Surprising in that this is an office and not a home. I used the chairs to create the golden ratio pattern counter-clockwise.
Recently, I had the pleasure of photographing a very pleasant staff of a local escrow office as well as their owned office in a hundred year old rehabbed house. Processing of real estate deals has been their business for 25 years. The market has had ups and downs several times since this business started. This market has the worst signs of long standing issues. From delinquent condo association funding dues to completely foreclosure mortgage payment profiles, the market is like a bull attacked by lions. He’s still standing but you know that if something doesn’t change, those lions are going to win and the bull is going down.
Still pretty new to the world. Ethan likes sleeping, eating and keeping his parents on their toes.
This was one of those Photoshop things but it was kinda fun.
A once a year volunteer opportunity for my wife’s 4th grade class.
The instructor kept these kids’ minds busy almost all day. The perk for her? She had only 18 kids. Just half of my wife’s regular class. That’s right. 36 students every day- in a GATE class.
Yes, it’s lame. That’s why our cashiers can’t figure out that they can use $5 dollar bills when they run out of tens.
If my PR toolbar is to be believed, Google has once again downgraded itself.
Google has downgraded its Pagerank Again… And Facebook’s!
If the Pagerank system is to be trusted then both Google and Facebook have lost traffic. Both have fallen from PR10 to PR9.
Now the only website I know of right now to hold the venerable PR10 rating is the #1 result (for today) for the search, “click here”. That is the Adobe
Reader page where you get the software to read those PDF files we all know and love.
Eating the marshmallow was allowed, but only if you didn’t want another one.
Caution! This could be deemed a harsh interrogation technique by some observers.
The Marshmallow Test
Try to not eat the marshmallow for a loooonng time! Kids test that grownups wouldn’t like either.
Steamboat Springs Real Time Home Search
Why are Orange County real estate photographers in demand? How important are photographs in Real Estate? If an Orange County photographer creates what amounts to the first impression of your listing by 80% of potential leads, then doesn’t photography of quality becomes a critical aspect of your marketing plan? What about a $22,000 higher Closed NET Price? Is that kind of price difference critical to your business? Then, read on…
Real estate photography can make all the difference in your sale. Anyone involved in selling OC real estate will want to read the point2.com study showing a direct relationship between the count of photos on a listing and DOM (days on market).
Not only that, but the same study further reveals that photograph count can affect the selling price by several percentage points!
From the Point2.com article:
Point2.com Article on Real Estate Photos
Point2 (point2.com) conducted a study monitoring listings over a 30-day period which clearly showed that properties which feature just one photo generated approximately five views and 1.37 leads, while listings displaying 21 or more images received over 77 views and close to 11 leads. Clearly, the listings that added 20+ photos generated nearly 10 times the number of leads and over 15 times the number of views.
Another study relating to the number of photos a listing posts compares photos to the number of Days on Market (DOM). The findings show that listings with more photos sold faster. This is the shake down on the photos to Days on Market (average) analysis.
- 1 photo = 70 DOM
- 6 photos = 40 DOM
- 16-19 photos = 36 DOM
- 20 photos max – 32 DOM
And listings with fewer photos sold for less. The Closed NET Price as a percentage of the Original Price also showed a direct correlation. (These findings are based on 2006 numbers and are again estimates.)
- 1 Photo = 91.2% of Original Price
- 6 or more = 95% of Original Price
According to these findings, a $600,000 home, sporting only one photo, could sell for as much as 3.8% LESS or a loss of over $22,000, just because there was only one photo accompanying the listing. More amazing is the fact that only 12% of agents posted the maximum 20 photos.
Read the article: The Successful Combination of Photography and Real Estate | Point2 Newsroom
Google Will Break A Lot of Tracking Tools and SEO Hearts With This One
October 18, 2011: Announcement on the Goog-O-Blahg-oh in the name of “Making search more secure”:
We will stop all third party tracking services in their tracks, or more mildly put, “we are encrypting search for signed in users and websites won’t be able to see the keywords that brought them there, but don’t worry, we’ll send you a summary if you register your site with our Webmaster Tools where we can control your behavior.”
Google will use SSL technology to further obscure the process by which people find your website, just in case you were trying to figure that out and optimize your content in any way to rank for a particular term, something Google kind of dislikes unless you’re a big brand name like Nike. Then you can rank for shoes. If you’re a shoe store selling shoes in Westbury you can go to SSL encryption purgatory. Sign up, let Google babysit your website and you’ll get a summary if they don’t come up with a penalty program for everyone selling anything or promoting anything they don’t pre-approve.
