Tallahassee - A Centralized Location

Tallahassee, Florida is actually a pretty centralized location. I realize that some people think that Tallahassee is off-the-beaten path, but having made Tallahassee my home-base since 1991 I don't agree with them.

In Tallahassee we are a short-driving distance to sandy white beaches, historical sites, quirky small towns and large cosmopolitan cities. You can leave the rolling foothills of Tallahassee in the morning, drive north and arrive in the North Georgia mountains for a late lunch or drive south and arrive in Orlando for an afternoon check-in time at Orlando Pool Homes.

Decorating In The Colors of The Sea

This morning I started thinking maybe I'll put my Tallahassee house on the market and move down to the coast.

Recent hurricane seasons have left me wondering about coastal living. But the truth is I really miss living on the water and at some point over the next few years, I think I'd like to move to the Forgotten Coast.

Mary Bookmiller, a local realtor with Mar-Lu Properties recently told me about high wind resistant homes that are designed to withstand hurricane winds. Wow- now that could be a solution to coastal living!

I love just about everything about coastal living. If I do make the move, it will be fun to create a whole new decorating palette in the colors of the sea. Bleached sandy textures with brilliant turquoise and coral accessories ride the waves of my imagination. I wonder if I would find further inspiration at Powell furniture?

How To Promote Your Property Listings

What if you could promote a piece a property over the Internet with rich content...

What if you could do this promotion as a daily blitz...

What if you could have your very own PR person feeding the Internet with fresh information about your property listings?

Do you think a service like this would be beneficial to you?

Kathi Dameron and Associates can help you to spread the word over the Internet about all of your properties, through articles and postings that are original, compelling and designed to bring you the increased exposure to help you sell more, list more and achieve more!

Questions? E-mail Kathi

What Is This All About?

Curious about what this is all about? You can find a good bit of information right here on this frequently updated blog. Just scroll down to read more.

One posting lists some of the questions that Tallahasse realtors and real estate brokers and agents have been e-mailing to me. Find the questions and answers posted right here on this blog. Don't see your question? E-mail Kathi

Tracking The Views

In tracking the number of views from my EZine Articles, this morning's count is 7,886 times, as of 11 am on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

If you follow the trackings you'll see that they continue to grow over time in a pretty exciting way. The most recent article I've submitted for publication was just published this morning. It is an article on equestrian properties and lists two different Tallahassee area equestrian communities: Tallahassee Ranch Club and San Bonita Farms.

Please note that this statistic is only for one of the resources utilized by Kathi Dameron and Associates. Sometime, I will try to determine an aggregate statistic from all of the different media resources that I utilize.

The good news for you is that your Tallahassee, Florida real estate business can benefit, too! Call me and let's pow wow! 850-422-3599

Questions and Answers From Tallahassee Real Estate Agents

I thought it would be valuable to post some of the questions I am receiving from different Tallahassee, Florida area real estate agents. If you have a question send it on over to me at askkathidameron@aol.com
I won't include your name or firm, unless you give me permission to do so.

Question:

"I would be interested to learn more. Where would the article be published? Thanks very much."

Answer:
The article could be published in a number of different places. Since the Internet is the first place that most people go to initially to research real estate, content-rich Internet real estate articles are my first choice.

One of the sites that I write for is Ezine Articles, they have a monthly readership base of over one million unique visitors. The articles that I have written have soared to amazingly high google ranks in specific keyword searches.

I hope that answers your question.

Question: "Thank you for thinking of us. Please tell me more about what this is and what would be involved."

Answer: Basically I write unique content-rich articles, press releases, blog postings, etc. about interesting subjects.

In the text I provide a link that will take the reader to more information (ie: your website) It seems to me to be a win-win situation all the way around!

Do you think that you would benefit from having articles and blog postings introduce and link Tallahassee house hunters to you and/or your properties?

Question: Are you free lance and are you selling something or
do you get paid for your articles?

Answer: Yes, I am a free-lance writer and I also own Kathi Dameron and Associates, A Writing, Blogging & Blitzing Boutique.

