Carnival of Real Estate #54
The 54th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at Realty Thoughts — take a look!
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Surprise! It’s me and the Trulia API in PHP
When Drew told me of GeekEstate, I was told I could blog about anything geeky & real estate related. He said I could even blog about the Trulia API, if I wanted to. So I decided to take him up on the offer. In the…
Exploding Myths: Part 1. Web Traffic – “Hit” Me With Your Best Shot
Over the last 12 years I have worked closely with real estate professionals to help them get the most out of web-based technology. During that period of time, I have seen any number and style of real estate “technology” vendors come and go. It would…
No Readers, No Comments: My Blog Must Suck!
Want more traffic to your blog? Sad because no one ever leaves comments? Maybe these tips will help… Blog Traffic: Apart from consistently good writing, the single best way to drive traffic to your blog is to link to other blogs in your posts. This…
Findability – It’s Important!
Many home buyers — 70% according to the California Association of Realtors study — use the internet as an integral part of the home-buying process. They aren’t just looking for homes, they are looking for agents too. In an age where buyers and sellers are…
Will the Internet Disintermediate Real Estate Agents?
Disintermediation – now there is a ten dollar word. “Disintermediation” basically means to “cut out the middle man”. There are a lot of people out there that feel the free and transparent flow of information on the internet will make the role of the real…
Announcing a New Regular Contributor – Jay Thompson
I’m very pleased to announce that GeekEstate Blog has added another regular contributor — Jay Thompson, a Realtor(R) for Century 21 Aware Realty in Phoenix, who maintains the popular PhoenixRealEstateGuy blog. In the announcement post, we mentioned that “we’re certainly interested in finding several “geeky”…
Real Estate Technology Advancements
I had a superb time at Real Estate Connect last week in San Francisco. It was great to put a real human face to the names I have only read, e-mailed, and spoken with over the phone over the past year. Anyway, enough rambling from…
15 SEO Tips to help you Gain Visibility in the Search Engines
There are loads of tips to help you gain visibility within the search engines. Below are 15 tips that will help you gain more exposure. You will notice the focus is content. A good, quality website is full of good, quality content. That is really…
To Geek or Not to Geek
Have you ever asked yourself…”Should I do it myself or hire some geek to do it for me?” This is a common question for many Realtors. For years Realtors have been struggling with the decision to either dive head first into technology (DIY) or hire…
