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OCLC launching library support campaignThe Dublin-based computerized library catalogue giant said Tuesday that the grant to its library cooperative initially will fund campaigns in Georgia and Iowa but other communities around the nation will be added later in the spring.
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OCLC launching library support campaign - Bizjournals.com
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“Few people are aware of how their libraries are funded and of the increasingly fragile state of library funding,” Cathy De Rosa, OCLC’s global vice president of marketing., said in a release. “It is our goal that the campaign model jointly created and piloted with local communities can provide a road map for building awareness of the vital services libraries provide and how to convert that awareness into increased support.”
OCLC said it is working with Chicago-based advertising agency Leo Burnett USA Inc. to design and test the support campaigns in the pilot markets. The campaigns will be a combination of advertising, online initiatives and grassroots community efforts.
The company plans to solicit proposals from libraries looking to participate and award smaller grants to support specific campaigns. Plans call for having campaign materials and guides available for libraries nationwide later this year, OCLC said.
OCLC, formerly known as Online Computer Library System, runs cataloguing, reference, online content and other Web-based services to 69,000 libraries worldwide. The nonprofit is one of Central Ohio’s 100 largest employers, with 750 area employees and 1,350 workers company-wide, according to Columbus Business First research.
Jun 08, 2006 by GO BRUINS | Posted in Renting & Real Estate
How hard is it to find tenants to rent a house in Atlanta GA? Are there any homeowners now finding difficulty in leasing their residence or condo?
Check craistlist.
judgemartiniz | Jun 10, 2006
question is there any international markets in Gainesville Georgia?
Apr 07, 2007 by Josh H | Posted in Atlanta
Yes yes yes Gainesville is becoming very international. The area around Browns Bridge and Atlanta Highway has many International Markets and small shops specializing in products for and services to different nationalities. Many are oriented to one section such as Hispanic or oriental.
Here are some you can find more at www.switchboard.com The larger grocery stores have international foods sections too.
La Mexicana Supermarket (770) 534-3176 | 1282 Industrial Blvd Gainesville, GA
Vietnamese Market (770) 531-0419 | 210 Atlanta Hwy # 4 Gainesville, GA
Supermercado Tamazula (770) 531-1740 | 2745 Sardis Rd Gainesville, GA
Latina Americana 770) 287-3903 | Gainesville, GA
There is a nice International shopping center just off Browns Bridge Road where Blue Ridge Shopping Center once was.
Georgia Hispanic Chamber (770) 457-6733 and Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Phone: 770-532-6206
can both offer more detailed info.
BTW Decatur is about an hour from Gainesville. It would be closer to take 985S to *% and get off at Jimmy Carter Blvd and go to the huge International Mall there. That's only 15-20 min from Gainesville and features shops and merchandice from all over the world.
A F | Apr 08, 2007
How is the Georgia Real-Estate Market, are agents doing well in this state?
Apr 20, 2007 by JessyAnne | Posted in Renting & Real Estate
I know in certain regions of the country property prices are higher than others, with Georgia home prices being lower than those of California and New York properties, are Georgia realtors making good money? I hear it can take an average of about 6-months to a year to start making money, is this a an accurate time frame for Georgia realtors? Any other advice from new or experianced realtors would be helpful.
YES FOR ONLY $1,500.00 YOU TOO CAN SELL REAL ESTATE! This is the great lie all realtors are told! Yes, for $1,500.00 you can take classes (at least that’s the cost in Birmingham, Alabama) to learn everything you need to get your license, but not much on what it really takes to sell homes.
Most experienced agent do not want to bother with newer agents. When I first started, over two years ago, I was with a different company (Birmingham’s largest real estate company at the time) and I remember asking some of the older agents for help. While a few would help, for the most part, I was told, you just got your license, you should know what you’re doing. Now I’m with Keller Williams Realty, North America’s fastest growing realty company, and since it is the only realty company with profit sharing, every agent in the office has a financial gain in how well that office does, so everyone is more then willing to help out, but more on Keller Williams later.
First we will talk about what it takes to be a realtor, then we will talk cost – for if you do not have what it takes, you will be throwing money away, no matter what the cost is. If you have what it takes, it is well worth the cost!!!
