real estate website: Website Calculators Improve Real Estate Websites - 08/19/08 05:42 PM
Real estate agents looking to engage their web site's visitors often add real estate calculators to their web sites. These online calculators allow home buyers to do their financial figuring without leaving an agent's site. Also, web site calculators enhance a real estate web site giving homebuyers another reason to … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Vista! Make it easy and you'll be happier! - 08/11/08 05:55 PM
If you are going to buy a new computer and you have been chewing your nails about the change to the Vista operating system, I may have some relief for you. In my opinion, Vista is probably one of the most marketed releases to receive such an absolute cold shoulder from … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Virtual Assistant: 10 Steps To Successful & Profitable Websites - 08/08/08 08:46 AM
10 website "must-haves" needed to ensure success a successful and profitable website.
With 78% of home buyers starting their home search on the Internet, real estate professionals have embraced websites and an Internet presence in a big way. Let's face it, you need to be where the consumers are and that … (4 comments)
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real estate website: Time to Throw Down in Google Town - 08/07/08 12:25 PM
I spend a lot of my "spare" time providing one-on-one training sessions that teach real estate agents how to effectively optimize their websites and build links in an effort to actually create a hub for acquiring new clients. Though I have worked with numerous clients, the lack of knowledge that most … (4 comments)
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real estate website: Our Real Estate Website - 08/06/08 04:24 PM
If you are thinking about buying or selling real estate, it always helps to do your research. Even if you are going to hire a real estate professional to work on your behalf, we believe it in your best interest to at least review a few of the basics.
Below is … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Ridge Real Estate Enterprises selects Delta Media Group as Web developer - 08/05/08 03:51 PM
LeadingRE member advances real estate Web technology in Sebring, Florida marketSean Cutright
SEBRING, Florida -- Ridge Real Estate Enterprises has chosen Delta Media Group as their Web site and lead management developer. Ridge Real Estate’s new Web site was recently launched, and can be found at www.ridgefl.com.
Ridgefl.com offers the latest … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Increase your Open House Traffic NOW! - 08/01/08 01:22 PM
Last weekend, while driving around different areas of the Silicon Valley of California, I saw multiple open home fold out signs on corners sporting a picture and name of a Realtor® and pointing the way to the open home. This is nothing new and I've seen these same signs week after … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Craigslist Flag War! What is it good for? Location location location.. - 07/30/08 10:21 AM
Joe Metz, a Realtor® that uses the PropertyMinder AccelerAgent Real Estate Website, recently asked me for assistance in one of his real estate Marketing efforts. Joe places ads for REO or foreclosure properties on Craigslist every week. These ads had drawn the attention of someone who began flagging and removing them … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Image Marketing vs. Direct Response Marketing - 07/28/08 03:08 PM
"With so much competition in the market, one of the largest mistakes I see agents make is creating marketing just like everyone else" Says one of the instructors of the PropertyMinder TECH-MAR Clinic. So often we see real estate agents using only "image based" marketing, which focuses on the agent's qualities … (0 comments)
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real estate website: My new hobby is...working on my Website... - 07/28/08 12:01 AM
I wasn't really looking for a new hobby. I already read way too much, volunteer, ballroom dance, ski, swim, and workout. But this new hobby has taken over my summer. I have been reading about SEO and trying to educate myself on this confusing topic. I have been begging for SEO … (9 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Websites - 07/25/08 05:11 PM
There are a lot of companies out there offering websites...
Point2NLS
AgentBizzup @ $8 per month with free trial
Alamode - About 400-600 per year
Superlative - Pricing Unknown?
and a ton of others..
What is your Experience with the different companies and who are you most happy with so far?Some … (3 comments)
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real estate website: Bloggers Connect Workshop - wow... - 07/24/08 04:03 PM
I spent all of yesterday (Wednesday July 24th) at the Inman News Real Estate Connect SF 2008 Bloggers Connect Workshop. It's an easy thing to say "Blogging is big" and to mean it, but have you ever had an epiphany in relation to the size of an object? I've been to … (0 comments)
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real estate website: 6 Ways Search Engine Optimization Helps Your Real Estate Business - 07/21/08 01:45 PM
Few would deny the benefit of sitting aplomb the upper crust of the Google rankings for carefully chosen keywords. C'mon, admit it--your a Google regular too. But have you ever sat to ponder the various bennies of actually owning a search engine friendly website? Before you start dreaming, take a look at this … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Generating business from Generation Y - 07/17/08 12:13 PM
By Sean Cutright
Working in the real estate technology industry and being an iPhone-carrying member of Generation Y, I often come across the discussion of how to market to the large pool of potential first-time home buyers in my generation. To make things easier, I made a quick list of dos … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Consumers don't want to be captured - 07/17/08 10:02 AM
Interesting article on Inman.
