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real estate advice: Zipvo Platinum the next great Real Estate site? - 09/04/08 07:13 AM
In case you are not familiar with Zipvo.....Zipvo is a Real Estate Media and Video Platform that allows Reators, Videographers, Bloggers, or anyone else involved with Real Estate to either create or upload a video that will enhance themselves and their listings through the use of video, photovideo, blogs, and news FREE and EASILY. It is similiar in some respects to the Real Estate shows.
By the way you can send your Real Estate shows to Zipvo via the Video tab located in the upper left corner in the Real Estate shows site.
Zipvo however, has a useful … (59 comments)
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real estate advice: Use Yourstreet News Site For More Backlinks and Blog Readership! - 08/09/08 12:42 AM
The Yourstreet site is local news, information and conversations mapped to the street level for over 50000 locations and every zip code in the US.
YourStreet connects you to the local information that impacts you most – what’s going on in your town, your neighborhood, and your street.
YourStreet is a website that will map news articles to your home town! The company’s proprietary algorithm aggregates articles from tens of thousands of news sources every day, interprets the articles, determines their location, and displays them as locations on an interactive Google map. YourStreet also allows users to add … (117 comments)
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real estate advice: LookUpPage - It's all about you for SEO! - 07/22/08 07:57 AM
LookUpPage is a site that is designed for you to make an online profile about yourself. By creating a profile on LookUpPage when someone Googles your name there will a direct link to your profile page at the top of the search results.
As I have written many times in the past, a site like this is great because your are able to create within your profile backlinks to your website and blogs. The easiest way to show you what I mean is for you to look at my profile page at the site. You can see Bill Gassett's LookUpPage here. … (37 comments)
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real estate advice: Increase your online presence & SEO with BusinessCard2 - 06/24/08 10:03 AM
Join the Internet's First Network of Business Cards ~ Build, broadcast, and discover business cards on the web.
BusinessCard2 is another great way to add to your online presence. It is similiar to LinkedIn and will be picked up by all the major search engines.
Bill Gassett's BusinessCard2 - here is the link to what my business card looks like on the site. One of the things you will notice while viewing my card is that you are allowed to add as many links as you like to other sites you may have. I have added both my Active Rain blog as … (105 comments)
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real estate advice: Connectture...Another site to join similar to LinkedIn - 05/19/08 01:24 PM
Connectture is another networking site similar to linkedin. It is a platform set up for you to manage and connect with others online. I just signed up and created my profile which of course is centered around Real Estate in Metrowest Massachusetts.
Social networking is becoming a bigger part of our business everyday. There are some social networking sites that are terrific and some that you know will not last. Is this a site that will last...who knows but it will take you 5 minutes to set up a profile and forget about it :)
If you sign … (64 comments)
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real estate advice: Increase your Real Estate blogs readership & SEO through Topix.com - 05/06/08 04:21 PM
Topix is the worlds largest community news website. Topix is a place for you to post your own news stories, as well as comment about stories you have seen on the topix site.
So how do you make this work for you to increase your readership and SEO? Thats easy... you should apply to become an editor! I applied and was accepted for my home town of Hopkinton Massachusetts. You can apply to become an editor for your home town or the area in which you do the most Real Estate business.
Here is the description of Topix on what an editor can … (99 comments)
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real estate advice: SEO ALERT....Increase your websites search engine rank via Qassia - 03/07/08 09:10 AM
You will most likely be hearing about Qassia from multiple sources over the next few weeks. I was invited by Katerina Gasset and have already seen it mentioned in other places around the net.
Qassia is a new site still in beta. Qassia is an intelligence engine that according to it's owners will make your websites/blogs rank better in he search engines. This is accomplished via backlinks/inbound links to your sites. The site has a page rank of 4 and does not require any type of reciprocal link. As best I can tell the site is set up perfectly to improve your … (46 comments)
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real estate advice: Gooruze.com ~ SEO, Social Media/Online Marketing ~ Increase your Knowledge - 01/25/08 08:59 PM
Massachusettsrealestate.gooruze.com
Gooruze is a social network site for on-line marketers. I find the site interesting because there is an abundance of articles related to SEO and social media marketing and networking.
As a Realtor, I am interested in these topics. Anything that I can take away from an article to improve my on-line visibility and business skills is time well spent.
The Gooruze team describes the service as dedicated, ranked, quality, information. The content is created by members who share real experiences and insights in the form of articles and news. The posts are tagged, rated, and commented on by the … (60 comments)
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real estate advice: Street Advisor ~ Be The Local Expert For Your Street & Town! - 01/17/08 03:19 PM
Street advisor is a website that allows you to be the local expert for your street and neighborhood. As a Realtor, this is another excellent opportunity to be out in front by being the trusted advisor to potential buyers as well as residents of your town.
