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STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT YOU NEED A FACEBOOK "FAN PAGE?" *** WHAT WILL IT TAKE... A TRUCK TO RUN OVER YOU?!

By Bradenton, Sarasota, Real Estate ~ The Serena Group

Real Estate Agent with Bradenton-Homes, Experts - Keller Williams Realty

December 07, 2009 04:41 PM

It was announced today that "Google" will now include "real time updates" from FACEBOOK FAN OR BUSINESS PAGES in their "Real Time" search results! Read more from "THE WASHINGTON POST here....

and from the "Google Search Event" held today...

What does this mean for a REALTOR or Real Estate professional?

FACEBOOK is considered one of the most important sources of "real time" data on the web! That means that anything you do on a "fan page" or "business page" will get indexed for content, relevancy, and keywords! Just imagine the opportunity for showcasing your website, blogs, business profiles, products, services, events... mind boggling, isn't it?!

Your notes, photos, videos, discussions... anything you add to your "fan" or "business" pages will point directly back to you and your business and will validate your expertise for your niche area or community for your area of specialized service.

This will be another "high profile" way to showcase your listings on the web! Several applications will allow you to pull your listings to your "fan" or "business" pages.

You will draw more attention from other Real Estate professionals leading to collaborations and business referrals... your referral network has potential for deepening and expanding to a wider audience of professionals globally!

To be quite honest... I still haven't had time to wrap my mind around all the possibilities of not only growing our business with the "Google / FACEBOOK Real Time" connection... but also am amazed at the short amount of time, compared to other Internet lead generation tools, that it will take to accomplish these goals of ranking for relevant real time data and information.

STILL not convinced? OK... take a minute and "Google" :

Bradenton Home Buyer Information

bradenton home buyer information

Manatee County New Construction Experts

manatee county new construction experts

Bradenton Short Sale Information

bradenton short sale information

Free Bradenton Home Search

free bradenton home search

All of these "Google" page 1 results for these keyword phrases point towards one of 4 of THE SERENA GROUP'S FACEBOOK "Fan Pages!" AND FACEBOOK is in the top ten referring sites (#7 so far this month!) for our website analytics report... consistently... month after month! AND... what better way to promote your "Fan Pages" than by "organic ranking" on page 1 of "Google!"

VAARRROOOOOMMMMM!!! SEMI TRUCK

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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Cute blog . . . and I can hear the truck in my driveway . . . I suppose I should just hire someone to do the Facebook thing for me, for some reason, I AM that uninspired. (Cute wallpaper and header too!)

Dec 07, 2009 04:49 PM

Rich Cederberg

eXp Realty - Albuquerque, NM

eXp Realty Agent Albuquerque

These real time updates are going to help differentiate bloggers like us from the competition. Get your FB pages and tweetdecks warmed up.

Thanks for sharing the Google presentation with us.

Dec 07, 2009 04:53 PM

Bradenton, Sarasota, Real Estate ~ The Serena Group

Bradenton-Homes, Experts - Keller Williams Realty - Bradenton, FL

Selling Real Life Dreams in Paradise!

Hi Carla!

Thanks for the compliments... if you're time challenged, just not that interested, or just don't know where to start to develop a business page for yourself, it would, in my opinion, be a great business move for you to commission someone to do it for you. Good luck...

Hi Rich!

You're welcome...

I do believe that you've got something there!! I'm ready to go...

bradenton realtor

Dec 07, 2009 04:56 PM

Maria Marriott

Executive Properties - Roseville, CA

Realtor - DBRealEstateTeam.com

Great post! I was planing on creating a page "soon" but will do it tonight!

Happy Holidays to you too :)

Dec 07, 2009 05:12 PM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

You are right-- this is an important element in the marketing mix to include.

Dec 07, 2009 07:21 PM

Norma J. Elkins

Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN

Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

Very good info --- Google is doing everything to help us! Good Luck!

Dec 07, 2009 09:27 PM

Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA

Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD

301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Good post. . .easily can also be accomodated with a bus leaving a lot of Realtors . .

wondering if Facebook or Twitter is a waste of time

Dec 07, 2009 09:40 PM

Bradenton, Sarasota, Real Estate ~ The Serena Group

Bradenton-Homes, Experts - Keller Williams Realty - Bradenton, FL

Selling Real Life Dreams in Paradise!

Maria,

Good for you... come back and post a link to to so we can "fan" your page! Happy Holidays to you too.

Bob & Carolin

You make a good point... It's the mix that makes the difference in lead generation on the web. Social profiles are important, but the element of organic ranking for content and keywords is really exciting, isn't it?

Norma

Google does things to help us... because it also helps them! It's a relationship that is mutually beneficial!

Fernando

Thanks! Social networking can take up TOO much of your time, if you're not aware of it... time block... set aside a certain amount of time to accomplish a planned activity ... then move on to other productive, dollar producing actions!

bradenton realtor

Dec 07, 2009 11:09 PM

Jenny Durling

L.A. Property Solutions - Los Angeles, CA

For Los Angeles real estate help 213-215-4758

something else I really need to do! Facebook fanpage is now on the list!

Dec 08, 2009 03:33 PM

Bradenton, Sarasota, Real Estate ~ The Serena Group

Bradenton-Homes, Experts - Keller Williams Realty - Bradenton, FL

Selling Real Life Dreams in Paradise!

Jenny

That's great... good luck with your page...

Here's a link to a couple of ours for some ideas!

SERENA GROUP REAL ESTATE FAN PAGE

SERENA GROUP HOME BUYER RESOURCE

We'd love to have everyone fan us there!

Dec 09, 2009 12:48 AM

Kevin Vitali

EXIT Realty Beatrice Associates - Middleton, MA

Helping Massachusetts Home Buyers and Home Sellers

Im not sure I understand the difference between just a regular facebook account and a business or fan page. If anyone can clarify it would be much appreciated.

Dec 10, 2009 04:31 AM

Bradenton, Sarasota, Real Estate ~ The Serena Group

Bradenton-Homes, Experts - Keller Williams Realty - Bradenton, FL

Selling Real Life Dreams in Paradise!

Hi Kevin!

Your regular (or personal) profile is the initial account that you sign up for when you join FACEBOOK.

Your personal profile is for projecting your personal image on FACEBOOK and it is there that you would post links, comments, and information coming from a personal perspective about your "off work" hours. Most people show a little more of their personality with their personal profile and you can set your security settings for your personal profile to exclude "friends" that you might not want to view your personal comments or see your personal photos, or posts.

A FACEBOOK business or "fan" page is a page that you can create to showcase your business products & services. A business page is customizable using applications, video, event promotion, discussion boards... a lot of ways to encourage participation from your desired or targeted fan base. FACEBOOK offers advertising for these pages, but the best way that I have found to promote them is by doing some of the things that I suggested in this recent blog post:

"SO YOU HAVE A "FACEBOOK FAN PAGE"... NOW YOU NEED SOME FANS!"

Here's a link to some more information about creating a FACEBOOK FAN PAGE... GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

FACEBOOK FAN PAGES