James's Blog

Time Fly's when you ARE HAVING FUN !!

2008-03-11T11:38:00Z

Wow where does the time go!! This month on the 21st will be a full year as a member of activerain. It has been a fantastic place to promote and I actually got a listing via the network. Not a flood of leads but still this network has been a great place to be. Mainly because of the magic word. FREE!!!

I want to welcome my broker to activerain. He is James "Jimmy" Lyon. Owner of the state franchise rights of Mississippi with Exit Corp. Also owner of the 1st Exit Corp franchise in Alabama. My brokerage Exit Realty Lyon. One of the best places in the country to practice Real Estate!

Be sure to stop by Jimmy's page and welcome him to activerain! http://activerain.com/jameslyon

Once Again activerain proves itself!

2007-08-12T09:05:27Z

OK guys once again activerain has proven itself to me personally as the top premiere real estate community online. When I first visited the web site there was something about its look and feel that told me it was a great site. naturally the fact of it being free was the main hook. I am on several other real estate communities that I will not name in this post. They bagger me with email to upgrade to a professional level and send unneeded emails about this or that. Not to mention they are marketing more to me than generating viable leads.

Here at activerain there is none of that. Just pure interaction with my peers and the high exposure in the search engine from the site popularity in page rank and backward links from all of us. Bottom line hands down it is the best. I am sure they are generating income from advertising via the thousands of page views they can boast for to their advertisers. Which is valid and accurate. I figure that is why they have no need to bug us and or charge us for use of the site. Anyone that can set up a community site online and have its theme cause growth is a genius. My hats is off to them all.

Why this post? Because the site has given me my first viable lead that has turned into an active listing!! The clients found me via activerain. Front mind awareness about my company all the way in California! They have come to town to spruce up their little investment/rental property . I have met them in person and now have the listing. I will provide a high level of service to them. They too will not be named to protect their privacy.

Granted it is a small deal that will only generate pocket money for me and a descent profit for them. But hey it is a lead form the internet!! The big boys like Homegain and House values have a TV advertising budget probably in the millions of dollars and generate thousands of leads of which they in turn sell to unsuspecting agents. I never buy leads.. I endeavor to create my own!! because I have the guts and the nerve to say if the big boys can do it. Then so can I a little guy!

Yeah I know, its just one itty bitty lead, and a itty bitty listing. Like big deal so what. Well it is a start!! and as I continue to increase in rank with my domains and directories and promote my sites in the brick and mortar world. I am sure to build an increase in generated leads! I don't have a TV advertising budget of Millions. However I have my trusty color printer plenty of color ink and my feet!! hahahahahhahahaah

Investment/Rental Property Orange St Mobile Alabama Negotiable Starting at 50k

So you get down with your bad self activerain!! I am glad to be a part of this great web site!

For Sale 7613 WILLARD DR W THEODORE, AL 36582

2007-08-03T21:46:56Z

For Sale 7613 WILLARD DR W THEODORE, AL 36582

The Tillmans Corner /THEODORE Alabama areas are actually small townships. But are almost a suburb just south of Mobile. Full of shopping and entertainment. Located 15 minutes from every where this home is perfect for the first time home buyer.
Room Type Lvl Dimnsns
LivingRm 11x18
Sep. DR 11x9
Bedroom 11x12
Bedroom 9x14
Bedroom 12x14
Kitchen 12x9

Located in popular Country Club Estates Subdivision. This home could be right for you!

June Pending Home Sales Shows Market Improvement in Mobile

2007-08-03T07:43:58Z

A forward-looking indicator based on pending home sales shows the market is likely to stabilize in the
months ahead, according to the Gulf Coast MLS statistics.

The Pending Home Sales Index*, based on contracts signed in June, was higher from the
downwardly revised May index but is below June 2006.The monthly gain is a increase over three years, since 2004.

The increase occurred in all areas in Mobile County due to upcoming development and anticipated growth from new business
However, it is too early to say if home sales have already passed bottom. Still, major declines in home
sales are likely to have occurred already and further declines, if any, are likely to be modest given the
accumulating pent-up demand.

An index is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes.
A sale is listed as pending when the contract has been signed but the transaction has not closed, though
the sale usually is finalized within one or two months of signing.