"Consumers don't want to be captured."
Real Estate Websites
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real estate website: New business is the "why" - 07/16/08 11:45 PM
*Editor's Note: The five must-haves for a real estate website are: who, what, when, where and why. Day five of this series on the 5Ws of Internet marketing answers the "why"-why build a community hub.
In the past four posts, topics from finding a target audience to different ways of … (0 comments)
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real estate website: My website crashed! netreal.net fails again! - 07/13/08 12:42 AM
once again, my site is down, www.netreal.net www.turnkeyproperties.org and www.turnkeyproperties.netreal.net are all dead. I am losing customers and money while these yahoos are jerking around.
OMG, I wish I had my site on my own server, from nearly 200 hits a day I have dropped like a rock, my clients cant access … (17 comments)
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real estate website: When to update your real estate website - 07/10/08 06:44 PM
Editor's Note: The five must-haves for a real estate website are: who, what, when, where and why. Day three of this series on the 5Ws of Internet marketing answers the "when"— “when to update my real estate website.”
When to update your real estate website depends on your goals. If your … (8 comments)
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real estate website: If it looks like spam and feels like spam...maybe it's not... - 07/10/08 01:28 PM
Sean CutrightDelta Media Group Last night I checked my E-mail to find a piece of “spam” advertising an SEO company a husband and wife team put together. Even though I find E-mail communication and updates a viable piece of my business, the first thing that entered my head was “how did … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Quick Tips for Revamping Your Real Estate Website - 07/08/08 01:05 PM
As a marketing consultant, I spend a great deal of time scouring the net for good web design and so much more time fixing poorly fashioned websites. Unfortunately, most business websites are dreadful, featuring obnoxious color schemes, too much text, tacky background art, and lots more. This in spite of the … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Your Real Estate Website - The Taj Mahal Nobody Knows About - 07/04/08 09:06 AM
One of my biggest frustrations as a sometime web designer and full-time marketing consultant is the near-universal tendency of real estate pros and others to spend all of their web budget on a killer-looking site that few people outside of their family & friends ever see. Optimizing your site to be … (6 comments)
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real estate website: IOwnPage1.com- Video Blasting Service to Drive Traffic and Google Page 1 Domination - 07/01/08 06:51 PM
First thing, let me be right up front that I have a financial interest in www.IOwnPage1.com . OK, now that's off my chest... let's roll...
One of my many interests is in the area of search engine optimization (SEO). It's a game, and games have always intrigued me. Especially one like … (3 comments)
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real estate website: New from Creators of ListingDomains.com Comes a Beautifully Designed, Affordable Agent Website with All of the Tools Agents Need in Today's Technology Driven Market - 07/01/08 11:58 AM
"RealEstateSites.com" is the most comprehensive, affordable agent website to come along in a long time. Along with total flexibility when it comes to the design elements, RealEstateSites.com offer sales associates valuable tools to help market themselves and their listings online. Now sellers can enter their address and find out about recent … (0 comments)
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real estate website: PrimeRealEstateLasVegas.com - An Intercontinental Success! - 06/24/08 12:42 PM
Originally posted on http://primerealestatelasvegas.wordpress.com
I just want to say a personal “thank you” to all of my friends and colleagues who have helped make my website, PrimeRealEstateLasVegas.com a now Intercontinental Success!
In the short time that it is has been launched, I have been receiving a tremendous amount of feedback from … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Your own FREE Amazon bookstore for your website - 06/21/08 03:14 PM
I wanted to show everyone a really neat tool that might trigger ideas for realtors. You can help educate your clients on real estate investing books, home decor books, staging, mortgage ideas, etc You monitor what you want to provide in your store AND you can make a commission on the … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Make Your Website a Lead Generation Machine! - 06/20/08 09:21 AM
If I built it...Shouldn't they come?? Uhhhh...Sorry, but this isnt the Field of Dreams...The honest answer.....No, not really. And even if they do, they probably won't stay for long.
