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4 Steps to Building Your Brand and Marketing Pieces for FREE!

This one is a Doozie!! I know my past few posts have been about one cool tool or another, but trust me on this one too, as it is COOL!

As many businesses such as Stagers, and Real Estate Virtual Assistants know, one of the first priorities to getting off the ground is to create a "brand" for your company, and reflect that in your marketing pieces. From logos, to letterhead, envelopes, business cards and brochures, you name it, WE NEED IT! However, as talented as we are in our businesses, we are not all capable of being graphic designers and desktop publishers to create the "look" we would like. In comes Branddoozie! 

This is a 4 step free online tool that will create all the marketing pieces I mentioned above, in a slick Web 2.0 interface that is so easy to use!! You can pick your color palette, fonts, design your logo, and with a click of the mouse your materials are all coordinated and ready to print. If you want to add your own photos, go ahead! Have fun and play with this CREATIVE, FUN, FREE online tool.

 

Laura Monroe | Real Estate Virtual Assistant | Copyright 2008

Creative Agent Solutions.com

 

I am the CEO of Creative Agent Solutions.com. My team and I assist real estate professionals in implementing online marketing strategies, Wordpress, social media, and business systems to catapult exposure and dominance in their marketplace, while focusing on productivity and the bottom line.

Copyright 2010 Laura Monroe | Real Estate Virtual Assistant

Creative Agent Solutions.com  916.343.3823

Comments

Laura - Thanks for sharing.  I have bookmarket this to go back and play with later when I have some time.

Posted by Pam Dent - REALTOR Charlottesville Virginia Homes and Horse Farms (Montague Miller & Company) over 3 years ago

Evening Laura,  That is a very cool site.  I signed up and plan to do a bit of exploring !  Thanks !

Posted by Bill Gillhespy Fort Myers Beach Realtor Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos (16 Sunview Blvd) over 3 years ago

Hi Pam~ Its superfun, I've spent an hour or so playing already!

Hi Bill~ You bet, have fun with it!

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Thanks, I bookmarked the site and will work with it sometime.

Thanks.

Posted by Aventura | Bal Harbour | Sunny Isles Beach | REALTOR® 786-229-7999 (SIB REALTY, Llc // WaterWayRealty.com) over 3 years ago

I was playing around on their site.  It said the beta ended yesterday.  There is no mention of pricing for future use.

Posted by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (808) 384-5645 (Century 21 Liberty Homes ) over 3 years ago

Aventura~ Your welcome, enjoy:)

Aloha Randy! I know, I saw that and signed up anyway with no problems. I'm not sure about future pricing, but will keep my eye open. Hope all is well with you!

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Laura, this looks "fabulous."  How fun to try...although I've had a designer do my logo, I can see what else I can come up with! I love stuff like this - of course. ;-)

Pepper

Posted by Teri Ellis at Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC over 3 years ago

Laura~ I am bookmarking that site and I will play with it later when I have time.  Thanks for sahring!

Posted by Owensboro KY Real Estate Agent Vickie McCartney Broker Owensboro Ky (Maverick Realty) over 3 years ago

Looks cool, I'll give it a shot with my "SOLD by Friday!" slogan.

 

JoelFridayHomes.com

Posted by Joel Friday, e-PRO SFR Andover Coon Rapids (Keller Williams Classic Realty) over 3 years ago

Laura, this is my first time reading your blog. You deserve a feauture for this helpful tip. Thanks for a great share. It certainly looks like a site I could use and right away, I will pay more attention to you in the future. Take care.

Posted by Dionne Morgan Broker REALTOR®,GRI, e-PRO (Realty World Solano Realty) over 3 years ago

Hi Teri- Yes, you're like me, we love to play around with this stuff, especially user friendly stuff:) And yes, I see alot of Red in those color choices:)

 

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Vickie~ You are welcome, it is really slick to play with. Take care.

Joel~ I think that's a great line, love it. It would look great on a postcard or bsuiness card:)

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Laura: Thank you for the link to this site. I played with it a little bit and am looking forward to doing more.

