dorriecrossley

2008 was a good year for Zolve and we thank you for sharing it with us.

2009-01-01T00:04:00Z

2008 was very busy and productive at Zolve and we couldn't have done it without our entire team including members and staff. I'd like to extend our sincere thanks and compliments to all Zolve members for your participation and support in 2008. Through our continuing work together to grow the Zolve Referral Network, I believe that 2009 will be even more productive.

We've spent many months working behind the scenes to bring you new tools with opportunities for growing your business and developing more referrals through Zolve. The "project" is almost completed and will be launched in just a few weeks. As most of you know, this has been a live work in progress not without some inconvenience. It's been a great learning adventure for all of us. We appreciate your understanding and commitment as we've worked out the gremlins to benefit growing your businesses. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as we say goodbye to 2008 and welcome to 2009, I wish you all a very safe New Year's Eve and a Happy New Year. A friend gave me a daily calendar of The Secret and I know some of our members have read the book. I'd like to share with you the message from today's page. I figure we can all use a bit of positive self talk. It's just an affirmation for thought and I hope you enjoy it.

An affirmation for the rest of your life: "In the new picture of the coming years, I see my live growing and expanding in everything: in health, youth, and unlimited energy at all times and in all circumstances. I see myself in complete freedom. I see unlimited growth in my personal capacity, mental power, and intellectual brilliancy. I see constant improvement in all the elements of my personality and my body. I see daily growth in my wisdom, understanding, insight, and realization. I see myself in peace, harmony, love, and joy, and I see my character expanding to be stronger and more beautiful. I see the never-ending betterment of friends, associations, and environments. I see myself in everlasting joy and infinite bliss."

p.s. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday greetings!

Click on Contact Us to report Spam

2008-06-22T20:34:00Z

Please click on Contact Us at the bottom of any Zolve network page to send us a message if you have a question or concern. We will reply as soon as possible to help.

We have to apologize for this inconvenience. Some of you may have received a spam message posted on your board Friday. We identified and deleted the offending member "asmibaby" and the spam messages upon discovering this problem.

Many thanks to Liz Caraway for her quick response to this spam attack!!

We appreciate the great team work you have all shared in notifying us about receiving spam. Please let me know if any of you still have a spam message on your board that you are unable to remove. If you see a little orange "X" in the upper right corner of a board message, clicking on it will delete that board message. We are working on this delete feature, so some of you may not be seeing it on your board messages. That's okay, it will be available for you very soon!

Again, we apologize for this inconvenience. Please, let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Now lets get back to enjoying Zolve and thanks for helping us to grow the network!

Best Regards,

Dorrie

All Zolve Members - Gather your colleagues - Time is of the essence!

2008-05-21T19:48:52Z

Stay tuned to see Zolve’s newest features unwrapped to help you grow your business.

I’m keeping my promise to you. I’ve said that I would keep you informed and tell you when our updates were ready to be unwrapped to help you grow you business. The moment is drawing near!

We’ll be sending everyone an email to announce the newest features on the network and new login instructions. Please check your inbox for these notices.

After you receive these notices, you may also go to http://zolve.com to request an email to have your new login credentials sent to you.

It’s an exciting time here at Zolve! Take advantage of this great opportunity to work with all of your colleagues, expand your Sphere of Influence and grow your business with our powerful global real estate referral network!

Regards,

Dorrie Crossley
Community Manager
Zolve

Grow with Zolve!

2008-05-08T16:01:51Z

How's everyone doing? I just wanted to say "Hello" and let you know we're here testing and testing. If any of you have ever built a website you'll understand just how much work there is to be done. This is my first ground floor experience and I'm really enjoying it.

I've said it before and I will say it again...if you have any ideas, suggestions, comments or tools you want to see on the Zolve real estate referral network to help you grow your business...send them to me right away!! I want to know what your thinking.

Grow your business with Zolve today!

Dorrie

Watch for Zolve's new Blog Features!!

2008-04-18T17:59:09Z

Blog with Zolve!

Here are some of the features we are adding to our Blog platform!!

You will enjoy a fully customizable, free blog on Zolve. Your blog is completely brand-free so you can customize it completely. Choose from a dozen templates that you can easily modify without any programming know how. Or you can fully customize its look & feel using CSS & HTML if you choose. You can even host your blog on a domain name that you own giving you full control of your content & the value of your blog. Finally, you can easily set your blog to automatically pull in posts you have created on other blogs or push your Zolve posts out easily to any of your other blogs.

We are working very hard to launch the "new and improved" Zolve in the next few weeks. Let us know if you have any ideas you would like to contribute. Your feedback is always appreciated!

This is your network too! Help us make it the most outstanding real estate site online!! Thank you.

Best Regards,

Dorrie
Community Manager
The Zolve Team

p.s. We'll let you know just as soon as it is ready!!

Zolve is Under Construction!

