Our friends at Inman News have extended a special offer for registration to their upcoming Agent Reboot events in Seattle (Aug. 18th) and Portland (Sept. 22nd).

Agent Reboot is a power-packed, low cost, local event for real estate professionals. This one-day,
fast-paced program, will equip agents with the latest in business development, technology and
marketing skills to help them be more successful.

Highlights of each event include a networking power-hour and expo featuring cutting-edge real estate
technology vendors.

Topics throughout the day include:

Download: Must-Have Tools for the Agent with Mobile Mojo
From Clicks to Closings: Turning Your Online Marketing Strategy into a Lead Machine
Mastering Social Media to Expand Your Reach Online
Life Style Branding: Why it Matters
Case Study: Managing Reputation and Content on the Web
Maximum Exposure: Publicizing Your Listings
Going Local: What Does It Take to Win in Local Real Estate?

Each agent who attends Agent Reboot will receive: a bag of goodies from our partners, an Agent
Reboot t-shirt, complimentary morning coffee and continental breakfast, a networking power hour,
and a copy of the Inman News 30-day Social Media Marketing Plan.

Register today for $79 (regular price $149) Use Promo Code: HOMEQUEST

For more information and to register online, visit www.agentreboot.com

We’re doing the same here at HomeQuest, as we make some last minute changes to the Real Estate Connect custom WordPress website that Inman had us build for them, and Garron gathers his thoughts for his panel presentation on the “Ten Things Every Broker Must Know – And Act On – To Build Their Brand Online“. Here’s a quick video from Garron sharing some of his thoughts so far:

As you can see, Garron is pretty excited to be presenting at his 3rd Real Estate Connect conference.  The speakers and topics on the program are always top notch, and the opportunities that arise from attending the Inman events can’t be beat!

We’re also really excited because Inman News has nominated M Realty (the Real Estate brokerage that Garron founded alongside HomeQuest) for the Inman Innovator Award in the “Most Innovative Brokerage” category.  They’re allowing a “people’s choice” vote for the first time this year, which allows anyone to vote for their favorite nominee.  If you have an extra 20 seconds or so, we would love your vote!

Voting is easy, just click here – find the blue button in the middle of the post (click it) – find M Realty in the “innovative brokerage” category – then submit your vote.  Your vote is greatly appreciated!

The presentation starts at 1pm and generally lasts just over an hour. But, if you want to stick around, we’ll be hanging out for a bit discussing whatever comes up.

Here’s the Trade Fair info:

RMLS™ Trade Fair
April 1, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR

**Seating is limited for this presentation.  To RSVP and get time/location details, email Tradefair@RMLS.com and let them know you want to attend the HomeQuest Presentation.**

We hope to see you there!

The HomeQuest Team

We’re bringing some Nationally recognized speakers in to visit us here in Portland, and figured we’d share them with the local Real Estate community. They’ve spoken all over the country for events like NAR, Inman’s Real Estate Connect, Real Estate BarCamps, Women’s Council of Realtors functions, etc.

Here’s our speaker lineup and topics:

David Gibbons – Communications Director, Zillow – Twitter Strategies for your Business
Dustin Luther – Founder of 4Realz consulting and Seattle’s Rain City Guide – Blog content and promotion
Gahlord Dewald – Founder of ThoughtFaucet – Search Engine Optimization
Garron Selliken – Founder of HomeQuest – Building your online persona

We’ll be kicking things off at 9am with speaker introductions and then we’ll dive right into the content.

Who should attend: Realtors, lenders, title, escrow, appraisers, inspectors, virtual assistants, home stagers and anyone else in the real estate world who wants to improve their social media game.

When it is: Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 from 9am to 1pm

Where it is: Harvey’s Comedy Club – 436 NW 6th Ave (special thanks to First American Title Co.)

Why you should come: To learn, to network, to get encouragement, to encourage others, to challenge yourself, to get better at what you do.
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Seating is limited so we’re asking you to RSVP.

Questions about the event? Contact Jeff@pdxhomequest.com

We hope to see you there,

The HomeQuest Team

This is for current users of HomeQuest, as well as anyone who is interested in signing up.  Come down and learn something new like the Client Watch functions.  Or come get some guidance on your website, and learn how to make an online resource for your clients.  Your website should be a tool that clients visit over and over again, not just a boring page with a signup map…..

Make the most of your HomeQuest subscription and join us on Friday October 16, 2009 from noon to 4pm at 2211 NW Front St Portland, OR 97209

This is for current users of HomeQuest, as well as anyone who is interested in signing up.  Come down and learn something new like the Client Watch functions.  Or come get some guidance on your website, and learn how to make an online resource for your clients.  Your website should be a tool that clients visit over and over again, not just a boring page with a signup map…..

Make the most of your HomeQuest subscription and join us on Friday October 16, 2009 from noon to 4pm at 2211 NW Front St Portland, OR 97209

• A Home Search for visitors to your website, look at listings right in your web browser, no signup required.
• Visitors can choose to sign up to receive listing updates daily in their email right on your website.
• An enhanced blog based on the popular WordPress system. Show you are the neighborhood expert by writing and posting neighborhood content to your listings map including schools, parks, your favorite coffee shop and more. Visitors to your site will see your blog posts on the map right alongside the listings. It’s more than just a listings map, it’s a buyers ultimate resource.
• An intuitive online guide to help you make the most of your site

Click here to download the NWMLS Data Access agreement pre-filled out with the HomeQuest information. Simply fill the rest of the form (including Brokers signature) and fax it to NWMLS.

September 19th and 20th 2009 WordCamp PDX is going to be hosting many different speakers including discussions on WordPress Plugins, Blogging, Mapping WordPress content, and much more.  Two full days of pure WordPress goodness.

Garron Selliken is going to be speaking at WordCamp PDX. Garron will be presenting the IDX technology that integrate advanced mapping into WordPress to power your agent website and home search. See more about WordCamp PDX

Garron will also be at REBarCamp SF.  REBarCamp is an “unconference” bringing new technologies and ideas into a collaborative discussion in San Francisco on August 4th, 2009. BarCamps have been hosted in cities all over the country where real estate agents can get together and share ideas without any long drawn out podium speeches. Come network with others in the real estate industry, and see the cutting edge technology that is coming down the line. Learn about Facebook, Twitter, blogging and how social networking tools like these can help your business. From technophobe to technophile, everyone has something to learn at RE BarCamp. HomeQuest may be visiting more BarCamps across the country in the future. Time: 9:00-5pm (registration starts 8:00am) Where: Trulia. 208 Utah St. SF, CA 9410