An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, which was the first year
to be examined as well as the first of five consecutive record years for existing-home sales.

Annual changes in the index are more closely related to actual market performance than are month-to-month
comparisons. As the relatively new index matures and seasonal adjustment factors are refined, the month-to-month comparisons will become more meaningful.

Sales By Area Year to date Mobile Gulf Coast

2007-07-15T09:26:06Z

The market is holding steady on the Gulf Coast. Expectations are high as more industry is on the way. These statistics begin 01/01/2007 thru 07/13/2007. If you are familiar with Mobile and the Gulf Coast you will know where these areas are. If you are not and out side the area feel free to contact me for more information on each area.

Area	# of Sales	Total Sales	Avg Sales
Downtown	17	$3,232,000	$190,118
MidTown North East	164	$26,187,037	$159,677
Mid Town South	134	$12,258,335	$91,480
MidTown North West	60	$6,102,106	$101,702
MidCentral	35	$2,137,500	$61,071
Eight Mile/Prichard	51	$3,493,310	$68,496
Chickasaw	61	$4,348,599	$71,289
Municipal Park/West Central	165	$18,079,687	$109,574
Springhill/USA	141	$38,119,465	$270,351
Cottage Hill N	216	$37,727,516	$174,664
Cottage Hill S	176	$34,489,000	$195,960
Dauphin Island Pkwy	101	$11,737,999	$116,218
South Mobile County	159	$23,176,814	$145,766
Tillmans Corner/Grand Bay	200	$29,268,770	$146,344
West Mobile/ Airport	572	$114,180,583	$199,616
Semmes	152	$22,936,476	$150,898
Semmes/Wilmer/Lott Rd	115	$14,722,273	$128,020
Saraland	89	$14,689,643	$165,052
Saraland/Satsuma/Axis/Creola	90	$15,299,349	$169,993
Citronelle/ Mt Vernon	49	$6,018,772	$122,832
Dauphin Island	29	$9,959,900	$343,445
Other Area not in Mob/Baldwin	10	$1,865,861	$186,586
North Baldwin	61	$8,661,480	$141,991
Central Baldwin	93	$17,150,745	$184,417
Daphne/Montrose/SpFort	286	$81,085,973	$283,517
Lake Forest	65	$11,366,104	$174,863
Fairhope/PtClear	172	$58,558,379	$340,456
SBaldwin/Gulf Shores	46	$12,576,876	$273,410
Mississippi/ Jackson Cty	1	$184,900	$184,900
Other Mississippi	9	$1,479,500	$164,389
Total	3,519	$641,094,952	$182,181

Does your Brokerage have a news letter?

2007-07-15T08:56:26Z

Gulf Coast Real Estate News
EXIT Realty Lyon Bel Air Kiosk Publication

I am very excited about my Brokerage news letter. It is not a new concept but it is new for us. In an effort to expand our reach we are quickly moving forward with a news letter in print. Slick glossy paper. If your brokerage has not set up a news letter think about it!! It is a great concept!

Who are we?

Gulf Coast Real Estate News is full color, innovative and informative magazine designed to educate buyers, sellers, investors and entrepreneurs thinking about pursuing a career in real estate in the Mobile Bay area. For each issue, we will have TIPS on buying and selling, mortgage TIPS, home inspection TIPS, various insurance TIPS, TIPS on how to become a Realtor®, a Remodelers or a Home Builder along with local community information and calendar of events for the Mobile Metro Home Builders Association, the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and what's happening at the Colonial Bel Air Mall.

BONUS...Additionally, we will have a registration coupon for adults 21 and older to register for FREE prizes such as home inspections, dinner for two, a 4 day Carnival cruise, etc. with all winners shown in the following issue. Gulf Coast Real Estate News publishes 10,000 copies of 6 issues per year and is available at the advertisers locations, at the EXIT Realty Lyon Kiosk inside Bel Air Mall in front of Dillards, at the HBA office at 1613 University Boulevard South, at the Chamber of Commerce at and at 451 Government Street and at a number of other locations around the Mobile Bay area.

Who are our readers?

