Real Estate BarCamp Houston 2008 Conference

My Wrap Up Post

Michael Price — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:38 +0000

Is located here. Take a look, leave some comments and links.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A GREAT EVENT!

Michael Price — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:21:39 +0000

Wow. I am whipped. I have so much to say and so many people to thank but I need to decompress and gather my thoughts on everything. We will posting some follow ups, photos, video and more. More importantly, I plan to share all I have learned from SF REbarcamp and Houston REBarcamp. As Brad Coy put it so well a couple of days ago, “Who Has Next?” Check out the comments using the hash tag #rebch on twitter, and look up the Active Rain folks that are talking, Brad, Rich you name it, there is so much to share.

THANKS TO EVERYONE! More Soon.

The REBarcamp Houston Team

One Day Away

Michael Price — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:01:26 +0000

I hope everyone is as excited about REBCH as I am. Thanks to a lot of hard work and some very generous sponsors, we’re prepared to have an awesome event. It isn’t too late to RSVP, and if you haven’t invited your friends and contacts yet, please feel free to do so.

If you’re traveling in from out of state, please send me an email at mprice AT mlbroadcast dot com or call me at 832 331 4846. We will do all we can to help you out.

We’ll see everyone bright and early on Wednesday!

Cheers

Top Ten Reasons To Come To REBarcamp Houston

Michael Price — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:10:39 +0000

10. The agenda is owned by the attendees not by the sponsors or organizers.
9. No dress code. where else can you go to a conference in your jeans and sandals?
8. You won’t believe how tall Drew Meyers is.
7. It’s a boxed lunch, but it’s a free boxed lunch!
6. No need to be embarrassed if you don’t know what a blog, facebook or twitter is, just ask.
5. Make new friends or get your money back.
4. Oh yeah, did we say it’s free?
3. Jeff Turner bought special dome wax and is coming all the way from LA just for REBarcamp.
2. A bunch of great people are flying in from all over the country and we need to show ‘em Texas hospitality.
1. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have learning something new.

RSVP Now! October 22, Shenandoah Meeting Facility Near The Woodlands Texas!

Feel free to add to your own reasons in the comments section!

Win A Premium Membership to Picnik.com

Michael Price — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:23:25 +0000

The nice folks at Picnik.Com, the online photo editor, are providing REBarcamp Houston with some premium memberships. We will be having a drawing from among registered attendees. If you haven’t checked out Picnik yet, try it today. It’s one of the easiest ways to edit, resize, touch up and do just about anything with a photo that you can do with a desktop application, right from a web browser. RSVP today, if you’re not there, you can’t win

Calling All Sponsors of REBarcamp Houston

ReBarCamp — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:26:22 +0000

If you’re a committed sponsor you should have received a link from me ( mprice AT mlbroadcast dot com ) to make payment via credit card. If you need the link please email me or call me at 832 331 4846. We need to get all sponsor dollars collected ASAP as we must start putting down deposits on things like T-Shirts etc.

If you would like to sponsor REBarcamp, please commit as soon as possible so we can be sure to get you listed in all of the appropriate places. We still need 4 to 5 more sponsors to accommodate our project attendance.

Paul Chaney To Keynote Real Estate Barcamp Houston

Michael Price — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:43:58 +0000

Paul Chaney will be delivering a Keynote address to the attendees of REBarcampHouston on October 22, 2008. Paul is a published author and the president of the International Blogging and New Media Association.

Paul is Internet marketing director for Web content management software company, Bizzuka.com. In this role, Paul is charged with incorporating new media marketing strategies and techniques into the marketing mix.

He is also the newly-elected president of the International Blogging and New Media Association (IBNMA), a non-profit trade association committed to the growth of blogging, podcasting and social media as an industry.

Paul has been involved in online marketing for over a decade. Having been one of the first business blogging consultants he understands at a granular level how conversational media tools such as blogs can be used for marketing purposes and has worked with a number of clients assisting them in deploying such strategies.

Paul was co-founder of Blogging Systems, a blog software company that significantly impacted the real estate industry in terms of encouraging Realtors to adopt blogging as a marketing strategy. Along with Blogging Systems CEO Richard Nacht, he co-authored Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition, which similarly impacted the industry and which was the first blogging book to target a specific industry vertical.

He is a feature writer for Practical E-commerce magazine on the use of blogs and social media for marketing purposes. He has led numerous workshops and seminars on the topic, including the first ever such seminar in Asia in 2005. He also blogged professionally with Weblogs, Inc, as well as with Allbusiness.com.

Paul has served as Technical Editor on a number of the “For Dummies” series of books related to blogs and Internet marketing, and was contributing writer on Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies, published by Wiley.

He is also writing a new book on social media marketing due for publication in 2009.

We are very excited to have Paul joining us to get the attendees prepared for the day. Paul also plans to conduct and participate in sessions, so be sure to RSVP soon and join us for a great day of fun, networking, education and more!

REBCH On The Web

Michael Price — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:36:23 +0000

Please follow @rebarcamphou or @mlbroadcast on Twitter for updates. Also, please use the hashtag #rebch08 with all tweets. The following are recent blog posts and web links for REBarcamp. We will be doing some official press releases in the coming days as well. If you have ideas for promoting REBCH or would like one of the local volunteers to present to your brokerage, just email mprice AT mlbroadcast dot com and I will make it so.

Best, MP

REBarCamp coming to Houston at Startup Houston

Plan to Attend RE-BarCamp Houston 10/22/08 with ActiveRich & ActiveBrad

Facebook Group Page

Boy, do I have an idea!

Facebook Event Page

Venue Is Set For Real Estate Barcamp Houston

Michael Price — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:42:49 +0000

REBarcamp Houston October 22 2008 - Photo By Laurie Price - Sitetraffic.Com

After a long search, we secured the location for REBarcamp Houston yesterday. It’s not exactly in Houston proper, however, most locations inside the loop were either too expensive or limiting in some way. We will be meeting at the Shenandoah Convention & Meeting Facility adjacent to The Woodlands Texas. The facility is perfect our needs, its almost 4,000 SF and features wireless internet, projectors an awesome reception area and more. Since the completion of the Waterway and Market Street, The Woodlands area has become a “go to” destination for corporate gatherings and conferences. There are plenty of great hotels and no shortage of things to do, places to dine, shop and more. If you’re coming in from out of town, you’ll enjoy your stay. If you’re an agent or broker in the Houston metroplex, it’s a quick drive up I-45. We can handle 200 people, so if you have not RSVP’d, do so soon to assure yourself a seat. We’re planning to serve a boxed lunch and provide a limited edition t-shirt* to as many folks as possible, those that RSVP will have first access.

Wireless Internet, Projectors and More - Photo By Laurie Price - Sitetraffic.Com

We’re really excited to have access to such a great facility.

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Woodlands Market Street
Woodlands Visitor Info
Shenandoah Information
Woodlands Mariott Waterway
Closest Hotels

*Additional Sponsors are still needed. Contact Mike for more info 832 331 4846

We’re Moving Forward With Real Estate Barcamp Houston

Michael Price — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:05:31 +0000

We’ve decided to push forward with REBarcamp Houston. That means we’re going to need some extra help getting the word out and get more sponsors. I am going to look at a facility near The Woodlands tomorrow that will be perfect for our needs.

If you’re attending please RSVP so we can start getting a head count. If you know of an individual or company who can sponsor, please have them contact me. Sponsorship is only $250.

Rich Jacobson with Active Rain is stepping up in a big way, he is even coming in a day early to help us get set up. Lani has offered to take a more active role as well. More details will be forthcoming. We will be establishing the sponsorship payment page in the next couple of days.