Steve Hoffacker's Sales Quips

Just as soon as I reported that my email notifications were back, they stopped. I got three between midnight and 2:18 this morning - and no more.

Somehow, my account is not getting along with the AR computers I guess.

I appreciate hearing from others with the same issues - most of you have been experiencing a continuous outage rather than the on-again-off-again status that I have.

If nothing else, it gives me something else to blog about - but I'm sure I could find other topics to discuss if this actually resolved itself and didn't come back - like the proxy errors seem to have done.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

On Monday. I wrote "It's Back - The Non-notification" about my Active Rain email notification of comments on my posts disapearing again. Both times it happened at midnight. The first time was for 7 days. This time, 4 days.

On Monday morning my notifications disappeared, and it just now returned.

I know several others have been dealing with this annoying inconvenience although it does not appear to be too wide spread.

Interesting how it happend just as the day cycles, and interesting that it returns as magically as it leaves.

May the rest of you who have been experiencing such outages regain the email notifications soon.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Once again, Jan Brewer is showing what a modern day leader looks like, and she backs up her words with actions. She has appealed yesterday's ruling by Susan Bolton which enjoined enforcement of many provisions of Arizona's new SB 1070.

She said in part, "If the federal government wants to be in charge of illegal immigration and they want no help from states, it then needs to do its job. Arizona would not be faced with this problem if the federal government honored its responsibilities." Hear, hear.

She is correct. Obama and Holder want no part of enforcing these laws - dangerous and impeachable offenses if you ask me. They wanted the offices they now hold, and enforceing all the laws is a part of their duties.

Arizona did what they felt they had to do because the feds refused. Many other States now want to follow Arizona's lead and enact similar legislation.

Remember we are a collection of States, and not a nation subdivided into States.

This is a time for leadership, and Jan Brewer and the Arizona legislature are leading the way. The feds, including Obama, Holder, and Bolton, are getting in the way.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

Photography displayed is original composition and artistic expression of Steve Hoffacker, and as such is copyrighted. Photos are as taken and have not been cropped, edited, or enhanced in anyway.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

We already had the national closings of CompUSA, Circuit City, and Linens & Things and various local closings across the country of Walmart and Target as they went to "Super" stores or new locations.

That has created a massive amount of available big box retail space across the country. It may never be totally absorbed.

Now, in South Florida, we are adding some 1.5 million square feet of big box inventory to the market and decimating small strip shopping centers.

Winn-Dixie has announced the closing of 30 stores in South Florida. You can't fault the company for doing what it needs to remain profitable, but the trickle down effect is remarkable.

Adding so much available space to a market that is already oversupplied with big box space. Additional unemployment. Loss of anchor stores in the strip centers which could cause a rippling of other business failures, lease cancellations, or non-renewals. Without the traffic in these centers produced by the anchors (that's why they're called anchors), it may be very difficult for the marginal businesses to remain.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entreprenuers, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entreprenuers, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

Photography displayed is original composition and artistic expression of Steve Hoffacker, and as such is copyrighted. Photos are as taken and have not been cropped, edited, or enhanced in anyway.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

The federal judge in Arizona blocked certain portions of the Arizona law  because they impose an addtional burden on the federal government that it is unwilling to assume, or it duplicates a federal provision that the government is unwilling to enforce, or it inconveniences the illegals themselves.

Bottom line, Eric Holder and the President win by continuing their "hands-off, do-nothing" policy toward illegals, and the citizens of Arizona through their rightful legislative process lose. In fact, all of America loses except the Administration.

When there is a federal law, impacting the security and economy of this country, that no one is willing to enforce because it's inconvenient, where do we turn? Congress? DOJ? President? The people?

Looks like it falls to us. Arizona did what needed to be done, and we need to support their actions. This judge found for the feds, but he is a federal judge with that perspective. Bet the results would have been different with a State judge.

Interestingly, no Constitutional issues were cited, just existing laws and preferences.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

Several primary elections are scheduled over the next few weeks. This will continue to narrow the field for what shapes up to be a crucial Congressional election on November 2nd.

Here is what is in store for the next few weeks (hope I didn't miss any):

Michigan and Missouri, next week, Tuesday, August 3rd

Tennessee, next week, Thursday, August 5th

Arkansas and Connecticut, in two weeks, Tuesday, August 10th

California and Washington, in three weeks, Tuesday, August 17th

Alaska, Florida, and Vermont, in four weeks, Tuesday, August 24th

Then in September are Delaware and Maryland, Tuesday, September 14th, and Hawaii, Saturday, September 18th.

If you live in these states, remember to vote!

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

We're now out of the triple digits. Just 98 days from today - and counting - is November 2nd. This is the date of the mid-term elections and the time for Americans to put the brakes on reckless spending and regulation.

Any Member of Congress who wants to retain their job had better do a very good job of persuading us between now and then. Otherwise, it's "vote them all out."

We need a Congress that will stand up to the President and not continue to be essentially irrelevant.

We need a Coingress that not only knows how to read but will actually do it - the Constitution and every piece of legislation they consider.

We need single-issue bills. No more coattails. No more earmarks.

This is a very crucial election for stopping and beginning to reverse a very chaotic period of government.

Let's keep that tea kettle on the burner.

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.

When everything is basically the same color, and all tend to run together, how do we make ourselves stand out from the crowd? How do we differentiate ourselves? How do we appear different?

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For more information on my coaching and educational programs and services, visit my website stevehoffacker.com, or go to my other blog homesalesinsights.com for additional sales tips, insights, and commentary. Listen to my free podcast messages at Steve Hoffacker's Happenings.

Steve Hoffacker - Consultant, Coach, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Motivator, Teacher, & Strategist - for Realtors, Real Estate Sales Professionals, Home Builders, New Home Salespeople, Entreprenuers, Small Business Owners, and Independent Sales Representatives.

Photography displayed is original composition and artistic expression of Steve Hoffacker, and as such is copyrighted. Photos are as taken and have not been cropped, edited, or enhanced in anyway.

© Steve Hoffacker, 2010. All Rights Reserved.