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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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Fast Screen Capture & Image Editing – Made Easy

Fast Screen Capture & Image Editing – Made Easy

Skitch has an easy to use fast application for your Mac. You can also upload and use Skitch.com if you are not a Mac user. Skitch is great because you can take a screen shot of anything, mark tit up with notes and share with…

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Will Someone Please Solve the CRM Problem in 2011?

Will Someone Please Solve the CRM Problem in 2011?

I don’t think I’m alone in thinking the real estate industry really needs a drop dead simple customer relationship management tool that works and is usable by anyone (even non techies). While speaking to agents over the past couple weeks about our new predesigned websites (update: now…

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Seattle RE BarCamp is on the Calendar

Seattle RE BarCamp is on the Calendar

I’ll admit it. I love attending RE BarCamps. I’ve been to 15-20 of them all across the country over the past few years, and have met some amazing people as a direct result. Friendships with the likes of Brad Coy, Andy Kaufman, Todd Carpenter, Mike Price,…

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1000watt Index Goes Global

1000watt Index Goes Global

Since launching their “1000watt Index” in January, the folks over at 1000watt Consulting have amassed quite the collection of real estate technology service providers. Today they announced that the index has gone global, and is now called the Global Real Estate Index — complete with…

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What would a "Groupon for Real Estate" Look Like?

What would a "Groupon for Real Estate" Look Like?

Reading Seth Siegler’s “A Real Estate Groupon?” post got me thinking this morning. Seth talks about trying to figure out how to use Groupon to sell real estate. I’m thinking along similar lines. However, I don’t think the opportunity is to use the existing Groupon service…

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