Mobile Agent: Taking Your Show on the Road Presented by Derec Shuler Colorado REALTOR® Rally 2009 Denver, CO

The Mobile Agent What’s does this mean to you? What are we trying to achieve? Why is this important?

What’s does this mean to you?

What are we trying to achieve?

Why is this important?

The Mobile Agent What’s making this possible today? Goal: Save you time, energy and money while keeping you location independent.

What’s making this possible today?

Goal: Save you time, energy and money while keeping you location independent.

Traditional Tools of the Mobile Agent Cell Phone. Laptop. Tablet or Traditional. Electronic Fax. Mobile Printer.

Cell Phone.

Laptop.

Tablet or Traditional.

Electronic Fax.

Mobile Printer.

New Tools of the Mobile Agent Handheld Mobile Device. Mobile Video. Electronic Signatures. Online Document Management. Mobile Internet. Virtual Assistants. Scanners. IDX. Social Media and Networks. Backup/Recovery Systems.

Handheld Mobile Device.

Mobile Video.

Electronic Signatures.

Online Document Management.

Mobile Internet.

Virtual Assistants.

Scanners.

IDX.

Social Media and Networks.

Backup/Recovery Systems.

Mobile Handheld Devices Phone, text, email, web, GPS, applications It’s not a phone, it’s a handheld computer! iPhone Blackberry Palm

Phone, text, email, web, GPS, applications

It’s not a phone, it’s a handheld computer!

iPhone

Blackberry

Palm

iPhone Entered the corporate space with version 2.0 with Exchange support. Synch mail, contacts, calendar wirelessly. Camera GPS Web iTunes and MP3s It’s about the applications!

Entered the corporate space with version 2.0 with Exchange support.

Synch mail, contacts, calendar wirelessly.

Camera

GPS

Web

iTunes and MP3s

It’s about the applications!

iPhone Applications iTunes App Store Open source application development Cool tools that are helpful for real estate

iTunes App Store

Open source application development

Cool tools that are helpful for real estate

iPhone Apps for Consumers

Mobile Video Create video on the go. Use for listings, interviews, events and updates on what’s going on. Post to your blog, website, YouTube. Flip minoHD Creative Vado HD Kodak Zi6

Create video on the go.

Use for listings, interviews, events and updates on what’s going on.

Post to your blog, website, YouTube.

Flip minoHD

Creative Vado HD

Kodak Zi6

Flip Mino (www.theflip.com) One hour of high definition video. Two hour battery life. Built in USB arm to connect to your computer. Includes software for Windows or Mac. Direct upload to YouTube. More complex editing can be done with software included with Mac and Vista.

One hour of high definition video.

Two hour battery life.

Built in USB arm to connect to your computer.

Includes software for Windows or Mac.

Direct upload to YouTube.

More complex editing can be done with software included with Mac and Vista.

Electronic Signatures Save Time, Not Chasing Down Clients. Save Trees and Go GREEN . Convenience and Looks Better. Docusign CTM Authentisign (part of Metrolist Instanet/Docbox offering)

Save Time, Not Chasing Down Clients.

Save Trees and Go GREEN .

Convenience and Looks Better.

Docusign

CTM

Authentisign (part of Metrolist Instanet/Docbox offering)

Docusign (www.Docusign.com) Put an electronic signature on ANY document. Setup documents to include initials, signature, stamped date, options. Online based tool. Can include any party in the electronic signing. Users create their own signature look. Once the first signature is placed, the document is locked.

Put an electronic signature on ANY document.

Setup documents to include initials, signature, stamped date, options.

Online based tool.

Can include any party in the electronic signing.

Users create their own signature look.

Once the first signature is placed, the document is locked.

Online Document Management Share documents with other people you designate. Transaction templates. Accessible 24/7, freeing you from having to maintain and deliver contracts. Metrolist Docbox. CTM Relay Many companies are using proprietary systems.

Share documents with other people you designate.

Transaction templates.

Accessible 24/7, freeing you from having to maintain and deliver contracts.

Metrolist Docbox.

CTM

Relay

Many companies are using proprietary systems.

Mobile Internet With online tools, you need online access. Wireless is everywhere these days, and there’s the iPhone and Blackberry too. Aircards Plug into your laptop. Use your cell/data provider. One connection. AutoNet

With online tools, you need online access.

