Comments on: Using Outlook to keep in touch with your SOI (Sphere of Influence) http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/ News About Real Estate Social Media, Marketing, Technology Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:09:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Amy Chorew http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/#comment-33443 Amy Chorew Tue, 26 May 2009 13:14:20 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=13037#comment-33443 Jim, can you do recurring appts? And set up actions plans that is the item that is missing in most programs. Thanks for the tips, will look into it. I just installed google apps and am playing with the sync so I don't need a exchange server anymore. We will see :) Jim, can you do recurring appts? And set up actions plans that is the item that is missing in most programs. Thanks for the tips, will look into it.

I just installed google apps and am playing with the sync so I don’t need a exchange server anymore. We will see :)

]]> By: Jim Gatos http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/#comment-33442 Jim Gatos Tue, 26 May 2009 10:19:37 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=13037#comment-33442 I honestly think my combination is fine for me, Thunderbird and Openoffice. Too bad I can't find any openoffice base templates for real estate agents. I honestly think my combination is fine for me, Thunderbird and Openoffice. Too bad I can’t find any openoffice base templates for real estate agents.

]]> By: Jim Gatos http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/#comment-33430 Jim Gatos Tue, 26 May 2009 01:52:45 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=13037#comment-33430 I use Mozilla Thunderbird with a couple of extensions, most notably lightning and contacts sidebar. Also I use vcs support. I can do everything that Outlook does and I don't pay for software. I use Mozilla Thunderbird with a couple of extensions, most notably lightning and contacts sidebar. Also I use vcs support. I can do everything that Outlook does and I don’t pay for software.

]]> By: Dan Connolly http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/#comment-33382 Dan Connolly Mon, 25 May 2009 05:22:38 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=13037#comment-33382 Outlook's Business Contact Manager is a great program. Definitely it is worth the extra $$. I am using the 2003 version. The only drawback is that it doesn't make it easy to keep info on spouses together in the same contact folder. Other than that I don't have any complaints. Outlook’s Business Contact Manager is a great program. Definitely it is worth the extra $$. I am using the 2003 version. The only drawback is that it doesn’t make it easy to keep info on spouses together in the same contact folder. Other than that I don’t have any complaints.

]]> By: Steve Beam http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/using-outlook-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-soi-sphere-of-influence/#comment-33378 Steve Beam Mon, 25 May 2009 00:06:31 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=13037#comment-33378 Some people like Microsoft Outlook and the Office suite but I find it to be cumbersome and everything I do seems to involve so many steps I have to print out the directions and follow along. Just importing names and addresses from excel into word to make labels is enough to make me crazy. I have the new 2007 suite and hoped it would make life easier but it seems worse. It should just work and it doesn't. I do use Outlook but only by default. I also use Agent Office which is a disaster too. Yep I'm frustrated with all my CRM tools. Some people like Microsoft Outlook and the Office suite but I find it to be cumbersome and everything I do seems to involve so many steps I have to print out the directions and follow along. Just importing names and addresses from excel into word to make labels is enough to make me crazy. I have the new 2007 suite and hoped it would make life easier but it seems worse. It should just work and it doesn’t.

I do use Outlook but only by default. I also use Agent Office which is a disaster too. Yep I’m frustrated with all my CRM tools.

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