Real Estate & Relocation ^ Colorado

Google yourself...

Sometime ago I wrote an article on Active Rain, a real estate blogsite about the importance of protecting your good name.  Most will agree, our reputation is very important.  These days it is so easy for someone to go on the internet and damage a reputation.

Glenn Roberts Jr. of Inman News picked up the blog and discussed it in Part 3: Web trends: Who's keeping track?  (I'd link to the article, but it is a subscription based site). 

Roberts discussed how another real estate blogger, Don Fabrizio-Garcia with Prudential Connecticut Realty in Danbury, CT was wrongfully accused of making a comment.  Don went through a week of pain before the comment was removed.

Don's example is one we should all heed.  Setting up a RSS feed to track when your name, your company's name is mentioned on the Internet is a wise thing to do.  It is easily done, and Google offers a service that is free.  So there is no excuse not to do it!

Anyone who's going to be in touch with consumers needs to know what is being said about them.  Whether it's in the real estate business or another industry.

Rich Jacobson who writes part of the Soundbite Blog and is with Windermere Real Estate/West Sound Inc. in Silverdale, Washington  feels it is important to monitor web content.  Doing so can uncover  things said about you, but  also  plagiarism.

Thanks to Glenn Roberts and Inman for making us famous for 15 minutes.  I hope you will follow through with the links and set up an RSS feed to protect yourself.

Do it now.

Fun at the Farmer's Market

An old tradition is new again with urban Farmers' Markets showing up all over the city and the 'burbs.  Nothing is more pleasurable than being able to pick your own fruits and vegetables and  cook them up fresh.  Denver's Farmers' Markets offer more than Farmer wares, gourmet prepared foods, arts and crafts are now regulars at the Markets. 

Many locations even offer specialty foods cooked on location.  Not only can you pick out your dinner, you can enjoy an open air breakfast of fresh baked goods and coffee brewed just right. 

Take a deep breath, relax and enjoy people (and pet watching) at your local Farmers' Market.  Don't be surprised if you see me there, picking out my fresh flower bouquet of the week!  Say "hi" and let's exchange notes...

Here are few locations to get you started:

• Aurora - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May 19 through Oct. 27. Smokey Hill Road and E-470 (Southlands Retail Center). Market Schedule for Tri-County Farmers' Markets
• Boulder - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through Nov. 3; 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, through October, 13th Street between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder Farmers' Market
• Denver - 7:30 a.m. to 1230 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 27, First Avenue and University Boulevard. Colorado Fresh Markets
• Denver City Park Esplanade - Sundays June 3 through October 28, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sullivan  Fountain at Colfax and City Park Esplanade (Across from the Tattered Cover, Denver,  CO) Colorado Fresh Markets
• Denver Civic Center - Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 in downtown's Civic Center Park at 14tyh and Bannock.  June 14th through September 27th (no market August 30th and September 6th) Market Schedule for Tri-County Farmers' Markets
• Denver Stapleton - Sundays June 17 through October 14, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 29thth & Quebec in the parking lot just north of the E 29th Avenue Town Center Colorado Fresh Markets
• Highlands Ranch - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, through October, Civic Green Park (between Lucent Boulevard and South Broadway). Metro Denver Farmers Market
• Lakewood's Heritage Center - 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.Thursdays, June 20 Ohio & wasdworth in Lakewood's Heritage Center parking lot. Denver Farmers Market
• Littleton - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through October, Southwest Plaza. Denver Farmers' Market
• Lone Tree - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May 12 to  Oct 27. South Yosemite Street and Maximus Drive (behind Treo's restaurant). Market Schedule for Tri-County Farmers' Markets
• Parker - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 to Oct. 28Mainstreet Center (Mainstreet on south side of road). Market Schedule for Tri-County Farmers' Markets
• Southwest Plaza - 8:00 - 2 p.m. Saturday beginning May 5, 2007. Wadsworth and Bowles Denver Farmers' Market
• Tamarac Square - 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday beginning June 18, 2007. Located at Tamarac & Hampden. Denver Farmers' Market
• Westminster - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, through October. West 105th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard

Picking  produce  can be tricky.  Ask the vendor for help.  If you prefer you can bone up on the Colorado Department of Agriculture site.   They have prepared a perfect primer for you.

Favorite veggie crop calendar