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Many industries have been impacted by the growing popularity of the Internet, but real estate marketing in particular has been nothing short of revolutionised over the past decade.

The World Wide Web has come a long way since the launch of the first website back in 1990. In just 20 years, the Internet has literally exploded, both in the amount of information available and the number of people browsing it.

Although estimates vary, the total number of active websites is now thought to be approaching 200 million, with around a quarter of the Earth’s population on-line. In Australia the percentages of users is much higher, with around 80% of the population regularly using the services of the Internet.

And in terms of real estate, the most popular way consumers choose to search for property is now on-line; the October 2008 Nielson On-line Australian Property Search Report said than nine out of ten Australian property buyers use the Internet as a key research tool during their search. Although there are other popular means to search for property (53% of property consumers regularly use agent magazines and 63% use newspapers, just to name a couple) no other single marketing medium has such high penetration.

The reasons why the Internet has had such a dramatic effect on the real estate industry are obvious – consumers have embraced being able to quickly and easily search for available properties and local agents, locate detailed property information and location maps and see multiple photos and even videos.

With the trend set to continue, maintaining a solid on-line presence is fast becoming mandatory as part of the overall marketing strategy for any effective real estate business. But while it may be tempting to think gaining an on-line presence is as easy as creating an attractive website and waiting for the enquiries to flood in, these days a passive strategy is unlikely to result in success. The continuing flood of new information on the Internet is likely to leave your website just one more drop in the ocean – unless making it easy for people to find the site forms a big part of your on-line strategy.

One key element to consider is Search Engine Optimisation, otherwise known as SEO. SEO is the process of improving traffic to a website from search engines via unpaid search results. It’s a completely separate stream of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to paid inclusion in search results. Put simply, if a consumer searches for property or an agent in your area, SEO aims to have your website ranked as highly as possible in the “organic” search results – ideally on the first page for maximum benefit. The higher your site appears in the search results, the more traffic you’re likely to get from that search engine.

To give you an idea, the dominant Australian search engine is Google, believed to have more than 65% market share. 15 million real estate related searches are made with Google’s search engine in Australia each month, representing a 35% growth in searches between January/February 2008 and January/February 2009. Google have found that 76% of all property consumers are searching once a week for suitable properties, while 25% of them are searching every day. They’re big numbers and numbers that are only likely to continue to grow.

As a strategy, SEO considers how the search engines rank websites as well what people search for, and here’s where it can get tricky. In the early days of the Internet, ranking was straightforward – the website URL would be submitted to the search engine, which would then send out a “crawler” to check the page for content. The page would then be indexed and ranked.

Around 1997, webmasters discovered they could use certain tactics like Meta tags (keywords inserted into the HTML coding of the site) to manipulate search engines and improve a site’s ranking. The term SEO was coined, splitting optimizers into two camps which some commentators have termed “white hat” and “black hat”. The former are those who use recommended techniques to maximise rankings and the latter are those who search for loopholes or use techniques which the search engines do not approve of, which are also known as spamdexing.

Black hat techniques include tricks such as loading web pages with excess keywords, even hiding the text by writing in the same colour as the site’s background, rendering the text invisible to the human eye but distorting the page’s relevance to the search engine crawlers. Another common black hat trap is known as “link farming”. Link farms are websites specifically set up for bulk hyperlinks, usually created by automated programs.

As time went by, the search engines developed more complex ranking algorithms taking several factors other than keywords and links into account and making it increasingly difficult for webmasters to manipulate the rankings. By 2004, search engines were incorporating a wide range of undisclosed factors; Google is now reported to include some 200 different features in its ranking algorithm.

Whether you are going to manage SEO yourself or get external help, ensuring you avoid black hat practitioners and strategies is essential – failing to do so can result in being banned from search engines, as more than one large company has discovered. In 2006, BMW Germany were found to have employed a deceptive strategy on their website resulting in crawlers being directed to completely different pages than humans would see, known as “doorway pages.” These pages were loaded with keywords in an attempt to improve the site’s ranking. When Google discovered the transgression, they immediately banned the site, although after the pages were removed and an apology issued by BMW, the site was eventually relisted.

