Last week the news hit the stands that Chris Smith, Co-Founder, of Tech Savvy Agent was jumping ship and taking on a hot new job with Inman next week.  Since then there has been quite the social buzz about what that means to the raving fans of Tech Savvy Agent that have been following us since we began back in October 2009.

“Will Tech Savvy Agent cease to exist?“

“Who will be the next Tech Savvy Agent?“

“Who the heck is Steve Pacinelli and Suzanne Roy?!“

These and other questions have been answered by Chris Smith himself, along with Max Pigman, National Speaker/Technologist and VP of Move, Inc.,

Watch this short video and then leave your thoughts and comments below.

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I just saw a Facebook update by one of my idols, Gary Vaynerchuk, where he retweeted (God I love social media!) “OMG is this Real? RT: @gmc StumbleUpon just surpassed Facebook as the #1 source of social media traffic in the US!”

How can this be!? Is this a case of the long shot coming up from behind and obliterating the expected winner? No, I don’t think so, but what does it mean?

What I get from this is that we should be keeping a close eye on other ways to generate traffic to our blogs and not just keep tabs on the front runner.

It also gives me a great opportunity to remind you to use the top bookmarking sites to add links of your new blog posts on – obviously including StumbleUpon!

The other bookmarking sites I use for every blog post I write are Reddit, Yahoo Buzz and Digg (yes, I still do use Digg, but for how much longer…?). Here’s a snapshot from one of my client’s WordPress site statistics which shows the referring sites and number of visitors for each one:

You’ll see both in the above live example and below in the Stats Graph Reddit is also a highly trafficked site that you may not have even heard of, but can definitely add to your online viewers and, ultimately, leads.

It’s easy to start using bookmarking sites and to add a link for each new post you write is well worth the time and effort (which, by the way, is minimal). Simply go to www.StumbleUpon.com, www.Reddit.com, buzz.yahoo.com and www.Digg.com and sign up for a new profile and start making a habit of adding a link each time you write a new post.

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A must have Facebook lead generation tool just got a whole lot better!

I’ve been using Jotforms for about 6 months or so now and have received some great results from it. Using it’s lead form generation tool is a snap for any platform, whether its your website, blog site or Facebook business page. It’s a very simple online system where you can design your own lead form – from simple to completely branded – all for the same price. What’s that price? FREE!

So here’s where the even better news comes in. Until the end of December (2010), Jotform is offering 50% off their premium plan.

Here’s the great thing about this -you get ten times the submissions per month plus a whole lot more space for uploading your files for inclusion in branding your forms to make them look professional. I’m recommending this upgrade because the worst thing you could do is have a lead generation form on your Facebook business page and not have the capacity to have people give you their information!

So you may be thinking, will I ever get more than a hundred people filling out my lead generation form on my Facebook business page? Well, that’s the goal, right?! Just so you can envision the potential of the lead generation forms on Facebook, I had a form set up last month where I was offering something to potential clients and got over 60 people to complete the form in A DAY!

By the way, I am NOT an affiliate of Jotforms, so I am not making anything from this promotion of their lead generation tool, I just find their online service easy to use and one that I would recommend. We’re keeping our eye out for you!

If you use this lead generation tool for your Facebook business page (or blog, etc.,), let us know – add a comment below with a link to your form so we can check it out too!

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NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
TOP PRODUCER MARKET SNAPSHOT
EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO YOUR
FACEBOOK FAN PAGES!

Yes, the wait is finally over. We have created an application within Facebook to allow you to have your Top Producer Market Snapshot product embedded directly within your Fan Page(s)!

What does this mean? Well, it means that the millions of Facebook users who visit this mega site on a daily basis have access to your Market Snapshot product like never before! The great thing about it is that the prospective buyer or seller doesn’t have to leave Facebook to complete the form, it is all right within your Fan Page, so they can remain in the comfort of Facebook.

Not only can you have it within your Fan Page on it’s own tab like above, but you can now also have it on your wall directly underneath your Fans where it can also be filled out without leaving!

This, along with adding your MLS Search into your Facebook Fan Page, is exclusively offered only through V.A.Work’s Real Estate Virtual Assistant, Suzanne Roy, and her team of tech savvy professionals! If you want to hone in on gaining more leads through the world’s largest social networking site, please visit our Top Producer Help Fan Page for more information.

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Top Producer Assistance’s Top Producer Help’s Fan Page Shows You How!

Top Producer Assistance - Market Snapshot Fan Page Add-On

It’s the hottest question around on Top Producer Systems’ Facebook Fan Page:



“How do I get Market Snapshot on my Facebook Fan Page?“

I have put together a quick video tutorial on how you can accomplish this.  The most challenging part of doing this is getting the fbml code entered correctly. I would be happy to provide you with the code should you need assistance. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via the FB Connect box below or you can reach me toll free at 1-877-736-3480.  Please share this with your peers through the Share  Bookmark below too.

By clicking the link below, you can now copy and paste the FBML code into your FBML application box as described in the video. NOTE: You must enter YOUR link to your Market Snapshot webpage (through one of your stealth sites and/or via your custom inquiry creation) PLUS YOUR screenshot link of the page. The first set of “*******” is where the Market Snapshot link will go, and the second set of “*******” is where the link to your screenshot will go: