What is ReBarCamp?
January 10, 2010 by BradSage
Filed under featured content, Real Estate, REBarmpTO, Toronto
Photos by Bill Lublin
To understand what REBarCamp is, let me tell you what it is NOT. REBarCamp is not a convention or seminar designed to make money. It is Free. Not mostly free, not almost Free. Free. REBarCamp is NOT a smoothly disguised “seminar” to sell you something. There is NO SELLING at REBarCamp. So that is what REBarCamp is not… What is it?
Photos by Bill Lublin
It is an “un-conference. REBarCamp is a one day “get-together” of some of the smartest social media marketing minds in Real Estate, that anyone can attend. There is NO preset agenda. Attendees actually decide what the sessions will be (what YOU want to learn from these minds) first thing in the morning. We write the desired sessions on a big whiteboard, and then divide the sessions into tracks, so there is always 3-5 sessions going at one time. Here is one more very unique thing about REBarCamp. The sessions are NOT presentations, they are CONVERSATIONS. The experts in the room will often givea 15-20 minute talk on a subject to get the conversation going, and then open the room to question and answer. If you have a question or a statement, ask it. If you have an answer, offer it. If you have nothing to add to a conversation, REBarCamp is not for you. There are NO attendees at REBarCamp, only PARTICIPANTS.
Some REBarCamp sessions from previous REBarCamps include Why your RE website is failing, How to use LinkedIn to create leads, Understanding Listing Syndication, Getting the most out of your IDX, Maximizing Internet Lead Conversion, everything you need to know about Facebook, and How to use Twitter to establish, gain and engage your sphere of influence. But at REBarCampSD, YOU will decide what you want to talk about, so be there early!!
Social media is the new Real Estate Marketing Landscape, and REBarcamp could possible be YOUR best opportunity in invest in your future…
by Todd Carpenter
Richard Silver on Sat, 30th Jan 2010 1:34 pm
Great article Brad. You nailed it…especially in the second paragraph!
BradSage on Sun, 31st Jan 2010 3:08 pm
I would love to take credit but that was written by Todd Carpenter.
Agneza Vujkov on Sun, 31st Jan 2010 4:46 pm
What a great idea. There are professionals without any idea how important the Social media is.
I have to work on, to work to gain more knowledge about all of the opportunities which we have to grab, but wisely, KNOWING why we do it.
This is the moment when I am working on my http://www.agneza.com I have neglected it, and IT IS NOT GOOD. So, let me do my best, the right moment is NOW, and I am going to take the first baby step to have it improved. the REBarcamp is something I am looking forward to participate.
Gigi von Anrep on Mon, 1st Feb 2010 8:24 am
I really admire you, the organizers, for being so generous with your time and sharing this knowledge with the rest of us! I think this idea is amazing!
Richard Silver on Mon, 1st Feb 2010 5:48 pm
Many Thanks Gigi! Now help get the word out that we need more sponsors and donors to be able to provide the best experience ever…Cheers
Linda Chu on Tue, 2nd Feb 2010 1:44 pm
I feel I’m in the dark with social media, thanks so much for organizing, sharing and generally being “good guys” to do this. What kind of sponsors are you looking for?
Peter Sigurdson on Thu, 10th Feb 2011 2:21 pm
Right Answer, Wrong Question
Back in the 1950s, just after the transistor was invented, the best engineering minds were going crazy trying to figure out how to hook up a transistor to work like a Vacuum Tube. It took a while to get it that they needed to play to the strengths of the transistor. With social media, we’re trying to monitize it – make it work like old economy economic machinery: Minimize Costs/Maximize return/Force Buyers to buy. The whole Internet meme is based on the gift economy. The people who wrote the foundational software did it for free, to implement their visions of a perfected world. Get with the gift economy, build relationships, and contribute without thought of what you’re going to get back.
THAT’S who we do it!
Julia Zelnina on Sun, 13th Feb 2011 3:47 pm
Great idea and website! WordPress rules!