There is a lot you can do to improve your website’s ranking ethically within the accepted guidelines and it starts by providing dynamic compelling information to your customers. In 2009, Google announced it would focus on real time searching, placing importance on current, fresh and unique content.

Darren McCoy, Ray White Group’s Digital Strategy Manager, says the real estate industry is ideally suited to generating content which can help improve rankings.

“The search engine algorithms are extremely sophisticated nowadays and no-one knows exactly what they consist of, but we do know that the uniqueness of content and frequency with which new content is added are key factors in optimising a website’s ranking.”

“As well as all the static information like about us pages, real estate offices can create new text for each property that is listed. Rehashing old text is just a wasted opportunity to attract both customers and search engine crawlers.”

“The crawlers are looking for differences – the higher you score in independence, the better your search results will be.”

Darren says on top of the site’s content, other factors which will influence ranking include the age of the domain name (established domains have an advantage) as well as quality relationship-based links with other sites and businesses (as opposed to the automatic link farming discussed earlier).

“New businesses coming into an established group have the advantage to leverage off the size and ranking of the franchisor’s existing on-line brand and relationships.”

The way in which a website is built will also affect the way in which crawlers can access the information, as well as the eventual ranking. Darren says it’s wise to ask the question early in the process to ensure SEO factors are taken into consideration by your web developer at the planning stage.

“It’s a mistake to build a web site and then think about SEO – at that point you might find even a consultant may be unable to help because of the platform that’s been used or the way in which the site’s been developed.”

“Once the initial optimisation is complete, SEO needs to be an ongoing consideration – it’s not a ‘set and forget’ proposition. Ranking has to be monitored and the site’s SEO tweaked regularly as required.”

Darren points out it’s another common error to focus only on the raw traffic numbers to a site – he says the real goal of SEO is to understand where the traffic is coming from and how much of it is converting to serious enquiry.

“Any on-line marketing success is not about volume, it’s about the quality of your conversion. There’s various tracking software which can help as well as the need for some subjective analysis.”

“It’s only when you are accurately measuring how the traffic is affecting your business that you’ll really know if your strategies are working.”

Article by Lisa Pennell

The Power of Imagination- by Robert Fritz

Imagination suffers from two extremes: over-glorification and under-estimation. Of course there are the famous quotes by famous people:

“Imagination is everything.” Albert Einstein.

“We are what we imagine ourselves to be.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

“The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer.” Charles F. Kettering

“Everything you can imagine is real.” Pablo Picasso

“The human race is governed by its imagination.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” Jesse Jackson.

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” Jamie Paolinetti.

And on it goes. Well, despite my admiration for Einstein, who was one of the most realistic, no-nonsense, and hands-on practitioners of imagination, the notion that imagination is everything is just silly. It certainly is something, a critical part of the creative process. But imagination alone will lead you to be an empty dreamer without any possibility of making your vision become reality.

On the other side of the coin, those who proudly call themselves “realists” are prone to underestimate how important the ability to imagine is. “I am the sum of all my experiences,” is proudly proclaimed by even serious people. If that were the case, you could never reach beyond the limitations of the sum of your experiences. This is why Einstein also said, “Imagination is more than knowledge. For Knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

I think many of the over-the-top platitudes in favor of imagination are in reaction to the tyranny of extrapolation, that habit of thinking that the future is merely an extension of the past. Without imagination, not much can happen. With it, a door is opened.

But imagination takes practice. If you are not used to the type of imagination that is common in the creative process, it is time to begin exercising it. There are a few distinct domains in which imagination is particularly useful. The first is about the outcomes you want to create. This is always the final stage of a creation, not the process, not the current reality. If you were able to create the actual result you wanted, what would it look like? What would it feel like? What do you IMAGINE it to be?

