Archive for December, 2007

Happy New Year

Everyone: 1000Watt Consulting has just turned 8 months old. We’ve met many through this blog in that short time. Some became clients, some became friends and all became part of this thing we started. We are excited about what we’re…


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I need to save $0.49 on my shampoo … wait, maybe I’ll buy a home too

The Arizona Republic recently reported that Metro North Realty, a Phoenix based brokerage, opened an office inside the Peoria, Arizona Wal-Mart. I like to think of myself as open minded. I like pushing the limits. But this one has me…


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The school of Redfin, Part II

I wouldn’t use Redfin to sell my home. But I really like them. And I admire Glenn Kelman. I hope he and his company thrive. And carve out a nice slice of the market. For the company, and the man,…


I am a customer

As I sit working on my iMac, I think back to my old PC. It was a machine. I, its operator. We fought. We disagreed. We hardly communicated. We had a love/hate relationship. I loved it for getting me through…


Stats of the week

Just as I begin to feel that social networking is turning into a spammy mess, I see this from eMarketer: “This year, 37% of the US adult Internet population used online social networking at least once a month. That figure…


Don’t skip intro!

On this agent’s Website At least it’s different. At least he’s made an attempt. And the site itself — it’s actually pretty darn spankin’ good. It could use a polish, but I betcha it works for him. – Davison


Blurred vision

I took this photo through the back window of a cab when I was in New York City last week visiting a client. At first, (for obvious reasons) I wasn’t going to use it. But I decided it actually provided…


Newspapers: Not dead yet

Editorial policies aside. The cost aside. Are newspapers really a dead medium? If you think that print media — and in particular newspaper advertising — is a waste of money, think again. Considering all the honest-to-goodness garbage found in most…


Cracking real estate’s social media code

Why does facebook flourish? Why does YourStreet struggle? Why does Yahoo! Answers thrive? Search me. And really, who really knows these things? At this point in the short life of social media, anyone who puts forth claims to absolute certainty…