internet marketing: Contribute to the Highest Ranking Real Estate Websites - 01/29/14 08:48 AM
 
Showing up and contributing to the top ranking real estate websites is a great way to grow your business and increase your web presence. 
 
Top ranking real estate sites as of 1/2014…
1. Zillow 2. Yahoo! Homes 3. Trulia 4. Realtor.com 5. Homes.com  
Zillow, Trulia, & Homes.com all have a feature we'll call "advice alerts." When somebody lands on one of these sites, they are shopping around for information or for a new home. If they have a question, they can "ask a pro" by posting a question on the site. 
 
This is your opportunity to be an industry or … (6 comments)

internet marketing: Wake Up and Shift Those Marketing Dollars! - 02/04/10 09:27 AM
Seeing the NAR 2009 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers statistic that notes "less than 3% found the home they purchased in a print ad" is one to make you wake up right?!  Additionally, "90% of all buyers used the internet to search."  
Can we please take a close look at where we spend our advertising dollars?  There are so many free and very inexpensive options to help you connect with the people out there who are Googling for their next home. 
Real estate is very different than many items that people shop for on the web.  They are not putting … (4 comments)

internet marketing: One Hour of Motivating Stimulation to Propel Your Business – - 06/30/09 11:53 AM
Internet Marketing Sessions 
June 30, 2009
Rene' Fabre was in the Mid-Willamette Valley in February for a grueling 9 presentation whirlwind tour of Internet Marketing inspiration for area Realtors and Lenders.  He generated so much excitement on that round, it was DEMANDED that he come back for more and he finished up round two presentations in March.  It has been DEMANDED that he come back again stat!  We are happy to announce that Rene' will be in the Mid-Willamette Valley for round three July 28 - 30, 2009. 
For our last group of classes, we did one hour sessions and we had groans from the … (5 comments)

internet marketing: Top 10 Take-Aways from the Staging Classes held at Ticor Title - 05/01/09 04:05 AM
Understand Staging as a Powerful Marketing Tool
We held some informative mini-sessions on the benefits of staging at Ticor Title on April 22nd and April 29th.   Agents in attendance were pleasantly surprised to learn so many tips on how to use staging as a powerful marketing tool.  So, before you recommend that $10,000 price reduction, consider a small investment in staging.  The statistics support this as an effective tool that pays for itself. 
My top 10 favorite take-aways from these sessions...
•1)      Staging is a marketing and packaging tool very specifically catering to real estate home sales.
•2)      Selling the benefits … (4 comments)