Note that all of these classes are free of charge and open to all REALTORS® of the organization. Please click here to register on TREND MLS Website.

8/29/08 - 9:30 – 10:30
Basically Blue:

You’ve done it!   You’ve gotten your real estate license and are ready to run with it.  However, you have a few questions before you hit the ground running:

• Who is TREND, and how can I use it to facilitate business?  
• What is an MLS and what will it do to increase my bottom line?  
• What can I access as a TREND member, and how can they help me accomplish my goals?  
• How can I find properties for my clients and customers easily and meet their needs?  
• What are the business benefits of viewing tax records on properties in TREND?

This course will answer all those questions and more.  Learn how to create a synergy between your business and TREND by using the MLS to streamline your work process.

Better serve your clients by better understanding how to use MLS Blue.   Work cleaner, faster, and more efficiently each day.  

8/29/08 - 10:45 – 11:45am
Beyond the Basics:

You know all the basics and are ready to move on to some of the more advanced features to further your business.

• What about contact management?
• How can saving a search help better manage my clients?
• How can using an ecard help to promote my business?
• What is a Hotsheet and how can I use it?
• Is there an easy way to resize and upload a photo?

In 1 hour you will gain knowledge to expand your ability to better serve your customers and clients by building on your core MLS Blue knowledge.  This course covers many of the features within TREND that help with contact management and relations.  Your time is valuable; make the most of MLS to give yourself more time doing the things that are most important to you.

• What are generational identities?  Who are your sellers? 
• What is unique about them? What isn’t unique? 
• Is there really a generation gap? 
• How can you best communicate across generations? 
• How can the technology you have in TREND help prepare a CMA that all generations will appreciate?

This course will not only show you the tools available in TREND to prepare a seller’s CMA but will also empower you with the knowledge needed to communicate the information across generations.  Know your customer.  

Note that all of these classes are free of charge and open to all REALTORS® of the organization. Please click here to register on TREND MLS Website.

9/24/08 - 9:30 – 10:30
Basically Blue:

You’ve done it!   You’ve gotten your real estate license and are ready to run with it.  However, you have a few questions before you hit the ground running:

• Who is TREND, and how can I use it to facilitate business?  
• What is an MLS and what will it do to increase my bottom line?  
• What can I access as a TREND member, and how can they help me accomplish my goals?  
• How can I find properties for my clients and customers easily and meet their needs?  
• What are the business benefits of viewing tax records on properties in TREND?

This course will answer all those questions and more.  Learn how to create a synergy between your business and TREND by using the MLS to streamline your work process.  

Better serve your clients by better understanding how to use MLS Blue.   Work cleaner, faster, and more efficiently each day.

9/24/08 - 10:45 – 11:45am
Beyond the Basics:

You know all the basics and are ready to move on to some of the more advanced features to further your business.

• What about contact management?
• How can saving a search help better manage my clients?
• How can using an ecard help to promote my business?
• What is a Hotsheet and how can I use it?
• Is there an easy way to resize and upload a photo?

In 1 hour you will gain knowledge to expand your ability to better serve your customers and clients by building on your core MLS Blue knowledge.  This course covers many of the features within TREND that help with contact management and relations.  Your time is valuable; make the most of MLS to give yourself more time doing the things that are most important to you.

9/24/08 - 1:00 – 2:30pm
Farming Your Market – Planting the Seeds to Grow your Business:

Have you heard that farming is a great way to generate clients?  What about canvassing? Would you like to know where to start in TREND to find potential sellers and buyers?  Can TREND data help you better establish yourself in a market area?  Have you wondered how you can use a hotsheet to build business?

Expanding your sphere of influence is crucial to growing and developing a successful real estate business. Here you will find tips for getting started in your farming and prospecting efforts, so grasp the opportunity to maximize your presence in your farm or market area by learning some new techniques.  

Maximize your resources to achieve dominance in your market place

• Use Public Records to help determine a Farm Area
• Create a mailing list from Public Records
• Use Contacts in MLS to maintain a list of potential buyers/sellers in your market
• Create a mailing list using contacts in MLS

Achieve your goals by presenting yourself in a professional manner

• Know what is going on in your farm market
• Use the flyer program to promote listings professionally (just listed just sold)

Note that all of these classes are free of charge and open to all REALTORS® of the organization. Please click here to register on TREND MLS Website.

