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…

The holy grail of link building? Well, short of a link from Yahoo or CNN, I’d consider a link from Apple pretty darn good — and the Good Life Team pulled it off for their use of iPads in their business. I know Page Ranks…

You’ve heard it before. We’re all selfish by human nature, and that assumption is the single largest reason that the world is designed the way it is. That’s why you can’t enter the subway without a ticket. Why you have to pay before you go…

It’s March 1st already (at least here in Asia where I am right now) — 2012 is flying by and we’re pumping out tons of valuable content here. Geek Build is just getting started. But I wanted to pause for a few minutes, and ask…

+ Hot off the press: Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced a partnership with top real estate coach and speaker, and The New York Times bestselling author Tom Ferry to work with the company as it continues to develop products for…