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MG Marketing Charitable Trust launch new Education Fund

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Info

[ad_1] The MG Marketing Charitable Trust (MG Trust) is delighted to announce details of its new grower education fund. The MG Trust was launched last year to contribute towards the general improvement, capability and profile of the horticulture industry in New Zealand. In addition to allocating funding to six projects at their inaugural meeting, the…

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this generation will change everything

Posted on May 18, 2010 by swiggs

As you know I really believe in the Generations and their relevance to how and what they purchase. When it comes to Real Estate this is particularly important because you need to identify which property would suit a certain type of person and then from there you need to work out the way that you…

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Do You Need To Sell Your House Now?

Posted on November 22, 2009 by swiggs

Selling your house in a market where there is a very stiff competition with other properties is incredibly a tough thing to do. You need to ask yourself the question. Why am I selling? If you want to sell then prepare for it and if you need to sell then prepare for that as well….

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First Impressions Count!

Posted on September 27, 2009 by swiggs

The first impression must be positive when a buyer visits your property for sale. A home that “shows well, sells well”. Our experience constantly indicates that a well presented home will sell more quickly and, usually, for a higher price. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. In preparing your home…

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Educate to Motivate – It's In The Plan

Posted on August 9, 2009 by swiggs

When you come to selling your home you need to understand how it is going to be done by the agent you employ. Or if you so wish to do it yourself you will then really need to knowhow it’s done – you will be all alone. But well before this stage of the game…

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Internet Marketing For Real Estate – Is It Worth The Fuss?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by swiggs

Internet marketing is a tough question on its effectiveness and if it actually works or not. For some people it works wonders, and for some its just not worth the time you put into it. I believe in internet marketing and I believe that it will play an increasing part in the way Real Estate…

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Social Networking and Real Estate Marketing

Posted on March 15, 2009 by swiggs

Are the days of having a party at your home inviting friends and family around and possible clients gone. In one way yes and in another way its taken on a whole new form. The old days of making some useful contacts, get referrals and meet prospective clients through events like these prties or dinners or…

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Affiliate Marketing and Article Marketing

Posted on March 1, 2009 by swiggs

Affiliate marketers ignore article marketing at their cost. Do you want more customers and more money or less of both? Ignore the following reasons to let someone do your article writing for you when you market your goods at your own cost! Any successful online marketer will tell you why “You Should Outsource Your Article…

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Home Staging and its Importance in Todays Market

Posted on February 25, 2009 by swiggs

If you are one of the tens of thousands of homeowners attempting to sell your home at any one time now then you know how hard it is becoming to both get people to the home and once there get them to like it enough to put an offer on it. You will have been undoubtedly been…

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Bloggers, Social Networkers and Marketing Stratergies. Help Is Here.

Posted on January 13, 2009 by swiggs

As you are probably aware by now I am very interesting in Social Networking and online marketing. This interest is leading me to some awesome contacts around the globe and opening my eyes to many different stratergies when it comes to marketing online and also in the offline world. If you look at my post…

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Selling your house in 2009

Posted on January 5, 2009 by swiggs

Marketing, price, presentation Christmas and New Year is over. We are pretty much now beginning the 2009 year off back into work. I was back at work today to a bombardment of paperwork to be completed. The joys of life. As I said in my previous posts I said 2009 will be a year for…

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Christchurch Real Estate Market November/December 2008 Moving Along… Maybe

Posted on December 11, 2008 by swiggs

The Christchurch Real Estate Market was alive and well today. Harcourts Grenadier held 18 Auctions today. After all were conducted the results were quite good. 8 properties sold under the hammer, 2 were sold prior and 2 were sold after the property was passed in and it sounds as though a few will be under…

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A Tutorial on How to Create Great Video Slideshows For Your Listing

Posted on December 4, 2008 by swiggs

  If you are wanting to market a property on the internet you need to have an edge on the marketing. Video is something that both engages the audience and wows them. On my YouTube channel I have done a comprehensive tutorial on making a video slideshow using windows movie maker. There is three parts…

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My House Hasn't Sold – Should I Take it Off The Market?

Posted on October 19, 2008 by swiggs

  Sellers around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to sell their homes. Two years ago sellers could put their homes on the market and slap a for sale sign in the yard, and buyers would inevitably come. As an agent in New Plymouth, I feel very fortunate to live in a city with…

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Marketing Real Estate to Generation Y

Posted on August 12, 2008 by swiggs

This is the 21st Century. Gone are the labourage days and the days where it takes a week to get any type of response to a request. This was what the Baby Boomers and some of the Generation X people went through. This is the communication age. This is the era where we have social…

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Important points to market your home online.

Posted on June 18, 2008 by swiggs

In today’s technology driven world, more and more buyers are turning to the internet to look for a home. As I stated in my last post I have found that almost all my buyers are looking at the property on the intenet before considering looking at it in person. And with so many homes on…

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The internet and our lives

Posted on June 16, 2008 by swiggs

I have just come back from a quick trip to Sydney where I was learning about how the internet is starting to dominate our lives. And the startling fact is that it is actually far more dominating than I think any of us realise. Think about it. Where do we go to look anything up….

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Proactive People

Posted on May 9, 2008 by swiggs

I commend everyone who puts out newsletters, emails or blogs. I highly commend people who have their own websites and work towards establishing themseves an online presence. I have three online bussiness that make me a very good income. And they all help people in different ways. The people that do this I call proactive…

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