Posted by Michelle Minch Home Staging Los Angeles & Pasadena, CA (Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA) over 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing the site.  Looks like it can be usefull and as soon as I have more time I will check it out a little further,

Posted by Bill Parecki RS, ABR, RDCPro, SFR, E-Pro, CFA (Hawaiian Island Homes, Ltd) over 3 years ago

This looks like something that could work for us we will check it out. Thanks!

Posted by Patty Carroll over 3 years ago

Dione~ Well thank you:) I always appreciate my readers, and you'll that I love tools like these and tend to blab quite a bit:)

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Hi Michelle~ your welcome, I wish something like this had been around a few years ago!

Hi Bill~ You bet> Thanks for stopping by;)

Hi Patty & Scott- Yes, try it, its really fun..and looks to be very good quality!

Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 3 years ago

Laura ~ I'm going to check the website out... thanks for sharing.

Posted by Debbie Summers - MoveToLakeMary.com or 407-758-1020 (Charles Rutenberg Realty - Orlando, Florida) over 3 years ago

Laura, thanks so much for sharing this site.  Hope it's just what I have been looking for. 

Posted by Ginger Foust-Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging (Certified Staging Professional) over 3 years ago

I will go back and register.  Thank you for the follow-up.

Posted by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (808) 384-5645 (Century 21 Liberty Homes ) over 3 years ago

Laura - This does loo like a great one.  I will check it out as well.  It will be interesting to see future pricing when they add that.

Posted by Steve Scheer - Highlands Ranch Real Estate - Denver Real Estate (Realty Oasis - Metro Brokers) over 3 years ago

thanks for the tip. looks like fun. brand is always a great idea to explore.

cheers

Posted by Gary Bolen (CRS) Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information (McCall Realty) over 3 years ago

Hey thanks! I'll go check it out tomorrow. I saved it to my favorites. I'm always up for another new idea.

Posted by Lizette Fitzpatrick - Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes - Horse Farms (Lizette Realty - Lexington KY - Richmond KY) over 3 years ago

Nice! I'll have to check out what they are offering.

Thanks!

Cheers,

A~

Picture of Real Estate Media: Adam Hankey - Design & Marketing of MLS sites (InterCoastal Net Designs)

Posted by Adam Hankey - Internet Marketing, MLS IDX, Web Design ( SEO Director - InterCoastal Net Designs) over 3 years ago

cool, thanks for offering this!

Posted by Anna Matsunaga (Team Momentum Keller Williams Realty Tacoma) over 3 years ago

laura, I will have to play around with it a little.  thanks. aj

Posted by Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer (A Large Bank in America) over 3 years ago

Thanks.

Grace

Posted by Grace Keng, CRS, CDPE, SRES,(408) 799-8887 (Keller Williams Realty Cupertino) over 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing this terrific website. Will have to check back later when have time to play around with it.

Posted by Benjamin Realty LLC over 3 years ago

This looks totally cool - thanks for the heads up

 

Posted by Susan (Sells Short Sales) Goulding NorCal - Tracy & Mountain House (Crown Key Realty) over 3 years ago

Thank you for the information.  I went and checked it out, looking forward to giving it a try!

Posted by Brooke Shepherd & Livia Smith (Keller Williams Clients' Choice - Smith & Shepherd) over 3 years ago

This looks like a really fun and helpful tool.  Will go back to play. Thanks!

Posted by Judy Peterson (Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors Devon ) over 3 years ago

Cool, I am going to go and checkit out right now.

Posted by Jean Hanley (Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters) over 3 years ago

Laura,

I just looked at it and it says the free beta ended on August 15.  I did find where you could register to try it for free.  It looks interesting, but am gong to try later when I have more time to play.  Thanks for the information.  I love stuff like this!!

 

Thanks

Posted by Earleene Woods, ASP, CRS, GRI (Keller Williams Experience Realty) over 3 years ago

thanks for the new tip..I have saved the site for future use..

Posted by Michael Shankman Selling Las Vegas 702-498-3383 (Realty One Group) over 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing, I will explore it!

