About Us
Who is behind Online Real Estate Success?
Joseph Bridges
Joseph
graduated Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a degree
in information systems. He was a consultant to Fortune 500 companies on building
their IT systems. He attained is MCSD certification from Microsoft which
is the top-level certification for advanced developers who design and develop
leading-edge enterprise solutions using Microsoft development tools and technologies.
Joseph taught as an instructor in the Internet Technology Program at the
School of Engineering at the University of Southern California for 6 years
where he taught students and employees how to implement Microsoft and web
technologies. Since 2004 he and his brother James have been real
estate brokers helping people accomplish their goals in real estate.
He developed many of the follow-up systems that are used by the Global Trust Team for Internet leads and maintains several real estate blogs. Joseph has helped guide the team to over 20 million dollars in real estate sales from the Internet every year since 2004. He also runs all of the Google Advertising for the Global Trust Team and advises others on how to improve their performance on Google Adwords.
James Bridges
He
graduated Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a degree
in information systems from the Marshall School of Business. As a consultant
to Fortune 500 companies he developed and implemented large scale web based
systems to improve and reduce costs of various business departments. He attained
is MCSD certification from Microsoft which is the top-level certification
for advanced developers who design and develop leading-edge enterprise solutions
using Microsoft development tools and technologies. He was an instructor
in the Internet Technology Program at the School of Engineering at the University
of Southern California for 6 years where he taught subjects ranging from
Introduction to Web Design and Implementation to Introduction to Database
Design and Development.
He is the developer behind websites for the Global Trust Team and other real estate clients. He developed the core of building real estate micro sites to attract niche customers who have a high level of interest in a particular real estate product. His websites now attract over 15,000 unique visitors every month and deliver over 300 unique inquiries. He maintains all overture advertising and all SEO work for the Global Trust Team and other clients. His advice to others has helped them increase their return on their websites over 1000%.
Thom Colby
Thom is a 30+ year veteran of the IT field in Senior Management at Fortune
100 companies such as American Express, Coca-Cola, and VERITAS (Symantec)
Software. He has developed and maintained countless IT systems and managed
hundreds of employees to guide the Global IT Infrastructure of these companies
prior to beginning his real estate career. In 2006, Thom set the Keller Williams
Realty International sales record for individual production in a single month
with 52 closed sales. He has served in Leadership at Keller Williams offices
in Long Beach California and as an agent in Houston Texas . His contributions
to this book go far beyond merely editing. He ensures everything is completed,
readable, and understandable so real estate professionals reading this book
can easily use the knowledge provided to accomplish their goals on-line.
Having him collaborate on this book is a privilege and it would not be the
same without him.