Our readers are renters, homeowners, homebuilders, real estate investors and real estate affiliates in the lower Alabama area. They turn to the Gulf Coast Real Estate News for education and to find the best real estate related resources available. EXIT Realty Lyon has Mobile's first "Free Real Estate Information Center" open 7 days a week inside Colonial Bel Air Mall. Come by and visit, get your real estate related questions answered, shop for properties online and pick-up the latest FREE real estate publications.

Why advertise in Gulf Coast Real Estate News?

Your full color ad in the Gulf Coast Real Estate News will reach motivated buyers and sellers searching for the best Mobile Bay area real estate resources such as local mortgage companies, title companies, home inspectors, various contractors, appraisers, insurance providers along with information on new area developments. The registrants will be kept in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and will be available to all qualified advertisers (purchasing ads in 3 issues or more) for follow-up. We are planning to have live radio remotes bi-monthly inside the Mall to broadcast during our FREE Prizes drawings. There is no better way to introduce your business to a concentrated group of potential customers and Gulf Coast Real Estate News will quickly become the largest and most up-to-date database in the Mobile Bay area. The Gulf Coast Real Estate News is FREE for its readers.

www.jprealestate.info achieves #1 page rank in Google!

2007-07-01T10:00:59Z

So that you know my talk (text) is not just lip service. I have been working on my relatively new site for ranking over the past several months. I am proud to announce its rank has been achieved in the key word niche I chose. The niche words are Find RealEstate in Mobile Alabama. Notice the word real estate is all one word. A over site on my part. However it turned into a ranking wind fall. Granted on my not type it as one word. Sometime the searcher may. Still as two word I still appear with the string.

Simply go to Google and type Find Realestate in Mobile Alabama and you will see my main domain rank #1 for about 5 million pages!!!!! Woo Woo.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-37%2CGGLJ%3Aen&q=Find+RealEstate+in+Mobile+Alabama&btnG=Search

Now I will slowly tweak for different variations in the highly completive word Real Estate, Realestate, Real-Estate and other words. A delicate balance making sure I do not damage the rank for the page.

Would you like to see your web site climb in rank bringing you more traffic? Which means more possible leads. The add a link to your web site. You can do it with confidence. add www.jprealestate.info to your web site and join my extensive indexing in the major search engines.

I backed it up with results not just talk.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Corporation comes to the City of Mobile.

2007-05-11T18:45:38Z

ThyssenKrupp Steel is a German based corporation comes to the Gulf Coast of Alabama. This will mean major growth for the region. The Corpration will be pumping over 3 billion dollars into construction of a state of the art steel manufacturing plant that will employee over 2600 people. over 20,000 people will be needed to build the facility. Its target date of operation is 2010.

This development is said to be the largest development in the history of the United States. I do believe they are correct. Announcements of the deal were made this morning 05/11/07 in Montgomery Alabama. Also the announcement was made in the City of Mobile with a community welcome forum and I was there!! Doing what I do best! Meeting and networking with the major players of the city.

It is a great time to be a Realtor in the city. It is about to grow at an exponential rate. Expansion is eminent with a need for housing and construction going off the scale.

Why are you going to sell your property?

2007-05-05T07:18:26Z

Sometimes I have to ask this question to potential sellers to gage their actual motivation. Some offer the answer to this question on their own. It is important to have a good idea and feel before taking a listing on a property. After all making the decision to sell ones home can be a serious emotional matter.

For some it may be 20 to 25 years living in the same neighborhood and home. Getting married and raising a family of 4 or 5 kids.Then seeing all the little birdies leave the nest and start families and lives of their own. After a time hubby and wife begin to look around their 5 bed room 3 and 1/2 bath home and realize they have only used the kitchen , family room and one bath room for the last 3 or 4 years.

Also realizing the utility bills and unused space is beginning to cost more and collect dust in places that used to be active and full of life from the kids. Realizing that all the college expenses are managed and they are sitting on tons of excess equity. Thinking it has been a couple of years since they have been on a real nice vacation. The light bulb comes on and the thought of down grading to a smaller more manageable home comes to mind. From there the thought process of selling the property begins.

That brings forward the idea of using equity to upgrade. Some younger home owners may have started out smart and acquired a smaller home that has suited their needs for a time. But as the family grows they realize they need an extra bed room or additional bath. Then it comes time to think about an upgrade. If things have gone well for them over a period of 6 to 7 years and they have made their payments on time. They may have enough available equity to net at sale and have the need funds to upgrade. Condition of the property and location can play a big part it net profit.

