A fair number of my readers are mortgage- and/or real estate-related businesses.  Consider this a public service announcement.

No Pitching, Just Good Info

REtechSouth is March 25-26, 2010 in Atlanta -- 4 weeks away. It's an industry conference with hands-on learning, practical pointers, and seminar-style sessions from the brightest minds in the country.

REtechSouth draws raves because it's not a series of Glorified Sales Pitches. It's the exact opposite, in fact. REtechSouth focuses on the technologies we use in business, and how we can all get more from them.

It's not just blogging, either.

Speakers cover topics like: RPR, Web Design, IDX, WordPress, MLS Tools, Email Marketing, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging, Community Building, Lead Capture, Social Capital, iPhone, Blackberry, Digital Photography, Video Marketing, Broker Tools, and Association Management Technologies.

Clearly, there's something for everybody.

Hands-On Sessions For Every Type Of Learner

Content comes in 4 forms, too.  The format is ground-breaking:

1. REtechCamp: Targeted content offered over a span of 2-plus hours to a niche audience
2. REtechLab: Hands-on environment with tables, power-strips, and WIFI for mobile learning. Free-form format with less presentation and more conversation.
3. REtechKnowledge: Group presentations meant to inspire and challenge. A peak into the minds of industry leaders and innovators.
4. REtechTraining: Group presentations meant to educate using real-life examples fro industry leaders and innovators.

When you leave Atlanta, you'll have business ideas you can implement right away, and the skillset to actually do it.

Get A 10% Discount Because I'm An Event Sponsor

My blog-for-you company, Bring the Blog, is pleased to be a REtechSouth sponsor.

As a Spotlight Sponsor, Bring the Blog gets an exclusive discount to share with our friends. Use the code "bringtheblog" when you register online and REtechSouth will drop your prices 10 percent.  It's kind of a sweet deal.

Last year, REtechSouth sold out.  This year, it's expected to do the same.  Once sales reach 750 tickets, the event will close.  That's expected to happen within the next 2 weeks.

Atlanta is a surprisingly easy city to which to commute and the conference is held at the world-class Gwinnett Center. Please join me there March 25-26, 2010.

It'll be among the best mortgage and real estate technology conferences you attend all year.

Just a quick heads-up to my blog-via-email subscribers. Effective Wednesday, I am switching email services from FeedBurner's free service to MailChimp.

It's a new look for the same great mortgage blog content.

I use MailChimp to send email newsletters to my mortgage clients and find the company's RSS-to-email product interesting. Y'all are the guinea pigs here.  I think it'll work out fine for everyone.

Check it out for yourself. MailChimp is free for 500 subscribers or fewer.

I've been posting near-real time mortgage rate updates on Twitter since 2007.

I do it because mortgage rate information is "protected" and rate shoppers need every edge they can get.  When you know that rates are falling or when rates are rising, you can time your mortgage lock to get the best rate possible.

But Twitter's not everyone's cup of tea.

A number of readers have asked me to publish my updates to Facebook, too.  I'm happy to oblige.

If you haven't already done it, "fan" me on Facebook. I post the same helpful mortgage market updates found on Twitter, plus some bonus material, too.

Mortgage markets are in constant flux -- all day long, every day of the week.  The more you know, the better decisions you'll make.

I recently rebuilt my database for CAN-SPAM compliance, asking my clients to opt-in for mortgage-related email.  Not every one appreciates getting random notes, though -- even if it's from their loan officer. Then I thought: My readers might appreciate another way to keep up with the markets, too.

So, if you want, give your address and you'll get via email:

1. A weekly blog summary in digest format
2. Important news I typically reserve for client
3. Other propaganda that I see fit to send.

Thanks -- and share with a friend!

I'm on blogging leave through Memorial Day. For mortgage-related questions, call or .

In the meanwhile, entertain with Strongbad.