In this world of instant gratification and the ability to get exactly what you want at any point in time, simply having … (8 comments)
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real estate website: Really neat real estate website tool - 06/19/08 10:48 PM
I wanted to share this with everyone as it's a really neat way I found for other realtors to be able to add that personal touch to their web-site. I just signed up for the free trial and thought others might be interested.
http://members.instantvideogenerator.com/orderpage.asp?x=1817069 … (4 comments)
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real estate website: Launching a web-site is tough work....... - 06/19/08 07:52 PM
Easymailmaker.com
We've been hard at work and the release of our new direct marketing web-site is fast approaching. Our official release date is next week but I wanted to write and share some interesting points that I've learnt of the last few months.
Keep it Simple.
There is … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate SEO - 06/11/08 05:40 PM
Real Estate SEO
To ensure the longevity and success of your real estate website, the most crucial thing you can do for your business is invest in quality real estate SEO. In layman's terms real estate SEO, or search engine optimization translates to getting your website to place prominently in all … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Tips When Selling A Home - Wichita Falls, TX - 06/11/08 11:31 AM
Knowing and using these 7 essential, yet simple steps is crucial to achieving the best deal possible - whether you decide to sell your home yourself or hire a professional real estate agent to help you.
Take a look at the seven-step system I have outlined in this report. Then, if … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Closing Cost Explained For Buying A Home - Wichita Falls - 06/01/08 06:43 PM
Here is an overview of the types of closing costs you may incur on your loan. Some are one-time fees, while others reoccur over the life of the loan. When you apply for your loan, you will receive a Good Faith Estimate of Settlement Charges, and a booklet that will explain … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Use of the word REALTOR - in the digital age - 05/18/08 12:34 PM
I recently implemented a new Blog Site www.RealtorBabble.com and it was brought to my attention this may not fit within the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Realtors.
After some research I found this would need approval from NAR so I thought I would post these guidelines. If … (7 comments)
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real estate website: Is Trulia ruining your Real Estate website’s rankings? - 05/07/08 04:59 PM
One man thinks so, and a lot of other real estate professionals might agree. Especially tech savvy ones.
Galen Ward posted a blog entry regarding Trulia’s so-called “underhanded” SEO (search engine optimization practices). In most geographic areas a search for “san francisco real estate” for example will pull up … (5 comments)
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real estate website: Marketing yourself as a Real Estate Agent? If you want my advice... - 05/02/08 01:39 AM
Well, let me keep it simple. You are here, online, because you know that the high majority of all real estate transactions now begin on the internet. Since you know that, why are you limiting yourself? Try www.realivent.com Your thoughts?
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real estate website: New Real Estate Website Launched - 04/29/08 09:35 AM
This past year we all shopped more than ever using the internet. We routinely research cars, buy books, beanie babies, stocks and bonds, and almost anything else imaginable on the web. These online shopping sites have revolutionized the way we shop and research new products and services. The internet has become … (0 comments)
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real estate website: FREE Mobile Websites, Limited Time Offfer! - 04/26/08 04:35 PM
Envision Your Website has had the privilege of working on a website project with ICI Enterprises and we are very excited to announce that for a limited time only ICI, Inc. will be offering FREE mobile friendly websites. Not only do they provide you with a customizable mobile site, they also provide you with a … (0 comments)
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real estate website: St Cloud Times is Finally Changing Website for Real Estate - 04/17/08 07:37 AM
Originally posted on www.stcloudedina.com/blog on 04/07/08:
I would like to publicly say congratulations to the St Cloud Times for finally correcting the mistake that was their old Home Times Website. I received a copy of a form letter this weekend regarding how the St Cloud Times will be abandoning its current real estate … (0 comments)
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real estate website: An All-In-One Marketing Platform to Build Your Real Estate Business On - 04/17/08 03:57 AM
An All-In-One Marketing Platform to Build Your Real Estate Business On... specifically for Real Estate Brokers and Agents by Realivent. www.Realivent.com offers Single Property websites, Agent Platforms, Broker Platforms and Community Platforms. Features include:
Featured ListingsFull Listing ManagementProperty Watch Built-InBuilt-in CMA ToolsBuilt-in Financial CalculatorsBlog Ready (Wordpress based)Video Ready Search Engine OptimizationInstant Messaging … (2 comments)
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real estate website: What's Happening in the Memphis Market - 04/12/08 02:33 PM
If you are interested in keeping up with the real estate
market in the Memphis area, there is a fabulous website called
hopoffthefence.com
that's sponsored by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. It's for
consumers who want to know what is available and how sales compare year
over year. There's a … (5 comments)
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real estate website: Stale real estate searches from Yahoo.com - 04/10/08 07:36 PM
Hitwise (a web metrics company) reported that in March, 2008 the top 4 real estate websites in terms of market share were Realtor.com, Re/max, Yahoo.com and Zillow.com.
