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Last weekend over Mother's Day I had a chance to see some causins I hadn't seen in years. Naturally, the topic of "what do you do" for a living came up. When I was in the spotlight, I explained I helped realtors, travel companies, yacht brokers, car dealers, restaurants and other … (2 comments)
On a fairly regular basis, I hear people comment that this person’s or that program’s form letters or fliers are bad/not for their market/hokey, you-fill-in-the-blank. 
In the case of the real estate agent, Big Brother is your friendly Search Engine; the most popular of which is good ole Google. 
I've been doing lots of SEO research, and as my office includes myself and one part-time assistant/realtor I get a little overwhelmed.Are headlines, content or is constantly repeating oneself most useful? It seems wasteful to repeat repeat repeat tag lines, when one should be including new original content, but the top … (1 comments)
There is some confusion floating around the real estate industry about the definition of value as it relates to direct mail pieces. Should you send recipe cards? Should you partner with local companies to provide retail discounts? Should you stick with sending out market statistics and only marketing statistics? Here are … (20 comments)
The door to opportunity knocks with every connection you make. I stepped inside my daughter's dojo (karate school) yesterday, and here were the words that were displayed on the whiteboard: "Words are real and powerful and should always be proceeded by much mental activity", Verne Gilbert SenseiOnce you fire up your … (11 comments)
As network television viewership continues to drop and a number of new media compete for our attention and advertising dollars, it can be difficult to know how to best position our businesses in this new marketplace. Fortunately, along with the increase in information outlets come many opportunities to hone our … (0 comments)
Worried publishers question the wisdom of offering books for free:Women and MoneyWhen will they learn what we are learning, that giving facilitates getting, in Web 2.0 as well as in private life?That a little vision carries you a long way."The publishing community has endlessly debated the effects of making text available … (14 comments)
Well, I keep reading about it and figure it is time to start actually doing it. There is so much new technology out there that it is just hard to keep up. First they tell me I need my own site, so I get that- actually it's a work in progress. … (3 comments)
From SEO Diva 
Joel Burslem of Inman TV-"Get Your Content To The Masses". Brokers have all the knowledge in their brains, they just have to get it out to the people.
BrokerIPTV: We are at Inman connect, New York city 2008, I am with Joel Burslem and Joel is the face of the … (2 comments)
This year, as you're thinking about those things you most want to accomplish, consider making a resolution to work on your website content at least once a week. Regular contributions to your website content is probably the single biggest thing you can do to boost your search engine rankings and generate … (0 comments)
Are you a boilerplate Realtor®? Are you a clone of all the other real estate agents out there you are competing with?
I will publish your relevant Real Estate and mortgage articles on GetPrequalified.com
Content is king on the web because content is information. People love information and search engines want to make people happy. Feed the search engines good content and the search engines will bring you people, just like one big happy family. It's easy-sort of. 1. Find your niche. Pick a manageable topic … (26 comments)
For those not familiar with the concept of Web 2.0, it's simple. Today's websites are being driven not by content from the webmaster or company that the site belongs to, but by users of the site. Web 2.0 is a "by the people, for the people" way of surfing and interacting … (2 comments)
I used a call recorder to show you how easy it is to create good quality content for your blog, website or newsletter.
Like most people out there I am spending a lot of time and energy to try and get my website ranking a bit higher. I am relatively to SEO work but know the importance of links, unique content, etc. I've been reading as much as I can about back links. I … (8 comments)
In the age of technology when consumers are able to access information a the drop of a dime and your opportunity to grab their attention is short, it’s really important to develop and enhance your web content.What do we mean? The average view time of a website is under 60 seconds… … (16 comments)
What is that draws people to you, and makes them like and trust you enough to become your clients? If you can answer that question accurately, you'll be able to develop truly awesome relationship building and maintenance marketing campaigns. We know from NAR surveys that relationships/referrals are the channel 70% of … (4 comments)
It's that time again. The editors at 411 Real Estate Place are looking for high-quality content for this month's issue of the newsletter. To give you an idea of what we're after, here's a run down of last month's content. 
This is an update on my previous post please read........ http://activerain.com/blogsview/249363/OMG-Someone-stole-my What happened was I was doing a search for my name on google when I found my blogs contents plastered all over someone elses page. Worse then that she was beating me in ranking! At first I was … (7 comments)
(Note this post was formed from an initial response to Pat Kitano to his comment in my previous blog post) I've never really gotten my head around the idea that the content distribution network that we are building is "just another form of Web 2.0 social networking". Recent articles by Pat Kitano and … (4 comments)
This is officially my first Active Rain RANT! Ok maybe "rant" is a little over the top, however these things really do make me go crazy and force me to want to leave your website.If your website has any of these components or missing critical information...I'm looking for the back button or even worse, … (54 comments)
As web-savvy prospective clients roam the net in the new Millennium, Real estate agents and mortgage brokers are faced with new challenges, as expectations are rising and demands are increasing. You are now not only expected to have a website, but you are expected to have a good website. It's supposed … (23 comments)
As I begin blogging in the ActiveRain community, I want to be sure I don't spin my wheels putting up content that no one is going to read? So, I am asking you to tell me what you want me to blog about. As a real estate attorney, I can offer … (6 comments)
I've had the same website provider for some time. At first it was a decent relationship but as I became more SEO or Internet savvy I started asking questions they couldn't answer.First I asked questions like can I place a sitemap on my site, and do you have any sitemap tools. … (2 comments)
As you are continuing to practice your SEO skills through development of content and use of tools like WordTracker to find the most often searched words, sometimes we lose track of which words are the ones generating traffic and which ones are actually leading to conversions. The high volume search phrases … (32 comments)
Website Content - How To Please Your Visitors!
