This was a great post.  I was paying a person to all of my real estate web site development. Then I realized I could by templates and develop the web sites on my own and get great professional results.

I have just started a new blog called web tools for Realtors and you visit it @ www.webtoolsforrealtors.com

I have posted on the right hand side a link where you can purchase templates for about $60.00. This is about the price of half an hours work from my web site designer.

Good Luck!

Wow, i am creating my own website with CS3 and have been reading alot on firefox, dreamweaver and etc.. great points you are making

Thank you for all the tips. It is such a great article. Had fun reading it. If you are looking for a quality logo for your real estate company please check out at www.real-estate-internet-marketing.org. They were able to bring out what I was looking for when I wanted a logo done for my company, efficiently.

Hello there!  Just wanted to drop a note and say thanks for your tips.  I am brand new activerain, and I am just now beginning to develop my website.  Your information was extremely helpful!

Janet

junkefer@CutlerHomes.com

http://www.cutlerinvestment.com/getagent/show.php?aid=000501213&oid=000500008&chome=1&odoor=1

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1) Do not use splash pages:
Splash pages are the first pages you see when you arrive at a site. They normally have a very beautiful image with words like "welcome" or "click here to enter". In fact, they are just that -- pretty vases with no real purpose. Do not let your visitors have a reason to click on the "back" button! Give them the value of your site up front without the splash page.

2) Do not use excessive banner advertisements:
Even the least net savvy people have trained themselves to ignore banner advertisements so you will be wasting valuable blog real estate. Instead, provide more valuable content and weave relevant affiliate links into your content, and let your visitors feel that they want to read instead of being pushed to read. 

3) Have a simple and clear navigation:
You have to provide a simple and very straightforward navigation menu so that even a young child will know how to use it. Stay away from complicated Flash based menus or multi-tiered dropdown menus. If your visitors don't know how to navigate, they will leave your site. 

4) Have a clear indication of where the user is:
When visitors are deeply engrossed in browsing your site, you will want to make sure they know which part of the site they are in at that moment. That way, they will be able to browse relevant information or navigate to any section of the site easily. Don't confuse your visitors because confusion means "abandon ship"!

5) Avoid using audio on your site:
If your visitor is going to stay a long time at your site, reading your content, you will want to make sure they're not annoyed by some audio looping on and on on your dental website. If you insist on adding audio, make sure they have some control over it -- volume or muting controls would work fine. 

There are many prominent website designing companies, who design the websites which are highly compliant with internet search engine algorithms, hence ameliorating your progress and publicity. Companies like www.medicalwebexperts.com have been considered to be the pioneer in creating web sites, especially in the field of medical healthcare. I suggest you having a look over such companies, and think over it before jumping into some serious business over the internet.