realtor websites: Do Realtors Need a Website? - 09/14/08 02:38 PM
I obviously have a very strong opinion on this and feel that owning a unique website, one that catapults me to the top of major search engines is a great advantage and an enormous benefit to my Clients.
We all know about the statistics, the facts and published data stating the … (10 comments)
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realtor websites: My Name Is Jenn & I'm A Widget-aholic... - 09/07/08 08:12 PM
This isn't easy for me to confess... I've got a new addiction (in addition to lurking on AR). In the course of redesigning my website, I've discovered Wordpress and their Widgets. There are THOUSANDS of widgets and plugins, even many that are real estate specific (online mortgage calculator, anyone?).
None … (9 comments)
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realtor websites: What is a good website to get to generate leads? - 07/31/08 09:53 PM
I have tried Craig Proctor websites for over a year. They are pretty good but very expensive. I am looking for a different website for realtors. Does anybody have websites that they really like? Could you pass me there website address. I really want something that is simple but behind the … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: 7 Ways to Grab the Attention of Your Busy Prospects Online - 07/23/08 01:59 PM
By: Jenna Ryan Following is a list of seven ways people connect with you online listed in the order of importance. Using all seven of these inroads to your website as a part of your overall marketing strategy will cause your business to be a force in the marketplace, kicking … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: What Does Google Want? - 07/23/08 01:47 PM
By: Jenna Ryan - TheMarketingShop.com Everybody's promising to bring you leads online, right? Which of these companies are legit? It's hard to tell unless you understand a thing or two about the internet. I'm here to help you understand the basics so you can make the right decisions when it comes to … (10 comments)
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realtor websites: Search Marketing vs. Print - 07/23/08 01:25 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
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Do you shy away from search marketing because you're more familiar with print marketing? You're not alone. The world of search marketing is largely unfamiliar, and unknown territory can be scary. But, it's horrifying to ignore the whole search marketing gamut completely.
Search Is … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: SEO Doesn't Have to be Confusing - 07/23/08 01:22 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
I love meeting new people, but explaining what I do for a living is not easy. Small talk leads to probing questions like "What do you do?" That's a loaded question. My reply, "Search Engine Optimization" invokes a predictable pattern. Cocking their head sideways--like my doggie does when he hears a wierd noise--they … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: 10 Easy Ways to Get Higher Rankings on Google - 07/23/08 01:18 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
1. Determine if search spiders can crawl your website. Many of real estate websites are not entirely crawlable by search spiders and this is a huge problem. All the content in the world will do you no good if you have a site that doesn't allow search engines free reign. … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: Real Estate Websites: What You Want vs. What You Need - 07/23/08 12:53 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
If you're ready to market your real estate practice online, there is a good chance you are not happy with your existing website. As such, you know you need a new one. Once you realize this, your first question will likely be,
Self: "Which real estate website … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: 10 Quick Answers to the Most Asked Web Marketing Questions - 07/23/08 12:44 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
People are always asking me what I think about Pay-Per-Click.They also want to know what the difference is between Pay-Per-Click and SEO. This email newsletter will answer the most frequently asked questions that I get regarding Pay-Per-Click and SEO.
What is SEO?
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: New! Real Estate Theme from FoundByDesign.com - 07/21/08 11:06 PM
New Real Estate Designed Website Theme
Found By Design has launched a new Real Estate Website Theme, now available for our clients. Now that you can have a great looking website, we can help you focus on the strategies that will help get you to the top of the search engines … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: Is Your Website Being Penalized By Google? - 07/21/08 03:43 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
Search engine penalties are traffic tickets of sorts, used by the big search engines to keep web criminals at bay. It happens all the time, websites get penalized for what seems like no reason. One day your site is broaching page one, the next it’s banished … (7 comments)
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realtor websites: How to Write for Search Engines & for People - 07/21/08 03:41 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
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Writing for the search engines is much different than writing in any other medium. Search engines are finicky, but they love text, so you're talking thier language. When writing your web content, it's important to to keep the following three things in mind. … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: How to Get Noticed Without Lifting a Finger - 07/21/08 03:38 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
Here at TheMarketingShop.com, we develop Real Estate Websites for really busy realtors. Most of my clients are very focused on selling houses, they are lucky to have a few extra minutes to spare in planning an effective web marketing strategy. This is tragic for the agents, but good … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: How to Get Leads on Your Real Estate Website - 07/21/08 03:25 PM
By: Jenna Ryan TheMarketingShop.comContact Us
Getting leads from your website is easy if you know what you're doing. I'm not talking about signing up for some Lead Generation Service. You can get high quality leads on your own, DIRECTLY from your website using the principles in this article.
