+ Hot off the press: Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced a partnership with top real estate coach and speaker, and The New York Times bestselling author Tom Ferry to work with the company as it continues to develop products for…

3 days after the anniversary of the Google Panda Update—G’s first algorithm targeting poor content—the search giant announces its latest algo update: Panda 3.3. Important Google Updates There are over 40 improvements in the latest Panda update, most noteable are: Link Evaluation Google says, “We…

This post outlines the market, my vision and thoughts about branding regarding the new site I will build for Geek Build 2012 to cover Clearwater Beach and Sand Key. I’d love to get your feedback so please feel free to comment. Market: Clearwater Beach and…

I’ll be 100% honest — I’m sick of hearing about Pinterest. The site has been around over two years, but all of a sudden, everyone and their mother is writing about them. That said, I don’t want to discount the platform is an irrelevant platform…

Tonight’s topic of conversation will be Goal Tracking…  What’s good, what’s bad, and what is it?!  We’re looking to gain insight from those who have consistent lead conversions from their IDX, email newsletter or blog.  To help us understand where to set our goal for…

Are you building a TRUE brand, or a business totally dependent on spending money to earn revenue? It’s a question each and every one of you should be asking yourself. Allow me to expand on the branding discussion I started a few days ago. Every business…

There are lot’s of things that I wish I knew before starting in real estate. What they don’t tell you about real estate is a presentation that came from hundreds of conversations that I have had with agents and brokers across the nation. Working in…

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…

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…

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….