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5 Compelling Reasons You Can't Forget Your Website!

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Services for Real Estate Pros with RealSupport Inc.

While we enjoy bringing you all of the latest and greatest tips and tools for social media, we also are firm believers in the tried and true basics of online marketing!  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, a custom blog and other social media sites are all extremely valuable for marketing as they allow you to connect and interact directly with your clients and leads.  However, they should never take the place of a customized, content rich website!

 

With the lean towards social media, it could be that your website has fallen to the wayside and has gotten a little outdated.  Hey, it happens.  The key, however, is to not let it stay that way! 


Think of your website as foundational to your online marketing.  Sure, people will flock to your social media sites, but they’ll eventually look for the link to view your website.  They want to see that you’re on top of all of your online presence mediums and will be searching for further information on your real estate company, reviews, homes you currently have on the market, homes you’ve sold, more about you personally and other pertinent real estate information.

 

So here’s the test.  Go to your website and look at it from a visitor’s perspective.  Is it visually appealing?  Are you providing enough information about your services and your community?  How’s your bio?  Is it outdated?  Does your personality shine through? Are you social media sites even listed on your website?  If your website is lacking in any of these areas; it’s time for an update! 

 

Still not convinced that your website still plays a vital role of your online presence?  Take a look at these five reasons why websites still matter as pointed out by social media and online marketing consultant, Mikal Belicove. 

 

1. Branding: Since it's your site, you set the design, which affords you the flexibility to optimize the user experience in ways that directly support your business model and brand-related goals. There's no competition on your website, just a branded experience that you direct yourself.

2. IT and Engineering Jurisdiction: When you control your own site, you have complete jurisdiction over its code, hosting environment, page count, content, plug-ins and more. With regard to branding, here too you have the elasticity required to make small or sweeping adjustments at will, an advantage you don't get with third-party websites. With sites like Facebook, you can change minor graphics and some content but not code, navigation scheme, server speed or the graphic user interface.

3. Content: Create compelling and useful content that speaks to why someone is visiting your site, and you stand a higher chance of that visitor taking action with respect to your services. And since web pages are virtually unlimited on a site under your control, you have ample opportunity to add additional content and calls to action in any way you choose.

4. SEO: If garnering multiple, relevant and highly positioned placements in the SERPs (search engine result pages) is part of your marketing strategy, a website is a must. When properly coded and managed, your site delivers natural and sustaining search results that drive qualified traffic to the exact pages on your site where you want visitors to be.

5. Analytics: While many social mediums provide access to data related to demographics associated with who accesses your profile and how often they do so, website analytic tools go much deeper. They can provide you with the type of business intelligence you need to determine in real-time how your online marketing performs and stacks up against the competition.

It’s apparent that your website can’t be ignored!  Your website is the foundation of all your other marketing and should reflect the excellence and effort that you put into every area of your marketing and service. 

If your website does need a little renovation or if you aren’t quite sure, let us know!  As Real Estate Virtual Assistants, we can conduct a website analysis for your site and give you suggestions of ways to improve this key marketing tool.  We’ve helped many of our clients take their website to the next level, whether it was a few minor tweaks or a complete overhaul.  Our experience in creating and maintaining websites and are marketing expertise can give you the much needed boost your website needs.

We’d love to help your website stand out and be just as impressive as your social media!

Allie Coyle
Blogging & Copywriting Specialist 

 

Comments (4)

David Pylyp
RE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc., - Toronto, ON
What a timely and articulate post. Thank you David Pylyp
Nov 03, 2011 01:51 PM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON
Great points, SEO is what drives up ones website and business.
Nov 04, 2011 12:30 PM
Michael Murphy
Bienvenidos Real Estate - Parksville, BC

My website has always been my first concern...you can have all the social media stuff. My website is what provides me with the bread and butter its why I am number 1 on google for my 2 areas of activity. Bucerias Real Estate in Mexico and Parksville Real Estate in BC

Nov 05, 2011 03:32 AM
RealSupport, Inc.
RealSupport Inc. - Schaumburg, IL
- Virtual Real Estate Marketing

Thank you David!  We appreciate you taking the time to read our post and comment!

You're exactly right Eileen!  SEO is so vital to your businesses' success as people can more easily find you in search engines!

Hi Michael- It's great to hear that you're #1 in the areas you serve!  Paying attention to your website is foundational, and social media can greatly benefit you as well!  Thanks for your comment!

 

Nov 09, 2011 07:41 AM