Warning: random, NON real estate technology post to ensue. On with it… Who loves March Madness? I’m guessing a lot of you reading this do. And so do I, even though I barely watched a single college basketball game all year (Southeast Asia isn’t exactly…

WordPress Rules! So, you’ve decided to launch a blog or real estate website? Chances are you’re not doing it alone. That being the case, your next choice should be about which CMS (content management system) you’ll use to simplify all the activities you’d rather not…

Tonight’s topic of conversation will be IFTTT.com – How can we use it in Real Estate.  For a quick tutorial on what it is and how to use it – see Sam’s top 10 list. If you have questions, want to learn, or just lurk…

We recently participated in an event that put our real estate company in front of hundreds of graduate students relocating to Fort Worth in the summer. I prepared as much material as possible in advance for the event, but was also really eager to just get it…

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Maya Paveza (right) and Shantee Haynes (below) from TheHipRoof.com to the Geek Estate community. Maya and I have been talking recently about a whole range of things. Since both Geek Estate and The Hip Roof are focused on helping educate real estate professionals…

If This, Then That is a new company with a plethora of tools designed to automate, simplify, and organize your online world.  They have broken down the code and APIs of online services including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and many others, and created services that automate…

Though not often talked about, a web hosting company is a critical component to any website — since without one, your website wouldn’t exist on the internet unless you owned your own servers (not recommended). Even with their importance, finding a reliable host is extremely…

Tonight’s topic of conversation will be Top Blog: what one post, on your blog, has had the most hits all time.  So, bloggers help us out.  What do those of us trying to attract attention to our real estate blog need to focus on? If…

We’re making real progress with Geek Build 2012. All the participants have outlined their goals, target market, strategies, and questions that need more discussion over the past week. Here are links to each of those 6 posts written by each respective participant: Daniel Bacon Mr…

The holy grail of link building? Well, short of a link from Yahoo or CNN, I’d consider a link from Apple pretty darn good — and the Good Life Team pulled it off for their use of iPads in their business. I know Page Ranks…