blogging and seo: SEO Advice You Can Actually Use! - 03/18/14 03:26 AM

Advice we can all use!!!!   Grab a cup of coffee or whatever you wish and sit down to listen to this on SEO.  And, don't forget, you can always go to ActiveRain University to check out webinars.  I've always found that I do learn something new at each one I attend!
Whether you are an agent, home stager, lender, or any other role in the real estate industry, you can all agree: getting found on Google matters! Luckily for you, we've brought in Mark Munroe, Director of SEO for Trulia, to talk about some of the best (and worst!) SEO strategies … (14 comments)

blogging and seo: Luxury Real Estate Marketing : 3 Ways to Prepare for a Market Upswing - 01/13/14 12:25 AM

There are so many reasons to read this excellent post by Ron and Alexandra Seigel, not the least of which are the beautiful photos.  However, if you are in a market that is coming back to life, with more agents that have decided to reenter the market, then you need to read their post.  Please go to their post to leave your comment. 

Courtesy of Wikipedia /Public Domain Limpet from Cyprus
As the luxury real estate market recovers in your area you will notice that more new agents are diving back into marketing luxury real estate.  That means competition is … (4 comments)

blogging and seo: Spanish Moss, Tom's BBQ Sauce and ActiveRain - 01/10/14 07:32 PM
Spanish  Moss, Tom’s BBQ Sauce and ActiveRain

Tammy Lankford wrote an excellent post today explaining how writing hyper local posts has helped her business.   Please stop by her post and read her story.  If you’re still wondering just why you should be spending time on local posts, let me relay just one of mine.

But before I do, what Tammy said about being willing to entertain phone inquiries from various people wanting to know if they can bring their dog to the orchid show, or if it’s too late to enter the Delray Beach St Patrick’s Day parade is all … (32 comments)

blogging and seo: Need a Blog Topic? Try Piggybacking! - 01/06/14 08:04 PM
Need a Blog Topic?  Try Piggybacking!

This post actually started out as a how-to on Google+ Auto Backup of your photos.  I was speaking with Cheryl Ritchie today.
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I was telling her about Google+  and Auto Backup of my photos as well as Auto Awesome.  
Cheryl- “Can you write a post on it?”  
Me-  “Sure, no problem.”

I did some screen captures of pages on my phone and then the light bulb started to flicker.
I’d done this recently, didn’t I?  So I went into my blog archive and found a post I did on December … (48 comments)

blogging and seo: SEO Breakdown: How to Diagnose Lost Traffic to Your Blog Post - 01/06/14 12:12 AM

If you're looking for some light reading tonight should you not want to watch Auburn vs FSU, then this is it!   Seriously, Nikesh has written a post showing us how to look at our stats and posts to diagnose our traffic.   I have not had a chance to truly digest it but will this afternoon.  
Please head to his post to leave comments because quite frankly anything other than "hi" that was of a technical nature would fly right over my head!!!  Have a great day.
Most bloggers are seeing tremendous changes in traffic to their blog posts … (3 comments)

blogging and seo: Maximizing Your Call to Action, & Utilizing Your Greatest Posts? - 12/09/13 07:26 AM

Bob Crane has provided another great post that details just how to maximize the new blog page that any visitor will see.  The "Learn More" button is ubiquitous in so much social media so why not here.  It's easy to doand it definitely takes advantage of the new ActiveRain design.
Please leave Bob your comments!!!
Are You Maximizing Your "Call to Action" Button, and Utilizing Your Greatest Posts?
  I am still loving most of the things about the new Active Rain look, and one of the things that I like about the new look is that they brought some of … (10 comments)

blogging and seo: Take the Marketing Checklist Challenge – Can You Pass the Test? - 07/02/13 11:43 AM
Last year while working with a client, they told me that one of the agents they had interviewed spent the first 20 minutes talking about themselves... all of their accomplishments, their "initials" and their personal background.  They were not hired.
 Pamela Cendejas  has written an excellent post that we should all print out and have at our desks when we're writing any new marketing piece. In fact, it wouldn't hurt to go to our current pieces and make any changes to them based on this checklist. 
Be sure to head over to her post and tell her how much you can … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Home Safety While on Vacation - 05/13/13 03:46 AM
OK.... contests and challenges are out there and if you're wondering about a blog topic our ActiveRain staff has provided us with some.  All of us are interested in safety and home security.  Just think about what you do to protect your home while you're away. 
Disneyland, cruises, the road to Grandmas, wherever people are headed on vacation they're doing it now.  Before they pack up the sunscreen and bermuda shorts, what tips can you give homeowners on best protecting their home while they're gone.
Make a list of Must Do's for anyone leaving the home for a vacation.  What are … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Do You Respond to People Who Say "Hi" to You? - 12/11/12 08:15 PM
Do You Respond to People Who Say “Hi” to You ?When I’m walking in the morning I sometimes run into the person who when I say “Good Morning” will give me a quick look then say nothing and keep on going.   Oh I know, maybe they didn’t hear me or were busy.   Maybe they don’t want to talk to strangers.  Maybe they don’t care.
It’s the same thing when you write a post.  We labor over these and when we hit “Enter” we hope that someone will read it and like it.
Having no one comment on your post … (59 comments)

