Luke Bouman's (doogers) Blog

How do you maximize your blog on your personal website to get better SEO rankings?  I Do not currently have a blog on my website, but my next custom website will have one.  Are there certain things you should write about to make the blog more valuable, or is it just the fact that you keep fresh c...

I have been a member of active rain for a few weeks and have been very pleased with the responses I have recieved from other real estate professionals.  I am wondering what other features I should be using to maximize this site?  Can I put my listings anywhere?  Is there a forum?  Sometimes the p...

 I recently read the book, "Greatest Salesman In The World" by Og Mandino and took the most important information of the book as a summary below.  I believe that this information is very valuable to any person in sales, especially those who are commision based.     Greatest Salesman in the WorldD...

I am curious how many of you use pay per click to generate real estate leads?  There are a few people in my area who are always on pay per click and I am curious how much they spend and how succesful it is.  Do any of you recommend pay per click, and if so how much would you spend?Real Estate Hol...

Does anyone here have much success at open houses?  I have done many since I have become a real estate agent, and I have a very hard time turning my guests into clients.  Is there something that you do that makes this time successful for you?  At times I would rather have noone come at all so tha...

I have been working on my search engine optimization for 5 months now.  I spent a lot of money on a company that promised me results, and I ended up doing it.  Soon after I agreed to work with this company I realised that I really didnt need them.  They did however teach me what needed to be done...

We had an appraiser at our business meeting talk to us about a situation in which he had to do an appraisal for a home that was next to a registered sex offender.  The home wasn't selling and he found out that the sex offender lived next door, so he had to disclose that in his report.  I am wonde...

It was a difficult day going door to door today.  A fellow co-worker of mine and I picked a neighborhood and started hitting up the homes.  Most of the people were gone so I just left information on the door.  I have noticed that I never get calls from homes where I just left information on their...

One thing that I have struggled with is constantly thinking about real estate.  Some of you may argue that to be successful in this business it always needs to be on your mind.  I have trouble always wanting to check my voice mails and emails even after I get home, just hoping for a lead.  I also...

How does your blog become a featured post?  Is there someone who decides this, or do you need a certain amount of replies?Lake Michigan Real Estate