Will Google Instant Change The Longtail As We Know It? Recently, I was on Maui (I know…I live a tough life) helping top Wailea real estate agent, Dano Sayles, get up to speed with Hawaii Life’s back end tools. While I was there, I had…

Well, I know it’s been awhile since Google’s May Day update that occurred somewhere between Aug 28 and May 3. But understanding Google’s algorithm changes takes testing, research, and more testing—which takes time. Before I get started, it’s important to understand why the May Day…

When Eric Bryant wrote the original Kiss Your “RSS” Good-bye, he was referring to RSS feeds being a thing of the past as social networking sites like Twitter provided a filter for really good articles, “Kinda like a ‘Human Aggregator’”. I thought this was a…

I got some great news the other day. One of my local MLS’s finally became RETS compliant. I could now get new properties updated to my site every few hours. I was stoked. The call to the MLS was made shortly after hearing the news,…

The question constantly being asked by agents within my brokerage is, “how do I use social media websites like Facebook and Twitter for real estate lead generation?” At a recent Inman conference I had the pleasure of sitting in on a presentation by Bill Tancer…

I looked up from my computer to see HAR president Tracy Stice sifting through an organized mess of papers on his desk. “So what do you think about RPR (Realtors Property Resource)?” Tracy asks. “Well that depends if they get property data from MLS’s,” I…

Every couple years SEOmoz surveys top SEO Professionals to get their thoughts on current search engine ranking factors. The result is a document detailing the opinions of leading SEOs on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to search engine optimization. When looking to…

At Pubcon Matt Cutts anounced that your site speed may become a search engine ranking factor in 2010. Makes sense since good websites load quickly…and Google makes it’s money by placing good websites at the top of their search results. Resources: Video from Google on…

Microsoft’s Bing search engine has been making some great strides as of late. According to the latest comScore search engine ranking release Bing has posted a greater gain in market share then even the all mighty Google! And with the Microsoft/Yahoo! search engine deal in…

When trying to rank in search engines one of the most important factors is creating valuable content on your website. Content that is useful to your visitors and that people will naturally want to link to. The problem with developing content is that it can…