On the down side of why sell, are the hard times of home ownership. Some may not have faired well and due to situations beyond their control they may not have done well with payments and expenses. They could see the hand writing on the wall and begin the traumatizing period of collections. If they have enough awareness and know they can not make it. They may need to sell quickly to avoid the start of pre foreclosure. Pricing the property to net if possible but to make sure the principle balance and mortgage can be cleared completely which will ultimately save thier credit score and credit. Surviving to try again. Selling and paying off is a much better alternative of foreclosure and having ones credit destroyed.

Many of the establish home owners may realize the value in buying and then reselling the property they live in. Purchasing a fixer upper. Doing the needed repairs and living in it for a year or so then reselling it for profit. Repeating the process making a profit and or avoiding tax liabilities with tax free exchange process. Cashing in on the accumulated wealth at a later time.

There can be several other reasons to sell beyond the scope of this short article. My experience has shown me one of the primary factors that can be a hindrance is emotional attachment to a particular property. Not actually knowing what the true value of a property is. Or having to high a expectation for a particular property because of its condition and or location.

In all cases it is best to seek the counsel of a professional real estate practitioner before moving forward. Most will give free information and advise. Asking for a comparable market analysis and getting it for no charge is not uncommon. Allow the hour or so to listen to a pre listing presentation and a review of a extimated post sale net profit sheet. Even if you don't use a professional and try it on your own. The information you get will be invaluable.

I use all the power of the internet. You can view my prelisting presentation by clicking the link below.
Click Here to View the Presentation
Best viewed with a computer on a high speed connection or DSL. Sound speakers and plenty of memory.

Many try to go it alone. More fail than succeed. Statistics don't lie. Those that use a professional to sell, net more at the closing table than these that go it alone.

Some that read this may think..... get out of my head!! But don't fear, I am a professional. As a marketing listing specialist it is my job to understand every aspect of the selling process.This enables me to provide the best service for my clients.

Are you thinking about selling???
Need a bit of advise or a second opinion?
Just call or email me!

Battle House opening Mobile Alabama

2007-05-03T07:50:11Z

Closed since 1974, the Battle House Hotel -- a downtown Mobile landmark -- will reopen with public festivities on Saturday, May 12, officials announced today. The grand reopening will also help christen the RSA Battle House Tower, Alabama's tallest office building, which is opening next door to the hotel.

The festivities actually begin Friday, May 11, with a black tie gala to benefit several local arts organizations. While that event is sold out, the public can watch as RSA head David Bronner and others officially light the RSA Battle House Tower at approximately 8:45 p.m.

On Saturday, it will be Battle House Day in the city of Mobile from 3-7 p.m. Downtown Mobile will be transformed into the 1920s and 30s with antique cars, big bands, dance demonstrations from local dance studios and residents strolling in historic attire.

Events will happen in Bienville Square and tours of the Battle House will be offered. Bands will be playing in front of the Battle House and in Bienville Square. Guests are asked to park in the Civic Center parking lot and to ride the shuttle.

Free hot dogs and ice cream will be served in Bienville Square at the event sponsored by the city of Mobile.

Realtor Articles Nation Wide

2007-04-22T22:38:29Z

I have always tried to add value to others on the web at no cost. Most of the time when I was hosting and doing web design work I would add that little extra. Or go that extra mile. Now that I am focused on Real Estate on the web. I established a full area of directories and a couple of domains as my web structure of Real Estate. To my surprise a back directory has hit fair rank in Google for a 4 key word string.

It has no back links or similar pages yet. However it is ranked 1 for the string out of 4 million pages. Not bad for a back directory of a section of my main domain. Being ranked in the 10's of millions of pages actually means you have arrived in the SERP's but hey I will take rank 1 out of 4 mill as a start. Do you want to be seen on the web? Visit http://jprealestate.info/Agent_Articles/ and post your articles about Real Estate for free!

