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About Drew Meyers
Drew Meyers currently runs ESM Exec Designs, a design shop specializing in corporate and personal blog design. Travel addict managing Oh Hey World, a travel blog focused on generation X & Y, and real estate technology enthusiast. In his free time, Drew enjoys reading, traveling the world, spending time with passionate people, and is active member of the microfinance community.
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
How to Go About Asking Others for Help, Advice, or Introduction
A few weeks ago, I had a good discussion over drinks with Matt Dollinger at RE BarCamp Chicago regarding helping others. Matt is a trainer for @properties, so a large portion of his job involves helping agents perform better by guiding them through using technology and developing business plans (among other things). With Zillow’s stance being that education is the best form of marketing (I agree), part of my job entails helping agents and brokers better understand how to utilize the web to attract clients and build their business, and of course how to use Zillow as part of that process. Another reason for this post was my talk with my 17 year old cousin … Continue reading
A Fantastic and Powerful Story Worth Sharing
Even though this is my 3rd post in a row highlighting articles by Sloane Berrent, her “Determination for Education” post on the Kiva Fellows Blog is simply too good not to mention here; such a powerful story that sheds some light on the importantance of education in the developing world. Please read the whole post — I know you’ll be glad you did.
Importance of Voice in Blogging
I just blogged about Sloane Berrent a few minutes ago, but I came across another post on her blog with extremely strong voice — so I wanted to highlight it as well. Excerpt from “My Daydream“: In that moment, I looked down and instead of pavement, I saw dirt beneath our tires. Dirty, brown and uneven and we bounced along the road, the passenger car jumping and jolting at every bump. I reached out from the tricycle (they without doors anyway) and ran my hand along the ground scooping a handful. In my hands the dirt wasn’t brown anymore, instead each grain seemed to stand out more than the next in bright colors. Like small … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow, and the Importance of Voice in Writing
I first came across Sloane Berrent a month or two ago on Twitter as a result of her tweeting about Kiva. Anyway, I’ve added her blog, The Causemopolitan, to my Google reader and read it when I have time. I read Sloane’s Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow post today and came away extremely impressed with the use of voice in her writing. Here’s an excerpt: 5:30PM – Wrap up field visits and travel back to Branch. I’m emotionally exhausted from the day. The women open up to me about their lives and their lives haven’t always been great. When I see tears welling in their eyes telling me how much microfinance and … Continue reading
