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A Great Content Idea for a Local Blog – Free WIFI Locations

A Great Content Idea for a Local Blog – Free WIFI Locations

“What do I write about?” I hear that question over and over (and over) from real estate agents who are just beginning to get into blogging. On Twitter this morning, I saw a Tweet from Karen Goodman in St Louis that reminded me of a…

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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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Did You Try These Twitter Gadgets?

Did You Try These Twitter Gadgets?

In October, Brian Rothenberg explained in his post how useful Twitter Search can be for Local Social Media Marketing. I am going to show you how to create a search widget to add to your blog or web site to provide relevant content to your…

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Is Blogging a Chore or a Passion?

Is Blogging a Chore or a Passion?

Even though I no longer work at Zillow, I still browse around in Zillow Advice every now and then since that community was part of my daily life for so long. This evening, while making my rounds, I saw a question that caught my attention…

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Easy A/B Tests For Everyone

Easy A/B Tests For Everyone

A/B Testing is a way to test different headlines, calls to action, or anything else on your website with different segments of visitors.  Instead of just guessing which headline converts your visitors into clients, you actually test several version and pick the winner. Sounds great,…

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What Bloggers Do You Follow That Have an Incredible "Voice"?

What Bloggers Do You Follow That Have an Incredible "Voice"?

Those who know me know that I’m a big fan of a strong voice when blogging. As I’ve told many people, I can find information anywhere so what I really gravitate towards are people who are personal and passionate in their writing. I’m working on…

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Thesis broke my WP 3.0!

Thesis broke my WP 3.0!

Or was it the other way around? photo credit: thisisbossi Ether way if you clicked that highly seductive “automatic upgrade” and installed 3.0 over your Thesis theme you may now have issues. Ive seen some where the blog won’t load. I’ve seen some where various…

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New: Facebook Social Plugins

New: Facebook Social Plugins

Exciting news! Fresh from today’s Facebook f8 conference in San Francisco, there’s a whole slew of new Facebook social plugins that you can easily incorporate into your site: All Facebook Social Plugins You can also read more about Facebook’s new direction here: The Next Evolution of…

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Facebook Integration

Facebook Integration

I thought I’d piggy back on Drew’s post on How Are You Using Facebook Pages As Part of Your Real Estate Business? and offer a couple of quick tips to help you integrate your new Facebook pages with your wordpress blog. Fotobook – Ever wanted…

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Am I Wrong? or Was this "Trulia Voices" Exchange "Crossing an Ethical Line"?

Am I Wrong? or Was this "Trulia Voices" Exchange "Crossing an Ethical Line"?

Ok, first off, if I am wrong I will write a letter of apology to all person’s involved in this. But, I came across, an all to familiar, exchange on Trulia Voices today. Granted, I AM NOT A PRACTICING REALTOR (though I do hold a…

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