Use the internet to sell your Albuquerque home!

It’s not as easy as it was five or ten years ago to sell your home in Albuquerque. Many sites have become available to agents to help buyers find the perfect dream home. But you need to know the best way to take advantage of the presence of the internet. Get your home optimized for google searches as well as home search sites. Sure sites like Zillow, Trulia or Realtor.com are a must. They will all pick up your home data from your local MLS. So do not spend too much time on these sites. Work the local sites that work more organically. The SEO Booster is a perfect example of a site that uses all social media, blogging, and high end optimizing for Google searches. I think this site currently charges $10/mo to list your site on it’s on customized web format. If you would like to know more about selling your home on a site like this one, call me at the number below.
Contact: 505-980-7788
EMAIL JIM
Jim Gross -- Keller Williams Realty, Albuquerque NM
SEARCH LIVE – LOCAL ALBUQUERQUE REAL ESTATE AT ANY OF THESE PROPERTY LINKS:
Albuquerque | Albuquerque Acres | Belen | Bernalillo | Bosque Farms | Corrales | Downtown | East Mountains | Eastside | Fairgrounds | Foothills | Four Hills | Glenwood Hills | High Desert | Kirtland AFB | Ladera | Los Lunas | Los Ranchos | Mesa Del Sol | Nob Hill | North Valley | Northeast Heights | Old Town | Oxbow | Pajarito | Paradise Hills | Peralta | Placitas | Primrose Point | Rio Rancho | Sandia Heights | Sandia Labs Area | Sandia Park | South valley | Tanoan | Taylor Ranch | UNM | Uptown | Ventana Ranch

Learning about small business from a UNM student

So my 21 year old son who is a business student at UNM asks me tonight (for a class), dad what three qualities make up a great sales person? I had warned him earlier because of my unsuccessful run with my business and the recession that maybe I wasn’t the best guy to ask. He wanted to ask me anyway. I thought about it and said very quickly honesty and product knowledge… two down. The third took a minute. I told him I did not know how to summarize this in two words: caring enough about the other person to want to learn about them. Maybe it’s genuine concern. I then said that plenty of people in this recession will be able to sell ice to an Eskimo out of sheer determination, but this type of sale will not stand the test of time. Can you relate to this as a business person?
A few of our small business services:
1. Business Consultation
2. Web Development and Hosting
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Graphic Design, bio video, logo and business card design
5. Credit Card Processing
6. Point Of Sale Systems.
Everything from the website, logo and business cards to the hardware, software and accounting needed to run your business. All given on a very personal level at affordable prices. Look for more info. to come soon as Blast Off Business nears its startup.
Contact: 505-980-7788
EMAIL JIM
Jim Gross – Blast Off Businesshttp://www.theseobooster.com

Learning about small business from a UNM student

So my 21 year old son who is a business student at UNM asks me tonight (for a class), dad what three qualities make up a great sales person? I had warned him earlier because of my unsuccessful run with my business and the recession that maybe I wasn’t the best guy to ask. He wanted to ask me anyway. I thought about it and said very quickly honesty and product knowledge… two down. The third took a minute. I told him I did not know how to summarize this in two words: caring enough about the other person to want to learn about them. Maybe it’s genuine concern. I then said that plenty of people in this recession will be able to sell ice to an Eskimo out of sheer determination, but this type of sale will not stand the test of time. Can you relate to this as a business person?
A few of our small business services:
1. Business Consultation
2. Web Development and Hosting
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Graphic Design, bio video, logo and business card design
5. Credit Card Processing
6. Point Of Sale Systems.
Everything from the website, logo and business cards to the hardware, software and accounting needed to run your business. All given on a very personal level at affordable prices. Look for more info. to come soon as Blast Off Business nears its startup.
Contact: 505-980-7788
EMAIL JIM
Jim Gross – Blast Off Business   http://www.theseobooster.com

What sells a typical Albuquerque home these days?

