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Up until now, Team Eric has worked on winning the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World contest by (for the most part), simply touting the fact that we are a team. That all changes starting today.

If you click on the link above, you will see that we have made a change and are now going to support a CAUSE as part of our effort. Personally, I am not much of the "tree hugging" type of guy, but as one of the team members presented the idea to us, I found it compelling. So here goes...

The Eco Preservation Society down in Costa Rica works to preserve the Costa Rican environment and to minimize the impact of development by promoting green development and other nature friendly techniques...awww heck-- they explain it far better than I do...simply go to our…

One of the coolest things about going to a RE/MAX Convention (and 2008 is no exception) is that you can meet up with friends from around the world of RE/MAX and talk shop. I want to introduce you to one of those friends:

Marnie Blanco

Marnie Blanco is "officially" the Vice President of E-business for RE/MAX International. (Bio is here). (Note to Marnie--I will add the photo that we took yesterday to this blog post later...been BUSY at the convention!-grin)

Marnie essentially runs ALL of the e-commerce for RE/MAX, but that is not why I am writing about her. What makes her notable is that despite the demands on her time, she has ALWAYS been approachable and friendly. I first met Marnie before REMAX.com as it is configured now, existed. (several years…

RE/MAX just hit Vegas and I am there! (Yeah..I am looking pretty tired, but a little sleep will fix that!)

I just landed this evening and registered for the convention. Over the next three days, I will be posting some of my observations as well as conducting interviews with some of the folks at RE/MAX here at the convention. Everybit of it will be recorded here! (while I contribute to Bloodhound Blog and comment on many of the leading blogs... and of course lead the team trying to be the greatest real estate agents), this is where I can most FREELY comment on real estate related issues quickly and easily.

Of specific interest to me at this convention is going to be the following:

1) Strategies to cope with a changing market and changing…

It has been REALLY busy around the online real estate community lately... seems like the new year has brought a ton of new things to the game. Team Eric is now doing OK in the greatest real estate agent in the world contest(for the moment). That is gratifying, but our team is ALL about respecting the other members of the community. It is important to us to give props where they are due.

So each week, I will be writing a tribute to one of our fellow competitors and acknowledging the strengths that they bring to the game. It takes courage to put your site out there and go for it with the best of the best. Ardell here is yours..

Ardell has written for the Rain City Guide for quite a while. (here's her contest entry for those who have not seen it.) I have…

The 2008 Ryder Cup is coming to Louisville Kentucky! This is the first time since I have been here that an event this large will be held. The 2008 Ryder Cup will be held at Valhalla Golf Course and will attract tens of thousands of tourists, bringing with it literally Millions of Dollars.

One of the most unique opportunities that the Ryder Cup brings with it is the chance to rent your home for a SIGNIFICANT profit. Upscale homes in the areas around the Golf Course will bring in rentals as high as $30,000 for the week. No, I am not kidding! Of course, this also means that locals wishing to rent their house for the Ryder Cup must vacation or go elsewhere for the week, but you can have a LOT of fun for that kind of money and STILL make a profit.

Several…

Those who know me online KNOW that I am all about relationships.

That’s my currency and my value to people is my word. As contests like the GREATEST REAL ESTATE AGENT IN THE WORLD unfold…sometimes all you can do is correct things as they go…

Bob Wilson from San Diego and a couple of others did me a great service yesterday by clarifying something for me. He enquired about whether he would get a link back from my page AFTER the contest was over (with a bio and a picture for being one of the greatest real estate agents in the world). I indicated that he would.

In doing so, it “could” be claimed that I violated the spirit of the competition…I do NOT want to do that in any way…I am trying to not only win this competition, but build the authority that will…

So with everyone posting about the greatest real estate agent in the world this and the greatest real estate agent in the world that, (and I gotta hand it to ya Boris, the rap song was FANTASTIC-when's that due out?) it is time for me to unveil my team! See this is a 3 month long contest and you need a team to carry you!

These people ARE the Greatest Real Estate Agents in the World:

They are the people which will grace the top spot in Google when all is said and done on May 1:

Jennifer Karlen and Her Husband Jon - You met them in my last post!

Judy Orr - The amazing JudyO! from Chicagoland She has been dumping links my way to get my little EricOnSearch post fighting among the big boyz for the front page! Thanks Judy!

Ken Smith - Yeah. that makes it…

I have often said that success online involves relationships FAR more than trickery. It is the basis of how Google views the web and why they monitor linking between sites as part of their algorithm. For the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the world contest, I need to come up with some world class real estate agent friends to succeed. The tough part is that many of my real estate agent friends and greatest buddies are now my competitors...what to do?

ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW GREATEST REAL ESTATE AGENT TEAM MEMBERS

JENNIFER KARLEN (and Husband Jon). - They work with me at our office. Jon (aka Malok on REW) is an amazingly focused link builder. (Better than I am actually). They Sell Kentucky Horse Farms. With the current incentives for new breeding / foaling…