Kennewick Real Estate Blog

Hey small business owners — sorry for the late notice, but there’s an excellent online marketing workshop happening this Thursday (yes, two days from now) in Kennewick. It’s called Learn About web, and we’ll be sharing actionable ideas and tips on things like web design, SEO, social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and local search (Google Maps, Yelp, etc.).

If you’re interested in learning how to get more customers via the Internet, please come out and join us. This isn’t one of those lame, fly-by-night seminars with people coming in from somewhere else promising instant riches. No, all the speakers are local to the Tri-Cities and we know there are no shortcuts to online success. It takes hard work and a plan, and that’s what we’ll helping small business owners do.

You can check out the full schedule and from there, you can sign-up online. Registration is only $99, which is a bargain compared to what you’ll pay for hourly consulting. It’s happening at the Home Builders Association facility on Clearwater Avenue.

Here’s a video we did in which I explain one of the sessions I’ll be giving, about SEO and Local Search:

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Cari and I are still talking about the Home for Christmas concert that took place Sunday night at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. The music was great — terrific musicianship, excellent arrangements, and fabulous singers. Monte Ingersoll has a straight-from-Heaven voice, and the other singers who performed were excellent, too. I told some friends afterward that it was 10,000x better than I expected it to be. The show lasted more than 2.5 hours, with only a 20-minute intermission in the middle.

They’ve done this concert several times before, but usually at local churches. This was the first time in the Windermere Theatre at the Toyota Center, and the 2100 seats were pretty close to sold out. Haven’t heard how much money was raised for charity, but I’m betting it’ll be a nice amount. (You can read more about the local charities who will benefit from the concert at HomeForChristmas.org.)

Our kids loved it, too — it was our daughter’s first concert, and she was clapping and singing along through the songs she knew. We’ll definitely do it again next year. During the show, Monte hinted that they might try to do the show over a couple nights next time.

[where: Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336]

Downtown for Three, Kennewick’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is back and it’s happening this weekend!

The tournament has separate brackets for boys and girls ranging from 1st grade up to high school. There are also men’s and women’s adult-level brackets, and two elite brackets — one of which is for folks 6′ and under. Team entry fees range from $80 to $120.

Team packets can be picked up tomorrow (Friday) from 5-7 pm at Centennial Flag Plaza on the corner of Kennewick Avenue and Benton Street. Team packets not picked up by then will be available Saturday morning at 7 am at the registration tent.

All of this is being organized by the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership. Visit www.downtownforthree.org for more last-minute information.

The “World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions” (yes, I think “world famous” is part of the name) are coming to Kennewick for a pair of performances at the Toyota Center on June 20.

The first performance is at 2 pm, and the second is at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are on sale now and range from $21.50 to $28.50. Ticket prices are the same for both shows. You can get them at the Toyota Center Box Office or online via Ticketmaster.

[where: Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336]

State Senator Jerome Delvin and Reps. Larry Haler and Brad Klippert will host a “town hall” meeting in Kennewick next week. It’s a great chance to talk and listen to our elected representatives, and you can bet the state’s enormous budget deficit is going to be a hot topic. Here are the details:

March 21
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Kennewick City Council Chambers
210 West 6th Avenue, Kennewick

[where: 210 West 6th Avenue, Kennewick, 99336]