About Michael LaPeter

I'm an active real estate broker, a certified residential specialist, and the founder of My Single Property Websites.

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Easy A/B Tests For Everyone

Easy A/B Tests For Everyone

A/B Testing is a way to test different headlines, calls to action, or anything else on your website with different segments of visitors.  Instead of just guessing which headline converts your visitors into clients, you actually test several version and pick the winner. Sounds great,…

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iPad App Review: SignMyPad

iPad App Review: SignMyPad

SignMyPad is a new iPad app that lets you sign and fill out pdfs right from your iPad. If you’re like me, you chafe every time you need to print out a form, fill it out and sign it, scan it, then discard the original…

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New: Facebook Social Plugins

New: Facebook Social Plugins

Exciting news! Fresh from today’s Facebook f8 conference in San Francisco, there’s a whole slew of new Facebook social plugins that you can easily incorporate into your site: All Facebook Social Plugins You can also read more about Facebook’s new direction here: The Next Evolution of…

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Google's URL Shortener Now Also Generates QR Codes

Google's URL Shortener Now Also Generates QR Codes

I just heard about this and thought it might be useful for agents out there using QR codes on their sign riders/ flyers etc: Google’s URL shortener, http://goo.gl/, now automatically generates QR codes.  Matt Cutts wrote about it and provides an example here: Matt Cutts Google QR…

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How To Snatch A Killer Real Estate Domain Name

How To Snatch A Killer Real Estate Domain Name

We all know the benefits of a killer domain name, but the online real estate market is so crowded and competitive it seems that all the great names are taken.  Instead of just placing a backorder for a domain and hoping, take a look at…

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Just A Few Ways To Use The iPad For Real Estate

Just A Few Ways To Use The iPad For Real Estate

Michael Price had a great post the other day providing an overview on the new Apple iPad. Seeing as this blog has the word geek in the title, and seeing as I’m a geek myself, I thought I’d build off that post with a few…

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Got Disclosures? Try Dropbox for Drop Dead Simple File Sharing

Got Disclosures? Try Dropbox for Drop Dead Simple File Sharing

There’s no shortage of file sharing applications out there these days. So how has Dropbox, which just started last year, already gotten 2 million users?  The answer: a drop dead simple file sharing system. If you’ve ever had to send large files to other agents…

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Should You Switch To Electronic Signatures?

Should You Switch To Electronic Signatures?

If you’ve never heard of electronic signatures, the concept is simple: instead of physically signing documents, you sign a document electronically by typing your name, clicking with your mouse, or a variety of other methods. Electronic signatures come in many forms, and you’ve likely already…

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