Real Estate buyers and sellers in Albuquerque can benefit equally from knowing a few key facts about what makes a home sell in today\'s emerging market. That\'s right... I said emerging - not depressed. Buyers with cash or the ability to borrow are out in greater numbers than we have seen in years. They know that the market has bottomed in most key areas, and with interest rates still low, now is the time.
So what are buyers looking for? Location and price are still the two big factors. Buyers feel like they flat out deserve a good deal for being willing to step out and take a risk when home prices have been in a freefall for the past several years. Sellers don\'t have to like that mentality but there are things they can do to minimize the \"good deal\" syndrome. Sellers should visit ALL their competition and be mindful of price, condition and the marketing being used. The appraisal will set the cap for the house price anyway, so sellers should not make the list price decision based on what they NEED to get, but rather what the competition is doing. Have your agent layer and add a new piece of marketing daily during the first month as traffic heats up. Homes that don\'t sell in the first month need a serious discussion about price, condition or marketing to stay competitive with new listings coming out. Don\'t skimp on fixing things that will be perceived as a problem. Follow professional staging standards and high definition photos and virtual.
Contact: 505-980-7788
EMAIL JIM
Jim Gross -- Keller Williams Realty, Albuquerque NM
SEARCH LIVE – LOCAL ALBUQUERQUE REAL ESTATE AT ANY OF THESE PROPERTY LINKS:
Albuquerque | Albuquerque Acres | Belen | Bernalillo | Bosque Farms | Corrales | Downtown | East Mountains | Eastside | Fairgrounds | Foothills | Four Hills | Glenwood Hills | High Desert | Kirtland AFB | Ladera | Los Lunas | Los Ranchos | Mesa Del Sol | Nob Hill | North Valley | Northeast Heights | Old Town | Oxbow | Pajarito | Paradise Hills | Peralta | Placitas | Primrose Point | Rio Rancho | Sandia Heights | Sandia Labs Area | Sandia Park | South valley | Tanoan | Taylor Ranch | UNM | Uptown | Ventana Ranch

Acupuncture is a great treatment for Children

Children of all ages are treated and respond well to acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatments. In addition, young children that are apprehensive of the use of acupuncture needles may be treated without needles using Asian bodywork and/or electrical probes. In addition, herbal formulas are usually prescribed to enhance the acupuncture treatments and to provide further care between treatments as well.

Dr. Gail Drane
505-331-0168

What makes Old Town such a great place to live in Albuquerque?

What makes Old Town, Albuquerque such a great place to live is the lifestyle. People commonly mistake Old Town as a place just for tourists. But Old Town has some of the oldest homes, Churches and Pueblo style architecture in Albuquerque, NM. It is close to freeways, downtown, shopping, nightlife... yet totally rooted in a southwestern culture of its own.
 
There are gated communities on the ourskirts of Old Town including the Albuquerque Country Club designed for luxury living. But, luxury living is not really what Old Town is about. You will find 400 year old homes, many that have been refurbished to continue to blend into the very rich cultural environment. As a matter of fact, the entire Old Town area has seen major upgrades over the past several years that have also been designed to preserve the historic beauty that is timeless to Old Town.
 
Here is a link to the Albuquerque Old Town Website: http://www.albuquerqueoldtown.com/

Contact: 505-980-7788

What small business owners really need are affordable solutions

All business owners have done enough research to know what they need to move their business into start up position or to the next level: a business presence on the internet that does not eat up all their time or resources. In order to preserve working capital most small business owners where many hats. Sometimes, so many hats that they can’t see the forest thru the trees. An example is a restaurant owner/chef who does all the taxes, payroll, hiring/firing, advertising and marketing. This leads to quick burn out and lost revenue, as the final product often is missing key ingredients.  So, allocate some capital to bring in other trusted professionals to get your business off the ground while you focus on what you love and are good at!
A few of our services for small businesses:
1. Business Consultation
2. Web Development and Hosting
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Graphic Design, bio video, business card and logo
5. Credit Card Processing
6. Point Of Sale Systems.
We handle the details from the website, logo and business cards to the hardware, software and accounting needed to run your business. All given on a very personal level at affordable prices. Look for more info. to come soon as Blast Off Business nears its startup.