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Megan Barber, Real Estate Virtual Assistant Earns REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER (TM) Certification.

January 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release

Vineland, New Jersey. Megan Barber has successfully completed the REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHERTMcertification to join an elite group of real estate professionals who have earned the prestigious certification offered through the National Institute of Webographers, LLC (http://www.webographers.com/). Megan has successfully completed 12 short courses which include: Online Business Strategy, Agent Websites, Single-property Websites, Lead Generation and Management, Virtual Tours, CMA and AVM technology, Neighborhood Search, Online Transaction Management, Electronic Forms, Virtual Assistants, Mobile Technologies and Blogs.

The REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHERTM certification teaches real estate professionals how to develop and maintain an effective online business strategy in a web-based environment. Candidates learn how to establish an effective consumer-facing, all-inclusive web presence; while increasing their knowledge on real estate technologies and strategies clients expect. The program helps real estate agents and affiliates increase marketability by aiding them in determining where they should invest their resources to generate leads, acquire new clients, advertise and facilitate closings.

About Megan Barber
Megan Barber, owner & CEO of Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions, is a Real Estate Virtual Assistant and a REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHERTM professional. She specializes in providing high quality support services to real estate professionals knows how to assist her clients in winning more listings, attract buyers by turning a listing process into a marketing process. For more information about the valuable services that Megan provides to her clients and web-savvy consumers, please feel free to make contact with:

Megan Barber
http://www.barbervasolutions.com/
Megan@BarberVASolutions.com

About National Institute of Webographers, LLC
Since 2004, The National Institute of Webographers, LLC has specialized in the education, training, assessment and certification of web-based technologies for the Real Estate industry. The REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHERTM Certification (REWTM) provides consumer-facing solutions, education and training through a series of interactive online courses. Certification, online modules for REALTORS® and Assistants include Agent Websites, Single-property Websites, Lead Generation and Management, Virtual Tours, CMA and AVM technology, Neighborhood Search, Online Transaction Management, Electronic Forms, Blogs, Mobile Technologies, Virtual Assistants, and the Learning LaboratoryTM, where Certificants can access an array of showcased technologies for hands on learning. Available 24/7/365, these courses provide the opportunity for working professionals to learn at their own pace while enhancing the skill sets necessary to compete and excel with today’s web savvy consumers. REWTMprofessionals provide consumers with a positive and profitable Real Estate experience. For more information regarding the National Institute of Webographers, please visit http://www.webographers.com/or contact Scott Lau at ScottLau@Webographers.com.

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We Made Blog of the Week!

December 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment

VAblog We Made Blog of the Week!I just found out and I am pleased to announce that our BVAS Connection blog has been selected as th Virtual Assistant Networking Association’s (VANA) Blog of the Week!

VANAis one of the largest and most wonderful networking organizations in the Virtual Assistant industry. It is a place for aspiring and “veteran” VA’s to come together to share, learn and succeed! I have received so much help and support from their forum over the last 3 years I have been in business and I believe it to be a valuable resource to all VA’s.

I honored to have my blog recognized and I am so proud to be a part of such a wonderful organization.  Thanks VANA!

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Back From NAR & Back in Action!

November 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment

After a few days of decompressing from my trip to the NAR Conference in Las Vegas, today I am back in my office, and back in action!

I came back from the trip when new contacts, new vendor connections and full of new ideas that I can’t wait to share. I am energized and excited for the all possibilities of what I can do for my present and future clients. There were a reported 37,000 in attendance this year and I was thrilled to meet many of them, including Realtors from all over the world. Just meeting new vendors and learning about what’s new with tools and technology in real estate made this trip to NAR super valuable and one that I will be sure not to miss in the future.

I met countless contacts from countless vendors new and old and over the next few weeks I will be sharing here on my blog some of the cool new things that I found there as well as some available discounts. I’m also full of new ideas and will be working hard to make the upcoming year of 2008 a success for all my current and soon-to-be.

I was there with my colleagues representing the IREAA (the greatest bunch of real estate virtual assistants on the planet) and we spent a lot of time educating and enlightening all that we met about virtual assistants and how we can help Realtors (and some vendors) grow their business. The ladies from IREAA were all so much fun and I was so proud to be there among the “cream of the crop” in my industry.

Cool new tools and vendor highlights will be coming soon!

© Megan E. Barber, Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions, LLC

Megan Barber is a Real Estate Virtual Assistant, owner of Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions, and publisher of The REAL Advantage E-Zine. Megan has spent 9+ years doing the “behind-the-scenes” work in the real estate industry assisting agents with their real estate marketing and transaction needs.

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Come Vistit the IREAA at NAR & Enter to Win Some Cool Prizes

October 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment

  Meet me and other great members of the IREAA at NAR!

In a little less than 2 weeks I am heading off to Las Vegas and joining my colleagues from the IREAA for this year’s NAR Conference and Expo Nov. 13 – 16th. It should be an exciting conference and a great opportunity to meet new vendors and Realtors from all over the country. I personally am looking forward to networking and making new connections with other Realtors, virtual assistants and new vendors. 

