web: 2009 Turned Out To Be A Very Good Year! - 12/26/09 04:01 PM
Heading into 2009 from the end of a dismal 2008... no one knew how the coming year ahead (2009) would turn out for Atlanta real estate.  For the last 2 years, I decided to work on my websites and revamp them.  My initial thoughts were that print advertising, and media would dry up as buyers cooled their heels.  Higher gas prices at the end of 2008, and a collapse on Wall Street was the final straw for many would be home buyers to stop driving around looking for homes when a gallon of gas was over $4.00 a gallon.  My gut … (28 comments)

web: Free! Animated Signitures for Blog, Web or Email! - 12/13/09 02:34 PM
During this last year, I have received so many requests about where I got my free animated signature!  I forgot I wrote a Blog about it last year, but only found it this evening.  LOL!  Life gets interesting after 55!  
Anyway,  I finally found it and thought it would be fun to share it with all here on Activerain that have been requesting where I get this signature it on almost a daily basis!  Well here it is!  I promised I would post it if I ever dfound it again!
This is an animated signature is great to personalize your blog, add to your … (35 comments)

web: The First 600000 Points Were the Hardest! - 12/06/09 03:20 AM
I can't remember who told me, maybe it was Lenn Harley...that the fist 600000 points on Active Rain are the hardest!  I hope she is right! (Just kidding Lenn!) Actually I passed the 600000 mark yesterday and I hadn't really noticed it until I logged in today.  I have a lot of fun on Active Rain Blogging... yes it's addictive.  Why I really love Active Rain is that I love reading about real estate technology, ethics, real estate trends, new gadgets, widgets, Word Press Blogs, and ideas for obtaining better page ranking, web position, and SEO.  Blogging also keeps me out … (53 comments)

web: OwnGeorgiaHomes.Com | New Georgia Real Estate Site - 09/02/09 03:16 PM
For those of you that do not really know me, 85-90% of my business comes from the web for over 12 years now.  That is why I give seminars, write real estate columns and speak at conventions.  So this is not an ad, but this is rather a conversion of thought for me.  For years I used Listingware.com for my Atlanta IDX solution, and all I used was the plug in.  I placed the IDX search via an in-line frame into Atlanta real estate websites that I built myself.  I never used listingware.com as a stand alone website.  Today, all of that … (20 comments)

web: Do You Check Your Referring Web Traffic? You Should! - 07/06/09 01:07 PM
There are many agents and brokers that have websites but very few of them actually understand the mechanics of the web.  I suppose many think it is just magic, but it doesn't have to be. Like many other agents, they are most probably paying more for the web per month than the we is returning to them in income.  Most likely they purchased a website from a company, and never took the time to properly set it up.  Perhaps they purchased the web at a seminar or from a meeting held at their brokers office. After all it seemed like the right thing … (84 comments)

web: Internet Tax - Would You Pay? - 02/16/09 10:08 AM
Everyone loves the Internet because the use of it is FREE!  Well up until now it has been a place where you could surf the net, gain knowledge, and not pay anything.  Well under the budget crisis, nothing may be sacred anymore.  In the last hour the Governor of New York State Governor David Paterson proposed a Tax on Internet downloads. Governor Patterson proposed this afternoon a new 4% tax on all Internet downloads.  This fee would apply to all downloads of books, video and other content that one normally downloads on the Internet.  His measure is proposed to lower the gap on New … (59 comments)

web: Changing the Web Template for the Holidays - 12/24/08 03:13 AM
Since I am also my own webmaster most holidays I would revamp my entire site and put up holiday greetings...  I enjoyed it, but it is very time consuming.  I would like to think the public viewing a website notices the difference also.  I think it can make a great difference in how they view you and perhaps even put them at ease that you just are not a static sales person only looking for your next deal.  Since we conduct real estate primarily from the web - a new search engine that we are using for out of state has the … (8 comments)

web: REMAX - Buyer Maps Beta | What an Incredible Tool To Show Buyer Interest! - 10/13/08 05:09 AM
I just opened an e-mail from RE/MAX Regional and was impressed with a new beta tool I saw.  It shows live buyer traffic across the nation in live time views.  If you ever wondered how many buyers were out there right now looking for a home at this very moment...now you know!   You can view this buyer LIVE MAP SEARCH AT REMAX.COMsearches on  RE/MAX Buyer Map Beta .
Let me know what you think!   I've seen similar web traffic maps, but not this good looking in real time.  It is always good to know the market is not totally dead!  LOL!
RE/MAX Buyer Map … (34 comments)

web: IDX - Do You Know What it Is? Broker Reciprocity - 04/14/08 03:33 AM
Everyday we get loads of calls from agents that tell us their clients were on our website and the agent needs to have more information.  Shame on them for not understanding the nature of real estate Internet, and shame on their brokers for not explaining IDX to them!  First of all, it isn't my listing!  There are over 100000 active listings in IDX or broker reciprocity! Just because a listing is on my site does not mean it is mine! If you try to explain this to the agent, they get hostile...in fact they go postal!  How many years have we been doing this … (11 comments)

web: AtlantaBestHomes.Com 10 Serving Atlanta Real Estate Online Over 10 Years! - 01/05/08 12:35 PM
I was doing a routine real estate research this evening for Atlanta homes and real estate when I realized that our Atlanta real estate site has been on-line since 1998!  A money maker for  over 10 Years! It is really incredible when you think of doing Atlanta real estate from the Internet, that you never know how it was going to turn out!  Over the years www.AtlantaBestHomes.Com has grown in importance to us as a tool to better serve our clients, and to generate new business.  AtlantaBestHomes.com still accounts for 85% of our total real estate income.  We do not mail or advertise in newspapers, … (4 comments)

web: Does Your Real Estate Website Comply with Your State License Law? - 02/22/07 09:34 AM
As I search the Internet everyday looking at real estate sites, it is amazing what you can find or not find!  On most of the real estate sites I come across it is impossible to tell if the owner of the site is even a licensed real estate agent.  No names of agent / broker, no addresses of the state licensed real estate company anywhere! This isn't even including phone numbers.  They take the term BLIND SITE to a new level! An example of this is an agent that operates a FOR SALE BY OWNER SITE, and markets a mix of listings MLS … (50 comments)

 
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