribute as much of my Real Estate knowledge as time allows to help you determine if you want to use me to purchase a home or sell your home.  It has been a success already, driving my unique visitors from zero at the end of april to over 800 as of today.  I know, that’s not a whole lot compared to the rest of the “blogging world” but you must remember that in real estate, one transaction is a good transaction and if the response rate is 400/month and I find myself one trusting client out of 400 potentials, then only 1/4% of the traffic will help me make a fairly substantial living over the next 12 months.

Don’t think that real estate is easy work.  It’s not, and it involves a large amount of prospecting, which most people just hate to do.  I am not one of those people.

I could look upon the time spent on The Executive Apprentice as fitting because it really has ben an apprenticeship.  After 4 months I have secured 2 listings and have a trusting buyer who is very happy with the work that I’m doing to find them a perfect home in Scottsdale Arizona.

With a bit of creativity and technical knowledge, I have been able to quickly publish information about both of my seller’s properties on indiviually hosted “Showcase Property Websites.”  Feel free to see what they look like.

The first is located in Gilbert at 564 Aviary Way, and the second is also in Gilbert at 1028 W. Tremaine.  Each has its own site and each also has its own virtual tour thanks to the genius software developers over at http://www.slideshowpro.net who have developed a REALLY easy way to publish photo galleries through Flash.?

Making Sense Out of your Blog

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Over the past few weeks, I have explored hundreds of blog pages, finding one thing in common. Most bloggers are not focused. How do I know this? I’m one of them. The challenge of providing unique content relative to a single purpose has eluded most of us because of the glitz and glamour of a long held misnomer called, “Get Rich Quick.”

Get Rich Quick doesn’t exist outside of inheritance or the lottery. Following get rich quick schemes can lend to complete confusion for your reader. Here are a few problems I am currently working out, and I’m sure some of you have the same problems.

I am tempted to write about everything which creates