If you watch the month to month statistics that lead to these rankings, nothing seems wrong. These are big companies with large marketing budgets … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Websites - 03/28/08 10:51 AM
WhatsUpMarketingSolutions.com specializes in website design fore realtors and mortgage brokers. Currently we are waiving our $599 set up & design fee. No Contracts. Email me for examples. Look foward to speaking with you! info@whatsupmarketingsolutions.com
Corporate site:
http://www.whatsupmarketingsolutions.com
Examples of our work:
http://www.tlchome.ca
http://www.codymedjuck.com
http://www.mirandaproperty.com
http://www.brucelarkin.ca
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real estate website: Palm-Aire.com featuring Real Estate for Sale in Palm Aire Country Club Pompano Beach FL - 03/18/08 12:42 PM
I am proud to announce that Wieder Realty's new website, http://www.Palm-Aire.com has been completely remodeled and is now ready for viewing. On our site, you can learn more about Palm Aire Country Club and different properties within it, view our featured listings, see our annual and seasonal rentals, and see all of our fantastic virtual tours.
It provides … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Today Show Names the Best Real Estate Websites - 03/01/08 08:34 PM
On 2/28/07 the Today Show did a segment on the 18 best real estate websites. To view the list visit Today on msnbc. While my website, http://www.trummteam.com/, did not make the list. My listings did! Let me explain. Because of my commitment to comprehensive marketing I am always adding new websites … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Branding Yourself Online - 02/29/08 07:28 PM
by Donna Noyce
Let’s face it, if you don’t have an online presence, you’re simply not conducting good business practice. It makes no difference whatsoever whether you use the Internet a lot or not. There are millions of people every day who do, and if they can’t find YOU, they’ll … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Point2Agent - 02/29/08 12:24 AM
With 80% of buyer starting their home search on the Internet, it is one of the most important avenues to market homes. Point2Agent is one site that stands out above the others. It provides so much in terms of marketing that it is indispensable.
Point2Agent provides Realtors with an easy to … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Who Knows How to Make a Pretty Real Estate Website? - 02/26/08 05:33 PM
It’s time for your “try something new” part of the day.
We are thinking about redesigning our website, http://www.realtystore.com/ to join the Web 2.0 era. I would like to get some real estate professionals' thoughts as to which design seems to be more fitting for RealtyStore. I know … (3 comments)
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real estate website: The Sky Is Not Falling In Cape May County, New Jersey - 02/25/08 07:10 PM
The newspapers are full of doom and gloom with stories about the real estate market. They make generalizations about foreclosures, prices dropping, the bottom hasn't hit yet and so on. It would be nice if just once they mentioned all the good things that are happening. My husband, Douglas, and I own Jewell Real Estate Agency with … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Are You Treating Your Website Like an Ugly Step-sister? - 02/02/08 08:10 PM
Unfortunately, many of us treat our real estate websites as if they were the "ugly step-sister". Often ignored, except for the occasional uploading of our "featured listings", many real estate websites have become "Cobwebs". This is an old term in the real estate website design business that is defined as: "A … (24 comments)
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real estate website: Key Features For Your Real Estate Website - 01/24/08 02:22 PM
Building a real estate website is not a child's play. It needs lots of consideration, planning, and research that too according to accurate approach. It should be useful, informative and offered in answering mode for every possible question of visitors (return customers/clients).
