And today we introduce still another new contributor:
Jeff Turner is the founder, president and COO of Real Estate Shows, which produces internet commercials from Realtor-supplied photos. A life-long successful entrepreneur, Jeff is also the proud father of six children.
Readers here may be familiar with Jeff’s blog on ActiveRain. He also runs Rain for Change, a sort of direct-action community assistance weblog.
Jeff is a vendor, and I will tell you that we have been very careful in our relationships with vendors. “Everybody sells something,” which is a speech I think everyone should give at their next Toastmasters meeting. But there are two perils a weblog like ours confronts, should it become too engaged with vendors.
First is the charge of having sold out. I’d like to think we’re insulated from that, first by our sheer quantity of opinion-makers, and second by the raging diversity of those opinions.
The second peril is simply the cacophony of very polite clamoring from other vendors: “Why not us, too?”
We’re making an exception for Jeff. We trust him not to go all promotional on us, and he is simply too fine a writer to be missed. He even writes poetry…
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Brian Brady says:
Jeff Turner will be a tremendous addition to the roll. Welcome, Jeff.
January 23, 2007 — 7:46 am
Kris Berg says:
Oh-oh. I smell trouble. Jeff is a brilliant, funny, engaging writer (something I want to be when I grow up). This should be fun! And it may mark the last time a plastic pig can win at the Carnival.
January 23, 2007 — 7:59 am
Jeff Turner says:
Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m honored and truly looking forward to this.
Yes Greg, everybody sells something. Yes, I’m a “vendor.” Now, if everyone can get past that inconsequential piece of trivia, then I’ll try to get past the fact that my personal poetry site got listed in this intro!
Damn! I knew I should have never put that thing up.
January 23, 2007 — 10:25 am
The Lovely Wife says:
Ahhh. Jeff Turner. THIS is going to absolutely wonderful. I have known Jeff for awhile. He does not fit it into the category of vendor. We all sell something and that something is ourselves. You do not have to push people to buy anything from you. All you have to do is be you. Jeff understands that more than other person I know. Welcome to Blood Hound Jeff. Good to see you here.
Greg I am now part of your readership base. Now that I am here don’t ever make me behave. Cool? All my favorite men are all hanging here. Where they go…I go :)TLW…ROAR!
January 23, 2007 — 10:44 am
Greg Swann says:
> I’ll try to get past the fact that my personal poetry site got listed in this intro!
Poets are heroes, the progenitors and transmitters of all of human civilization. It’s no accident that the Bloodhound behind all of this is named Odysseus. Without Homer — none of us.
January 23, 2007 — 10:55 am
Jeff Turner says:
Homer? Oh, yeah. This is going to be fun AND educational!
January 23, 2007 — 11:56 am
teresa boardman says:
Jeff, what is a nice guy like you doing in a place like this? Now I’ll have to stop by to get my Jeff fix. If you come on over to my blog we could have a nice cup of tea and talk about the world of real estate.
January 23, 2007 — 4:22 pm
Jeff Turner says:
Teresa, I’m on my way over.
January 23, 2007 — 8:52 pm
Ines Hegedus-Garcia (from the RICK & INES team) says:
Jeff…what a great surprise. I agree with TLW, you don’t fit the “vendor” category, I found out about your product from other people, that’s what all of us aim for, not ever having to sell ourselves but let others do it for us. Great move Greg…very good move, and congratulations.
January 24, 2007 — 10:54 pm
Jeff Turner says:
Ines, as you already know, I’m a big fan of letting your actions do your talking. Thank you!!
January 25, 2007 — 8:52 am
Doug Scott says:
OK Jeff:
Show me your stuff. You know me as a very active user of Real Estate Shows as well as a strong advocate of your program. Glad you introduced me to this site.
Doug Scott
January 25, 2007 — 7:43 pm
Jeff Turner says:
Doug, my friend. I should have known you’d come looking for me. I’m ready to show you my stuff… bookmark this and you can stalk me whenever you choose! 🙂
https://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?author=17
January 26, 2007 — 8:09 am