blogging and seo: Shocking SEO Revelations from the 2012 Exit Realty Convention - 10/27/12 11:33 AM
As I always say, I learn something new here every day.  Niki Parekh, CEO of ActiveRain, attended the EXIT Realty convention and brings this information back to us about SEO and his participation in it 
If you want to learn more about SEO and writing blogs, don't forget about ActiveRain University.   If you don't learn anything that might help you.. you're not trying!
Exit Realty's VP of Technology Jeff Lobb asked me to reveal shocking SEO revelations and speak on "The State of SEO" panel at the Exit Realty Annual Convention this year at the Gaylord Opryland Convention in Nashville, TN. … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: SEO Tip: No More Broken Links on Your Site, Fast and Easy - 09/27/12 02:27 AM
Michael George has written another very helpful post for us and this time it's about our broken links.  How many times have you gone to a link in a post or website and gotten nowhere?  
And, if Google finds too many of these, they may not like it. Go to Michael's post and leave your comments.  Also if you haven't signed up for his special group, please do.  He's trying to get us all better rankings.  
If you read my last post, you (hopefully), realize the importance of optimizing your pages in Wordpress, using strong keyword-rich URLs.
In this post, I … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Warning: Google Doesn't Like Your Footer Links - 09/11/12 12:45 AM
Michael George, Phoenix SEO Consultant,   continues to offer us usable information about SEO and delivers it in a manner that even I can understand.
Read this then head to your website and take a look at your footer and if you haven't subscribed to his blog yet I encourage you to do so. 
I'm disabling comments because I honestly couldn't answer any questions you might pose regarding SEO!!!
While doing some research for a new client yesterday, I came across something that I see all of the time-- footer links-- but this time it was just a tiny bit more insidious than … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Did You Know Your Posts Continue to Live After You Publish Them? - 08/28/12 09:08 PM
Did you know your posts continue to live after you publish them?Look back and you may be surprised!  Your posts do have a “living” life.  No... no I’m not saying that they awaken in the middle of the night like “Night at the Museum.”   
However, they do continue to be read... really they do.  Don’t believe me?  OK... Do this:
Go to your Home Page.  Now on the left side you’ll see “Traffic”.  Click on it.   You’ll see your most recent posts, the number of comments, and some important and useful figures... the number of views and number of clicks. … (93 comments)

blogging and seo: Set up Google Authorship Through ActiveRain: Super Easy - 08/23/12 04:08 AM
This one is so easy you can set this up in less than 5 minutes.  Seriously!  Everything is all about Google and being found.  Bob Stewart has made it so easy for us to set up, there's no reason for even the least techie here to do it.  
You're working hard with your blog posts and writing local posts to be seen by clients so take it a step further! 
(Roger... I'll set it up for you if you want.LOL)
We recently released a new feature on ActiveRain that easily allows you to set up Google Authorship inside of ActiveRain with … (16 comments)

blogging and seo: Blogging 101: Are You Forgetting the most Important Rule? - 08/13/12 01:30 AM
Kristine Ginsberg has written another informative post that's not just good for AR Newbies but all of us.  If we get too lazy or if we're in a rush we can be wasting a lot of good Google Juice. 
Don't forget to link back to your website, and if you want some help, check out Active Rain University.  
 Blogging 101: Are You Forgetting the Most Important Rule? 
While working with my web developer creating my new website (which I did and then redid), I wanted to research other websites from Active Rain members while doing my comments for the day. … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Recorded Webinar: Creating Awesome 'Calls to Action' - 08/02/12 05:26 AM
I sat in on another great ActiveRain Webinar- Creating Awesome 'Awesome Calls to Action' yesterday and even though I'm not a Realtor there are some tips I picked up that I'm thinking about trying to incorporate into my website. 
I'd suggest investing 42 minutes and learn just how you might be able to create some calls to action.  From what I understand there were 400 in attendance yesterday.  That's 400 serious bloggers/Realtors/Stagers + that are going to have the advantage in their market area. You going to let that happen?  
In this Webinar, Bob Stewart takes a look at some of … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Social Media and Google : Three Tips to Unleashing Social Media Power - 07/31/12 10:19 AM
Who can keep up with what Google wants or likes?  Ron and Alexandra Seigel provide some of the latest information on what Google likes and 3 tips to help us with our social media and make our blogs more "buzzworthy".  
The focus is on fresh and original.  I'd much rather write this than spend too much time worrying about keywords.  
Are people following your luxury real estate marketing blog? Are they watching your videos? If you do it right, you can build an entire personal brand and a large audience around your blog and videos. However, if your content is … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Google Panda Recovery - STEP 1 -- Great SEO! - 06/22/12 11:52 AM
As they say, every day's a new day at Google!  So how are we supposed to keep up?  Thanks to Joe Smith of Nebraska Networks,  all we have to do is read his blog.  He's doing a series on Recovering from Panda Penalties and here is the First in the series.
If you haven't subscribed to his post... what are you waiting for?  
 
Hi Everyone, Hope you all are doing great and enjoying the beginning of the summer. Please subscribe to my blog... these posts are free, and will help you to rank better!This post is part 1 of a series I am … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: 10 Minutes a Day Can Help Your SEO-Stop playing games and get serious - Great SEO! - 05/09/12 01:08 AM
You know the old saying - if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound- or something like that.  Well that might be said of our blogs and websites...if we write a post and no one reads it, does it still exist?
Convoluted I know but with all of the work we do with our blogs and sites Joe Smith, a welcomed new Active Rain member, shows us how spending 10 minutes a day can help you with your SEO and Google. 
If you haven't "met" Joe yet, I suggest you do … (0 comments)

blogging and seo: Make Sure We Can Find You...You told me your name but forgot your title! - Great SEO - 04/17/12 12:41 PM
I probably could make a living reblogging Joe Smith of Nebraska Networks posts about SEO!   Please read this all the way through.  There aren't any cute pics but it's full of information you'll want to know about your page titles. Why spend time on our blogs and websites if know one can find them.
Go to Joe's site to leave your comments, then be sure to subscribe to his blog. 
Hi Everyone, Please read this whole post. This is a long post, but if you don't already FULLY understand the impact of your Page Title, and you don't read this … (0 comments)

 


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