The key to generating leads from … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: How Google Works - 07/21/08 03:19 PM
By: Jenna Ryan The Marketing Shop.com
Google is essentially an organizer of websites. Much like the Dewey Decimal System is used to file library books by topic, Google indexes web pages by factors such as topic, popularity and keyword relevancy.
Googlebots: High Tech Librarians
Google sends its search engine crawlers, called Googlebots, to record and categorize every website within reach. … (5 comments)
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realtor websites: How to be Devoured by Spiders, Crawlers & Creeping Algorithms - 07/21/08 03:16 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
Is your website stuck on the web like a helpless fly, about to be eaten by a giant spider? Pity. You don't know what you're missing. It's only when your website is digested by spiders that it will find its way into top search rankings in your geographic target area. … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: 15 Things You Should Know About Domain Names - 07/21/08 03:07 PM
By: Jenna Ryan The Marketing Shop.com August 3, 2007
1. Does having more than one domain name help my search rankings? No. There's no need to register a zillion domain names. It will not help your rankings one iota. 2. I have a domain name I've had for years, should I … (20 comments)
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realtor websites: Does Your Website Have Cooties? - 07/21/08 03:01 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
Have you ever visited a website that makes you fingernails on a chalkboard cringe? As President of The Marketing Shop.com, a Web Developer and Search Engine Optimizer for real estate websites, I can honestly say I've had my share of queasy experiences. Honk if you agree.
1. … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: Easy Do It Yourself Website SEO Analysis - 07/21/08 02:56 PM
By: Jenna Ryan - TheMarketingShop.com Contact Us
How does your website fare with the search engines? It's easy to find out. All the tools you need to assess the Search Engine Optimization of your own website is right here on this page.
Step 1. Determine Google Page Rank
Google ranks … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: Are all real estate web sites created equal? - 07/21/08 02:53 PM
In today's market place 80% of home buyers start online to find the home they want to buy,
and to get information on areas they are relocating to as well as school and neighborhood information. You only get one chance to make a first impression, what image are you conveying to … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: 7 Ways to Grab the Attention of Your Busy Prospects on the Web - 07/21/08 02:43 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
Every day I get calls from agents wanting to know how to make their websites better. A common request is "Tell me what I can do to my existing site to get better results." Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Like anything that's worth anything in this world, getting … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: 7 Ways to Connect With Prospects Online - 07/21/08 02:34 PM
By: Jenna Ryan
The web opens up the roads that lead to your company in the most efficient way you can imagine. You are virtually seconds away from a prospect who is on the other side of the planet. Achieving success on the web is all about positioning yourself where your … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: 5 Reasons to Optimize - 07/21/08 02:26 PM
1. Get Found on the Web. If your website is not optimized for search then it will be hard for your clients to find you online. We can build a website for you that will get noticed because of its high rankings for major keyword phrase searches.
2. People rarely don't … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: 5 Good Reasons to Blog by Jenna Ryan - 07/21/08 02:05 PM
You’ve heard that blogging is a really good thing to do, but why?
1. Your blog post gets you in front of your prospects.
Blogging is the process of publishing content onto the web. Each blog post serves
as a web page that can show up in search results. … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: 10 Ways to Optimize Your Real Estate Website for Higher Search Engine Rankings - 07/21/08 01:59 PM
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1. Research keyword phrases that are used in your counties, cities and neighborhoods. The only way your site will ever be found in search results is if your website contains the keywords people are using to find homes and properties in your area. Your site must contain an adequate … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: 10 Search Engine Optimization Mistakes - 07/21/08 01:54 PM
Many unknowing real estate agents pay good money for websites that have zero visibility on Google and Yahoo. Before you invest in a website, learn the the most common search engine optimization mistakes so you can avoid them in the future.
