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Real Estate Broker/Owner with T.U.P. Realty

I read a post today about the website www.websitegrader.com. It gives your website a grade based on many different aspects of your site. Now my site, www.tuprealty.com got a 36 out of 100. I was concerned that this was low. I have an IT guy redoing the site and all the stuff that the grader mentioned he has already fixed. So I feel very blessed to have a great IT guy.

He has taught me lots about how the web works. Indirectly He is why I am here. He told me the best thing I could do to promote my business is to blog. So I went out and started blogging.

I have to say if you are going to spend money on a website and you truely want a good web presence you have to get a good IT guy. He has single handedly boosted my site on yahoo search engine. He is working on google which takes a little longer to deal with.

The way google ranks pages is much different than yahoo and other engines. They are much harder to trick and actually penalize you for things that yahoo awards you for. Now I am a real estate broker. I do not have time to learn and think about all that stuff so I have hime.

If any of you want a great IT guy email me and I will happily pass on my guys info to you. You can see one of his websites at www.recoverysuperstore.com

 

Comments (12)

Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Thanks for the tip.  I liked the site.  The home page of my website was at 45 but I liked all the information it gave.  My website is a constant work in progress.

May 01, 2007 03:32 PM
Eric Bouler
Gardner Realtors, Licensed in La. - New Orleans, LA
Listening to your Needs

A website grade of 63 for www.neworleanscondos.net means that of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 63% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. The algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over a dozen different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others.

I do not know the details but will look it over. Gave me a couple of ideas in a few minutes that I looked at it. Thanks for sharing. Eric 

 

May 01, 2007 03:45 PM
Sharon Simms
Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International - Saint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
You're lucky with your IT guy - many of them know the technical side but not the marketing side.
May 01, 2007 03:49 PM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

 

Thanks for the tip. I see I have some work today, despite being real high in google.

May 01, 2007 04:05 PM
Andy Kaufman
Better Homes & Gardens Mason McDuffie Real Estate - Berkeley, CA
East Bay Sales & Investments

That is WAY cool.  Thanks for the link.

I scored a 74 and picked up on a few tweaks that I should make.

May 01, 2007 04:05 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services
I was not aware of this site.  Do you think that the analysis is accurate? 
May 01, 2007 04:13 PM
Anonymous
Sherry Sim
I submitted my site and received a score of 59/100.  Being a novice, I agree I have much to learn too.  Thanks for sharing this site.
May 01, 2007 07:38 PM
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Bob Force (REALTORĀ®)
Weichert Realtors - Aspen Hill - Mount Airy, MD
The FORCE in Maryland Real Estate
Jeff:
Like Joan Whitebook, thank you!
May 02, 2007 12:47 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher
Wow, what a wealth of information, thank you!  I see things that I should have been doing and am (adding an RSS feed) and other things that I want to discuss.  Still, my overall rating wasn't bad, 47/100....Thanks so much for sharing!
May 02, 2007 02:12 AM
Tina Howell
RE/MAX DFW Associates VI - Little Elm, TX
Little Elm & Frisco Area Real Estate
Jeff -- your site is looking good.  What a great tool websitegrader is.  Thank you for sharing.  I know I'll be using it often.
May 02, 2007 05:26 AM
Ryan Hukill - Edmond
405home @ ERA Courtyard - Edmond, OK
Realtor, Team Lead
Jeff, great tool and thanks for sharing! My homepage received a 41% so I obviously still have a long way to go. As mentioned above, it's a constant work in progress and will never be complete but it's great to have a measuring stick to compare.
May 02, 2007 09:23 AM
Alexander Harb
Knights Investing - Mesquite, TX
Dallas, Texas Real Estate Investing

Great site...thanks...I have some tweeking to do.......

=-D

May 02, 2007 12:33 PM