Want to win some cool prizes? Come by booth #3951 and meet some of our great IREAA members and enter to win some fabulous prizes. At our booth, register for a chance to win one of two Flip Camcorders, a cool new technology tool that can be used to take videos of homes and then be quickly uploaded to promote properties on your website, Realtor.com or on YouTube. Also, you can enter for a chance to win one of two dotMobi websites, websites made for the mobile internet user to be viewed on Blackberry’s and PDA’s. And also, we will be giving away e-stationery to one lucky booth visitor.

In addition to giving away prizes, we will be conducting video interviews with Realtors and vendors that will be later posted on the IREAA website. So don’t forget to add booth 3951 to your list of must see exhibitors at this years NAR Conference!

See you at NAR!

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Meet Me at The NAR Conference & Expo in Las Vegas!

August 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment

2007 conf logo 185x135 Meet Me at The NAR Conference & Expo in Las Vegas!

Have any plans November 13-16? Well you should plan on attending the 2007 NAR Conference & Expo held in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. 

I am proud to announce that I will be joining my colleagues in the International Real Estate Assistant Association(IREAA) at the expo in this year’s NAR conference. Join in on the fun and meet me there at the National Association of Realtors’ largest meeting that features hundreds of speakers, networking opportunities, exhibitors and more.

The NAR conference can be a great opportunity for you to make hundreds of new connections, get inspired by the great speakers like Michael Russer, and learn about the cutting edge technology that applies to your industry.

The Expo alone can be the most valuable part of your conference as well. Find your favorite vendors like Advanced Access, Top Producer, Quantum Mail, Point2 Agent, and so many more that are be added each day. I not only would be there as an exhibitor with the IREAA, but I will also be there to network and make connections with vendors and check out what’s new in real esate marketing and technology. 

So make plans to attend the 2007 NAR Conference and Expo. It could be the best thing to happen to your business. And I welcome you to come by and meet me and my IREAA friends at booth #3951.  

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Protect Your Website’s Content

August 29, 2006 By Leave a Comment

In recent weeks, I had discovered that our main site, http://www.barbervasolutions.com/ had been plagairized. The offender had stolen several of our pages’s content almost word for word (including a typo). This is web content that I took great care and lots of time developing to convey my VA business’s message. I was shocked and saddened that someone had done this, especially since this person is someone who works within the same VA industry.

I was a victim of “copy-and-paste plagiarism”. Taking one’s content from their website and without their expressed permission, putting it on your website representing it as your own work is not only wrong, but it is illegal and against federal copyright law. Not only could someone take legal action against you, but your site may be banned by search engines as well. When developing your own website content, it may be useful to use other sites similar to yours as a frame of reference or inspiration, but be careful to craft your content in your own words.

How do you make sure your site is protected from plagiarism? Copyscape to the rescue!  A free tool from Copyscape.com can be used to help find possible word-for-word plagiarism of your site.  Just put in the page url and search.  You can also place this banner cs pu 234x16 Protect Your Websites Content on all of your pages to warn others not to copy your site.  Copyscape also provides premium services that will regularly check your site for content theft.

What do you do if you found someone that plagiarized your site? If you have found someone that has stolen your content, you must act quickly. It may be best to first consult an attorney for legal advice or to draft necessary documents. The first thing you should do is investigate as much as possible and keep thurough records to document what content has been stolen.  You can do a Whois search to find the contact information of the sites owner and their hosting company.  All that you may need to do is send them a polite email informing them to take down the content from the site.  For more in-depth information about responding to plagairism, check out http://www.copyscape.com/respond.php or copyscape’s resource center.

After we had sent the offender a simple cease and desist email, the content had been removed and we were given a sincere apology. 

Remember to protect your rights and fight against online plagiarism.

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Market cooling down?

August 23, 2006 By Leave a Comment

The main headline on the Drudge Report for much of today has been “The Big Cool Down”, regarding the recent trends in the real estate market. According to this article supplied by Reuters, Existing home sales lowest since January 2004“, the sales of existing homes fell 4.1 percent in the month of July, and the supply of unsold homes was the highest it has been in over 13 years. Some say this is a sign that the bubble is bursting. Others remark that this is merely the market transitioning.  In the higher-priced markets, some buyers just simply had tired of the overheated prices and decided to wait it out on the sidelines. Once prices adjust accordingly, many speculate, that the buyers will come back.

What steps are you taking to stay ahead of this “cooling” trend? Over the next few weeks, the BVAS Connection will go over ways to help improve your marketing power and keep you from getting caught up in that slow market rut.

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BVAS Announces A-La-Carte Design Services

August 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of à la carte design services to it’s lineup. This is meant for agents that need the occasional flyer or postcard to market their listings or themselves on a one-time basis but don’t need a long-term VA partnership. BVAS now offers custom design of postcards, flyers, brochures and Power Point presentations. No long-term commitment necessary!

Need “Just Listed” or “Just Sold” postcards? When you need to promote your listing in a hurry BVAS offers a new program that custom designs your postcards and even handles the printing and mailing.  All you have to do is provide the property information and mailing list and we do the rest.  Click here for details and start your order today.

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What’s News?

August 2, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Introducing the new BVAS Connection!

The BVAS Connection was created so that Barber Virtual Assisting Solutions can not only inform the world about the great benefits of Virtual Assistants, but keep Real Estate Professionals up to date on the latest news, trends and technology available in the real estate world.

We aim to provide the best information pertinent to the real estate industry and hopefully shed a little light on what makes using a Virtual Assistant so great.

Keep checking back for updates and enjoy!

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