Is 2009 really coming to an end already? It’s hard to believe that the year has gone by so fast, especially with all that has happened here at Go Smart Solutions! We have been able to grow our member base, even throughout these tough economic times. And while we know this is due to the value and results that our services deliver, we know that it is also due to our loyal customers. We are so very thankful.

We are excited about 2010, as we have no plans of slowing down! We will be launching even more valuable services soon, but here’s a quick look at a few notable milestones from 2009:

• EmailFlyerAds has grown to 21,600 members. Over 17,000 email flyers have been sent totaling 45,307,716 real estate emails!
• ClassifiedFlyerAds now has 23,800 members who sent out 120,000 ads in 2009!
• RentShout was launched in June this year, and since then has grown to 1,300 members who have sent out over 1,500 ads!
• RealShout is our latest reveal, launching earlier this month. This service will use Geo-targeted technology and proven Go Smart marketing systems to deliver leads to real estate brokers, MLS’s, and mortgage brokers.
• TwitBacks was a fun side project that took on a life of its own in 2009. With more than 152,000 members and 166,700 Twitter backgrounds created, TwitBacks was a fun success!

We hope your year has been as great as ours, and wish everyone the very best for 2010!

Read our newsletter for a more in-depth look at 2009.

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If you are a business professional on Twitter you need to get a branded Twitter background.  Why?  When you follow people one of the first things most will do is view your profile before they follow you back.  If you have a nice looking, branded Twitter background you will appear more trustworthy and people will more likely follow you back.  Plus if done correctly you can add more information about yourself on your background and show other social networks you belong to.  Following are a couple of resources you can use to easily brand your Twitter profile for free.

TwitBacks.com allows you to create FREE branded Twitter backgrounds  in minutes

For those of you who are familiar with PowerPoint read this blog post on how to Create Twitter Backgrounds using PowerPoint.  It’s easy and a downloadable template is provided.

If you would prefer to use more advanced image programs such as PhotoShop to create Twitter backgrounds, you can read Twitter backgrounds guidelines from http://www.croncast.com/blog/1320/Twitter-background-guidelines-template-size.php.