1. Build the site in frames. Frames is a web … (3 comments)
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realtor websites: 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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realtor websites: Are all real estate websites created equal? - 07/21/08 01:23 PM
In today's market place 80% of home buyers start online to find the home they want to buy, and to get information on areas they are relocating to as well as school and neighborhood information. You only get one chance to make a first impression, what image are you conveying to … (2 comments)
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realtor websites: Consumers don't want to be captured - 07/17/08 10:02 AM
Interesting article on Inman.
"Consumers don't want to be captured."
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realtor websites: ActiveRain Sponsor Ads??? - 07/07/08 09:50 PM
Question for other AR Service Providers...
Do you use AR's Sponsor Ads? What kind of feedback can you offer? I see this as a great potential system for Service Providers to reach the real estate professionals. It may not be the best for Realtors to market their services, but I could … (7 comments)
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realtor websites: Keywords Landing you in Google Penalty Box - 07/03/08 03:33 PM
An exceprt from a recent article at Found By Design:
Recently I spoke to a webmaster that saw his good search engine rankings tanked and he wondered what happened. After all, for quite some time his website had enjoyed top rankings in the search engines, but all of the sudden his … (15 comments)
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realtor websites: How to nurture real estate leads on and offline - 06/17/08 11:27 PM
So a prospect clicks through your website and views a few properties. Your PropertyMinder site automatically captures his name and e-mail. What does your follow-up campaign look like? An automated message perhaps?In an attention deficit marketplace, response time matters – but not as much as what you say and do … (4 comments)
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realtor websites: Realtors...If you still don't have a website, you should. - 04/18/08 12:09 PM
Now you can have a custom site created at reasonable prices. We can create a beautiful site that will more than pay for itself. After-all, how many transactions does it have to bring you before it pays for itself? I'm thinking just one will pay for it about 4 times over! … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: Speak directly to your website visitor! - 04/18/08 12:04 PM
The best way to keep someone's attention is to speak directly to them right? Well it's the same when it comes to your website. You can dramatically improve your lead conversion by doing this. We have created an E-person greeting and you too can have one like this for your website. … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: Real Estate Websites at the top of GOOGLE - 03/28/08 07:39 AM
Are you looking to get your Real Estate Website seen? For that it is not sufficient to be listed on the 3rd or 39th page of Google! Your webpage needs to be listed on the first page!
We at 1888WEB.com make this happen. We custom design and build Real Estate and E-Commerce … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: Realtors... get rid of your cookie cutter site - 02/23/08 08:06 PM
Now you can have a custom site created at reasonable prices. We can create a beautiful site that will more than pay for itself. Afterall, how many transactions does it have to bring you before it pays for itself? I'm thinking just one will pay for it about 4 times over! … (1 comments)
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realtor websites: Feedback for Point 2 NLS and other web services needed. - 02/22/08 12:59 PM
I have serveral clients asking about website serives. We have always done our own but for those that don't want the hassle, I'd like to point them in a direction.
NLS looks promising but I'm curious if anyone has experience with them and their website product. A new REO agent friend needs … (10 comments)
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realtor websites: Edgy SEO Web Design - Where's the Creativity Folks? - 02/08/08 11:36 AM
Stand back. I think I'm going to hurl. I'm vexing over the boring designs inherent to the world of search engine optimization. Somebody, please! Take a stand and come up with some fresh design ideas that are cost-effective for real estate agent websites. Where's the creativity? Where's the design innovation? Why is everything so FLAT and … (5 comments)
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realtor websites: Website creation......advice from fellow REALTORS - 01/21/08 03:48 PM
I consider myself to be computer/internet savvy.....this is to say I don't have a problem using the internet to find most of what I need. (Like my wife over 8 years ago!) This does not include website building unfortunately so I thought I would include my fellow REALTORS in my search … (8 comments)
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realtor websites: Realtor websites in Southeastern Michigan - 01/19/08 12:26 PM
Real estate and the internet consumer
Did you know that about 90% of the people now look at real estate on line at some point when they are searching for a new home. My company Remerica Hometown One has an excellent site to search listings. http://remericahometownone.com/ In fact last month it … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: Are You a Boilerplate Realtor? - 01/02/08 06:13 PM
Are you a boilerplate Realtor®? Are you a clone of all the other real estate agents out there you are competing with?
"Of course not," you say. But is your most important marketing tool, your website, a boilerplate site? I thought so.