Do you ever get the feeling that Google is controlling a bit too much lately?
Could this tip the scales in the favor of Bing?
What does this mean for sites that receive clicks from Google search results? When you search from https://www.google.com, websites you visit from our organic search listings will still know that you came from Google, but won’t receive information about each individual query. They can also receive an aggregated list of the top 1,000 search queries that drove traffic to their site for each of the past 30 days through Google Webmaster Tools. This information helps webmasters keep more accurate statistics about their user traffic. If you choose to click on an ad appearing on our search results page, your browser will continue to send the relevant query over the network to enable advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns and to improve the ads and offers they present to you.
In the name of privacy, Google sweeps away more of the competition just by throwing a switch.
I remember the second time I went to Hawaii. She captured me. Kona is both like and unlike any other Hawaiian home. Every Island has its unique qualities but every Island of Hawaii also breathes the magic and beauty that is found nowhere else in the world. Her spell permeates all. Whether you have a large house with an ohana and even a pool- all complete with a spectacular vista of the Pacific that stretches in every direction. Home is Hawaii not because of the house, or the pool. Hawaii is my ohana wherever I am. She is a siren who whispers her secrets of the millennia when no man touched her shores. Tradewinds, trees and creatures who had never seen a person lived and died for centuries in a tropical home that was as close as anything to paradise. Now, condominiums and houses wind throughout the Islands. Kona rises above. The slopes of Hawaii’s volcanoes create “upcountry” on every island and Kona is no exception. The homes there are more secluded and the magic that is Hawaii permeates all of them. A pool is almost a distraction from the song that is always with you in Hawaii if you just pause to hear it. A home in Kona or anywhere on the Islands is 95% in the heard and the soul. She caresses you and soothes you with her intoxication. Endless warm sun, motion of the clouds and sea- a procession of life, whales, birds, and the very air teem with her magic.
Her charms don’t end with the day- no, Hawaii breathes magic into the night like another world inside a world. Kona, and the Big Island permeate the senses and carry your mind and soul wherever you will let her. Night reaches back through centuries of a world when the king ruled Kona and the Islands and even before when tribes lived endless days in a universe surrounded by the sea. Stars gleamed and the moon rose and set night after night telling a story that only ended with life itself. Home was where the eyes closed each night. Pools were in the corals and rocks of the nearby beaches where sustenance was given by the Ocean. The view was wherever one looked- and beauty is still everywhere today. In the eye of the beholder? Yes, certainly. Kona living is not for everyone- just for those who love the Big Island.
Digital picture frames make great gifts for yourself or for a friend. Once you have decided that you want one of these frames, you have to decide which one is right for you. When it comes to buying one of these frames, there are three important things to keep in mind, and they are the price, the size, and the features.
Price
While the size and the features will affect the price, it is usually best to start looking at a certain price range before you consider the size and the features. If you do not have a budget, then you do not have to worry about price, but most people only want to spend a certain amount. Digital picture frames range in price, and you can find very small frames for a few dollars. However, these frames are usually key chains, and the photos that they display are not very easy to see.
Still, you can find nice frames for a reasonable price. For example, you can find a seven-inch frame with a rechargeable battery for under $40. These smaller, less expensive frames will have fewer features than the more expensive ones. Top of the line frames for the home will be around $150 to $200. Nonetheless you really only need a frame that is eight to ten inches for your home, and you can generally find these for around $100 or less.
Size
Size is another deciding factor when it comes to purchasing a digital picture frame. If you want to a showpiece frame to hang in your living room, you might want a larger frame, such as a twelve-inch frame or a fifteen-inch frame. Smaller frames work better if you plan to display them on tabletops. If you want to use the frame for your business, you might want a larger frame. Larger frames, fifteen inches or more, are good if you are planning on using the frame to advertise. Some frames will need to be custom ordered if they are very large. If you want to use the frame for your employees, you can use a smaller frame.
Features
When you are looking for a digital picture frame, you want to make sure to get the features that you need. For example, how does the frame receive media? Do you need to hook it up to the computer with a cable, or can you send the photos wirelessly to the frame? Many frames use some sort of mass storage device like a thumb drive to move media from the computer to the frame. If you want to use the memory card from your camera to transfer photos, you will want to make sure that the frame can use that type of memory card. Only some frames, for example, can accept CF cards, which are usually used by larger cameras. Other features include motion sensors, rechargeable batteries, and internal memory, to name a few. While there are many different kinds of digital picture frames available, it is relatively easy to choose one once you know what you want.
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