You should be out-going, not afraid to talk with strangers you meet in the mall, stores, etc. You can’t get all bummed out with rejections, trust me, you will get allot of rejections in this line of business. You also need to be a good teacher as well as a good listener. And most of all, if you can remain calm when the world around you is going to pieces, you will make a good realtor.
If you read some of the questions and answers from Yahoo, you will see EVERYTHING is the realtor’s fault, and allot of times, this is true, not because realtors are bad people or trying to pull something (although some do). It is because the realtor did not take the time to explain to the Buyer/Seller how it all works, then if something goes wrong the client has no clue and feel they have been cheated.
Also, before I forget, EVERY realtor, works for a Broker, that is just how it works, but you will learn that in realty school. In Alabama you can not be a Broker until you been an agent for at least two years
COST
My first year I invested a total of $5,000.00 (Spread out over the year) over and above the cost of my classes and I only pulled in $3,000.00. For a total net income of minus $2,000.00 plus or minus a few hundred. This year, so far, I spent $2000.00 and made, to date $30,000.00. Next year I plan on doing even better!
As you can see, it cost money, but the rewards, well, they speak for them self!
Most real estate companies have what is called OT time (Opportunity Time). The way this works is, you are the agent of the day. You sit in the office and answer the phone. You mostly end up setting up showings for other agents listings, but if a call comes in with someone looking to sell or buy a home, you get that lead, remember, it is only a lead, it is up to you to turn in into a sale or listing. This is only an OK way to get clients. The BEST way is through marketing yourself. That is mainly where the bulk of my budget goes, to marketing myself.
If you remember earlier, I said each Keller Williams agent has a stake in how well the office does, I think, most Keller Williams agents are helping other people not just because of the profit sharing, but because this is just the type of people Keller Williams attracts! Keller Williams culture and belief is
WI4C2TS
W – Win-Win – or no deal ( make it a winning deal for everyone)
I – Integrity – Do the right thing
C – Commitment – In all things
C – Communication – Seek first to understand
C – Creativity – Ideas before results
C – Customers – Always come first (This one I truly believe in)
T – Team Work – Together Everyone Achieves More (another one I truly believe in)
T – Trust Starts with Honesty
S – Success – Results through people
Keller Williams has some GREAT in house training on how to get listings and market yourself, just to name two of its many classes. Best of all, if offers passive income through profit sharing!
Real estate is not for everyone, but it is a good business to be in, and yes, it is not a job, nor truly a career, it is a business you need to work and grow. True, you work for a broker, but you work as an independent. Most Brokers could care less if your selling or not, you pay a fee just to be in the office on top of your commission splits, so the brokers are not loosing any money on you. The most common split is 60/40 – you keep 60 and the broker gets 40. Some companies will let you keep 95 to 100%, but the monthly fee is like $1000.00. Each office is different. Keller Williams offers 70/30 splits for new agents, (Monthly fee, called a desk fee is $30.00- once again each office is different) then after you paid a set dollar amount for the year ($19,500.00 for my office) then you get to keep 100% for the rest of your anniversary year. You can, however start off at a 90/10 split, BUT then you must guarantee to pay that set amount. So for me, If I took the 90/10 split and only earned enough to have paid $17,500.00 in commissions to my office, at the end of my anniversary year, I would have to write a check to Keller Williams for $2,000.00. It is for this reason a 90/10 split is not recommended for newer agents, in fact, some Keller Williams brokers will not let new agents get the 90/10 split for that very reason.
Interview with Keller Williams Realty
The only real estate company that offers profit sharing
GREAT company to work for, GREAT training on how to market yourself, in any market.
If you would like more info on a career with Keller Williams Realty, go to my web page http://www.pauld-kw.com and on the top you will see "Sell a Property" Click on that, then click on "A career with Keller Williams" I think you will be very impressed. You can also e-mail or call me and I will be more then happy to talk to you about Keller Williams or send you some more information. pauld-kw@hotmail.com
If you do look into Keller Williams because of the information and end up going with them, remember my name when they ask, who would you like to be your sponsor. Just say Paul D. Dziedzic.
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