Posted by Wendy Timmons - Temecula Realtor (Century 21Wright) over 3 years ago

Laura - THANK YOU!  This is awesome!

Posted by Carol Smith (Casmi Photography) over 3 years ago

Another great idea shared so we can work smarter.  Thanks!

 

Posted by Red Hot Atlanta Homes - Kathy Seger & Ben Staten (RE/MAX Around Atlanta) over 3 years ago

Laura, can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing and letting us know. It is amazing how everyone finds these great places for all us to try. Good detective work! Thanks again!

By the way, someone told me that you had moved but I still see Rocklin on your site. Is it true?

Posted by Gena Riede, Real Estate Broker Sacramento CA Real Estate (916) 417-2699 (Riede Real Estate, Lic. 01310792) over 3 years ago

Will try it.  Thanks for sharing!

Posted by Liz Kennedy ~ Stage It Simple, Bedford, TX (Stage It Simple) over 3 years ago

Thank you for the tip.  Looks like that will be a very useful tool.

Posted by Seth Callen (Layered Artwork XChange) over 3 years ago

I have bookmarked this post so that I can come back later and play with it.

Posted by Christine Donovan Costa Mesa CA Homes Broker/Attorney 800-610-7253 DRE01267479 (Donovan Blatt Team - Donovan Group Realty) over 3 years ago

Thanks for the info!

Posted by Susan Hilton Texas Aggie Real Estate College Station Bryan Texas Real Estate (CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.) over 3 years ago

Laura,  Thanks for the cool site!  I'll continue checking it out.  Mike

Posted by Mike Miller (Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, Inc.) over 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing.  I'm off to play with it now and see what it offers!

Posted by Christina Ethridge (The North Idaho Dream Team powered by SKE Realty Group) over 3 years ago

Great find Laura! ;-)

 

Posted by Jennifer Wilson - Agent Solutions (Agent Solutions) over 3 years ago

I checked it out quickly and it looks very interesting!  We have been talking about looking into this and it is great that this is a free resource!

 

Thanks!

Posted by Sue Shockley (Setting the Space) over 3 years ago

Laura - looks like a great tool - thanks for sharing!

Posted by Lidia Griffin - Real Estate Virtual Assistant (Majenic Virtual Solutions) over 3 years ago

Laura,

Thanks for the information.  I did submit a question regarding uploading a logo.  The are working on this feature and it should be added soon.  I found the logo builder to be somewhat limited, but they are already addressing the issue.  I think that we will definitely use this for our Raleigh Home Staging materials.  I can't wait to see what the pricing is for printing.  Thanks again

Posted by Raleigh Home Staging and Design -Michele Kurelich (Triangle Home Staging & Design/Lasting Impressions) over 3 years ago

Laura,

I worked some on the site over the weekend. It is limited with graphics and graphic designs and with the ability to download a logo file created on their site.

When I saw your post,I was hoping to be able to create a graphic designed logo on their site. I am actually trying to find such a resource. Like Michele above asking to upload a logo, I in a feedback asked about downloading the logo from their site.

Here is their response.

Thanks for the feedback Richard.  We are currently working on building our a new and more robust logo builder.  We will be adding graphics and a download logo feature.  We plan on integrating the new logo builder within the four weeks.  If you have anymore questions or comments we would love to hear them.

Thanks
The BrandDoozie Team

Posted by Richard Smith FHA VA Rural Development in TN GA over 3 years ago

We have a brand and we have a logo but I want to check out the marketing tools, we need all we can get for todays Real Estate Market in Texas.

 

Posted by TEAM STANLEY, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA "Pete" Stanley (Coldwell Banker Residential, Prescott AZ.) over 3 years ago

WOW..Cannot wait to check this site out..sounds very interesting...thanks for sharing..

Posted by MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC ) over 3 years ago

Laura, THis looks exceptionally cool.. I can't wait to go play with this tool.. Thanks so much for sharing.. God bless,

Posted by Cheryl Gilliam Home Staging-Hickory NC (Just Heavenly Decor & Design) over 3 years ago

I found this when I was searching for a video converter - Looks like a great find - particularly because it's FREE.  Thanks

Posted by Cathy Tishhouse Royal Oak Real Estate (RE/MAX Showcase Homes) over 3 years ago

Laura,

This sounds great - I can't wait to try it!

