Successful Realtors / Brokers tend to lean towards building an offline cash flow portfolio — rental homes, residential flipping or even dabble in commercial real estate. Wild idea: how about allocating two closings worth of cash for an online asset? Real estate investing will always…

Are you still thinking about going the do-it-yourself route with your WordPress blog/website? The DIY route is a viable options for some, but for most agents, the ROI (return on investment) of doing so just doesn’t make sense if you ask me. Do you want…

What a killer #retechchat tonight on the topic of analytics. I’m not going to summarize the whole thing, but 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…

Jim and I speak with a number of agents and brokers with WordPress sites (or in the process of moving to WordPress) on a daily basis. On almost every single call, our clients and potential clients ask us about SEO. The first question we often…

From the votes gathered, it looks like the topic of the next #retechchat is a clear and decisive winner — Analytics. To participate in Monday’s #retechchat, here are a few options: Follow the #retechchat hashtag Add a search column to Tweetdeck for the hashtag #retechchat…

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…