Reciprocal Linking

2007-04-14T08:35:12Z

Having a goal of reaching the front page in Google's Serps. I know the importance of good reciprocal linking. I do monitor my progress in many search engines. However the holy grail of the SERPs must be front page placement in Google. Simply because of the amount of traffic it will produce. After only a short time I have already clawed my way to page 3. Not with my main domain but with active rain! Not know how prominent the site was I know now. In only a short period of time my blog has reached page 3 because of the linking on active rain. Key words of Real Estate Mobile and Alabama. Also Find Mobile Alabama Real Estate.

It put a smile on my face despite the fact it is not my main domain reaching such prominence in the SERPS. Heck I'll take that because a click thru will reach my blog then possibly a visitor to my main domain. All I need to do now is continue seeking others that will use my directories and change links with them. A task in its self. I know they are out there. But they don't know how important linking is. Do you know ? If so create a free account at any of my all national Agent locations and exchange a link.

http://jprealestate.info/Agent_Articles/

http://www.jprealestate.info/Real_Estate_Open_Directory/

http://www.mobilealabamarealestate.net/Real_Estate_Agents/

http://jgp-distribution.com/reciprocals/links.php

http://www.jprealestate.info/cgi-bin/bannerex/ads_members.pl

SOLD!!Southern Hospitality and Warm WeatherSOLD

2007-04-06T07:30:33Z

Are you tired of the cold and snow of winter?

Buy a summer home in The City of Mobile.
Winter is none existent here.
It is cold for about 3 weeks out of the year.

Summer Home For Sale **SOLD** in JULY 2007

3358 LEES LN Mobile Al. 36693
Minutes from the sought after RIVERE DU CHEIN resort area.
This small summer home is a steal at $110,000 .
Access to Dog river by boat via Moore Creek

What's Happening in The City Of Mobile

2007-04-06T07:15:49Z

Because of its Diversity. There is always something to do in the City of Mobile. You can literally go and go and go until you drop. To find out about upcoming Events in the city go to the link below.

Events Calendar

Visit my World of Real Estate at www.jprealestate.info

The City Of Mobile Alabama

2007-04-06T07:07:13Z

Nestled on Beautiful Mobile Bay and literally minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. The City of Mobile is a beautiful scenic place to Live, Work and Play. Filled with diverse culture and Southern hospitality. The City of Mobile is poised to be a premier tourist location. http://www.jprealestate.info/ Find Mobile Alabama Real Estate with Homes for Sale in Mobile AL with this Real Estate Information portal with Sellers knowledge and FAQ about Real Estate.

Mobile Museum of Art
The newly expanded Mobile Museum of Art, gracing the lake of Langan Park, is a beautiful addition to Mobile's culture and architecture. This spectacular museum is now the largest art museum along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Tampa.

Museum of Mobile
21st Century innovative exhibits come alive at The Museum of Mobile. Explore Mobile as the first Americans saw it. Relive the passage on an African slave ship. Listen to the stories of Civil War soldiers, and feel the power of nature’s raging storm, the hurricane. Interactive kids exhibits also.

Mobile Arts Council
Mobile Arts Council serves as an umbrella over the cultural community: to promote, coordinate and develop quality arts programs and, further, to create an awareness of and participation in the arts.

Saenger Theatre
The historic Saenger Theatre Performing Arts Center functions as a multi-disciplinary arts center, home of the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Lyric Theatre, the Saenger Series, the Summer Movie Series, concerts, lectures, and special events.

Mobile Opera
Founded in 1946, Mobile Opera is Alabama's Oldest Performing Arts Organization and is recognized by OPERA America as the 15th opera company established in the United States.

Mobile Symphony
Mobile Symphony is the premiere producer of live symphonic music in the Gulf Coast region.

Mobile Ballet
Originated with the merger of two local ballet companies in 1987. Since that time, Mobile Ballet has grown and developed into a shining example of an outstanding regional dance company. Under the direction of Winthrop Corey, the company presents several productions each year to consistent critical acclaim.

Richards DAR House Museum
This beautiful Town House of the Italianate style tells the story of Mobile during its antebellum period.

One of the Gulf Coast best kept secrets, Mobile is moving forward into the 21st century expanding its boarders and economic growth. Its first high rise soon to be completed. The RSA tower will be the largest building in the state of Alabama. Its boarders expanding westward at a exponential rate with new home construction.