Take Care,     Laurie

Posted by Laurie Logan-South Central WI Real Estate (Prudential Community Realty, Broker Associate) over 3 years ago

I'm going to check this out now. Thanks for sharing!!

Posted by Melissa Sall ~ Belmont County ~ Ohio ~ Realtor (Sulek & Dutton Real Estate) over 3 years ago

Thanks for the post. I checked it out and it looks like a fun tool. I am going to go back now :)

Posted by Wendy Timmons - Temecula Realtor (Century 21Wright) over 3 years ago

Laura- Thanks for yet another great tool! Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Skye Hawk, NAR Cert. REPA (Virtual Assistant) (At Your Service! Virtual Assistant Specialists) over 3 years ago

Laura - I checked this out thoroughly and liked it a lot, but it did take a little time to get comfortable using (like anything new.)  Interesting how many people commented they will "play around with it when they have more time..."  We're all too busy!  But a good hour and I was well-versed with it...

Posted by Elena Malfi (Behind Every Agent) over 3 years ago

Thanks for the help.  We can all use a little help here and there.  t

Posted by Terrylynn Fisher, HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CEP Realtor, Etc. (Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com) over 3 years ago

Hi Laura: Thank you for this. I have read through your blog this morning and bookmarked a bunch of pages of apps to try out. I'm always looking for new freebies online, so now I know where to come. Right here. You have a boatload of suggestions on your blog. Thanks!!!

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Posted by Elizabeth Weintraub, Sacramento Short Sale Agent, Land Park, #00697006 Lyon RE (Lyon Real Estate #00697006) over 3 years ago

Hi Laura...Congratulation on your feature post..I'm going to bookmark this post and check out this tool too.

Cheers, Thanks for sharing

Posted by Victoria Realtor Fred Carver ACRE 250-598-2963 Accredited Consultant (Re/Max Camosun Real Estate) over 3 years ago

Laura, you are such a great resource on AR, thanks so much for the cool blogs you make, I have bookmarked you again!

Kathy Dyer

Posted by Kathy Dyer Roseville Sacramento Staging Real Estate Home Stager Services (One Step Staging- Home Staging services Roseville/Sac areas) over 3 years ago

Looks like it will be worth using. Thanks for turning everyone on AR onto easier, better ways to do our job.

Posted by Jeff Judge, Baltimore's FHA/VA Purchase, Streamline, and Reverse Mortgage Expert (Eagle Nationwide Mortgage) over 3 years ago

Wow!  I checked this out.  Very cool.  I am sending it to our office administrator.  I think we can use this

Posted by Leslie Stewart – Realtor ®, CRS, eCertified (Prudential Real Estate Professionals) over 3 years ago

Laura,

This is Awesome! I love new techie tools and you certainly offer a great wealth of information for us to keep abreast in this business and implement professional features into our practice. Thanks a Bunch  Kudos on this outstanding Blog!

Posted by Jaclyn Erwin, ABR, SFR, REALTOR® / BROKER (Jackson Erwin Realty, Inc.) over 3 years ago

Hi Laura --

Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for some easy logo tools. I'll see how this works!

-- Bo Petty   http://www.bopetty.com

Posted by Bo Petty (Metro Gold Financial) over 3 years ago

Laura ~ your post was good timing for me.  I've been so busy and I need to step back and *breathe* some design into my business, as opposed to being on the exporting end. ;)

Thanks for the tip.

~~susan

Posted by Susan Cunningham* r.e.VISION ~ Suwanee,GA (NE Atlanta Home Staging) over 3 years ago

Something we do not have yet, a logo.  Thanks for recommending this site.  Will definately check it out.  I am always curious to know how all of you AR people find these freebies all the time?

Posted by Troy Erickson - Your Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek Realtor (Terra Solis Realty, LLC) about 3 years ago

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