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By Warren McNeil,
Hello fellow bloggers and guests! Today I thought it would be a good idea to do a little self promotion about our social networking efforts. I think most realtors who harness the internet are using social networking to reach out to their past, present and future clients. It is a changing world and everything is becoming interconnected. When I think of the future of social media, business terms such as convergence or synergy come to mind. So far we have used social sites such as Facebook and Twitter to promote our listings and we have not used it to solicit for business. I don’t think we will ever use it to directly solicit for business.. Simply because we don’t feel that people want to be bombarded by constant solicitation. Instead we indirectly market to people. We make our presence known and allow people to “like” us ot ”follow” us if they feel like it. I think Twitter is the worst for direct solicitation. With Twitter, we get many people who we don’t even know trying to sell us a new product every day. This to me is no different then a cold caller trying to solicit to me on the telephone.
Realtor 2.0 or 3.0 will need to utilize social networking in the future because of this ever changing world we are living in. Just the other day I read the Facebook has 500,000 million users. If Facebook were a country it would be the third largest country in the world. This is a big deal and people need to sit up and take notice. Business practices are changing and will never be the same.
I am actually excited about the changes. I have to admit I was a bit negative towards Facebook in the beginning because I didn’t know how it could help me in my business. I thought it was just for people who wanted to play games like Mafia Wars or Farmville. My opnion has changed and I can really see the power of social media. I think the key to using Facebook and other social networking sites is to be non-intrusive and try to add value to what you have to say. I also think it is important to get involved and get interested in what others have to say as well.
That’s all I have say about this for now..
If you are on Facebook. please check out our Fanpage http://www.facebook.com/teammcneilremax and we would really appreciate if you “Like” our page 
As well, you can also follow us on Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/teammcneilremax
Thanks for reading!
Thanks for reading!
By Warren McNeil,
We just bought a new car and I would like to blog about how positive the experiece was. We bought a 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour . We purchased the car from Waterloo Honda. Our salesmen was Jorge Sandoval. He did a really good job explaining all of the features of the car/CUV to us so we knew exactly what we were getting. There was never any pressure to buy and we felt really comfortable. In the past I have purchased cars from other dealers but I never felt that I really got what I wanted. This time we took our time and looked at everything that was available. We searched for this car for 2 years. I went to many car shows and looked at all of the different car options. We looked into the Venza and the Acura ZDX. Although I really liked those other vehicles, we liked the Crosstour the best.
The Crosstour is a Crossover vehicle and is equipped with a 270hp engine, 18″ tires and has 4 wheel drive. Living in Ontario Canada, our winters can get quite bad so I really like the option of having 4 wheel drive. We decided not to get nav because I didn’t like the way you had to use a dial to enter in the adesses instead of a touchscreen. We are buying a TomTom with lifetime map updates instead.
There are a few negative reviews out there about this vehicle regarding it’s appearance. Some reviewers think the vehicle looks ugly. I highly disagree and have been getting lots of people say they love how it looks. All I can say is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
If you are looking at buying a new car and want something that is really comfortable to drive with lots of power, take a look at the Honda Crosstour.
If you live in Kitchener Waterloo area, go in and visit Jorge Sandoval at Waterloo Honda. Tell him Warren sent you.
Thanks for reading!
Thanks for reading!
By Warren McNeil,
Well my favourite time of year is just about to arrive. It’s not Christmas, its not my birthday, its Ribfest.. If  you like eating food off of a paper plate, sampling craft beers and watching live entertainment, then come out to Victoria Park this weekend July 16-18. Mel and I will be there at least once and maybe even twice. I am really happy that Ribfest comes to Kitchener. I can remember a few years ago that we had to go to Guelph to get to ribfest. Check out this link for lots of pictures by the moderator, Urban Waterloo.
I have been to about 4 different Ribfests. I love these events because it reminds me of the US south. I love BBQ. When we travel through South Carolina, Georgia and Florida I love eating at the BBQ restaurants.
 I am also excited to mention that we have a listing which is only about half a block away from Victoria Park. What a convenient location if somebody wanted to enjoy future Ribfests or other events at Victoria Park. Check out our listing at 169 Joseph St in downtown Kitchener.
Victoria Park is awesome and is surrounded by many historic houses.
If you are looking for something to do this weekend and want to enjoy some great food and beer, checkout Downtown Kitchener Ribest and Craft Beer Show this weekend…
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Thanks for reading and hope to see you there!
Thanks for reading!
By Warren McNeil,
For the past three days the weather here in Waterloo area has been extremely warm. Yesterday I got into my car and pressed the outside temperature button. The temperature registered at 109F. My vehicle had been sitting for a couple of hours so when I started driving the temperature dropped to 100 degrees. The forecast all week has been in the 30′s. We measure in Celsius so that is 30 degree Celsius. Then you need to factor in the humidity which makes it feel more like 45degrees. Now I know what it must have been like for Les Stroud (Survivorman) when he was in the desert. His temperatures reached up to 60degC….
One thing that bothered me the other day was some people who left their dogs in their car while they ate at a restaurant. They checked on them frequent enough but I don’t think they should have left the dogs without air conditioning. I always hear these horror stories about young children and pets left alone in hot vehicles. I think it is ok to trasnport animals in a car but I don’t think they should have left them unattended for any period of time.
Last night I was watching the news and they said that one way to cool down is to submerse your arms up to the elbows in ice water. Brrrr!!! They say it is suppose to drop your body temperature a few degrees. Another option is to buy a bag of ice, and put the ice in wide shallow container.. Then setup a fan in front of the ice and turn it on. It will mimic an air conditioner. Kind of like a poor-mans air conditioner. I never tried this but it sounds like it would work good.
Well I hope everyone stays cool and thanks for reading!
Thanks for reading!
By Warren McNeil,
I wanted to write a Happy Canada Day and July 4th blog post but I was away at the cottage.. Our cottage is in the Muskokas near the site of the 2010 G8 Summit in Huntsville. The Muskokas are beautiful this time of year. We had beautiful weather and the water was warm.
A couple of my favourite things about the cottage are the water and wildlife. It is not uncommon for deer to get close to the cottage because they are so used to people. Wednesday and Thursday night we saw some fireworks over the lake.. All and all it was a good time.. Can`t wait to go back!
So while I was away, the Ontario government implemented the HST tax!!! Time will tell what kind of negative/positive impact this tax will have.. I already noticed the difference in the gas prices.. On Wednesday gas prices were 92 cents a litre and Thursday they went up to 1.09 at some stations… That is huge! We will have to see what kind of impact this will have on the real estate market. I think as Canadians we will just accept it as is… What choice do we have! It’s not like we can boycott paying taxes… To quote Benjamin Franklin, “Nothing is Certain But Death and Taxes”.
Someday I want to celebrate the 4th of July in the US.. Its on my bucket list… I just need to time the vacation.. I think Vegas would be a good place to celebrate July 4th.. Vegas would be fun anytime but I am sure that they put on quite the show in the city that never sleeps. New York City would also be cool.. Where is your favourite place to celebrate July 4th?
Before I go, check out my 10 week old Chihuahua.. She was out of control!!!
Thanks for reading and Happy Belated Canada Day and July 4th!
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