You would form a picture, or many pictures of the result. If it were a house you wanted to live in, what would that house look like? What would it feel like when you are there? What would it sound like? What would the outside be like? How about the neighborhood?

Without imagination, you would have to look around at a large variety of houses to see if any of them were to your liking. But with imagination, you can focus in on exactly the type of house you want.

Once you know the outcome, the next step is ALWAYS to define the current reality in relationship to the outcome (good old structural tension.) Once having formed structural tension, imagination takes on a new role, that of process. You can begin to design the actions you will need to take in order to accomplish your goal. If you didn’t use your imagination, you would need to do endless research, trying to learn just what actions you would need to take. But, the more mastery of imagination you have, the more you can imagine the steps. And play them out in your mind so that you can begin to get a sense of the most practical strategies that will enable you to accomplish your goal.

Imagination without the work won’t lead to anything. That’s why Picasso’s quote is really pretty crazy. I suppose he is trying to create a contrast between what you see in reality, and what is imagined and to try to validate imagination. But like most of these types of quotes, it exaggerates the point to absurdity. Yet was there a more fruitful imagination in art history than Picasso? He used it everyday, on the job, not as a form of mysticism, but as a tool of the trade. And that is the real power of imagination, as a tool, essential but not unique, just as important as picking up a paintbrush and knowing what you are doing. Let’s imagine some quotes Picasso could have said.

“Imagination is nothing without a paintbrush and the ability to use it.” Pablo Picasso

“Imagination keeps you from painting the same bowl of fruit day after day.” Pablo Picasso

“Imagination is to painting as soy sauce is to Japanese Food.” Pablo Picasso

Everyday, exercise your imagination, and you will build that capacity to see beyond the circumstances, and from that, broaden your ability to create the life you want. Without it, you won’t be able to create the life you want. But if that is ALL you did, sit around imagining what you want, despite what Kurt Vonnegut Jr. said – “We are what we imagine ourselves to be.” – we would be a variation of Walter Mitty, the fictional character in James Thurber’s story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” He imagines himself to be a heroic pilot, and an emergency room surgeon, but, in real life, he is not what he imagined himself to be, Kurt Vonnegut’s quote notwithstanding. He is simply an ineffective dreamer who substitutes fantasy for real life.

Imagination is one among many tools of the creative process, and an essential one, one to be developed, one to work and use everyday, one to focus and drive and push and play with, but not one to glorify. Imagine the possibilities.

Robert Fritz.

Robert Fritz’s feature film OVERLOAD to have world premiere

Robert’s new feature film, OVERLOAD, which stars Tom Macy, Katherine Partington, Klemen Novak, Nicole Vidor, Verna Burnelle, and Chris Cotton, will have its world premiere on April 24th as part of the Boston International Film Festival. The film, written and directed by Robert Fritz, already has won two awards, one Honorable Mention from the LA Reel Film Festival, and the Aloha Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival.

The premiere will take place at Loews Theater, 175 Tremont Street, Boston, beginning at 1 pm. (A red carpet Hollywood style festivity is planned.)

To see more about the Boston International Film Festival: http://www.bifilmfestival.com/

To see a trailer for OVERLOAD: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1518237/

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To get your own drum kits I would goto your local shop and play a few, then buy one off ebay. So many people  buy a drum set, then get sick of it! – der – why would you get sick of drums???

Drum sets, actually any drums – especially electronic drums – are a hell of a lot of fun.

To learn drums the best you need to practice. Play along with other peoples music. I like to play along with Sly and Robbie – but you choose whoever you want.

To learn to play drums or percussion drums the best, you should goto a teacher in your local area. If you cant find one or dont like the teacher, then goto this guys website and download his course. Visit this site and learn How To Play Drums

The Drumming System and Practice Routine Generator are packed with step-by-step lessons that have been proven effective with students of all ages and skill levels.

