Sleepless in Sturbridge: Massachusetts: Sturbridge

JUST SOLD by JCKC Realty Keller Williams!  This lovely home located at 72 S Shore Road on South Pond in Sturbridge SOLD on August 18, 2010 for $425,000.  Congratulations to our sellers Matt & Janice!  

List Price:  $435,000
Sale Price:  $425,000
Bedrooms:  4
Bathrooms:  3.5
Living Area:  3200 SQFT

If you are thinking about buying or selling real estate, we'd love to work with you!  Let  JCKC Realty show you what we do to get homes sold fast and to negotiate the best price on your next home purchase.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Sturbridge, click the link to get started or give us a call.  We are happy to help.

This was one of many sales made by JCKC Realty.

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BLOGGING FOR BUSINESS NETWORKING CLASS - WEEK 5

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Welcome To Sturbridge Massachusetts

Sturbridge Massachusetts is a lovely New England town located in Central Massachusetts.  Sturbridge is a great place to live being situated centrally between all major cities - Boston, Springfield, Hartford and Worcester.

Sturbridge was incorporated in 1738 and became well known as the home of Old Sturbridge Village in 1946.  All of the local shops, antiques and restaurants make this town attractive for tourism. 

The highly ranked Tantasqua Schools make Sturbridge a great place for children to grow up.  Tantasqua High School features an indoor pool, freshly manicured athletic fields and tennis courts.

Check out our website to view homes for sale in Sturbridge Massachusetts.  If you need more help, email us or call 888-717-JCKC.

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS - OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE STYLE

Looking for something fun this fourth of July? Why not checkout Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA? Travel back in time and celebrate Independence day as if it were the 19th century. There will be a reading of the Declaration of Independence by State Senator Stephen R. Brewer, comedic juggling with Lucky Bob, 19th Century magic with Robert Olson, a concert on the common featuring the Heritage String Band, games & contests.

Sturbridge Village is a 200+ acre museum that opened in June of 1946.  They have been educating today's generation about the history that took place between 1790-1840.

Gates re-open at 6PM for the evening festivities including music, magic & fun followed by some 21st Century fireworks at dusk. If you're interested in learning more or purchasing your tickets online (because they usually sell out), click the link to visit their website.

Hope to see you there!

 Blogging For Business Networking Class - Week 1

Week 1 of our Blogging For Business Networking Class was a success!  We had a great turnout of interested bloggers and newbies looking to learn more.  We had Keller Williams agents, Coldwell Banker agents, RE/MAX agents and agents from some of the independent offices around.  We had people from several other industries as well.

Week 1 we focused on where to start with blogging.  I went over the 3 most popular places to blog and focused on my favorite - ActiveRain.  ActiveRain is a great place to blog for people in the real estate industry because it is simple, established and Google loves them.  I've been blogging on ActiveRain since January 2007 and I can't say enough good about my experiences here in the Rain.

I've tried WordPress and Blogger, but nothing keeps me coming back for more like ActiveRain.  Whether you're simple like me where you'll find the WYSIWYG very helpful in writing your blog posts or you're advanced and can understand how to write and customize your blogs in HTML, AR is for you. 

Yesterday we went over the basic necessities for any blog:

• Catchy Title - Something that best describes what you're blogging about
• Content - Good content with key words and phrases spread throughout
• Tags - Keywords or search phrases that will help your blog be found by people searching on Google
• Links - You want to have links that will bring readers to your website or Facebook fan page so they can engage with you further

We also talked about what to put into your ActiveRain Profile:

• Detailed biography with your work experience
• All Contact Info - Email, Websites, Phone, Office Address, Twitter and Facebook pages
• Links and/or pictures of your listings or sold properties
• Specialties & Designations
• Client Testimonials

Market Stats

Home Staging

Short Sales

Foreclosure Market

New Construction
 Community Events/Local Businesses

I'm very proud of the class participants that are already taking the first steps into developing their blogs.  I look forward to working with you as you progress and look forward to all of us helping each other grow.

Next week's class is Becoming a Rainmaker & How to Shoot Up the Search Engines.

Please join us for the next 5 weeks in Sturbridge.  We are meeting from 9AM-10AM Tuesday mornings at 135 Main Street.  Hope to see you there!

 Last Call - Blogging For Business Class Starts Tomorrow!

Date:  Tuesday, June 15th
Time:  9-10AM
Place:  135 Main Street
Sturbridge, MA 01566

Classes will be held every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks.  Anyone in the real estate profession is welcome to come learn about blogging for your business.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!  =)

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 2 Day Tom Ferry Seminar, Active Rain & Video Blogging - My First Crack At It

Yesterday and today I attended a 2 day Tom Ferry seminar.  What good stuff!  Lots of great ideas and it was a very enjoyable couple of workshops to attend.  My head is going crazy with all of the good ideas I want to implement into my business.

The first thing was something I've been saying for a year I want to start doing:  video blogging.  I'm a little camera shy, but practice makes perfect, right? 

It was great to see the Active Rain crew in Massachusetts signing up agents and mortgage planners to start blogging.  Not enough bloggers in my area and I'm hoping to help change that. 

Check out my first video blog below.  I need to do it more often and get comfortable with it.  I know, I look like I have ADD moving around so much!  LOL 

 Just Sold! 31 Hillside Drive Sturbridge, MA (01566)

List Price: $249,900
Sale Price: $222,500
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Living Area: 1792

Congratulations to our buyers Tracy & Brenda Earnest and their family on their new home purchase.  It wasa pleasure working with you. 

Thank you to everyone at Aucoin Ryan Realty for helping us get this deal together.  It was great co-broking with you!

If you are looking for homes similar to this one for sale in Sturbridge, click on the link to start your search now.