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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Here's How You May be Losing $8,000+ a Month. What Value do You Put on Your Time?

Here's How You May be Losing $8,000+ a Month. What Value do You Put on Your Time?

Here’s a video from Darin Persinger at Productivity Junkies that I thought I’d share — the topic is the how you are losing $8,000 per month. Yea, of course you don’t want to lose $8,000 a month, so watch the video. And if your time…

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#retechchat Topic of Discussion for Monday – Role of the Individual Agent

#retechchat Topic of Discussion for Monday – Role of the Individual Agent

It looks like the topic of the next #retechchat is the Role of the Individual Agent (as it relates to technology). What technology products should an agent invest in? What should they rely on their broker for? What should the MLS provide? 2nd place was “Craigslist”,…

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"Retargeting" – Are Any Brokers (or Agents) Using this as a Marketing Strategy

"Retargeting" – Are Any Brokers (or Agents) Using this as a Marketing Strategy

There’s a great post over at SEOMoz on the topic of “retargeting”. What is it? It is the form of marketing in which you target users who have previously visited your website with banner ads on display networks across the web I encourage you to…

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Top Producers in My Area are Not on WordPress – Why Should I Be?

Top Producers in My Area are Not on WordPress – Why Should I Be?

If I look at the very top agents in the company most aren’t using WP for main site, why should I? I received this question from John Ziemba on Twitter last week and wanted to address it here. It’s a question that I can’t answer…

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2nd Edition of 10 Minute WordPress SEO – Permalinks

2nd Edition of 10 Minute WordPress SEO – Permalinks

The 2nd edition of our 10 Minute WordPress SEO video series is up — this one on the topic of permalinks. Head over to the Virtual Results Blog and follow along for some good learnings from Jim.

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#retechchat Transcript – SEO

#retechchat Transcript – SEO

Another killer #retechchat conversation went down tonight, this one on SEO. I don’t have time to summarize the whole thing since I have a 3 hour drive ahead of me, but here is the text document that I saved for those who really want to…

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#retechchat Topic of Discussion for Monday – SEO

#retechchat Topic of Discussion for Monday – SEO

From the votes gathered, it looks like the topic of the next #retechchat is a clear and decisive winner — SEO (2nd place was “role of individual agent”). To participate in Monday’s Memorial Day #retechchat, here are a few options: Follow the #retechchat hashtag Add a…

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Transitioning a Static Website to WordPress – What to Do to Ensure No Loss of SEO Value?

Transitioning a Static Website to WordPress – What to Do to Ensure No Loss of SEO Value?

As Jim said in the podcast he did with Diverse Solutions, there is no better time to switch to WordPress than now IF you are going to do it. There are of course no guarantees when it comes to SEO (anyone that says otherwise is…

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What is the Benefit of a Facebook Page?

What is the Benefit of a Facebook Page?

“What is the benefit of a Facebook page?” I receive this question from time to time as well. Luckily for us, Jimmy Mackin from the MLSApp answered the question via video earlier today, so I thought I’d share the video here as well.

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Maximizing Your ROI: Blog Webmaster vs Blog Editor

Maximizing Your ROI: Blog Webmaster vs Blog Editor

Are you still thinking about going the do-it-yourself route with your WordPress blog/website? The DIY route is a viable options for some, but for most agents, the ROI (return on investment) of doing so just doesn’t make sense if you ask me. Do you want…

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