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300 People Looking for Housing. In One Place. On One Day.

300 People Looking for Housing. In One Place. On One Day.

I have the unique opportunity to present at a housing fair for a graduate university program in Fort Worth. Actually, this has been a part of Fischer Real Estate Services business development strategy for the past couple of months. Imagine this – there are large…

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The Participants of Geek Build 2012

The Participants of Geek Build 2012

To recap the posts over the past week, here are the 6 participants of Geek Build 2012: Daniel Bacon – Domain TBD – focused on Clearwater Beach and Clearwater Sand Key | Geek Estate write up John Womeldorf – MrWilliamsburg.com | Geek Estate write up (steering committee domain name…

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How "Little" Brokerages Can Get "Bigger"

How "Little" Brokerages Can Get "Bigger"

It’s true — the VAST majority of independent brokerages can’t afford to write a 7 figure check to the Zillow’s of the world. As Jay puts it: This could be the beginning of the end for small brokerages Or not. I’m in the “not” camp….

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Updated Realtor.com Mobile Experience

Updated Realtor.com Mobile Experience

Realtor.com just announced an upgrade to their mobile app — with the primary new featured being ability to find listings with a price reduction, foreclosures, and recently sold properties. I’ll admit I’m not much of an apps guy myself, and certainly not in the market…

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6th Website Participant for GeekBuild 2012 – Dave Woodson

6th Website Participant for GeekBuild 2012 – Dave Woodson

My name is Dave Woodson, and I am coming back home. Well, sorta. I left the mortgage industry 2 years ago. I was frustrated with always being the bad guy and with banks that always seemed to change guidelines at the worst possible moment. So…

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A SEO & Link Acquisition Strategy Worth Considering – Buying Blogs

A SEO & Link Acquisition Strategy Worth Considering – Buying Blogs

First, I’m going to take a wild guess and say that SEO has been on your mind recently. That’s just a hunch. Second, I’ll take a wild guess and say you already know SEO in the real estate vertical is expensive. Again, just a guess. If not?…

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5th Website Participant for Geek Build 2012 – John Stegner

5th Website Participant for Geek Build 2012 – John Stegner

My name is John Stegner and I have been an agent for the past 7 years, and expect I will be an agent until I get carried feet first out of my brokerage. I find the work very rewarding, more so than my prior tenure…

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25 Facebook Marketing Tips for Real Estate Professionals

25 Facebook Marketing Tips for Real Estate Professionals

According to CheckFacebook.com stats for Feb. 19th, Facebook bragged a staggering 792+ million users worldwide with the United States in the lead with 155+ million users. Many businesses have thrived thanks to this giant social network, including Real Estate professionals. However, in order to win…

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Are You Locked into a Contract with Your Website Provider?

Are You Locked into a Contract with Your Website Provider?

I was browsing AgentsOnline.net and came across this thread about Superlative. The post originated in 2007, but there was a response added about a week ago that I wanted to highlight warning of contractual obligations for website providers (and Superlative specifically): I too would not…

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Geek Build Steering Committee Decision — Mr. Williamsburg Domain Decision

Geek Build Steering Committee Decision — Mr. Williamsburg Domain Decision

The following question was posted by John Womeldorf at the end of his introductory post: Given that Mr Williamsburg is my primary brand, should my primary domain be MrWilliamsburg.com? Or should I 301 redirect that domain to http://williamsburgsrealestate.com and simply redesign that site with the new branding in…

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