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Marketing Your Property Using Mobile Technology

Marketing Your Property Using Mobile Technology

There was an interesting discussion on Zillow forum on whether it makes sense for real estate agents to create a web site for every property. Needless to say, there are pros and cons to this idea. SMS mobile marketing can be another Realtor tool to…

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A Conversation That Blew My Mind

A Conversation That Blew My Mind

Some real estate agents out there have to reread the popular best selling book  “Who Moved My Cheese” because they are just far to stubborn, and, more importantly, are losing market share. Here’s The Background To The Story I recently had a conversation about online…

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Home Valuation Map Using Google Fusion Tables

Home Valuation Map Using Google Fusion Tables

Google Fusion Tables is a modern data management and publishing web application that makes it easy to host, manage, collaborate on, visualize, and publish data tables online. Though in beta stage, I liked its potential and wanted to give it a try. Zillow Real Estate…

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Will You Be Using Video In 2011?

Will You Be Using Video In 2011?

I was having a discussion today (via comments on a Facebook status) regarding using video in your marketing in 2011, and the topic of “bad” videos came up. Now this isn’t a new concern by any means. Many people avoid using video in fear that having…

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This is cool: Win a free setup for a "Website that Works" from Virtual Results

This is cool: Win a free setup for a "Website that Works" from Virtual Results

Virtual Results makes beautiful, and functional, web sites. And they recently announced a new product, “Predesigned Websites that Work“. To sweeten the pot they are having a drawing for a FREE setup of a “WtW” (I just made that “WtW” up) — saving you, assuming…

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Why Social Media Doesn't Work for Most Agents and What to do About It

Why Social Media Doesn't Work for Most Agents and What to do About It

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the rest of the social networking/media gang are no longer a secret to real estate agents across the country. Most are well aware of these tools and generally accept the notion that they can be powerful when leveraged for business. Specifically,…

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Trulia Voices and Zillow Advice As Marketing Platforms

Trulia Voices and Zillow Advice As Marketing Platforms

Over the weekend I ran into a real estate related problem while I was researching for the cryptocurrency betting sites 2023 that mattered.  I rent an apartment in New York City and my landlord is planning to list the property for sale 8 months before…

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How to Build a Successful Real Estate Site in 2011

How to Build a Successful Real Estate Site in 2011

While most brokers and agents are “saving” money, there is no better time to build an effective, lead-generating real estate site.
And why a strong domain costs more than gold, and how to go after profitable “long tail” keywords, to sharing my $2,000 website design mistake. I share my heart-wrenching, market-dominating, time-consuming and ultimately profitable strategies for your real estate site.

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ListHub & Your Listing Syndication Efforts in 2011

ListHub & Your Listing Syndication Efforts in 2011

As we head in 2011, I think it’s safe to say listing syndication has been an accepted “best practice” for agents and brokerages alike for a couple years. ListHub is the largest player in the syndication game, but they were purchased by Move (who owns…

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The Three Best Laptops For Real Estate Agents For 2011

The Three Best Laptops For Real Estate Agents For 2011

Real estate agents tend to spend most of their time outside of the office, in cars, and showing homes to clients, therefore they need devices that are portable and advanced, such as smart phones, to manage lists and email streams.

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