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Flooding your web site

By Keith Zimmer

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Results

February 20, 2007 05:46 AM

Here is a easy inexpensive way to drive buyers and sellers to your web-site. First get a listing and take good quality digital pictures. Next get a website with the listing address. GoDaddy.com is great for this. Now point this site to your own site, make sure you have a way to capture visitors info when they visit the site. Then take the photos and using editing software write in your web address in the text box so it appears on the picture. Now use this piture on all advertising. Check your local MLS for their rules on this, but everywhere else will send people there. Try it and let me know how it works for you

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Bob Sloop, Consultant, Indianapolis, IN

RS Mortgage Consulting - Indianapolis, IN

I will chat with my favorite Realtor and pass this on, oh, did I mention that favorite Realtor is my wife. Keep smiling, good post, thank you.

Feb 20, 2007 11:18 AM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Red Hook, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Thank you for a great tip. I am looking into website with listing address.

Feb 20, 2007 04:53 PM

George Tallabas

RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID

Idaho Real Estate

Thank you Keith. I also read on a different blog that http://agent.point2.com/ offers free websites that are being used by Realtors, builders and developers. Thanks again for sharing your great idea.

Feb 21, 2007 02:19 AM

Greg Cremia

Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

Godaddy does not use 301 redirects which means the search engines will see these extra domains as duplicate content. Duplicate content can get you penalized by all of the search engines. Find a domain provider that uses 301 redirects when they point a domain name like network solutions or internet crusade to name a few.

Mar 12, 2007 10:28 AM

Alamo City Homes Magazine

Alamo City Homes Magazine - San Antonio, TX

I had the whole 'put the website address on the picture' idea long ago.. I just havent had any listings to give it a try..

Mar 12, 2007 10:30 AM

Ethan Dozeman

Realty Executives Platinum Group - Grand Rapids, MI

Real Estate in Grand Rapids

That is a great idea!!

Mar 12, 2007 10:48 AM

Liz Landry

The Landry Team-Keller Williams Realty - Jacksonville, FL

GoDaddy.com does use a 301 redirect. You can choose a 301 permanent redirect or a 302 temporary.

Liz

Mar 12, 2007 10:57 AM

June Mellor

Century 21 All Islands - Kailua, HI

Hi Keith - Great tip! Thanks so much for sharing! I have pondered about doing this and will now try it out. Thanks again! Aloha!

Mar 12, 2007 04:08 PM

Ben Kakimoto

Keller Williams Greater Seattle - Seattle, WA

Seattle Condo Specialist

Unfortunately, our MLS prohibits personal information (eg websites) on photos that are uploaded to the MLS.

Mar 12, 2007 04:30 PM

Keith Zimmer

RE/MAX Results - Saint Louis, MO

Eric Been in that position many times until the hit in the back of the head hurts enough to just do it

Liz Thanks for the confirmation on the 301 and 302

June your welcome hope it helps

Ben Yes my MLS is the same way just leave it off of those pictures

To all happy selling

Keith Zimmer St. Louis Mo.

http//www.keithzimmer.com

Mar 12, 2007 06:07 PM

Heather Armstrong

Skogman Realty - Cedar Rapids, IA

Can you let me know how to capture the visitor information? I'm not sure I understand!

thanks for the good tips, which I will use...if I can only find out how to capture the info...HELP! :)

Thanks in advance.

Mar 17, 2007 02:45 PM

Keith Zimmer

RE/MAX Results - Saint Louis, MO

Heather thanks for stopping by I however am got THAT good at this whole tech thing so I can't answer your question but maybe someone in AR land can let us both know

Mar 17, 2007 06:19 PM

Dan Allred

Allred Realty - Thousand Oaks, CA

DRE#01761967

Gregg,

Thanks for the additional insight as tot he benifits and penalties to this great idea.

Mar 17, 2007 07:13 PM

Sandra Williams

Rancon Real Estate - Temecula, CA

I have just started with my property websites but I don't seem to be getting any traffic----I have the website on all of my marketing but still nothing! Any ideas on anything else to do to bet more traffic?

Mar 17, 2007 07:50 PM

Greg Cremia

Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

To get leads give them free stuff. Free reports, free CMAs, drive by lists of all the properties for sale with a free street map, free IDX search with lead capture abilities. IDX Pro has an IDX that lets them save listings and searches, lets them sign up for automatic updates, and lets them search all they want without registering but they have to register if they want the full details. To register they give me their email address. Once you have the leads put them on automatic update. Please don't sign up om my site.

To get traffic, fill your site with content about your area. Every town, every neighborhood and everything you can think about real estate. Then get links from directories. There are a bunch of free directories and a bunch of pay directories. I spent about $1,000 on directories this year and now I get 8-10 leads a day.

Google "SEO" and you will find a treasure trove of information.

Mar 17, 2007 11:39 PM