2008-03-25T15:59:38Z

Hello! Yes, Zolve is Under Contruction! We're all hard at work adding new features to the network. It's a big job and we want it just right before we let you all see it. It will be worth the wait!!

Please, understand that these are major modifications to the network and our activity behind the scenes is occasionally affecting some of the network features. We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience during our updates. I'm always looking for your feedback, so let me know if you have questions or concerns. Thanks very much!!

Dorrie
Community Manager
Zolve

A thought on invisibility...

2008-02-21T22:46:17Z

I watched a movie recently some of you may be familiar with; it was Little Big Man, (1970) with Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George. In the course of the story, Chief Dan George and Dustin Hoffman’s characters must flee from an attack upon their village by the U.S. Cavalry. Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) convinces Old Lodge Skins (Chief Dan George) who is blind, that he is “invisible” to the soldiers and it will be safe for them to leave their tepee and cross the river to safety.

I just love this line by Old Lodge Skins as he leaves the tepee in the midst of total mayhem: “Invisible! I’ve never been invisible before!” Of course, he was not invisible, but the soldiers ignored him. He was in essence, invisible!

Okay, so my point is this… We are so happy to have you with us and we would like to get to know you better!! All of you who have taken the time to join Zolve to network and enhance your “visibility” in your market area, but not added your picture or logo, are actually “invisible” in your markets. If we can’t see your picture on your profile, then you are just “invisible.”

Please consider these questions: Do you want to do business with a mystery agent? Do you want to be ignored by buyers and referring agents because they selected an agent who did post their photo? Do you want to receive referrals and increase sales? Or do you enjoy being anonymous? I think you get my point and I won’t prolong this friendly little rant.

Let’s see those smiles today! Post your photos and logos today! Thank you very much!!

Expand Your Sphere of Influence!

2008-02-21T17:44:58Z

Hello Everyone!!

Just thought I would pass on some tips for expanding your Sphere of Influence by sending invitations to existing members, friends and business associates to join your SOI. We have a few locations for you to use when sending invitations.

Send invitations to invite “new” people to your “Sphere of Influence” from your “Homepage” by using the “Quick Invite to Zolve” box on the right side of the screen.

You can also send invitations from your “Grow My Sphere” page. The message that is in the text box on the “Grow My Sphere” page is what will be sent to your “new” invitees. You can personalize this text as you desire and add to the original message we have installed for you.

Additionally, send invitations to “existing” members from your “My Sphere” page. Click on “Send Sphere Invitation,” enter the members full name, then a box opens with the members “Business Card” and “Invitation text box.” You can also do a first name search here and then just select the member you want to invite.

The quickest way to add “existing members” to your Sphere is from “their Profile” page. So if you are reading a Blog or Over Coffee post and decide you want to invite that member to join your SOI, just click on their picture. When you click on a member’s picture it will open their “Profile” page. Look just below the green “Professional Details” line and click on “Add to Sphere” to enter your message. If you don’t see “Add to Sphere” in the list, it is because they are a member of your sphere.

You may notice a small “S” or “N” in a business card and these icons indicate if someone is in currently in your SOI.

It’s just that easy! Now go out there and have fun building your Sphere of Influence. Invite your friends, old and new, to become part of the best international real estate referral community online today!!

And this is just the beginning…!

Welcome New Members!

2008-02-20T22:45:42Z

I want to welcome our new members and encourage you to make your profile as attractive and professional as you can. Consider your profile as a marketing tool for networking with other agents. The Profile page is your resume for referring agents to learn about you and to learn about how you do business. Start by adding your Contact Information so we can find you in your market. Use photos and links to increase awareness of your market areas. Edit your profile when you wish to announce special events and business updates. Feel free to post your listings too!

Remember that your Blogs, like your Profile, can be seen by the public. Use Zolve in presentations to your clients and refer them to the network. Invite business associates to join your Sphere of Influence and subscribe to your Blogs.

Have a quick thought to post for today? Post a Sticky! Say “Hello” to new members as they join. Begin networking Over Coffee to enjoy sharing your experiences or to start a conversation seeking advice. Take an opportunity to introduce yourself to existing members and add a comment on their Blog or Over Coffee chat. Humor is appreciated, as long as it is squeaky clean.

Zolve is a terrific international referral network community! This is the best place for you to expand your Sphere of Influence to make deals, meet new friends, and explore opinions. As a member of Zolve, you can network all over the globe!

You just never know when you will meet someone…, who knows someone…, who knows you… and the ball just keeps on rolling...

Have fun! I’ll be seeing you on the network!

To Refinance or Not To Refinance?

2008-01-29T17:29:43Z

Is the time right to refinance? Considering the climate of the market and reduction in mortgage rates, does anyone have a “rule of thumb” they use in evaluating the decision to refinance? When comparing your current mortgage rate to the newest borrowing rates, what is the difference in percentages that you believe is needed to make the refinance advantageous? Should you expect to pay points? I'd like to know what methods of thought you are all using to advise your clients considering refinance. Thanks!