I stopped caring about the points a long time ago.It didn't take long to realize the the real value of this network went far beyond having my face move up the rankings. It's too simple to rack up meaningless points for that to even be a challenge, and lots have written … (82 comments)
It can be a little overwhelming at times but it seems that there's more information than ever on how to become a successful Loan Signing Agent. A few websites that I frequent for great content are My Notary Source, Go Get Notary and Notary Gift.You can read Sharon Hassler's latest notary … (5 comments)
I know that with the need for information in the real estate industry that there are professionals churning out massive amounts of articles and sales letters in an attempt to increase their client base. The problem is that so many of these things are remarkably alike. I'm sure we have all … (4 comments)
So there is a party going on here at Active Rain. And nothing's going to break it up. Don't mind me, I'm here to enjoy the music! But which way are we heading here on ActiveRain? Everyone is on their soap box, "ACTIVERAIN is supposed to be for PROFESSIONALS" "We need … (16 comments)
Here is a fairly new Real Estate Web presence. I like the wordpress blog you can create. Realivent has created Plugins for CMA, IDX search and property search alerts. Basically a website in a Blog. Realivent has some nice Listing Features as well. They are also very responsive to user issues .Check them out … (0 comments)
Some of you will be confused by this post because if you have done any sort of website optimization lately you have surely heard about how crucial optimization is for your business.But I'm here to tell you that optimization is worthless if your content does not attract clients. It is one … (9 comments)
I have another blog that focuses on community content and local real estate information for the community. Lately, when I have checked my stats I have noticed that there are blogs/websites that have stolen the content off my site.
In this business it is just as important to have a beautiful website as it is to have a gorgeous portfolio. People rate us and our company based on the website they review before them. If we promote ourselves as providing de-clutttering services, furniture placement and great overall design to get … (5 comments)
And by size I mean content - I just thought that might catch your eye and hopefully put a smile on your face.What is calculated as quality content by the search engine varies, but one item is for sure: You must have lots of relevant content relating to real estate and … (5 comments)
I am a Real Estate Professional - I am not an SEO expert. I don't know enough to be an SEO. Truthfully, I simply can't know enough.The amount of information available on SEO (search engine optimization) is staggering. Between the forums, blogs and podcasts (which sometimes have the juiceist tidbits) it … (5 comments)
The age old real estate absolute to property value and ability to sell has always been location, location, location. This will never change; but for the real estate agent, "location location location" is beginning to describe your website and whether or not it can be found. Search engine optimization, meta tags, … (2 comments)
This is the first in a series of posts about the elements of a successful newsletter. 1. The Reader.
Hello all - New to Active Rain and attempting my first un-official Blog. I call it that because it is not the content I desired to be my first Blog but couldn't resist the complaint I have been carrying around with me for several weeks after my subscription to ActiveRain! 
Our topic this week is "Writing Quality Content."Rather than re-invent the wheel, I thought I would start off the discussion with some required reading of a few past articles on the subject:Original Content - "Using Your Own Voice in the Rain"Turning Your ActiveRaindrops into a Tidal Wave!5 Ways of Building a Better Blog - (good … (13 comments)
Is your blog receiving repeat visits? Several people in the real estate industry are starting to embrace the idea of blogging. If you have just decided to start blogging, you maybe wondering how you are going to get people coming back and staying interested.
Is there content on your site that appears on several other sites? Your website may get penalized and depreciate its ranking on search engines. Original content is very important to Search Engines. They use this in their algorithm for ranking websites to show in search results.A Quick free check to see if you may have a … (3 comments)
What is up with all these blog posts that have a chart with no commentary at all. It's like the author ( I use that term loosely) takes their mouse, takes the cursor, copies the content, and pastes it in the entry area and hits submit. WHY? WHY ? WHY ? … (5 comments)
I recently blogged about Fresh Content on my Real Estate Directory Blog. I thought I'd post a link here so people can check it out. Fresh Content is key to building a sucessful site. I don't mean changing your home page text every two weeks but adding content and pages to … (1 comments)
I noticed a very important thing today. I guess you really would not know it unless you’re doing it. Many people have done it for years with out our direct knowledge. I am talking about content. Whether it the fox news or CNN everyone needs to find and talk about … (2 comments)
The network has been very, very successful and now has over 6000 members despite being very young (especially for a website). But how many of those members actually contribute to the site? There are some pretty "active" members and then there are the "uber active" members like Ken, Jacqulyn, Kristal, Eric, … (3 comments)
I think most of us that build or have significant input into our websites try to stuff as much content in there as possible in an effort to educate the visitor. However there is a fundamental flaw with a content rich site. Content is generally meant to educate the reader or web … (13 comments)
It's odd. I've invited quite a few people to join Active Rain. It's important (not for points) but for new & interesting content & idea sharing that new people join. I've noticed that the new members are increasing, but not at the rate you'd expect from a profession that has over … (12 comments)
Blogging for me is somthing that I do when I have the time. It's just like with our buyers and sellers, it comes in spurts. This is something I do when I have the time and inclination. Last night it was dinner with a group of eight. Social networking. Fall is almost … (7 comments)