Come to Seattle RE Barcamp Thursday – GAME ON!

To maximize your learning experience and get the most value, think and prepare for this event. You will be glad you did.

EXERCISE

1. Make a list of real estate activities and projects you are currently working on.
2. Prepare information to share about them with others.
3. Make a list of questions focused on the subjects you want to learn more about.
4. Hang out near the Schedule Board Thursday morning and try to get a session going with others with the same topic.
5. Have fun learning/sharing.

(This event is at full capacity and stopped taking reservations. If you have registered and will not be able to attend, please send in your cancellation so that others on the waiting list may attend. Email: rebarcampseattle(at)gmail.com subject: Cancel RSVP)

Seattle RE Barcamp 2011 Keynote Speaker – Jim Marks

I did this interview with Seattle RE Barcamp 2011 Keynote Speaker Jim Marks today. If you haven’t heard Jim speak before, you’re in for a treat. He will bring new ideas and perspectives to your social media and online marketing strategies. You don’t want to miss this!

Jim Marks Interview – RE Barcamp Keynote Speaker

I did a quick interview with Jim Marks Saturday morning to talk about this upcoming RE Barcamp in Seattle. If you haven’t seen Jim speak, I think you are in for a treat. My apologies for not being able to edit this. I forgot that Wetoku (the recording site) does not give any editing options. So here is the raw footage:

iPhone App for Seattle RE barcamp is here!

If you are an iPhone owner and want to know what’s going on with the Real Estate Barcamp in Seattle, then you’ll want to download this FREE app. It’s in the iTunes store if you search “RE barcamp Seattle” or if you have iTunes installed then  just click here to launch the app to take you to the download page.

The app does not have everything completed yet, but you can follow along the Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and other accounts set up for the event. Make sure to set up notifications and turn them ON to  kept in the loop about meet-ups and after-hour IRL parties on the fly.

The map function will come in handy to find discussion groups (go to Links > Pacific Center NW Rooms) and see where to go. And of course if you haven’t signed up yet, or you want to sign up a friend from your iPhone, click the “Sign Up’ link.

All of these cool features are included in the App donated to us be MobileAppLoader.com, a company that specializes in small business and organization iPhone apps. Major Kudos and Hat Tips to them! If you like it, make comments here and “Rate this” at the iTunes App Store (see below) and it will help push out the word about the event!

RE barcamp Seattle iTunes sceenshot

I’m hoping to get an update in and approved by Apple before the event to straighten out the kinks, but even if we don’t have time I think it will be a fun and useful tool for many people.

Seattle RE Barcamp Parking – A Primer

We want to encourage people to think about their parking before they arrive. The last thing we need is 500 to 600 real estate agents driving around in circles during morning rush hour adding to the Mercer Mess.

Here is a Google Map I have put together to help ease the frustration of finding decent parking options nearby the Armory:

View Seattle RE barcamp – Parking Options in a larger map