There are some fundamentals which should not be omitted in … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Fishing for Clients! - 01/17/08 11:14 AM
http://www.acastleofmyown.com/ http://www.lendingwow.com/
How To Use Search Engine Marketing Effectively
It's no secret; real estate agents need search engine marketing (SEM) to survive today's declining market. If you are finding it difficult to locate clients, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to throw more money at the problem, … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Increase Your Real Estate Website's Search Engine Ranking - 01/14/08 04:36 PM
How many of you remember "back in the day" - say, in the year 2000 or so, when just HAVING a website meant you were automatically guaranteed to get customers?
I mean, having a website meant everything back then. It meant you embraced technology, that you were on the "cutting edge" of … (7 comments)
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real estate website: New Year~New Website. - 01/09/08 10:07 AM
My old website did not do much for me or I for it for that matter. I did not let me know how effective my efforts were. So I am in the process of switching from my current provider to webagentsolutions.com.
Their customer service is great and I can even get them on the … (8 comments)
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real estate website: Temecula Murrieta Real Estate and MLS Online, Great Placement But Getting Clients? - 01/04/08 04:36 PM
I joined this community and worked diligently on my website because I truly believe that the majority of Real Estate searches start on-line.
However, now that I have built a solid website, done some fundamental SEO, gotten good placement, and leveraged ppc, I am finding that the people contacting me want … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Clicks and New Bricks - 01/03/08 02:13 PM
Delta Media Group breaks ground on state-of-the-art headquarters
By Sean Cutright
Canton, Ohio-based Delta Media Group broke ground last week on their new headquarters, a state-of-the-art 30,000 square foot building complete with corporate offices and one of the state's most advanced data hosting centers. Delta Media Group is a national leader in … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Dear Santa: What I Want For Next Christmas - 12/28/07 05:22 PM
2007 was great but, definitely not the best year we've had. I've worked with so many realtors I know that a 360 day advance notice should be plenty.
The perfect website. I would like a website that has the foundation that the search engines like Google and Yahoo just can't resist. The … (2 comments)
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real estate website: Referral Marketing Checklist...Do you score 100%? - 12/19/07 11:31 AM
I thought I would make my first blog a little fun and let you all take one of my tests. I have spent several years coaching agents in marketing and over time I have generated several self tests that have been very helpful to agents across the county. If you are scoring over … (3 comments)
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real estate website: To Have A Website or Not? That is the Question? - 12/12/07 10:31 AM
I wish I had a statistic on how many real estate agents working today have a website compared to those that do not have one and to see which one is having better results.
I am going to assume that the majority of the agents with websites are doing better than the … (7 comments)
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real estate website: Search Engine Optimization For Your Real Estate Website - 12/12/07 08:26 AM
Is your real estate website a little late to the SEO bandwagon? Don't worry. James Colucci Enterprises can help optimize your site so the search engines and potential customers can see it in just a matter of minutes.
What is SEO?
SEO is short for ‘search engine optimization,' and it's a term that … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Linking Your Real Estate Website To Thousands of Customers - 12/11/07 05:47 AM
Not quite where you'd like to be in the search engine rankings with your real estate website? Have you considered the power of reciprocal linking?
Search engines use a variety of formulas to come up with the perfect way to list your real estate website in terms of viewer importance, and while … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Advertise Your Real Estate Website Through Article Directories - 12/10/07 01:36 PM
Any real estate marketing plan is a multi-pronged approach, and if you're looking to round out your online marketing campaign, one of the easiest ways to handle it is to submit articles to a variety of article directories. This will not only help clients find you, it may help to engender … (0 comments)
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real estate website: I've Been Posh'd! Hook Me Up With A Vote? - 12/01/07 08:53 AM
Woo hoo! I guess my turn came up in the queue-and my blogsite has been Posh'd! (And this is purely informational and not intended to dredge up any of the blog wars-but RSS Pieces built my blogsite, in case you wondered.)
