This property has just been reduced! Located on the beach on beautiful Amelia Island. Come enjoy the sounds of the ocean and island living at its finest. In a gated community with community pool and tennis courts. Convenient to downtown Fernandina beach or just a scenic 25 minute drive on A1A to Jacksonville, FL. The Ritz Carlton is just up the road and there are plenty of golf courses in the area for you golfers to enjoy.

There is nothing like the sound of a newborn baby! I would like to announce the birth of my third child, JACK THOMAS DANSEREAU. He was born on May 16th, 2008 at 10:34 p.m. He was 9 lbs 7.4 ozs and 20 3/4 inches long. He was born a very happy baby and was able to go home before the required 24 hour wait period. He and his mother are doing great and his siblings; 5 year old Sofia Danialle and 22 month old Aydin Asher have welcomed him with open arms and lots of kisses. I hope that all of you with children realize just how much joy they bring into our lives and look at them with the same amazement and joy that I do.

Come see this beautifully restored home in the Historic District of Fernandina Beach. Located near the center of downtown Fernandina and within walking distance of schools, shopping and the beach. Don't miss this special home. Come see the past and stay for the future. JUST REDUCED TO $759,000. WHAT A DEAL ON A WONDERFUL HOME

If you have ever dreamed of living on the ocean then this is the home for you! Enjoy the panoramic view from this spectacular oceanfront Sea Chase villa nestled in the sand dunes of beautiful Amelia Island. Two private balconies separate this villa from other villas in the community. The upper balcony, outside of the master bedroom, features a private hot tub with a magnificent ocean view. This 3bedroom/2.5 bath home has numerous upgrades throughout including; an expanded living room, crown molding and lighting fixtures. Listen to the sounds, and enjoy the view of the ocean as you prepare your meals in the open kitchen. This Sea Chase villa is located in Ocean Village, a gated community of Summer Beach, with community pools, tennis courts, beach club, private beach access and walking distance to the Ritz Carlton. For the golfing enthusiast, membership to the Golf Club of Amelia Island is available.

STOP BY LULU'S BRA AND GRILL (7th Street S, Fernandina Beach, FL) FOR THE ISLE OF EIGHT FLAGS SHRIMP FESTIVAL ON BEAUTIFUL AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA

WATSON REALTY CORP. REALTORS WILL HAVE AN INFORMATION TENT SET UP FOR THE EVENT. 

COME AND ENJOY THE FUN!!!!!  

 

 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival

     I think what amazes me the most about those who are members of the Active Rain community is just how unselfish and helpful you people really are. I have learned so much from reading your posts and I have shared and used the information given.

     However, I still fail to understand the criteria for getting a featured post.

     I thought it may have something to do with the time of the post, after all those who judge the posts are not awake 24/7. Wrong! No correlation at all.

     I thought they might only be given to those with a certain amount of points. Wrong again!

     I thought that they may, and should, be given to those posts that offer the following:

      1. Posts that are insightful.

      2. Posts that offer help and advice.

      3. Posts that may be humorous or not.

      4. Posts that give us market news (both locally and nationally).

     These were the reasons that I would hope that all featured posts would be judged.

     Then I read a post in which a realtor was slammed because this person had little idea on how to stage a home. The obvious tone of this post was to belittle the agent and prove that we should all hire a professional stager to stage a home. The cheers from the comment section were just as degrading, though toned down. The worst part was that the poster also was belittling the owner of the home. How dare you! Homeowners are the reason that we, and you, have jobs in this industry. I am sure this homeowner would love to read the post (surely you sent the homeowner and the realtor a copy) and post a comment of her own. 

     I have read many times about those of you who are tired of the petty bickering and the insults that are thrown at our profession by those of us in our profession. How we should not use Active Rain as a gossip or insult board because we have customers that read these posts just as we do. Well, it doesn't help to complain if posts such as the one I have mentioned are REWARDED by putting that YELLOW STAR by their posts.

     I hope all of you that read this post will understand just how much we are hurting ourselves by letting this continue. Belittling those for your own amusement does not need to be done in our community.

