If you are in the Greater Seattle area or willing to travel for some geeky discussion and networking, the 2nd Seattle RE BarCamp is rapidly approaching. And if you missed the first one, please don’t miss this one because it’ll be even bigger and better!…

As you may have heard, ” Bing is quite a bit different from Google and Yahoo, both in the way it ranks pages and the way it presents results on the page.”  Personally, I feel the above average real estate agent should always use organic vs….

Those of you that visit this site regularly probably already have a pretty good understanding of how link building works and the benefits that are associated with a link building campaign. The question is, are you getting the most bang for your buck with your…

For the mortgage lenders and brokers reading this, I wanted to inquire as to who you use as your website vendor. Here are some of the companies I found that offer website solutions for mortgage lenders: 220 Marketing LeadPress LenderHomePage LionMTS Loan Site Plus Loans…

Being immersed in the real estate blogosphere and starting to follow all the great blogs out there has made me wonder when these blogs came to fruition. When did influential RE.net blogs — even this very one I’m posting on — get their start? When…

Yesterday, there was additional news from the Google Street View team — Street View is now integrated into Google Maps for business listings. I’ve long been a fan of Street View and the latest news prompts a thought I’ve been meaning to blog about for…

Here are a few links worth a look: Arterial traffic available on Google Maps Brokerage Models: A Mathematical Analysis, Part 2 If a small midwestern brokerage can do it, you can too 5 Social Media Lessons Learned From Whole Foods

There is a lot to be said about how to design a website and what works best for which industries. You can get design advice from eye tracking experts, your Mom and your co-workers but the simple fact is testing and trial and error are…

Today’s post is my first contribution to the Geek Estate Blog, but before I dive into the details of today’s post, I wanted to take a quick second to do an intro about my background in the online world. My name is Matthew Swanson and…

In our book Sociable! Shane Gibson and I talk about the importance of having a set of guiding principles and policies for your business as you enter the social media space. We developed one for ourselves. The following is an excerpt out of our book;…