Some of the key topics include: how to play drums by ear, how to practice efficiently, drum theory and notation, hand technique, drum rudiments, foot techniques, punk rock, heavy metal, speed metal, hard rock, grunge rock, progressive rock, folk rock, classic rock, country, odd-time, blues, funk, reggae, shuffles, jazz, Latin, drum fills, dynamic drumming, how to build speed, drum setup, tuning, gear tips, playing live gigs, studio drumming, drum soloing, and jamming with drum play-along songs!

Buddy Rich vs Animal – If this doesnt inspire you to learn more drums, then nothing will….

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In addition to winning in the Overall Best Open Source CMS category, WordPress was named first runner-up in the Best Open Source PHP CMS category. This is significant because we weren’t even in the top 5 last year, and now we’re #2, ahead of Joomla! As is stated on the Award site, “WordPress made its way into the top five for the first time. The fact that it was outranked by Drupal by a very slight margin indicates how popular it has become with users as well as developers over the past year.”

Every day thousands of new people are embracing WordPress to power not just their blogs but entire sites and communities without compromising on usability or scalability (as would be the case with a legacy CMS). Every member of the WordPress community, from core developer to beginning user, should be proud to be part of this momentum: congratulations to us all!

Finally the god of soul returns to the best city in the country… and rocks on brunswick street fitzroy

AMP FIDDLER (USA) + MAYER HAWTHORNE (USA) + QUANTIC (DJ set / UK)

Sat 9 Jan

Amp

Niche Productions is proud to announce this massive triple bill of the hottest funk and soul acts around today. Amp Fiddler returns with his full band and is one of the hottest soul acts on the scene today, having played with everyone from Prince and George Clinton to Primal Scream and underground Detroit producer Moodyman. Mayer Hawthorne – a new comer on the scene has one of the freshest retro soul sounds around today. Having recently released his debut album ‘A Strange Arrangement’, Mayer Hawthorne has already captured the attention of the likes of Mark Ronson and Gilles Peterson with his timeless sound. Hawthorne brings with him his full live band for his debut tour of Australia. Quantic – a name synonymous with Funk and Soul around the world, returns to cap off the line-up and treat audiences to a DJ set.

Biography

Joseph “Amp” Fiddler is a musician who has an extensive list of credits that extends across a couple decades. Fiddler, who produces and sings in addition to doing the bulk of his duties on keyboards, organs, and pianos, has played on records by Prince, the Brand New Heavies, Ramsey Lewis, George Clinton, the P-Funk All Stars, the Dramatics, Primal Scream, Was (Not Was), and Too Short. With significant help from bass-playing brother Thomas “Bubz” Fiddler (another member of the extended P-Funk family), Amp released With Respect on Elektra in 1990 as Mr. Fiddler. Although the record didn’t fare well commercially, it was a solid update of ’70s funk with modern production sensibilities. In 2002, Amp issued a 12″ called Basementality on the Genuine label. Featuring a remix from close associate Kenny Dixon, Jr. (aka Moodymann), the record was an even split between modern soul and funky club music with Fiddler’s talents boldly displayed. The Love and War single came out the following year, and the full-length Waltz of a Ghetto Fly saw release in January 2004. Another solo album, Afro Strut, was released in the U.K. in 2006; Play It Again Sam licensed it for U.S. release a year later. Two years later, Fiddler and Sly & Robbie kicked off the Strut label’s collaboration-oriented Inspiration Information series.

My BMW NOT For Sale – Hatch – 316i BMW – BLACK, SPORTS PACK.

Cool and funky car, goes like a dream.

Randomly driving down Brunswick Street in North Fitzroy, and noticing another Art opening. Errr.. its been nearly 24 hours, and I and in complete withdrawal, I need a fix.. more gallery openings, more art and more of Melbourne’s fancy shoe fashion please.

So I have to go. It turns out to be an amnazing opening , a group show of Aboriginal Art, the list of Artists too long and too hard to spell to write here. The top picture was going for $48,000.00 and rightly so.. the work was brilliant, as was the rest of the show.