While, I am open to the idea of writing some uncompensated articles, right now I am looking for 12 great clients who pay me to increase Internet presence about their properties and their companies.

With over 77% of house hunters researching available properties online, I believe my unique Internet strategies will deliver excellent results.

Would you like me to send you a menu of my services?

Question: How much does it cost?

Answer: My prices start as low as 25. and go into the thousands, depending on the type of package selected. The one month campaign is 595. The blitz campaigns also start at 595.

If you would like a menu / price list please contact me directly at 850-422-3599 or at askkathidameron@aol.com

Question: Are you in competition with Homes and Land of Tallahassee, The Real Estate Book, The Big Book of Homes and other Tallahassee area
real estate advertising publications?

Answer: Absolutely not! I offer a completely different type of strategy to help my clients. I am not aware of anyone else who offers anything even close to what Kathi Dameron and Associates offers.

Question: We heard about what you are doing and are very interested in looking into starting a campaign with you. Would your packages apply to mortgage brokers as well?

Answer: I would be open to talking with mortgage brokers, appraisers and custom builders.

Question: How do we get started?

Answer: Easy! Just call me or e-mail me and say "Let's give it a shot!"

The Dominant Media For Researching Real Estate

The internet has become the dominant media for people looking for real estate. While real estate is the least likely product to actually be bought online, it is the most likely product to be researched online.

To have your real estate properties featured in content-rich syndicated Internet articles and blogs, might very well be one of the smartest marketing strategies of all in today's increasingly paperless world.

How do you begin a dynamic content-rich article / blogging campaign?

If you have the time, interest and know-how you can do it yourself. However, if you prefer to concentrate on what you do best, you can contact Kathi Dameron and Associates for a customized article, blogging and blitzing strategy to bring you more bang for less buck!

Community Spotlight

A Special Feature of the "Tallahassee Property Showcase Blog" will be a Weekly Community Spotlight section.

We will be spotlighting neighborhoods and new developments in the Leon, Wakulla, Franklin and surrounding area through unique articles.

By now we all know that fresh interesting content is king on the Internet.

The content produced by Kathi Dameron and Associates is like an appetizer, if you will, whetting the appetite of buyers through delicious articles that will introduce and lead interested house hunters naturally over to your website for the main course.

Did you know that over 77% of real estate buyers use the Internet first for home searches?

Kathi Dameron and Associates can help you to capitalize on this paradigm shift without you having to do a single thing more than you are currently doing, with the exception of selling more homes!

To have your properties featured on the Tallahassee Property Showcase Blog contact Kathi Dameron and Associates at 850-422-3599 or at askkathidameron@aol.com

Gorgeous Waterfront Property For Only 62,900.

Imagine a gorgeous piece of waterfront property for only 62,900.00

I don't know where one can find real estate anymore these days at that price!

Even if you are not planning on building, what a fabulous investment and a fun spot to throw impromptu lake front get togethers with family and friends. I can see your party now as a feature in Bon Appetit's popular Entertaining with Style section.

Don't miss the boat on this one! Jump on checking this one out today. Located just a short drive from Tallahassee, Florida in the quaint coastal community of Panacea, Florida.

The area surrounding Panacea is home to some of our region's favorite seafood festivals. This forgotten coast will not remain forgotten long, when the rest of the world discovers the beauty of this unspoiled treasure.

I would not be surprised to see this property valued at ten times today's asking price, in the not too distant future.

Realtors, get your properties linked! To have your properties featured on the Tallahassee Property Showcase Blog contact Kathi Dameron and Associates at 850-422-3599 or at askkathidameron@aol.com

Weekly Syndicated Branding Articles

Kathi Dameron and Associates is now offering "Weekly Syndicated Branding Articles" to our menu of writing and blogging services.

Do you sell real estate in the Tallahassee, Florida area? Let's pow-wow and see if we can drive more targeted traffic to your website.

For more information contact Kathi Dameron directly at 850-422-3599 or at askkathidameron@aol.com

Realtors, get your properties linked! Be featured on the Tallahassee Property Showcase Blog and through our other creative content-rich postings and articles!

