A/B testing is a crucial component to building great websites that convert traffic to leads. For proof, just take a look at Jay Thompson’s conversion optimization presentation from WordCamp Phoenix. Tiny tweaks can result in huge boosts in conversion — and without testing those changes,…

If you fall into the large bucket of agents and brokers looking to better understand SEO with the goal of increasing the traffic on your website, I fully recommend listening to the first edition of Diverse Solutions On Air Radio show. Ricardo Bueno conducted a…

Another great #retechchat tonight on the topic of increasing website conversion. I’m not going to summarize the whole thing, but I think there is something that came through loud and clear that can’t be repeated enough. The vast majority of your website conversions are going…

From the votes gathered, it looks like the topic of the next #retechchat is going to be Increasing Website Conversion — which happens to be a topic we know a fair bit about at Virtual Results. To participate in Monday’s #retechchat, here are a few…

Chris Smith, better known in the RE.net as TechSavvyAgent (TSA), is joining Inman as their new Chief Evangelist. As many of you know, prior to this, Chris did sales for Top Producer (owned by Move.com) and was the face behind TechSavvyAgent (now @Chris_Smth). Now, he’s moving…

Can Facebook “Likes” & Twitter “Tweets” Influence Search Engine Rankings? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself for quite awhile. Thankfully, Rand and his team at SEOmoz have been collecting data, and they’ve reported their findings on Facebook + Twitter’s Influence on Google’s Search Rankings. Many…

How often do you get asked “How’s the market?” I’d wager a bet it’s just about everyday. The team at 1000watt Consulting has a new app going into BETA to help share your knowledge related to that question in the digital world – Howsthemarket.com (great…

I was just reading Ricardo’s post over on the Diverse Solution blog about XML sitemaps. And I wanted to debunk a myth I’ve heard numerous times from agents across the country about XML sitemaps for everyone reading. XML sitemaps will NOT help you improve your…

Real Estate Blogging Content Strategies was the topic that lit up the Twitter stream in last night’s #ReTechChat on Twitter, hosted by Drew Meyers (the editor of this blog). It’s the first one I attended, so although it went by fast, it was full of…

Another great #retechchat tonight, this time on the topic of Blogging Content Strategies. Here is the text document that I saved for those who really want to wade through the entire discussion: Download it HERE. Alternatively, you can view the discussion on TwapperKeeper under the #retechchat hashtag….