This is the first of several posts relating to the IDX solutions that are on the table for Geek Build 2012, and focuses on my experience with Diverse Solutions. This post is meant to start a dialogue relating to the pros and cons of their…

The steering committee has discussed the web hosting question amongst ourselves and made a final decision. Well, STRONG recommendation is a better term since we can’t mandate that participants switch their web hosting provider. Our recommendation is that all site participants put their primary website on…

Straight from the wire: Jay Thompson Joins Zillow as Director of Industry Outreach and Social Media Well-known real estate industry blogger to help real estate professionals grow and market their business SEATTLE, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate…

No great real estate website is complete without an integrated IDX solution for visitors to search for homes. The 6 Geek Build 2012 sites we are building here are no different. IDX is vital to generating a significant amount of leads and keeping visitors on…

Warning: random, NON real estate technology post to ensue. On with it… Who loves March Madness? I’m guessing a lot of you reading this do. And so do I, even though I barely watched a single college basketball game all year (Southeast Asia isn’t exactly…

Though not often talked about, a web hosting company is a critical component to any website — since without one, your website wouldn’t exist on the internet unless you owned your own servers (not recommended). Even with their importance, finding a reliable host is extremely…

My vision, my ideas, my goals and the branding for my forthcoming real estate sites for the 5 cities that I am focusing on. The first one to be done will be for Chesterton, Indiana homes. I got the site to look just like the demo…

You’ve heard it before. We’re all selfish by human nature, and that assumption is the single largest reason that the world is designed the way it is. That’s why you can’t enter the subway without a ticket. Why you have to pay before you go…

This post outlines the market, purpose and our thoughts about the direction the redesign of www.tophomesforsaleco.com. We would like to thank in advance the steering committee for their time and welcome any and all thought/feedback.  For those of you who did not read our introductory…

This post outlines the goal, objectives, ideas and thoughts that we have or would like to accomplish for my new site for Geek Build 2012. Market:   Encinitas, CA is a saturated and competitive market.  It falls into the San Diego North County Coastal region which…