Power Tool: Forbes US Migration Map

I found something I thought was awesome .. and everyone I shared it with so far agreed .. so I think it's a "no-brainer" to share it here!!

Remember the eye-opening video I shared here last week, "Follow the Money," that let you visualize the flow of money across a map of the US? Well, here's a new twist that's even more useful for Realtors and investors.

Forbes has set up an interactive "US Migration Map" that lets you choose any county in the 50 states and see where people are moving from and to. For local Realtors, the benefits are immediately obvious .. for investors, the applications are even more wide open!! This is intel you can use to fine-tune a PPC campaign, target your online networking and social media outreach .. and for anyone with an automated Craigslist strategy, this is a goldmine!!

The best part about this map is the level of information it gives you once you've gotten it set up. Check out this screenshot for an example of the data it will give you for every county in the country...

By the way: when you zoom in, you might find you're no longer seeing the whole map. If this happens, just click and drag in the direction you want the map to go, and wait a second...it will refresh and give you a new view. You can scan the whole US and look for the patterns that matter, and besides .. it's much easier to make out the individual migration lines when you zoom in!!

Here's the link again: FORBES INTERACTIVE MIGRATION MAP

Leave a comment if you thought this was useful .. or even just cool.

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