Meet Local Realtor Mary Bookmiller

Meet local realtor Mary Bookmiller! The following is an article about Mary that is in the March-April 2007 issue of Tallahassee Discoveries Magazine and has been syndicated in the real estate syndicated feeds of E Zine Articles.

This article quickly zoomed to an impressive placement on the google search engine. If you would like to see your Tallahassee area real estate business featured in a syndicated article and your listings creatively introduced on the Tallahassee Property Showcase blog, with hyperlinks that will take buyers and sellers directly to your website.... get in touch with Kathi at 850-422-3599 or at askkathidameron@aol.com

The Heart of a Champion
By Kathi Dameron
It has been said that the true mark of character is not how one spends a working day, but how one passes leisure time.

Imagine someone who has spent her leisure time over the years raising horses. Not just any horses, but legendary prize-winning Paso Fino horses.

Imagine a dynamic realtor who truly cares about the homebuyers she is serving and puts the same passion into serving the needs of buyers and sellers as she does into creating a champion horse.

Imagine a delightful and charming woman that has led a fascinating life in America and abroad.
Meet Mary Bookmiller - a true champion with a big heart for horses, and for people and a generous heart for assisting homebuyers and home sellers in negotiating important real estate transactions.

Sophisticated, yet earthy Mary exudes the qualities of what I would be looking for in a real estate agent. Savvy, yet more importantly down to earth. Nurturing and compassionate with a heart ready to serve.

Mary Bookmiller is a horsewoman, a nature enthusiast, a woman with a fascinating life, and someone whose business card and contact information should be in your Rolodex.
After visiting with Mary I knew that I had met a champion.

My heart was warmed as I listened to Mary share her passion for helping homebuyers find the perfect home. If I was in the market to buy or sell a home in Leon, Wakulla or Franklin counties, there is absolutely no question in my mind that I would call Mary Bookmiller.

The same passion that fuels Mary’s drive to create legendary champion horses, fuels her drive to build a champion real estate business.

To this conscientious realtor, success is measured in going the distance for homebuyers and home sellers. To Mary, selling real estate is never about the money. But it is about the service that she can provide to assist people with one of the most important negotiations of their lives.
Mary Bookmiller and the team of real estate professionals at Mar-Lu Properties strive to create the WOW factor in customer service.

So many times in life, it seems that salespeople are only interested in us when they are benefiting from us. After the transaction is completed, it is as though we no longer exist. This is not the way Mary operates. Her paradigm is one that seeks to grow lifelong relationships, regardless of whether or not a sale is being closed.

When I met with Mary recently, I was not looking for real estate. I simply wanted to find out a little bit about who Mary was and what made Mary unique, so that I could share these insights with readers of Tallahassee Discoveries Magazine.

I feel confident that Mary Bookmiller brings the same passion to her relationships with people as she has in the past to the relationship she has had in the stable, trails, and championship arena where her Grand National Champion, Zsa Zsa Imperial, Spanish Paso Fino horse won numerous highly coveted titles.

During our meeting, I indeed came to revel in the heart of a champion, both in work and in leisure.

Among the many exciting projects that Mary is working on is a project at the Tallahassee Ranch Club, a wonderful new community with beautiful homes, miles of riding trails, beautiful green space and a natural spring. The open areas of this gorgeous new community are simply perfect for morning hikes, impromptu picnics and horseback riding adventures. Mar-Lu Properties has teamed up with Perez Construction, who is building new homes in the Tallahassee Ranch Club. Mary will be handling the home sales and marketing.

Before I headed back to Tallahassee, I picked up two of Mary’s business cards, one for my article file and the other for my Rolodex.

“When I come to Tallahassee,” Mary said “ Can I take you out to lunch?”

“Absolutely!” I said.

I knew I had met a kindred spirit, a new friend and someone whose name I would be happy to share with anyone seeking the services of a professional and caring realtor.

Visit the Mar-Lu Properties website at www.MarLuProperties.com or give Mary or one of the fine real estate consultants that work at Mar-Lu a call at 850-926-0230.

(c) Kathi Dameron Kathi Dameron and Associates

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Welcome To Tallahassee Property Showcase

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