I thought I’d give everyone a heads up that version 1.1 of the Local Market Explorer for WordPress includes a new module — local class information from TeachStreet. From the TeachStreet blog: To see how it can work, check out this realtor’s local class and…

Short vs Long-Tail? Whatever you do, don’t ignore the long-tail in your SEO efforts. SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday – Ignore the Tail at Your Peril! from Scott Willoughby on Vimeo. [via September 10th edition of Whiteboard Friday with Rand]

Did you miss REBarCamp Seattle? Here is what you missed: Below is the keynote speech that Vancouver, BC Realtor Ian Watt delivered to the crowd of over 400 agents and brokers at the Armory in downtown Seattle: Here is a recap in pictures. Below is…

I know this will be as popular with some agents as using a road map or set of questions when following up with a prospect 😉 I have been selling real estate online at a pretty high level for about 6 years now. I have…

WordPress is full of great plug-ins, as many owners of full WordPress sites can attest, but some are definitely more valuable than others. At any given time my real estate website is running 10-15 plug-ins but my two newest additions really stand out. Sidebar Countdown…

One of the sessions I moderated (along with Garron Selliken) at yesterday’s RE BarCamp was titled “wordpress and real estate”. Both Garron and I are wordpress fanatics – though I’ll admit he’s a bit deeper in the weeds than I am. Garron is the principal…

In my first post creative link building real estate 101 I spoke about how you could build links through relationships within your community. Another great relationship I didn’t mention is with your local news, or any type of press for that matter. One of the…

If you’re interested in learning more about the Onboard Listings API I mentioned on Geek Estate in January (and again in March), there are two recent posts from the Onboard Blog worth reading: General Update Listings API FAQ They’ve announced two early partners – ListingPress…

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….