Comments on: Good Morning Lenderama! Good News Ahead… http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/ The Original Mortgage Blog. Providing the Mortgage Industry with News and Information Since 2005. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MaryAnn Knell-Peoria Real Estate http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4119 MaryAnn Knell-Peoria Real Estate Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:12:50 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4119 I'm a new reader and love all the information shared here. I have to say my favorite part is hearing your takes on the mortgage markets . I'd enjoy hearing more about social networking how to's I’m a new reader and love all the information shared here. I have to say my favorite part is hearing your takes on the mortgage markets . I’d enjoy hearing more about social networking how to’s

]]> By: Mark Madsen http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4118 Mark Madsen Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:16:19 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4118 Great speaking with you today Bill, looks like we're going to have a great Facebook resource put together for loan officers. Mike - I'll shoot you an email mid week with an outline. mm Great speaking with you today Bill, looks like we’re going to have a great Facebook resource put together for loan officers.

Mike – I’ll shoot you an email mid week with an outline.

mm

]]> By: Mike Mueller http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 Mike Mueller Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:47:36 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4132 Sounds good. I'll be available as well. Sounds good. I’ll be available as well.

]]> By: Mark Madsen http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4131 Mark Madsen Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:38:12 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4131 Sounds great Bill. Maybe we can schedule a quick call towards the end of the week. I would love to have a technical guide to FB from a lender's perspective. A full tutorial on the applications, pages, and integration with WordPress. Something that included a top 10 RE and Mtg groups to join list would be awesome as well. mm Sounds great Bill. Maybe we can schedule a quick call towards the end of the week. I would love to have a technical guide to FB from a lender’s perspective. A full tutorial on the applications, pages, and integration with WordPress. Something that included a top 10 RE and Mtg groups to join list would be awesome as well.

mm

]]> By: Bill Rice http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4130 Bill Rice Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:10:20 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4130 This will be an awesome piece guys. Let me know if you need any help--pulling in examples or writing it up. If you want to get on a call to talk through it this week I am happy to contribute. Maybe we should record it on blogtalkradio.com and publish that too. I think this could be really valuable to the community. Let me know if I can help. This will be an awesome piece guys. Let me know if you need any help–pulling in examples or writing it up. If you want to get on a call to talk through it this week I am happy to contribute. Maybe we should record it on blogtalkradio.com and publish that too. I think this could be really valuable to the community. Let me know if I can help.

]]> By: Mark Madsen http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 Mark Madsen Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:21:19 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4129 Its all you, Mike. I can contribute some positive testimonials from my blog authors who are already having success with FB, but I am not the expert in that area. I'm giving my fha blog a face lift in the next month and I'll be integrating a Facebook community plugin. So, I'll probably be able to come back after that with nice spread of results from about 50 or so loan officers. It would at least give us some real statistics to analyze in a controlled environment. Actually, I was all over 4realz.net last night trying to wrap my head around the recent pages vs profiles. Things change so quick with social media that it is hard to find the balance between playing on the Internet and closing mortgage business. Mike, shoot me an email if you want to collaborate on something. mm Its all you, Mike. I can contribute some positive testimonials from my blog authors who are already having success with FB, but I am not the expert in that area.

I’m giving my fha blog a face lift in the next month and I’ll be integrating a Facebook community plugin. So, I’ll probably be able to come back after that with nice spread of results from about 50 or so loan officers. It would at least give us some real statistics to analyze in a controlled environment.

Actually, I was all over 4realz.net last night trying to wrap my head around the recent pages vs profiles. Things change so quick with social media that it is hard to find the balance between playing on the Internet and closing mortgage business.

Mike, shoot me an email if you want to collaborate on something.

mm

]]> By: Bill Rice http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4128 Bill Rice Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:45:28 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4128 Mark and Mike, I would love to hear more about Facebook strategies for mortgage lenders. I have heard a lot of people saying this has been a growing channel of business, but I have not seen any meat on that statement (i.e., how-to). Could one of you write-up a post for the Lenderama community on how to use Facebook and it's exploding popularity? Mark and Mike,

I would love to hear more about Facebook strategies for mortgage lenders. I have heard a lot of people saying this has been a growing channel of business, but I have not seen any meat on that statement (i.e., how-to).

Could one of you write-up a post for the Lenderama community on how to use Facebook and it’s exploding popularity?

]]> By: Mike Mueller http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 Mike Mueller Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:51:47 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4127 I agree Mark! In regards to FB... Friends are one thing. Implementing a complete FB strategy (including key demographic ads) is on a different level. Although I've just started, I'm seeing great results for some of my clients in development of their Fan Page(s), Facebook Connect on their blog, and targeted ad campaigns to the right demographic. All three have to be in sync. LinkedIn is another arena that goes virtually untapped. Finding and connecting to the right people, in the right way, is a great way to add new contacts (the right contacts). I agree Mark!
In regards to FB…
Friends are one thing. Implementing a complete FB strategy (including key demographic ads) is on a different level.
Although I’ve just started, I’m seeing great results for some of my clients in development of their Fan Page(s), Facebook Connect on their blog, and targeted ad campaigns to the right demographic.
All three have to be in sync.

LinkedIn is another arena that goes virtually untapped. Finding and connecting to the right people, in the right way, is a great way to add new contacts (the right contacts).

]]> By: Mark Madsen http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4126 Mark Madsen Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:43:41 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4126 Top three lending strategies that are working in this market - 1. Database management / development 2. Niche marketing 3. Facebook *Emerging trend - online / search engine marketing *Not very many people will be successful at that though, so it doesn't really qualify as a "Top" lending strategy. Hope that is enough to get the conversation going. mm Top three lending strategies that are working in this market -

1. Database management / development
2. Niche marketing
3. Facebook

*Emerging trend – online / search engine marketing
*Not very many people will be successful at that though, so it doesn’t really qualify as a “Top” lending strategy.

Hope that is enough to get the conversation going.

mm

]]> By: Bill Rice http://lenderama.com/2009/03/26/good-morning-lenderama-good-news-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-4125 Bill Rice Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:37:40 +0000 http://lenderama.com/?p=2348#comment-4125 Mark, I think the first step to figuring out how to work together to re-build the industry is to help bring up everyone's game. That is why I am going to call on industry experts to help me in getting great strategic and tactical content to the community. What are the top 3 lending strategies you think are working in this market? -Bill Mark,

I think the first step to figuring out how to work together to re-build the industry is to help bring up everyone’s game. That is why I am going to call on industry experts to help me in getting great strategic and tactical content to the community.

What are the top 3 lending strategies you think are working in this market?

-Bill

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