About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Tonight’s #retechchat Topic — WordPress Plugins

Tonight’s #retechchat Topic — WordPress Plugins

[update: moved until Tuesday, Nov 1 at 6 PST / 9 EST] Tonight’s topic of conversation will be WordPress Plugins. What are the best plugins for a real estate website? What tricks do you use that most people likely don’t know about? Which ones should people…

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What Makes a Great Sellers ("List with Us") Page?

What Makes a Great Sellers ("List with Us") Page?

The overarching question I’d like your feedback on is this: What Makes for a Great Sellers Page? For those who work the list side of the real estate process, how do you win listing presentations and convince sellers to hire you? I suspect a great…

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#retechchat Transcript – Conversion Strategies

#retechchat Transcript – Conversion Strategies

The topic of last night’s #retechchat was Conversion Strategies. I missed the first 15 minutes of the discussion, but here is the text transcript from the last 45 minutes that I saved for those who want to read through the entire discussion: Download it HERE (best to…

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What Can YouTube Do for a Real Estate Agent?

What Can YouTube Do for a Real Estate Agent?

Here’s a question from Tom Lipinski in Lake St Clair: What is the significance (or non-significance) of having a YouTube page/channel? What can YouTube do for me? One response from Chase Thompson on Twitter: @drewmeyers it has driven 100% of my business that hasn’t been referral…

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Tomorrow's #retechchat Topic — “Conversion Strategies”

Tomorrow's #retechchat Topic — “Conversion Strategies”

Tomorrow’s topic of conversation will be “Conversion Strategies”. Given that conversion is how agents and brokers make money, it’s no surprise it is a popular topic that continues to receive votes, so we’ll cover it again. If you have questions, want to learn, or just lurk…

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Community Pages and Videos – A Few Examples

Community Pages and Videos – A Few Examples

I think it’s safe to say every great real estate agent or broker website needs to have compelling community pages for each community in their entire geographic coverage area. What’s going to differentiate those community pages from everyone else? VIDEOS Here are a few examples…

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#retechchat Transcript – "I Am Not A Lead"

#retechchat Transcript – "I Am Not A Lead"

The topic of last night’s #retechchat was “I am Not a Lead”. As you probably expected, there were no shortage of opinions on this subject. We all know no one likes to be thought of as a “lead” by anyone. As to how to avoid…

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Tonight’s #retechchat Topic — "I am NOT a Lead"

Tonight’s #retechchat Topic — "I am NOT a Lead"

Tonight’s topic of conversation will be “I am Not a Lead”. This topic stemmed from a conversation a few weeks ago during #retechchat with Inna Hardison. We’ll discuss how to both attract and discuss potential clients (aka leads) online. Here’s a video you might want…

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#retechchat Transcript – Analytics and Conversion

#retechchat Transcript – Analytics and Conversion

The topic of last night’s #retechchat was Analytics and Conversion. Here is the text transcript that I saved for those who want to read through the entire discussion: Download it HERE (best to use TextEdit on a Mac from what I hear). Alternatively, you can view the discussion…

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Monday’s #retechchat Topic – Analytics and Conversion

Monday’s #retechchat Topic – Analytics and Conversion

You’ve voted — tonight’s topic of conversation will be Analytics and Conversion. If you have questions, want to learn, or just lurk – join the conversation Monday at 6 PM PST / 9 PM EST. Remember, you can vote for future topics here. For those who want to…

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