Why do so many real estate agents get sucked … (6 comments)
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realtor websites: Real Estate Website Designer - Highly Recommended!!! - 12/30/07 10:53 PM
If you're interested in getting a real estate website, check out my real estate website designer and search engine optimizer: The Marketing Shop.com. They take care of all my Blogging, Social Networking, On-Site Optimization and Linking. I highly recommend them!
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realtor websites: Finding "Riches in Niches" by Streamlining Your Web Content - 10/19/07 03:26 PM
By Jennifer Ryan 07/20/2005 When marketing online it's crucial to remember the old business adage, "There are riches in niches." Niche marketing is the process of filling a small, distinguishable segment of the marketplace in a way competitors are not. Finding your niche online is about zooming into the nitty-gritty of … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: Need a website? Take advantage of my slow time :) - 09/20/07 04:24 PM
Need a website? Take advantage of my slow time :)
whether your looking for a Realtor Agent site, Realtor broker site, Loan officer site or Mortgage broker site. I am willing to give you a great deal on a custom site. Business is slow for me right now, so I am … (0 comments)
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realtor websites: First Realtor to respond to this gets an unbeatable deal on a custom website - 09/04/07 10:53 PM
First Realtor to respond to this gets a unbeatable deal.... I do custom web design and development for Realtors and Loan officers and am offering a special deal to the first one to respond. I will create a custom website for only $595 with $6.95 a month web hosting. I like … (6 comments)
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realtor websites: HUGE Turning Point In My Real Estate Business, Thank God! - 07/24/07 09:28 AM
Before you read the story we are looking for more stories like this one to put our blog at http://www.realtorsuccessblog.blogspot.com/ , I can remember when I first started in real estate. The whole world was my market place, but nobody was coming into my shop. I saw all of these agents … (11 comments)
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realtor websites: Realtor Success by thinking like a 3 year old - 06/26/07 03:59 PM
If you would like to succeed in real estate spend an afternoon with a 5 year old. Pay close attention to the way that they do things. If they want a sucker, they ask, if they want to smile at someone they smile. They don't take what others do as something to … (4 comments)
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realtor websites: Web Help - - Myers? Birdview? iHouse Web? What's a broker to do!! - 05/18/07 05:42 PM
Well, I've designed my own - Including Flash. Don't want that much work anymore. iHouse was OK, but NO CHANGES. AT ALL. I told them our franchise logo was outdated. They submitted a request. Wasn't changed after 3 months.
I'm liking Myers, I can HTML in it, and the templates are very good. … (11 comments)
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realtor websites: Do you own a real estate website or online business? - 04/15/07 10:48 PM
Do you own a real estate website or online business? Many agents talk about their website, page rank, link popularity, pay per click campaigns, but never really share if it is a money maker. The reason is they don't know where their closed business comes from. A marketing wheel is a … (17 comments)
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realtor websites: What Does The Consumer Look for in a Realtor Website? - 04/13/07 08:35 PM
There has been some discussion over the last few years regarding Realtor websites and what the consumer is looking for in those sites and what they are not looking for. Some Realtors make sure that a big part of the focus is about them while some Realtors want the primary focus … (38 comments)
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realtor websites: What determines Page Rank and do receiprocal links really help - 04/13/07 11:50 AM
I was notified that I was going to be taken off a link site because mine was no longer on my home page - I moved them all to a lreal estate links page after someone said I was probably giving people cause to leave my site. Anyway he took the … (32 comments)
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realtor websites: 5 Tips that will IMPROVE your Website today - 03/24/07 11:47 AM
Making simple changes to your web pages can help you get dramatic results. In order to start putting into action some basic SEO skills so you can be a powerful Search Engine Marketer, try focusing on these aspects in your web pages.
Title Tag - This should be short and sweet and … (6 comments)
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realtor websites: Top 5 Ways to get more Contacts from Your Website - 03/22/07 04:01 PM
Many realtors concentrate on generating traffic to their websites, which is good, but you need to concentrate on getting results out of your traffic. The saying goes "would you rather have 1000 visitors visit your website, or 100 people visit your website and actually buy something?". I would rather have just … (17 comments)
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realtor websites: No more excuses. Get yourself a website. - 02/17/07 04:09 PM
I am continually amazed at the number of Real Estate Agents who do not have websites. When I need to find information, I , go to the internet. I do not go to print ads, look through my mail, or to the yellow pages. I am an older Generation Xer so … (6 comments)
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