Can you do me a favor, and go to the Posh'd … (27 comments)
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real estate website: Choosing Colors for Your Real Estate Website - 11/20/07 07:33 PM
What colors should you choose for your real estate website? Does it even matter? My opinion is that yes, the color you choose for your real estate website does matter. It can make you look sophisticated, down-to-earth, family-friendly or hip and cool. Color is a huge conduit that will help get your … (31 comments)
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real estate website: Would this be considered unethical? - 11/20/07 02:25 PM
Today I ran accross the strangest situation and I have run accross several situations in this business which could be considered slightly on the fence between ethical and unethical. I am not referring in this case to the multitude of occurances regarding sellers and buyers; instead I am referring to activities … (13 comments)
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real estate website: Want More Leads With Your Real Estate Website? - 11/09/07 06:51 AM
Even if you have the right real estate site in the right place at the right time, you may not be generating the number of leads that you once thought online marketing might. Is it you? Is it your site? This guide may help.
First, it's important to remember that more than … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Keeping Your Real Estate Website Running – Hosting Companies - 11/03/07 10:03 PM
You know that the right real estate site can bring thousands of dollars into your brick and mortar location every day, but did you know that the wrong hosting company can cost you money? Even if you've spent thousands on the design of your real estate website, the wrong hosting company … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Trulia - 10/29/07 08:53 AM
By now most everyone interested in the real estate industry has heard of Trulia, the online home listing service. With the hundreds if not thousands of real estate related websites you have to wonder why this website is getting so much exposure and popularity. A few of us at Coldwell Banker … (5 comments)
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real estate website: When to Reel in That Big Fish in the Real Estate Market - 10/27/07 06:02 PM
It's about time we all get real with the market in the Twin Cities. Really real! Prices on homes are dropping like rocks from a cliff into a Minnesota stream on a weekly basis. Buyers are holding out because they're not sure how far the "rocks" are going to fall. Sellers are … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Blogs & Real Estate Speculation Mash-up - 10/10/07 06:54 PM
I was just scanning around through some of my favorite blogs this morning. I came across a post about a mortgage broker in Denver (Blogs As SEO Tools). The post was pretty simple and straight forward. Having caught the blog bug, the author started more then 30 blogs on everything from … (4 comments)
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real estate website: My Other Blog is... 100% organic - 10/07/07 08:55 PM
My other BLOG is...
.... http://www.mauihunter.com/blog.html This website is new, and it's an upgrade to Cascading Style Sheets which seem like a good idea. I'm dying to find out. It's also still evolving, so feedback is welcome. I'm starting to get blog crossover though, so might have to merge the blogs somehow, as I find myself … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Set up, Get In Or Loose Out. - 10/06/07 11:22 AM
Given an equal playing field, a real estate site with a history will out perform a new site, hands down. For search engines, the longevity of a site is important because it shows that there is a desire to update the site regularly, a client/visitor base, and a imperative to provide … (5 comments)
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real estate website: One way inbound link opportunity. - 10/01/07 10:21 AM
Thank you to everyone who made our Link partnership drive so successful, we are just wrapping up and the response has been overwhelming.We are now offering up a couple of very unique opportunities for regional websites. We are currently promoting 50 highly targeted real estate websites. Each is regionally related and … (5 comments)
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real estate website: Another piece of the puzzle, SEO remodeling revisited. - 10/01/07 08:38 AM
In past posts, I have mentioned SEO modeling. This our first of many revisits designed to bring a little more depth to the subject.
It is possible to find some complication as to exactly who your competition is and more to the point who you should be competing against. For … (6 comments)
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real estate website: A website that really generate leads - finally! - 09/26/07 01:27 PM
I have been evaluating a number of website vendors, from the free ones to the super expensive ones. We finally made a decision and we're very happy with our choice. The vendor actually provide one branded and one unbranded site. We use the branded with our existing clients (it looks pretty etc), and an unbranded … (12 comments)
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real estate website: It's A Google, Google World Out There (Still) - 09/26/07 09:24 AM
In case you needed any more proof, Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service, reported last week that Google accounted for almost 64% of all US search engine queries for the month of August 2007. While this is down a hair from July, Google outran its nearest competitor, Yahoo!, almost 3:1, with … (25 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Website Primer Pt.6 - 09/25/07 08:52 AM
Key elements of a real estate website.
Not all real estate websites are created equal. Here are some key elements that must be in place to ensure that a site maximizes its lead potential.
