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Yep ... I've already had one of "those" calls this morning. We all have these stories ... Welcome to Monday Part III.
As a continuation of our Back to School Series for we are featuring a cool little gadget: the pen scanner. There are a number of different variations of the pen scanner on the market, but essentially all of them allow the ability to scan lines of text into your computer. … (0 comments)
Great video from Trulia interviewing the lead generation division of Weichert Realtors. Michael gives the following stats (don’t know where he got them from but I like it!) Of the customers that submit their information online: 21% Expect Instantaneous response44% expect a response within 40 minutes100% expect a response withing … (27 comments)
Consumers and Real Estate industry professionals alike should be aware of yet another offshore fraud scheme involving a phony buyer and fraudulent efforts to tap into a Seller's home equity. This one came to the attention of one of our agents from an Internet lead on one of our company websites.I would like to … (5 comments)
I have seen a few posts out there for this company http://www.quantumleadconversion.com/index.html. They claim to be able to do great lead conversion. The cost is up there but not when I consider the lost conversions on the leads I generate. If you have experience with others who provide this service I would … (7 comments)
How do you know that your Realtor is really working for you?
We all know that we have a digital life. Who here does not:Take pictures or videos with their cell phones? Download music? Has a digital camera? Sends emails? Uses a PDA? Surfs the web?Do you remember when the cell phones use to look like this? If I told you that … (6 comments)
I am looking for some information of websites? I don't care for the one I have, it was too expensive for the quality of the site. If you have information on some recommended people or places to build a website, can you please give the info? I have been searching everywhere and I am not getting … (6 comments)
Anyone Who Happens By In the Next Few Minutes Is Likely To Be A Part Of This This post is going to be written in pieces and posted every few minutes as I go along. Just scroll down a bit to the TokBox window in the sidebar. You should see me … (58 comments)
How many of you out here have paid for leads? Maybe it works well for you. I know of an agent in my office that swears by a company & the leads provided. But when you figure the costs & time involved with these leads how does is mash up?I'd much … (10 comments)
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(Powder Springs) – As more and more consumers begin their search for real estate-related information on the Internet, it is critical that real estate professionals are well educated in the use of technology to the benefit of both the consumer and the agent and/or broker. … (0 comments)
Here at The Real Estate Tech Desk, we have recently released a new website system. If you are looking for a COMPLETELY CUSTOM WEBSITE, that can be styled towards your CURRENT BRAND (I.E. Hobb's Herder Designs) or if you want a Custom Website and a BRANDING PACKAGE (logo, website, postcard & … (2 comments)
I recently received an email from Shailesh Ghirmire inviting me to his upcoming blogging seminar. Because I understand the value that blogging plays in my daily routines, I wouldn't miss the chance to attend. 
BUILDING MY WEB EMPIRE ONE LINK AT A TIMEI am on a mission to increase my web traffic by swapping links with other relevant pages. I know this is a tedious task but I am undaunted in the face of such a huge task. The Active Rain community has been great … (5 comments)
I was in another broker's office today and asked them about their website. I'm always curious how things are going with others since I got my own, www.wilkesbarrehomesales, about 3 weeks ago. I was floored when I got the response, "Oh, we haven't set up a website yet." How can this … (8 comments)
Well there are always some new ways to cut corners such as avoiding the middle man in many aspects of our lives but is it really wise to do so with the purchase of real estate? I am just amazed of what there is out there on the Internet just a click away … (6 comments)
The other day I had an associate ask me... Where is all the business ? Where are you getting your leads ? My reply may surprise you... Internet Marketing... Now I'm not buying leads... I have several webpages out there and I advertise my listings (FOR FREE) on over 40 different … (9 comments)
My web site generates over 600 leads a month and helped me sell 521 homes last year! I have outline below what I feel are the 5 most critical features your web site must have to make you over $150,000 a year! Here goes!1. Lead Conversion- Out of 100 unique visitors, how many … (12 comments)
A recent National association of Realtors study, showed that 82% of all potential homebuyers start their search for a home online. Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate Services associates have a system to handle this increasingly important source of buyer inquiries. Released in 2007, the Blue Realty online E_Realty Generators allow consumers … (0 comments)
I have read that one of the most effective Internet marketing lead generators is the "pay per click" marketing. I spend hundred of dollars a month to generate marketing leads from website services. Is there anyone who has found a successful "pay per click" program? Are there services that provide multiple … (25 comments)
I I just had to let everyone know! We just received our first actual call in lead from the Internet. We have had leads from our website that were not very focused leads. They are in our database and we have a system to stay in touch.