Wireless is everywhere these days, and there’s the iPhone and Blackberry too.

Aircards

Plug into your laptop.

Use your cell/data provider.

One connection.

AutoNet

AutoNet (www.AutoNet.com) Turn your entire vehicle into a wireless hotspot. Cell data connection to the Internet, wireless (802.11) to laptop. Clients can use their computers to view listings while on the move. Access your online data anywhere Monthly fee half that of a cellular date plan.

Turn your entire vehicle into a wireless hotspot.

Cell data connection to the Internet, wireless (802.11) to laptop.

Clients can use their computers to view listings while on the move.

Access your online data anywhere

Monthly fee half that of a

cellular date plan.

Virtual Assistants (VAs) Focus on your strengths, outsource your weaknesses. Use others who can do tasks cheaper, better, and faster so you can do what you’re best at. Find ongoing support or project specific. Google “real estate virtual assistant.” Elance.com, oDesk.com, Guru.com, iFreelance.com.

Focus on your strengths, outsource your weaknesses.

Use others who can do tasks cheaper, better, and faster so you can do what you’re best at.

Find ongoing support or project specific.

Google “real estate virtual assistant.”

Elance.com, oDesk.com, Guru.com, iFreelance.com.

Scanners Keep it digital, keep it neat! Very affordable. Email everything or post it to your document management system. Most perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to create a searchable .PDF Tip – Scan contracts in black and white!

Keep it digital, keep it neat!

Very affordable.

Email everything or post it to your document management system.

Most perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to create a searchable .PDF

Tip – Scan contracts in black and white!

Scanners – A Couple Options Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 Endorsed by CRS Good desktop scanner with a small footprint. NeatDesk Desktop Neat Receipts Mobile

Fujitsu ScanSnap S510

Endorsed by CRS

Good desktop scanner with a small footprint.

NeatDesk

Desktop

Neat Receipts

Mobile

IDX – Searching MLS Data Give consumers access to listing information. Real estate agents are no longer the gatekeepers. Empower the consumer! Come to you instead of your competitor, Trulia, Zillow, REALTOR.com, etc. A good IDX, saves YOU time and energy.

Give consumers access to listing information.

Real estate agents are no longer the gatekeepers.

Empower the consumer!

Come to you instead of your competitor, Trulia, Zillow, REALTOR.com, etc.

A good IDX, saves YOU time and energy.

Social Media and Networks Leverage your time and presence. Blogging. Your knowledge and experience, online. Answer questions real estate buyers and sellers ask. Market trends and conditions. Social networks and other social media. They’re always on and you’re there. Interact and connect with people. Bonus – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Leverage your time and presence.

Blogging.

Your knowledge and experience, online.

Answer questions real estate buyers and sellers ask.

Market trends and conditions.

Social networks and other social media.

They’re always on and you’re there.

Interact and connect with people.

Bonus – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Backup/Recovery Must have a backup and recovery strategy! You will lose confidence. Of your clients. And your ability to be a Mobile Agent. Carbonite (www.carbonite.com) Online, real-time backup. Designate folders to backup Data is encrypted while moving and in storage.

Must have a backup and recovery strategy!

You will lose confidence.

Of your clients.

And your ability to be a Mobile Agent.

Carbonite (www.carbonite.com)

Online, real-time backup.

Designate folders to backup

Data is encrypted while moving and in storage.

What We Covered – The New Tools of a Mobile Agent Handheld Mobile Device. Mobile Video. Electronic Signatures. Online Document Management. Mobile Internet. Virtual Assistants. Scanners. IDX. Social Media and Networks. Backup/Recovery Systems.

Handheld Mobile Device.

Mobile Video.

Electronic Signatures.

Online Document Management.

Mobile Internet.

Virtual Assistants.

Scanners.

IDX.

Social Media and Networks.

Backup/Recovery Systems.

Connect with Me Derec Shuler (@derecshuler) [email_address] www.DerecOnFacebook.com www.DerecOnLinkedIn.com </presentation>

Derec Shuler (@derecshuler)

[email_address]

www.DerecOnFacebook.com

www.DerecOnLinkedIn.com

</presentation>