The gallery is First Look Gallery – www.firstlookmelbourne.com – nice guy owns and runs it.. friendly workaholic..

Tarisse King was showing and her work is beautiful. I love it. She had a few fresh rolled pieces, what an amazing dot artist.Have a peek at the image behind us, its a massive dot artwork..

The Age headline: Hours after Nicky Yunupingu danced for Kevin Rudd, the Yothu Yindi star was dead. A celebratory drink spiralled into a night of violence – and tragedy. BARE-CHESTED and clapping sticks, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, the most powerful Aboriginal leader in the Northern Territory, led a dance in front of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Australia should be standing still in horror as our indigenous community go into shock.

How many fat steaks were the political party consuming while the ‘entertainment’ was out of control and in violent reaction to acoholic abuse? What sort of treament is this in relation to 200 years of occupation?

Kevin.. we want more than this.

Mandawuy Yunupingu – Wikipedia

Mandawuy Yunupingu (b. Bakamana Yunupingu, September 17, 1956) is an Australian musician, educator, and community leader.

The Wait is over –  The 2008 National Musicoz Awards are now open for entries!
Entries ore now open for Australia’s Premier Musicoz Awards for Unsigned and Independent Artists.
There are 17 different categories to enter into including:

Rock, Pop, Dance/Electronica, Urban, Country, Alternative, Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter, Schoolies, Video, Metal/Hardcore, World/Folk, Jazz/Classical, Blues/Roots, International, Christian/Spiritual, Live, Instrumental

All of the above are National Musicoz Awards in their own right. As well as this we have several other awards chosen from entries in the above categories, these include:

The Nova Unsigned Initiative Award
The APRA Songwriter’s Award
Tony Mott Photography Award
Garth Porter Producer Award
People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award
Artist of the Year Award

As well as the prestige of winning an actual National Musicoz Award, we also have amassed well over $150,000 worth of cash, prizes and industry opportunities for winners of our various awards. Prizes include recording time in Australia’s best recording studios, Record deals, Publishing Deals, Photo Shoots, Music Videos, and prizes from Turramurra Music, Maton Guitars, Rode Microphones and Roland, (and a few major surprises to come)

All artists get their own profile page on our popular website which can be also used for your own promotion. We also have a professional song feedback service designed to assist developing songwriters to further their craft. With an ever increasing success story roster, The Musicoz Awards are proud of playing a major development role with the following artists:

·                Porcelain-Now residing in L.A and signed to Universal Music U.S.
·                Sender-Signed to Sony/BMG Australia- Reached no 19 on the national ARIA charts
·                Bliss’n’Eso-Signed to Illusive Records Australia-Reached no 7 on the national ARIA charts
·                Sick Puppies-Now a sensation in the U.S and signed to Roadshow Music., toured with Evanescence in the US
·                Blue King Brown-No 1 on the Australian Independent charts
·                The Sunpilots-No 1 indie band on MySpace, No 1 added band to commercial radio FEB 2008
·                The Fumes- Album of the week FBI Radio and The Drum Media
·                Felicity Urquhart- 2007 Golden Guitar winner and No.1 video on CMC.
·                Anthony Snape – Currently Touring the U.S
·                Gian – Signed to ABC/Warner Music
·                Stone Parade – No 17 ARIA charts, No 1 AIR charts May 2008
·                Borne – Played Glastonbury Festival (UK), 25,000 downloads iTunes US, #1 iTunes Australia
·                King Farook – Headlining Major Festivals across Australia
·                BlueJuice – Played Big Day Out, Come Together, Splendour In the Grass Festivals

All of our categories and awards except one, are judged by an elite Musicoz Judging Academy, representing major and indie labels, managers, booking agents, radio and TV program and music directors, record producers and engineers and major music journalists, including:

Michael Parisi President of A&R Warner Music, Jay Dee Springbett A&R Director Sony/BMG, Willy MacAlister Assistant Program Director Nova 96.9, Jason Healey New Media Manager & Artist Outreach Roadrunner Records, Matthew Capper General Manager Warner/Chappell Publishing, Jonathon Moran Music/Entertainment Writer Sunday Telegraph Anthony Agizi Producer DNA Songs, Michael Taylor General Manager of A&R/Head of Island Records Australia Universal Music Australia, Simon Moor Head of A&R Sony ATV Publishing, Courtney Hard Senior A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Matt O’Connor A&R Manager The A&R Department.com, Sam Righi Managing Director Big Deal Entertainment, Mark Bolton General Manager MGM distribution, Denley Healy A&R Manager Shock Records, Adam Gould A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Craig Hawker A&R Manager EMI, Catherine Haridy Manager Eskimo Joe, Mark Neilson Editor The Drum Media, Adam Jordan Head Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Simon Cahill A&R Manager Sony/BMG (Red Label), DW Norton, Producer/Engineer Faultline Records, Denny Burgess Chairman Australian Songwriter’s Association, Marshall Cullen Manager Fogsongs, David Liotta Producer Tonemarket Music, Michael Smith Associate Editor the Drum Media, Geoff Trio Booking agent/Manager Code One Entertainment, Adrian Karvinen A&R Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia, Warwick Marsh Manager Australian Heart Ministries, David Page Producer Nikinali Studios, Bill Cullen Manager End of Fashion/Paul Kelly/Sarah Blasko, Sharnee Davis Manager Studios 301, Carl Whitbread Producer, Adam CurleyEditor Inpress Magazine, Greg Grant Manager Adrenalin Sounds Peter Billing Rolling Stone Magazine Garth Porter Producer, Tony Mott Photographer Monious Producer, Paris Pompor Managing Director Groovescooter Records, Russel Hannah Illawarra Folk Club, Yvonne O’Grady Director Illawarra Folk Club Tim Daley Program Director Country Music Channel, Matt Fell Producer Love Hz Studios, Mark Gable Choirboys, David DeSanti Festival Director Illawarra Folk Club, Mark Holland A&R Scout EMI, Robbie Specogna Producer/Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Danielle Courtney Shrine Promotions, Nick Skitz, Dennis Koks Jazz Guru, Damien Wilson Global Sales and Marketing Director Rode Microphones, Christie Eliezer Music Journalist Ace Media International, Denley Healey Promotions Manager Shock Records, David Musumeci Producer DNA Songs, Geoge Said Creative Manager Peer Music Publishing, Paul Paiello Director Musical Content Mercury Mobility, Katania Young Country Music Manager One Stop Entertainment, Brett Nositer Program Director Channel [V], Sue Taylor General Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Elaine Beckett Operations Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Bishop David Cremin St Michael’s Parish Hurstville Steve McPherson Manager Hillsong Publishing, Steve Berry Lecturer Southern Cross Uni School of Contemporary Music, Michael King Country Music Artist, Graheme Morrison, Illawarra Folk Festival, Peter Butler Illawarra Folk Festival, Suzie Mylecharane Ku Promotions, Jim MacQuarrie Director NSW Folk Association, Jamie Hilton Producer Ticket To Ride Productions, Helen Clemens Video Director Ticket To Ride Productions, Mark Callaghan General Manager AMPAL (and Gangagang), Dan Nash Senior Recording Engineer Glebe Studios, Francis Coady Manager Coady Music International Artist Management, Claire Roberts Manager KISS Events, Glen Bowker Manager Rockdog

The only Award not judged by the industry is the People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award. All entrants in all categories are eligible also for this award which is determined by receiving SMS votes. All artists and bands can receive votes and potentially go into the Musicoz interactive voting charts.

For the past eight years , Musicoz has been at the forefront of the surge in popularity in independent music in Australia and the National Musicoz Awards has been a true breath of fresh air in an industry that otherwise had limited scope for advancement for many artists.

So if you’re unsigned or independent, if you’re a solo artist or in a band, no matter what style of music you create, go to www.musicoz.org and upload your music now. Entries close August 31st.