Hey this blogging thing can be a lot of fun. It's great to read comments from all the readers who send those in. Yesterday I got one that stumped me a little though, because it had some abbreviation that I wasn't familiar with. I think we all know the LOL (laughing … (0 comments)
I am seeing some strange things happening in my analytics program. For the last week or so I have been seeing clicks attributed to my organic traffic coming from what appear to be the Google PPC network. I have seen clicks from Google Syndication sources as well as clicks from Google … (2 comments)
SEO vs. Pay-Per-ClickAccording to the 2007 National Association of Realtors Technology Report, 79% of real estate agents and associate brokers are not satisfied with the amount of web leads they receive.[1] With over 80% of homebuyers utilizing the Internet when searching for a home, there's a significant amount of traffic that … (0 comments)
Tales From School As I mentioned in other Blogs I teach the First Time Home Buyers Class for Douglas County. Anytime you teach you find that you also learn, it helps to keep you at the top of your game. While most questions are routine, from time-to-time you either get … (1 comments)
Last Friday Christine and I attended a seminar regarding the new roll-out of Century 21 Canada's new internet page - and I have to say it has me very excited. Without going into any of the detail that I'm certain the company will want to save for it's own announcement, the … (0 comments)
And so I got up yesterday morning and came down stairs, got a cup of coffee and turned my lap top on to log on to AR. It booted up and I tried to log on and got a "no signal" from my Road Runner account. we live on an island … (18 comments)
I started blogging back in 2004, when I was in my first year of doing commercial radio. I had no idea what I was doing. I was looking for software that had a calendar and a way to publish my radio shows on the Internet. I didn't know anything about the … (0 comments)
For all of you blog enthusiasts out there, I just read a really interesting article in Business Week on how to turn blogging into a career. The article is about Eric Nakagawa, a software developer in Hawaii who posted a single photo of a fat, smiling cat he found on the Internet, … (15 comments)
Northern Mortgage Services, LLC has done both Internet and direct mail marketing. We have favored one or the other at different times. With the direct mail I like that when you get prospective client they are usually ready to do business with you. With the Internet you get a great deal of "shoppers." … (5 comments)
As I spend more and more of my time online...blogging, reading, commenting, marketing, etc. I wonder what my business would be like without the internet. Better? Worse?
Google Alerts is a true necessity for anyone wanting to stay on top of the vast amount of information about a small topic. You can set the alerts to come "as-it-happens" in case you want to know all the breaking news, or choose to receive a daily or weekly compilation of … (10 comments)
The Web site for Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate has experienced substantial gains in traffic ranking over the past four months ending in June, according to a Hitwise report. Hitwise, a Web metrics company, monitors traffic on more than 1 million brand Web sites. Their recent report ranks www.glorianilson.com up … (0 comments)
Satellite Internet is nothing new – but it is certainly new to me. Many of you probably have heard of, or perhaps even use, this great service. It will work in any part of rural America where dial-up has long been our only option. Here in Murphy, North Carolina, I … (4 comments)
Real estate agents are in the middle of an ethical debate surrounding their use of creative license in their MLS listings. Property sellers and real estate agents looking for that elusive "edge" are skirting the ethical boundaries of the law by airbrushing property photographs before posting them on the local MLS … (2 comments)
Since 1999 the founders of VisitAllHomes.Com have been dedicated to assisting companies and their customers get the full value of what the Internet truly has to offer. Our years of internet marketing experience has touched many and influenced thousands of real estate professionals. Think about this for a moment? Add up how many people you know that for over the past 5 years in their … (1 comments)
With all the new services and blogs popping up all over the net, it creates an interesting social experiment. It begs the question, "Is the Net ready for Realtors?" Realtors are most likely the most technically unsavvy group with the poorest of poor netiquette skills. I, for example, am brutally honest … (8 comments)
As I read Internet articles and blog entries, I often find myself correctly spelling and grammar in my head. Call it obsessive-compulsive - it's leftover from my days teaching English (at Florida State - Go 'Noles!). And before that, from being one of those weirdos who loved diagramming sentences. (Maybe I … (13 comments)
Lead Generation Evolves in Real Estateby John Occhi, Hemet CA REALTOR Hemet CA Real Estate I just posted an opinioned review of an article on a topic that is very relevant and near to my heart and that is putting the lead aggregators out of business. OK. The referenced article was … (6 comments)
I know there is probably a blog on this somewhere, and I will look for it when I have more time, but in the meantime--can anybody help me figure out which of these to consider? I need something Supra-capable, and want something not-too techie (I've had my Razr for nearly a … (34 comments)
As some of you know from earlier posts, I am always looking for magic bullets that will help generate more profitable business with less expense. Sometimes you really do need to invest some of that hard-earned cash in marketing and technology to position yourself to reap the benefits of innovation or, … (9 comments)
