realtor: Agentopolis Extends It's Reach - 08/31/09 08:48 AM
Agentopolis recently launched a large number of web pages designed to get Agentopolis real estate agents in front of more people who are looking for a Realtor online. According to Google, "real estate agent" is included in a search roughly 4,090,000 times each month.  The challenge for agents is how to get in front of the people looking for a real estate agent in their local area, especially considering that there are only 10 organic spots on the first page of Google search results. 
As a result of these findings and other keyword research we have done at Agentopolis, we have … (0 comments)

realtor: Tweet Me Homes Delivers Real Estate Listings through Twitter - 08/05/09 05:47 AM
TweetMeHomes is a new service that instantly delivers homes for sale and real estate to home shoppers using Twitter. We've currently set up 40 major metro areas and made it super easy to subscribe. You will get instant notification of any new homes for sale on your twitter account or as a text message on your cell phone. Each Tweet Me Homes city page also links to a corresponding page which provides access to MLS listings in the same area.
For the Home Buyer It couldn't be easier! Create an account on Twitter, visit TweetMeHomes, find and subscribe to the desired … (2 comments)

realtor: Video Tutorial - How To Add Your Free Listing on Agentopolis - 05/31/09 03:46 PM
Recently Agentopolis started a Twitter page which has become very popular and given us a strong second wind in this age of social media.  Agentopolis has added roughly 7500 followers in the past 60 days, a combination of Realtors and home buyers and sellers.  As a result, we have seen a nice lift in traffic and have been getting many emails asking how to get listed and take advantage of this free real estate agent marketing and real estate listings marketing.
To answer this question and help you get your free listing on Agentopolis, I have created this short (under 5 … (0 comments)

realtor: February Google Searches that include "MLS" & "Map" - 03/22/09 06:10 PM
 
Smart consumers are discovering that they can find an real estate agent site that provides free access to the local MLS listings by state.  A growing trend in broker reciprocity MLS sites, as indicated by our Google analytics report, is people looking for map based MLS Search, and as you night have guessed, people search for the same thing in many different ways.  In February 2009 mlsmaps.com  saw 167 different search terms that included "MLS" and "Map" Here are the top ten keyword search phrases, in rank order, typed into Google by people looking for MLS listings on a map … (1 comments)

realtor: Using the MLS To Find Your Next Home - 10/16/08 04:29 PM
The Internet is vast and full of possibilities and if we don't know how to ask for what we want, the Internet can prove to be time consuming and frustrating.  The biggest thing to keep in mind about the net is that almost every piece of information you need is on the net and available, you just have to know how to ask for it.  That said, what should a person looking for a home to buy type into Google in order to find the best selection of real estate and homes for sale in their area? The answer includes the … (0 comments)

realtor: What's The Big Stink About Real Estate Commissions? - 06/07/07 02:58 AM
It kills me to see real estate agents or anyone else for that matter getting beat up about their compensation plan. All this talk about the commission structure being antiquated and in need of revision is insulting. All this talk about how the Internet has changed the game and given the consumer more control over the process, hence agents should be charging less is intriguing but definitely requires closer review, rather than a quick flapping of the lips.To say that ALL agents are worth the full commission would be a lie, but it is also a lie to say that every … (4 comments)

realtor: Agentopolis Exposes the "Long Tail" of Real Estate Agents - 04/05/07 06:28 AM
I recently completed the book by Wired editor Chris Weber, "The Long Tail". As a result, Agentopolis realized there is a "long tail" of real estate agents that has never been made available to consumers. With over 1.3 million agents to choose from, how does a visitor decide which agent is best for them and in fact wouldn't it be safe to say that everyone of these agents is different from every other in a way that is relevant to some home buyer or seller somewhere?Before Agentopolis came along, the only way a home buyer or seller could search for an … (8 comments)

realtor: Agentopolis passes 10,000 verified real estate agents in Directory - 02/27/07 12:23 AM
Agentopolis has recently blown past the 10,000 verified real estate agents mark and as of yesterday we had over 10,400 confirmed realtor listings.  All this in a little more than 60 days.  The feed back we are getting from real estate agents all over the country is they love the site as it is the easiest way to find an agent on the web and the free real estate marketing features we offer are currently unmatched by any other site on the web.  If you haven't updated/verified your free listing on Agentopolis yet, simply visit www.agentopolis.com.  We invite your feedback as we … (0 comments)