Total reconstruction of the bay front will bring additional condominiums and commerce to the city. With on cruise ship in place and another on the way. No more driving to Florida for cruses. One can drive minutes to the bay front and hop on a ship for a wonderful cruise to destinations south across the Gulf. Being a transplant I love the city and its people. Contact me for more information or visit www.jprealestate.info and explore the additional links about the city, its local board and chamber of commerce.

Market Trends Mobile Alabama

2007-04-05T17:28:47Z

The market in Mobile is still hot but is beginning to stabilize.

The Gulf Coast of Alabama is still in a post Katrina environment. Immediately after the storm the City Of Mobile dodged a bullet compared the region west. After the event many displaced people made tier way to the city. Hotels were fill to capacity and many opened their homes to others. After things settled the city became saturated with potential home buyers. It was if the mortgage industry and home sellers saw immediate possibilities. Mortgage companies popped up every where and home prices began to rise. The increases were still moderate compared t the rest of the country. However increases continued none the less.

Now as we pass the 1st quarter of 2007 the market has began to stabilize. Prices have began to fall slightly due supply and demand. Most of the buyers from other areas have either relocated back and or have found homes. Interest rates remain steady with a slight rise in the national average to 6.17 percent 30 year fixed rate. As prices began to drop and the market becomes stable seeking its own level. The opportunity exist for a strong long term housing market in the city and county. This is good news for buyers. Sellers are finding out their prices need to come down because of increased competition and deal seekers.

Sales and Inventory History

Thursday, April 05, 2007
Category - Residential
Month Year Monthly Sales Avg ListPrice Avg Sale Price % Diff Sell/list Avg DOM Curr Inventory Months Inventory
January 2007 375 $182,754 $176,596 96.63% 71.0 3617 9.65
February 2007 468 $191,360 $185,542 96.96% 74.0 3752 8.02
March 2007 578 $167,864 $163,588 97.45% 78.0 3868 6.69
Current 2007 39 $224,780 $217,499 96.76% 88.0 3848 98.67

Statistics Summaries Report

Category - Residential
Statistics for Entire MLS from 01/01/2007 to 04/04/2007

	Total	Total List / Sold $	Avg List $	Avg Sold $	Avg DOM	Median Price $	%SP/LP
New	3,319	$790,992,525 / n/a	$237,985	n/a	35	$169,900	n/a

Currently Active (as of today)	3849	$1,194,563,952 / n/a	$310,357	n/a	121	$219,500	n/a

--Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed--

Key Word Competition in the SERPS

2007-04-04T15:14:18Z

When I first started my Real Estate web site a few months ago. I knew the keyword competition would be intense. Having been a self taught Master of the web for about 15 years and knowing how good it feels to rank on the front page of the Search Engines and in the bench mark Google out of 30 million pages.

I stepped out with confidence when I built my real estate web site www.jprealestate.info. I went with the same concept I used with some of my original domains. Giving a person a place to go that had questions about the web. I would meet them on the job and they would ask questions and I would simply refer them to my old domain of www.jgp-distribution.com . Awww those were the days. The web information resource for newbie's. It reached its high point then fell from grace after being hacked and defaced then parked for about a year. It has been around for at least 10 years but may never reach the top page of the engines again.It still lives but as a sub-domain and still with most of its content that I could restore. I simply no longer have time to punch it back up there.It taught me how to protect my web site from the evil people that are on the net. Those that hack and deface for no reason. Just for the thrill and inconsiderate meanness that they call having fun. Since now I am on my second career of Real Estate, having put away my technician screw driver and tool box. Stepping out on my own as my own boss and enjoying people like I always have. Still helping others but now helping them sell their homes and netting big profits. I am enjoying having my own world of real estate online. Now I have a place to refer people to when I meet them in the brick and mortar world and don't have time to answer a question and or formally introduce myself to them.

But I am getting off track...... back to the topic of the intense competition in the SERPS. I knew the key words of Real Estate , Homes, Property, Houses, FSBO, For Sale By Owner, Realtor and a few others would most likely be totally out of reach. So I began looking for specialized regional words to use for my key words. I am now using worlds related to real estate but also include words of my local area and state. These being Mobile and Alabama. In addition to some of the URLS 's of sites that dominate the front page for particular key words. I see my only way of reacing the front page is by true back links. True back links are key. Not link farms, or duplicate link site that you see online. On top of that I am a best practice person. I care about search engine return queries. I try not to muddy up the content pages with duplicate content or meaninless pages. many don't care, but the bots filter them none the less.