Hello.... I would like to know from realtor's and the public's point-of-view regarding where do people search for listings and open house events in today's society? In the newspaper vs. the internet. To the realtors, what are your pros or cons in both the newspaper and the internet advertising? To the … (4 comments)
Last night I came home and thought I would get comfy on my living room couch and blog. So I logged in to AR and wrote a very positive blog. When I went to post my best blog to date ;-), BOOM my internet went down. I was bummed! All my creative … (5 comments)
Firefox 3 is now in beta testing. For those that haven't tried firefox for your internet browsing - you should. Firefox revolutionized the browser world and it continues to evolve as the premier program for surfing the internet. Tabbed browsing is something to behold. I currently have 8 tabs open (six … (3 comments)
How does getting your own web page for only$10 a month (not $30-$100) sound? It's much easier than you probably think. There is a relatively new domain that is offering websites at start-up prices, so instead of NewYorkRealEstate.com (which is obviously gone), you can get yourdomain.ws. The good names haven't … (4 comments)
Naturally, I want to get the most bang for my advertising bucks. When it comes to the Internet, there are many ways to advertise a property that are either free or inexpensive. Below are some examples of how I have advertised a single property.VisualTour (Monthly subscription of $29.95):http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=1081258My blog (free):http://activerain.com/blogsview/127786/16511-Woodbrier-Drive-WhittierLocalism(free):http://localism.com/article/127786/16511-Woodbrier-Drive-Whittier-CA-9vflyer(free - … (11 comments)
The Internet has changed everything regarding Real Estate MarketingToday, Class, we are going to explore: Lesson 1: No posted pictures = a no showIllustration -- (Yeah, right . . . whatever . . .) Lesson 2: Unappealing pictures = very few showingsIllustration -- Lesson 3: Providing inaccurate pictures = angry showingsIllustration -- Illegal marketing … (41 comments)
I have been having the same conversation with many people almost daily. The same question comes up over and over again - "Should I buy now or will the prices still keep going down?" Yeah maybe. Who knows? Maybe your crystal ball is more clear than mine is. All I can say is … (0 comments)
I don't know how many of you have gotten into the whole era of social netowrk advertising, but you most certainly should! Everybody now days is talking about viral marketing, and in essence at its core viral marketing has something to do with social networking sites. I've heard a lot about … (3 comments)
Recently writing about a title company closing, we closed a contract today that was jeopardized when the company suddenly closed.The sellers had listed their farm with several different realtors in the area. In desperation, they started searching the internet for other realtors, when they came across a listing near their home and … (5 comments)
Unless the U.S. Congress takes action, the moratorium on the taxing the Internet will expire in November 2007.
Do you need to find a REALTOR to help you buy a new home or sell your present one? GOOGLE me! Then GOOGLE the other agents you are considering. As a Seller, your prospective REALTOR should have a very strong Internet presence since today's buyers use the Internet to search for a home more than any … (2 comments)
Wow! 
I just had the best email sent to me and I HAD to share with you all! Click here to see this cool new computer in the form of a coffee table that will be coming out soon.Then go here and watch this spoof video The Sarcastic Gamer made in regards to this computer table. Kinda … (12 comments)
After more than a year of deliberations, the city of Sacramento has approved of a Wi-Fi System that would cover approximately 100 square miles of the city with FREE wireless Internet access for both residents and visitors! If all goes as planned, by October 2009, anyone that has a wi-fi card and … (7 comments)
Mostly for Sugar Pine Realty agents: More and more people are using the internet to search for property these days (duh). And when they need a real estate agent, that's when they contact us! Depending on the area of interest (Sonora, Soulsbyville, Twain Harte, Groveland, etc.) that will be the office … (0 comments)
As an observer of the real estate industry from a technology standpoint, I’ve always marveled at the relative ugliness of agent websites. Now, before we go any further, I’d like to clarify a few things – first, that I certainly don’t want to paint every agent with the same brush; … (11 comments)
"In the future there will be two kinds of businesses... Those on the internet, and those out of business." -Bill Gates … (8 comments)
According to the Travel Industry Association, 79 million Americans (or 78% of online travel consumers) used the Internet for some or all of their travel information in 2005, and that number has continued to increase. Thanks to the power of the Internet, armchair traveling, bargain hunting and price comparing, finding help … (2 comments)
All real estate training is not created equal. Having a healthy skepticism about what types of real estate training courses you take can be a good thing. Nowadays, online real estate training is absolutely essential to your career. One of the best things you can do to leverage your online real … (4 comments)
With 80-85% of people starting their home search online, are you still advertising in the local RE magazines? If not, where are you advertising? Obviously the Internet is the place to be, so where is the best place to advertise online in your opinion? Please be specific in which sites you are … (10 comments)