Aesthetics: Having a site that looks ‘good’ is a highly subjective claim. One person’s eye … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Website Primer Pt.5 - 09/24/07 01:14 PM
Based on the trends indicated through out this report it is possible to draw up a picture of the next generation of real estate websites. Real estate websites that are built to deliver results both in the form of quality leads and in search engine optimization.
A real estate … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Blogs - 09/21/07 08:59 AM
Real estate website blogs are exploding in popularity due to their journalistic style, interactive nature and personal perspective. Professionals in the real estate industry are now using blogs more than ever before as a promotional tool. However, blogs cannot be strictly promotional. Website visitors expect your website to be promotional in … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Website Primer Pt 4. - 09/21/07 08:46 AM
4.0 SEARCH ENGINES
There was a time when search engines could be ignored but today, they must be taken very seriously. Search engines are the single most used function of the internet second only to email. More traffic is directed by search engines then any other online means and real … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Website Primer Pt 3. - 09/20/07 10:20 AM
3.0 REAL ESTATE ONLINE MARKETING & AD TRENDS
One of the most remarkable things about the growth of online real estate websites is that the majority of the visitors represent an ideal demographic. They earn more money with average median income of $60,000+, and they have homes with a value … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Website Primer Pt 2 - 09/19/07 03:00 PM
2.0 REAL ESTATE WEBSITE USAGE
There have been some industry sectors that have survived the dot com crash and transitioned to online models quite effectively. Real estate is one such industry. Real estate websites have become a touchstone that prospective buyers use to educate themselves and start aligning their property … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Want To Know How To Build A Great Real Estate Website? - 09/06/07 11:39 AM
The real estate market, and the way we do business as a whole has been changing for years. Since the introduction of the ecommerce world, many businesses find more prospects online than ever walk through the doors of their brick and mortar establishment. Real estate is little different. Take a look … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Real Pro Systems - 08/28/07 11:26 PM
I finally found what I feel is an easy to use and professional looking website! It's not "wordy", is easy to navigate and I'm slowly learning how to add more to it...ALL of this and I'm only paying for the very basic package being offered! I pay approximately $50/month and I … (10 comments)
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real estate website: Should You Give Away Your Listings Content On Your Website? - 08/23/07 09:25 PM
There seems to be two distinct, diametrically opposed schools of thought out there among web developers about what agents should do with their listings information on their website. In one corner is the group that advocates mandatory pre-registration before a visitor can see even a hint of listings information and, in the other corner, is the … (17 comments)
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real estate website: Guestbooks Are Lead Killers, Not Lead Generators - 08/22/07 09:02 AM
Guestbooks have been around since the beginning of website time. Originally they were used for visitors to volunteer that they visited a site. I had one on my wedding website seven years ago. Later, guestbooks morphed into a "lead capturing" tool by being placed over information with perceived value. In real … (21 comments)
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real estate website: Make More & Work Less With Smart Lead Generation & Development -- Part III - 08/11/07 08:20 PM
Yesterday, we discussed the branding dance and I advocated that the primary brand for all agents should be that of a resource for information hungry consumers. Not just any information, but the information that online real estate consumers really want -- listings information. Today, it's getting those consumers to your website … (0 comments)
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real estate website: Make More & Work Less With Smart Lead Generation & Development -- Part II - 08/10/07 09:26 AM
Yesterday, we talked about the importance of keeping your business pipeline full, even when you're busy handling "life." Today, it's the branding dance.
May I Have This Dance?
Your best strategy for doing business with today's online real estate consumers is to engage in a subtle branding dance, with you taking the lead. … (7 comments)
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real estate website: Make More & Work Less With Smart Lead Generation & Development -- Part I - 08/09/07 07:03 PM
Ask any agent what her or his biggest business challenge is and you'll hear a near universal chorus of "keeping my business pipeline consistently full with new business." As agents are all too painfully aware, it is easy to get caught up in today's closing or deal gone sideways and wake … (6 comments)
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real estate website: What Has Your IDX Done For You Lately? - 08/02/07 12:09 AM
By now most agents and brokers understand and agree that there is little point to having a website if they don't have IDX listings on it. Consumers seek out real estate websites specifically for listings and the easiest source of listings for websites is IDX.
