I've always had a website or two (actually I own about 10) since I began in this business, and it's been frustrating at times because it seems that real estate technology providers often lag behind in innovation compared to other industries... And that leads us to the crappy template sites that nobody likes. My journey began with a linku template site in 2006 (the year I got into the business), and that lasted about 4 months. I still had not gotten indexed by google for any meaningful search terms, so I did some research and decided on an Agent Image site. It was great looking and I think the impression helped my business a little but after almost 2 years did not get any reliable search engine traffic. After a brief experiment with a typepad blog on the domain, I found it was pretty easy in that regard to get ranked for a term due to the inherant SEO benefits from blogging. In fact, another website I own was started as part experiment and part of a listing presentation and it gets great search engine traffic and has resulted in a couple of deals! It's a wordpress site that I have nothing more than the cost of hosting and some of my time into. In fact, newgearharthomes.com gets more search engine traffic than my main real estate domain jeremylinder.com. In fact the only downside to running a real estate website on a blog platform is the challenges of displaying listings and a IDX search. Both of those items can now be addressed using plugins if you have a wordpress site I'm told. I tried to get some increased function on my blog site to make it more real estate specific, but ran out of talent and patience and decided to explore other avenues. I had heard of Ubertor, and in fact had considered their platform about a year prior but never did jump in and try it out (it was dumb, they give you a month free) until recently. I signed up on a Saturday afternoon, and about 20 minutes later my phone rings and the owner of the company Steve Jagger was on the line to help me get going and answer any questions. Great service! The more I started to dig into the Ubertor platform the more excited I got. The functionality and ease of use is amazing, you must try it out! The added bonus to the great looking and highly functional site is that they are coded to be very SEO friendly. I confirmed this by using a tool call seo-browser that lets you see what a search engine bot sees. After adding some content and checking the results, it displayed almost identical to the same wordpress page I checked. I'm sure there are other differences that impact SEO but most sites don't come close to a wordpress in terms of search engine friendly. 

I spend a lot of time in the evenings getting content written, and my new site configured. Take a look, and if you like what you see get one for yourself. You won't regret it.  

 

**disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with Ubertor in any way, nor will I benefit from ya'll getting awesome sites from them** 

 


Best agent IDX solution? Need recommendation please
04/07/2008
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I've been using the FBS smartlink on my site, but am wanting a true idx solution that would allow buyers to save searches, homes, ect. I've looked at idxpro and an eneighborhoods solution, but nothing that really tickles my fancy. I have… more
Looking towards to Summer, how is your market?
04/02/2008
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The market in Astoria, Oregon and all of Clatsop County has returned to "normal" following a sharp inventory increase resulting from our December hurricane. I feel that 3 months of declining inventory is positive momentum moving towards… more
1362 Olney Avenue Astoria, Oregon 97103 $177, 500
03/28/2008
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1362 Olney Avenue Astoria, Oregon 97103 This Youngs Bay view townhome is truly move-in ready! It's an owner occupied unit, which means it has been very well kept and it shows. A very smart floorplan maximized the 1090 SF, which includes 3 bedrooms.. more
Does the Astoria Real Estate Market Lag Behind the Online Curve?
03/27/2008
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This article about the shift in advertising revenues from print and other traditional outlets to on-line marketing doesn’t surprise me. I have been preaching to my fellow Realtors about staying ahead of the curve and effectively… more
How to sell your home: Part II
03/20/2008
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Yesterday I went over the first of three critical elements if you want to generate a quick sale in today’s Astoria housing market. You see, contrary to the belief of some Sellers today you want your house “sold” not “for sale… more
Want to sell your Astoria home? Here’s how in 3 easy steps
03/19/2008
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Most sellers, if given a choice of when to sell their home, would pick a much hotter coastal market than we have today. Here in Astoria, we’re much better off than many parts of the country but it doesn&rsquo… more
Today: Astoria Oregon among top 5 retirement destinations
03/17/2008
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Late last week in a segment on retirement destinations, Barbara Corcoran tells Ann why Astoria is among the 5 best places for retirees In the segment Barbara pretty much nails the high points of Astoria living, including a revitalized downtown… more
Astoria Homes For Sale- Market Update
02/29/2008
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A quick look at the real estate market here in N. Clatsop County, more specifically Astoria, Oregon. I believe we're looking at the market continuing to improve as we move into spring, likely the rate will be dependant on what rates do. In the… more
Clatsop County GIS, Real Estate Maps
02/29/2008
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The Clatsop County map system or GIS is something I use daily. You can access specific tax lot information and maps are your leisure. Searching can be a bit tricky, until you learn to master the map & tax lot key. A great exercise is to search… more
 
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RE/MAX River & Sea

Address: 757 W. Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103

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