10/21/08 - 9:30 – 10:30
Basically Blue:

You’ve done it!   You’ve gotten your real estate license and are ready to run with it.  However, you have a few questions before you hit the ground running:

• Who is TREND, and how can I use it to facilitate business?  
• What is an MLS and what will it do to increase my bottom line?  
• What can I access as a TREND member, and how can they help me accomplish my goals?  
• How can I find properties for my clients and customers easily and meet their needs?  
• What are the business benefits of viewing tax records on properties in TREND?

This course will answer all those questions and more.  Learn how to create a synergy between your business and TREND by using the MLS to streamline your work process.  

Better serve your clients by better understanding how to use MLS Blue.   Work cleaner, faster, and more efficiently each day.

10/21/08 - 10:45 – 11:45am
Beyond the Basics:

You know all the basics and are ready to move on to some of the more advanced features to further your business.

• What about contact management?
• How can saving a search help better manage my clients?
• How can using an ecard help to promote my business?
• What is a Hotsheet and how can I use it?
• Is there an easy way to resize and upload a photo?

In 1 hour you will gain knowledge to expand your ability to better serve your customers and clients by building on your core MLS Blue knowledge.  This course covers many of the features within TREND that help with contact management and relations.  Your time is valuable; make the most of MLS to give yourself more time doing the things that are most important to you.  

10/21/08 - 1:00 – 2:30pm
Adding and Marketing your Listings:

Know the basics of using the MLS and ready to start listing and marketing properties? This course not only takes the guess work out of entering a listing into MLS, but it will also provide insight to using the marketing capabilities within the MLS. Even if you don't have access to add a listing, you may have access to other key features within Add/Change, like uploading listing photos or floor plans and adding open houses and broker tours.

Get the answers to these questions:

• When entering a listing into TREND, are there some things I can do that would make the process easier?
• How can uploading 12 photos to my listings help me to better market them?
• Do lighting and angles make a huge difference when framing a shot of a bedroom?
• What features of the property show it off best?
• When do I use a flyer, and what can I say on it?
• What is a broker tour?  

Note that all of these classes are free of charge and open to all REALTORS® of the organization. Please click here to register on TREND MLS Website.

11/26/08 - 9:30 – 10:30
Basically Blue:

You’ve done it!   You’ve gotten your real estate license and are ready to run with it.  However, you have a few questions before you hit the ground running:

• Who is TREND, and how can I use it to facilitate business?  
• What is an MLS and what will it do to increase my bottom line?  
• What can I access as a TREND member, and how can they help me accomplish my goals?  
• How can I find properties for my clients and customers easily and meet their needs?  
• What are the business benefits of viewing tax records on properties in TREND?

This course will answer all those questions and more.  Learn how to create a synergy between your business and TREND by using the MLS to streamline your work process.  

Better serve your clients by better understanding how to use MLS Blue.   Work cleaner, faster, and more efficiently each day.

11/26/08 - 10:45 – 11:45am
Beyond the Basics:

You know all the basics and are ready to move on to some of the more advanced features to further your business.

• What about contact management?
• How can saving a search help better manage my clients?
• How can using an ecard help to promote my business?
• What is a Hotsheet and how can I use it?
• Is there an easy way to resize and upload a photo?

In 1 hour you will gain knowledge to expand your ability to better serve your customers and clients by building on your core MLS Blue knowledge.  This course covers many of the features within TREND that help with contact management and relations.  Your time is valuable; make the most of MLS to give yourself more time doing the things that are most important to you.

11/26/08 - 1:00 – 2:30pm
Farming Your Market – Planting the Seeds to Grow your Business:

Have you heard that farming is a great way to generate clients?  What about canvassing? Would you like to know where to start in TREND to find potential sellers and buyers?  Can TREND data help you better establish yourself in a market area?  Have you wondered how you can use a hotsheet to build business?

Expanding your sphere of influence is crucial to growing and developing a successful real estate business. Here you will find tips for getting started in your farming and prospecting efforts, so grasp the opportunity to maximize your presence in your farm or market area by learning some new techniques.  

Maximize your resources to achieve dominance in your market place

• Use Public Records to help determine a Farm Area
• Create a mailing list from Public Records
• Use Contacts in MLS to maintain a list of potential buyers/sellers in your market
• Create a mailing list using contacts in MLS

Achieve your goals by presenting yourself in a professional manner

• Know what is going on in your farm market
• Use the flyer program to promote listings professionally (just listed just sold)

Note that all of these classes are free of charge and open to all REALTORS® of the organization. Please click here to register on TREND MLS Website.