The steering committee for Geek Build 2012 would absolutely love to have an IDX Review for each of the 5 IDX providers still on the table prior to making a final recommendation. Daniel Bacon has written a full review of Diverse Solutions, but there are 4…

In every business, there are short term considerations and long term considerations. Short term decisions often lead to quicker revenue, but cost more and take money and resources from building your long term brand. Long term decisions give you greater strategic flexibility over the long…

I wanted to share a quick update on the standings of our Geek Estate Ballers NCAA March Madness group on Yahoo. After two rounds of action (which I’ve found no way to watch from Southeast Asia unfortunately), here are the top three in the rankings:…

I can tell you from experience that client content is the biggest challenge to launching websites in a timely fashion. Yes, strategy, vision, wireframing, design, and development takes time — but so does content. And great content is an absolute requirement to an amazing website…

The steering committee has discussed the web hosting question amongst ourselves and made a final decision. Well, STRONG recommendation is a better term since we can’t mandate that participants switch their web hosting provider. Our recommendation is that all site participants put their primary website on…

Straight from the wire: Jay Thompson Joins Zillow as Director of Industry Outreach and Social Media Well-known real estate industry blogger to help real estate professionals grow and market their business SEATTLE, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate…

Warning: random, NON real estate technology post to ensue. On with it… Who loves March Madness? I’m guessing a lot of you reading this do. And so do I, even though I barely watched a single college basketball game all year (Southeast Asia isn’t exactly…

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Maya Paveza (right) and Shantee Haynes (below) from TheHipRoof.com to the Geek Estate community. Maya and I have been talking recently about a whole range of things. Since both Geek Estate and The Hip Roof are focused on helping educate real estate professionals…

Though not often talked about, a web hosting company is a critical component to any website — since without one, your website wouldn’t exist on the internet unless you owned your own servers (not recommended). Even with their importance, finding a reliable host is extremely…

We’re making real progress with Geek Build 2012. All the participants have outlined their goals, target market, strategies, and questions that need more discussion over the past week. Here are links to each of those 6 posts written by each respective participant: Daniel Bacon Mr…