Foursquare in not just for grade school anymore

So just what is this new FOURSQUARE app... Foursquare is primarily for letting your friends know where you are and figuring out where they are. Secondarily, it's for collecting points, prize "badges," and eventually, coupons, for going about your everyday business.
For checking in...that is what it is called... you can become the mayor of that location leave tips for friends and get discounts along the way. MOST OF ALL IT FUN!!

PS.. never under estimate the power of social networking. I use foursquare all the time. One example is - I arrive at a hotel in the Boise Idaho area for my husband and son to attend a hockey game. Me and My daughter in law decide we wanted to get a massage. I went to talk with the concierge and was blown off. I posted a comment on the foursquare regarding the way I was treated as I checkin..
The next morning I received a call from the Hotel manager offering my family a FREE yes I said it FREE breakfast for the trouble and the way I was treated by their staff. In return the Hotel started following me on my Foursquare page.
It is so easy to get started go to FOURSQUARE sign up. Download the app on your phone invite your friends to follow you (you will be surprised just how many of your friends are already members) then create new friends all over the Country. See what fun you can have and the discounts your can find.

Check it out look me up LORI FLEMING to be your friend

And start CHECKING IN
Its a BLAST

Foreclosure - Where will he sleep tonight!!

Let us not forget that People’s homes are tremendously important to them emotionally. It’s an American and human fact that we project our self image through the houses that we buy and redesign and where our children grow up — and to some measure it is our face to the community and to ourselves.”

When life changes let us not judge but understand one other, help where we can and lift where we stand.

A foreclosure or a short sale is not just the next deal it is someones story

LETS REMEMBER EVERY HOME HAS A STORY - Grab a tissue!!

WHAT IS A QR CODE?!?!?!? and do I need one.. YES I DO!!

In today's Internet world of cell phones, text messages, and instant  messaging, it's no wonder yet another tool is emerging, the QR Code.  "Quick Response."   Everything is about fast  information today, and the QR Code for real estate is no exception.

The QR code came to us from Japan where they are very common. QR is short for Quick Response (they can be read quickly by a cell phone). They are used to take a piece of information from a transitory media and put it in to your cell phone. You are starting to see QR Codes in a magazine advertisements, on a billboards, a web page or even on someones t-shirt

Once it is in your cell phone, it may give you details about that business or contact information (the QR code to the right is what you see on my business card above)

                       And they jump off the page at you!

How does the cell phone read the code?

The cell phone needs a QR code reader, like this one from i-nigma or Shopsavvy which is also great for finding the best deals in town. It takes literally 1 minute for someone with an iPhone or Android phone to find and install the reader.  You can also find them at the Market place

How do you generate a code?

You can easily generate a QR code using a site like Kaywa.com or goqr.me easy for you to start using them in your business and they are tons of fun!!

How can you use QR codes to benefit your real estate business or any business for that matter?

We are only just scratching the surface of how they will be used. I have added two, one above that allows you to scan my information and put it right into your phone with only one click. And the 2nd one on the left will take the customers to one of my listing's virtual tours. You could even use them for kids savanger hunts and make it into a party.

My business card/virtual tours shows how I am using QR Code in my  businesses                      you can create your own card this a few steps at tec-it.com

HAVE FUN AND LET ME KNOW WHERE QR CODES TAKE YOU!