Recovering attorney, social media strategist, guerrilla marketer, writer, talking head and Canasta player.

Welcome to The Sellsius° Real Estate Blog
~Publisher: Joseph G. Ferrara, Esq.
Sellsius covers all aspects of real estate, with a focus on marketing tools, new technology, innovation, and social media. The goal is to inform in an entertaining way. There are tips, new website applications, trends, consumer news and a heavy dose of humor. You may see something unusual from time to time because we like to color outside the lines. I hope you enjoy reading and find something to smile about.
Send Your Stuff
Contributors are welcome. If you are a broker, agent, consumer or professional with something to say, send me your post. We love the unique, funny and odd. And a good rant does one good.
Send any interesting real estate related story or link to Sellsius@gmail(dot)com. We’ll post it. Sellsius will also post your Press Release (free). Email it to Sellsius@gmail (dot)com.
Need Help Blogging? Blogging Coach
Need help starting a blog or improving the one you already have? Call me at 646-714-2720 or Contact me here. I’ll show you how to get started for free.
- Instructor, Blogging for Business course for real estate agents (MLSLI- LIBOR).
- Blog Professor for HomeGain’s new AgentView Blog School
- Member of HGTV’s Frontdoor Bloggers Council.
- Contributing author, HomeGain Real Estate Blog
- Former contributing writer, Inman News
Blogging Awards Left on The Doorstep:
- Top 5 Real Estate Industry Blog (Swanepoel Trends Report, 2007)
- Top 25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers, Marketing and How-to (Inman News, 2007)
- Top 25 Most Influential Real Estate Bloggers, Industry Commentary (Inman News, 2008)
Need a Speaker?
I’m asked to speak, blab and pontificate at real estate & social media conferences across the country, mostly about blogging, online marketing, social media and the law.
If you need a speaker for your next event, call me at 646-714-2720.
Here are some conferences where I’ve spoken or moderated panels:
- Inman News RE Connect, New York, January 2007 Utilizing Personality for Profit
- Inman News RE Connect San Francisco, August 2007 10 Tips from Top Bloggers
- MLSLI TechFair, Long Island, New York, 2008 Blogging: The Value to Your Business
- RE BarCamp, San Francisco July 2008 Pro Bono Real Estate
- Inman News RE Connect San Francisco, July 2008 Blogging Pitfalls: How NOT to Get Sued
- How Blogging Can Benefit You, MLSLI Tech Fair, New York, October 2007
- National Association of Realtor (NAR) conference Orlando: Meet the Experts for HomeGain.com November 2008
Need a Real Estate Agent? One Size Does Not Fit All
Over the past 3 years, I’ve traveled across the country, and the internet, meeting and talking to real estate agents I would feel comfortable recommending to my family and friends. I’ve found a bunch of them. And because I value choice and options, I have found agents who use different business models– flat fee, rebate, reduced rate, hourly by task — even those who help “For Sale By Owner” get listed in the MLS– and more. Did you know you could hire an exclusive buyer’s agent? (many buyer agents actually work for the seller!)
If you’re not sure if you can find a good agent, or are looking for choices, contact me and I’ll refer you to someone. You are, of course, free to use that person or not.
Call me at 646-714-2720 or Contact me here.
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