Just In: April existing home sales rise by 2.9 percent

Pam | May 27, 2009

Existing home sales post 2.9 percent monthly increase in April as buyers snap up bargains.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A real estate group says sales of previously occupied homes rose modestly from March to April as buyers swooped in to take advantage of prices that were 15.4 percent below year-ago levels.
The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday [...]

5 Common Press Release Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Pam | May 16, 2009

It is safe to assume that many of you are using traditional or print campaigns for your media efforts but how many timber framers are incorporating ePR or electronic press releases?
Posted from HubSpot.com
Online PR can be a powerful complement to traditional media from both a branding and messaging standpoint; however, there are a multitude of [...]

Updates to Google’s Search Engine

Pam | May 13, 2009

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NAHB Honors The Year’s Best In Green Home Building

Pam | May 12, 2009

On May 11th, home building industry leaders where honored as the best in green residential design and outstanding advocacy efforts at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Green Building Awards.
The sold-out awards dinner on May 8 kicked off the 11th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference, which was held in Dallas last weekend. [...]

Green Business of the Year

Pam | May 12, 2009

We often hear about how great and “green” companies are but Mountain Rose Herbs, the 2008 People’s Choice for Green Business of the Year, does more than sell organic spices and teas. From Eugene, OR, the company runs chemical-free facilities and relies on recycled materials to ship its products.
With 60 employees, the Mountain Rose Herbs generates [...]

SEO Software Tips

Pam | May 9, 2009

Reposted from Website Magazine
Search engine optimization today is more challenging than ever. Many Web professionals have opted to take advantage of SEO software to minimize the learning curve and help manage their overall Internet marketing campaigns. While some purists might argue that there is no substitute for manually optimizing your site, the truth is that [...]

More News from the World of Twitter

admin | May 7, 2009

Santosh Jayaram, Twitter’s VP of Operations recently announced that Twitter will soon start crawling and indexing links that are listed in tweets.
If you visit TinyURL’s home page you’ll note that the site claims more than 222 million links that have been shrunk for Twitter. This information does not include the other URL shrinking services available [...]

VT & NH Companies: Great Marketing Event Coming Up

admin | May 4, 2009

Although it’s not a building and Timber Frame event, this is a fantastic marketing conference that will certainly provide you with a tremendous amount of great information.

Taking place on June 4th and 5th at the beautiful Burlington, VT Hilton, the Vermont/New Hampshire Marketing Group is excited to give you the first glimpse of its 2009 [...]

World Stocks Rally with News of ‘upbeat’ U.S. Housing Market

admin | May 4, 2009

World stocks rose sharply on Monday as further upbeat U.S. housing data reinforced market hopes that the world’s largest economy may be beginning to show signs of a recovery. In Europe, Germany’s DAX was up 124.65 points, or 2.6 per cent, at 4,894.10, while France’s CAC-40 rose 74.18 points, or 2.4 per cent, to 3,234.03.
Trading [...]

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