Like other review sites such as TripAdvisor.com for travel, epinions.com for products, and Yelp.com for restaurant reviews, StreetAdvisor is for streets/neighborhoods. Street advisor is FREE to join. It's a new kind of on-line real estate community where people provide a real-life "insider" view. StreetAdvisor allows you to be the residential guide through summaries, stories, pictures, videos, and your insight and opinions. StreetAdvisor is an online community … (47 comments)
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real estate advice: Ethics in a Short Sale ~ The Responsibilities of a Realtor - 08/24/07 03:32 PM
With the rise in short sales happening all around the country it is important to know what your responsibilities are as an agent representing a seller in this situation.
A "short sale" is when a mortgage lender agrees to accept less than the total amount remaining on the mortgage, allowing the homeowner to sell the property at a lower price and pay off the balance of the loan.
As foreclosures increase across the United States, lenders are more willing to negotiate short sales to avoid the expense and troubles of taking a delinquent customers home.
Foreclosing on a home and selling … (18 comments)
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real estate advice: Keogh Contribution Calculator - Great tool for the self employed...That means us! - 08/06/07 09:43 PM
Let me 1st explain what a Keogh plan is and why you should have one. As Realtors, we are self employed individuals. Investing while you are young is one of the biggest keys to having a comfortable retirement. The Keogh plan is a no brainer that every Realtor should be taking advantage of.
A Keogh plan is a tax-deferred investment retirement plan for self-employed individuals. All deposit money put into this account grows annually tax-free. The investment income accumulates tax-deferred until capital is withdrawn. Like IRAs, Keogh plans allow you to purchase any number of financial investments. Unlike individual retirement accounts (IRAs), which limit tax-deductible contributions to $2,000 per … (2 comments)
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real estate advice: Creative Marketing for Home Sellers in Metrowest MA - 08/05/07 10:27 AM
Creative marketing is essential to successfully set yourself apart from the competition. As a top Hopkinton Massachusetts Realtor, I am constantly searching for new and innovative tools that will distinguish my seller clients from the rest of the market. The embedded V-flyer above is a perfect example of this. It can be used in websites, blogs, and emails. I use this a a tool to promote all the homes I am marketing. The V-flyer can also be downloaded to top search sites such as Google.Base and Trulia, opening up terrific exposure for the homes I am selling throughout Metrowest … (11 comments)
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real estate advice: Metrowest MA Real Estate - why most companies don't offer sub-agency - 07/22/07 03:07 PM
It has become very important for consumers to understand agency disclosure laws in Massachusetts as they have changed on multiple occasions over the last five to ten years. One part of the law that it seems that most home-sellers are unaware of is the fact that the majority of Massachusetts real estate companies no longer offer what is referred to as "sub-agency or sellers agency".
Sub-agency is when the "listing" real estate company offers compensation and allows another agency to declare themselves a seller's agent or sub-agent and proceed to show a home under this auspice. Most real estate companies do not allow … (2 comments)
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real estate advice: Got Mold? It Makes Sense to Check when Purchasing a Home!! - 07/14/07 05:30 PM
When purchasing a home it makes sense to test for MOLD when you are doing your other inspections such as general home inspection, water testing, radon, pests, lead paint, ect.
What are molds?
With more than 100,000 species in the world, it is no wonder molds can be found everywhere. Neither animal or plant, molds are microscopic organisms that produce enzymes to digest organic matter and spores to reproduce. These organisms are part of the fungi kingdom, a realm shared with mushrooms, yeast, and mildews. In nature, mold plays a key role in the decomposition of leaves, wood, and … (2 comments)
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real estate advice: Attention Hopkinton MA Home Sellers - Smart questions to ask Realtors you are interviewing - 07/08/07 07:33 PM
SMART QUESTIONS TO ASK THE REALTORS YOU ARE INTERVIEWING These questions will go along way in determining if you are going to hire a PRO or not!
1. How long have you been selling real estate?
2. How many homes did you sell last year as seller's agent?
3. Of the homes you sold last year, again as a seller's agent, what was the average number of days from the original list price to the accepted offer?
4. What was the average ratio between the listing price and the selling price?
5. What kind of market share do you and your … (2 comments)
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Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate
Hopkinton,
MA
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RE/MAX Executive Realty
Address: 77 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA, 01748
Office Phone: (508) 435-5356
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Metrowest MA Real Estate - Realtor specializing in home sales in Hopkinton, Milford, Holliston, Ashland, Southboro, Westboro, Upton, Mendon, Hopedale, Grafton, Medway, Northbridge, Franklin, Framingham, Shrewsbury, Northboro, Bellingham, Sutton, and Uxbridge MA. Includes Real Estate home sellling & buying tips, Homes for sale in and around Metrowest, Metrowest MA Market reports.
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