But is your MLS's free or low-cost … (22 comments)
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real estate website: IDX – What Does It Mean In Real Estate Speak? - 08/02/07 12:06 AM
Fellow rainer Angie Vandenbergh recently put up a couple of posts debating whether IDX is a database, a technology or a policy. Below is my take on the distinctions after five years of developing and selling IDX solutions.
First Up -- The Basics
Quite literally, IDX stands for "Internet Data Exchange." More loosely, … (6 comments)
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real estate website: FAQ - What do you suggest? - 07/31/07 06:05 PM
We want to add a "FAQ" page to our website, www.WeAreAZRealEstate.com. This idea came about when we noticed that prospects who are already working with an agent were approaching us, thinking that agents can only show their own brokers' listings, or that we use different MLS systems, or in one case, … (1 comments)
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real estate website: Is Your Static Website Stuck in a Time Warp? - 07/11/07 11:04 AM
Recently, I engaged in a very interesting discussion with two young entrepreneurs who have started a Web Marketing company. That fact in and of itself is not really unusual. But what is unique is that this new company is being sponsored by an automotive parts assembly business as a means to diversify the parent company's … (18 comments)
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real estate website: A Touch Of The Ol’ Real Estate Speculation - 06/27/07 01:02 PM
I was just reading through a post I put up a couple of days ago (Set up, get in or loose out) which dealt with the importance of setting up real estate websites sooner then later in order to start the process of building history. The main point of the article, … (0 comments)
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real estate website: FreeRealtyWebsites.com is Launched - 06/19/07 08:25 AM
FreeRealtyWebsites.com is Launched
What a great way to get a website for for FREE!!!
Consulting Firm Offers Free Real Estate Websites to Help Agents Enhance Their Marketing EffortsLas Vegas, NV, June 19, 2007 -Almost a year after releasing their FreeLoanOfficerSites.com website, Dynamic Marketing Partners today announced the launch of their newest real estate … (3 comments)
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real estate website: How do I manually find my real estate website in the major search engines? - 06/11/07 09:08 PM
Finding your website in the major search engines (Google, Yahoo and MSN) can be time consuming and boring to say the least. Worst of all, you probably want to find multiple keywords and keyphrases and you probably want to search in more than just one search engine, meaning searching for … (5 comments)
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real estate website: A Real Estate Professional's Dream - Community Server - 06/05/07 07:59 PM
Hello,
Looking for a fun, fresh website? Tired of a single page with no interaction? Websites are no longer one-way anymore.
Users enjoy:
VideosPodcastsBlogsForumsChatRSS ReaderRecognition for participationPrivate Messaging with other usersCommentsAll this, too good to be true? Not at all. BIG names are checking out Community Server software for their own benefits.
For a $400.00 … (2 comments)
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real estate website: PaperclipCMS: Real Estate Website Promotion Blog - 05/29/07 02:03 AM
This is another real estate website search engine optimization piece. I was thinking about SEO yesterday and I decided that I needed to talk about the importance of inbound links. Inbound links are probably one of the single most important elements of real estate website search engine optimization. They are … (0 comments)
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real estate website: PaperclipCMS: Real Estate Website Promotion Blog - 05/29/07 01:55 AM
While real estate websites hold the position of some of the most impressive, cutting edge and prestigious websites online, they can also hold the reputation for the ugliest and least intuitive sites as well.
Zillow is a great example of a new media giant. What started out as a … (6 comments)
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real estate website: Real Estate Websites - 05/11/07 12:43 PM
What do clients look for in a Real Estate Website..?And what should your website have or look like..? Well that's a good question. The answer is really actually simple, you should survey out from your current clients what they would like to see on your website and what would help them … (5 comments)
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real estate website: How to improve your real estate web site - 05/08/07 12:48 AM
77% of home buyers start their search online. Real estate websites with a professional image give prospects with they want. Capture more leads - connect prospects to you!Here are some helpful tips to consider (and hopefully implement) when it comes to your website.
In order to design a real estate web site, … (3 comments)
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real estate website: Successful real estate website - Part 2 - 04/12/07 06:19 AM
This is part 2 of sucessfull real estate website. I will focus more on certain aspects of making to the top in search engines. Part 1 is here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/47151/Successful-real-estate-website
This is very simple! All you have to do is to follow instructions and within few months you are on top of search … (3 comments)
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