I thought for sure I would be sand boxed for a while in Google but it never happened. I was surprised to see my domain indexed on its own in about 2 weeks !! I guess Google Bot figured I would be around for awhile. Because of my best practice robot text files, Google Bot visits me on a regular basis and updates my indexed pages and content. I sure plan to be. After I got over the initial thrill of seeing my domain show up. I went about the task of being ranked. Knowing one of the most important things was back linking. I did a full Search Engine Report and analysis with my software on the sights I am in competition with. The sites have a Page Rank of about 4/10. They have about 5 different domains and around 56 to 65 back links. I would find them popping up every where and seeing the different domains belonged to the same person. Knowing all of this I began my reciprocal link campaign. Reaching out to other good web sites with page rank that were willing to exchange links with mine. Since I have a full web infrastructure in place with my real estate site. It was easy for me to entice them with a 4 to 1 link exchange. Me giving multiple links for their one. It did not take me long to fill up my front page link table with some great web sites. Active Rain being one of them. Active Rain could see the potential of my web infrastructure. My link partner sites have a permanent link on my front index page. Some have additonal links all over my web pages.

With that step out of the way I begin to build several different directories of my own for others. This is my way of helping others that have the savvy and skills to build a web presence a place to grow. They all are now in place and I eagerly await the day when they begin being seen and used by other Real Estate agents. The draw back to such directories is that they are worth less unless they generate return links. It is a fact of web life that many surf the web but the majority of web users do not have a clue on how to use the power of the web. Or some want to place their link but will not or refuse to put a link back. I give most the benefit of the doubt because they are either using a template cookie cutter site and have absolutely no control over it. Or they simply do not have the skills to add a small snippet of HTML code to their web sites. So is the way of the web and its users.

www.jprealestate.info has been around about 3 months now. I am still looking for that beautiful red bar to move over and show I have Page Rank. But I am still at 0/0. Achieving Page Rank takes time and relevance.My old domain is finally showing a page rank of 1/0 after dropping from 4/10 in its hay day. It is a slow build to web traffic. But I am happy that my unique visitor count has doubled month over month. Even though it is dismal at around 250 unique with a total visit count of around 456. I do have a high percentage of book mark hits and plenty of page views on several unique. That tells me my site is sticky and holds the attention of the visitor. My contact forms have moderate protection and I have had the occasional prankster show up but thier IP gets captured and they get banned immediately. My goals are reasonable and achievable. I know I need at least 3000 minimum visits and around 2000 uniques per month before my site will generate leads from its visitors. I have the infrastructure in place. I have built it and I know they will come.

Do you know how to put html code on your web site? Do you know the true power of viral web marketing? Do you care about how well your web site ranks in the major search engines? Would you like to join me in my indexing in Google? Do you know about the importance of web traffic? Do you know the difference between a hit and a visitor? Do you want to grow with me as I climb onto the front page of the SERPs? Then comment and or contact me.

Real Estate Professionals

2007-03-26T07:33:18Z

I have arrived! This is a great web site. How did I find it? By server logs. Being a X technician and now a real estate practitioner I am attuned to the web. I know the value and power of the internet. I have been on the web for over 15 years. I to have many areas to explore. I call it my real estate world. As I expand my reach I also offer the opportunity for other to grow with me as I reach for a permanent web presence. This entry is my introduction and a way to get to know me. Future post will have many real estate related topics as time allows. Tips on how to promote online and more.

Month	Year	Monthly Sales	Avg ListPrice	Avg Sale Price	% Diff Sell/list	Avg DOM	Curr Inventory	Months Inventory
January	2007	375	$182,754	$176,596	96.63%	71.0	3617	9.65
February	2007	468	$191,360	$185,542	96.96%	74.0	3752	8.02
March	2007	578	$167,864	$163,588	97.45%	78.0	3868	6.69
Current	2007	39	$224,780	$217,499	96.76%	88.0	3848	98.67