     I am now off of my soapbox. 

     Thank You. 

    
 

JUST LISTED!!!!!!!! Just wanted to let everyone know about this Prestigious Oceanfront Condominium on Amelia Island, Fl. Located in a gated community and with its very own private access elevator. Community swimming pool and tennis courts with Amelia Island Plantation Golf membership available. Also extra garage included. Watch absolutely stunning sunrises from the large balcony or sit and enjoy the warm ocean breezes. Contact me if you desire any more information.

Who wouldn't want to live in this 5BR/5BA, 7400 SQ. FT. home located on the South end of Amelia Island, FL. 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Spectacular ocean views from the back porch or just sit in the spacious living room and relax.

 

 

 

Extra large TV room with adjoining space for pool table

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   Beautiful kitchen with stainless steel appliances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     This home is great for entertaining or just relaxing. Guests can stay in the 980 sq. ft. apartment located above the garage. Located in a secluded, gated community on the South end of Amelia Island, FL., this home is perfect for those seeking privacy but still less than 30 minutes from downtown Amelia Island or Jacksonville, FL.

      Listed at $4,995,000. If you would like more information on this amazing home, visit my website at www.danialdansereau.com

     The other day I was working on my computer when I got a phone call from two women calling me from Las Vegas, Nevada. Usually this would probably be a good thing if I were not married, but I am married, and it was not a good thing.

     The women told me that they had found my website while searching "Jacksonville Florida homes for sale". At first I thought I may have a future client but I then asked them to repeat where they had found my website and again the woman said "Jacksonville Florida homes for sale". I thought this was interesting since my website advertises Fernandina Beach real estate, so instead of hanging up I wanted to see how far they would go with this. The first woman then proceeded to tell me that  on Google my website was on the right side of the first page and that my website company had me on pay-per-click advertising. What is pay-per-click you ask?  

 Pay per click (PPC) is an advertising model used on search engines, advertising networks, and content websites/blogs, where advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an ad to visit the advertiser's website. Advertisers bid on keywords they predict their target market will use as search terms when they are looking for a product or service. When a user types a keyword query matching the advertiser's keyword list, or views a page with relevant content, the advertiser's ad may be shown. These ads are called a "Sponsored link" or "sponsored ads" and appear next to or above the "natural" or organic results on search engine results pages, or anywhere a webmaster/blogger chooses on a content page.1

     The woman then proceeded to tell me that when using pay-per-click some companies would pay people to click on the website advertisement, until your daily balance was depleted, and therefore you would be paying them there money but not getting any results. I thought this point was very interesting so while they were talking, mind you they said they had found my website, I searched "Jacksonville Florida Homes for sale". Amazingly my website advertisement was not to be found! I then told the woman of this finding and then she passed me off to her "supervisor". I explained to her that I could not find the advertisement and she proceeded to tell me that my daily balance had  probably expired and my advertisement would no longer be seen. HAHA! Amazing that my website would drop off in that short period of time. I reminded her that her counterpart had told me that they had just found my website and they were calling to warn me of this potential money drain. She then started to backpedal a little and stated that they had found my website earlier and were just getting around to calling me. WOW! 

     To make a long story short, PLEASE read all of the information that you can to help you understand SEO and how PAY-PER-CLICK and other advertising mediums work. DO NOT fall for this scam. I am sure that there may have been one or more people who have fallen for this and they have my sympathy. Please do not let yourself be one of them.

      Oh yeah, I did finally tell the woman that I was aware of what she was doing and that I am somewhat educated (Thank you to all of ACTIVERAIN for the information that you have provided) in SEO and how PPC works. I then told her I did not appreciate the fact that she had lied to me and advised her to never call my number again.

I apologize to all of you that I did not get a company name from them but I hope that this warning will serve as notice to anyone who may get the same call.

    

 Reference

Pay-Per-Click(2008)Pay-Per-Click Retrieved 3 Jan 08 from Wikepedia, The Free Encyclopedia,  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_per_click