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Real Estate App Idea to Ponder: Zillow Advice, Inside a Native App

Real Estate App Idea to Ponder: Zillow Advice, Inside a Native App

A drop dead simple way to ask real estate questions, and get responses from real estate experts. In an app. On Zillow’s iOS app — there is no way to ask questions in Zillow Advice. Maybe they should just package that experience into a separate…

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There Are Agents Everywhere

There Are Agents Everywhere

I saw the following Century 21 commercial yesterday (yes, I know it’s from the Super Bowl last year) while watching the Seahawks game… What jumped out at me? Someone asks for a C21 agent in a parking lot, and the guy standing 20 feet away…

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Is There Room for a “Relocation” App? The Thinking Behind a Potential Pivot of Oh Hey World to Relocation

Is There Room for a “Relocation” App? The Thinking Behind a Potential Pivot of Oh Hey World to Relocation

If you follow this blog regularly, you undoubtedly have noticed I’ve written about relocation several times over the past few months. The reason behind that is because we’ve been exploring a “pivot” (a startup term for when you shift a company/product in a different direction)…

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Optimize Your Google Places Account In Under 30 Minutes

Optimize Your Google Places Account In Under 30 Minutes

It’s time for a Google Places refresh.  For those of you not familiar, please go here immediately and set up your account. The majority of you should be familiar and probably assume that your marketing person or agency has taken care of this. With the…

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An Example of Hustle from Outside Our Industry

An Example of Hustle from Outside Our Industry

To succeed in business and life, you have to hustle. Since it’s often best to look outside your own industry for ideas (don’t get stuck in a silo), and figure out how they apply to your specific situation — I thought I’d share an example I…

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Near Field Communication & the iPhone 5S, and Its Impact on Real Estate Advertising

Near Field Communication & the iPhone 5S, and Its Impact on Real Estate Advertising

It’s reported that NFC (near field communication) will be included in the iPhone 5S, which could change the game for advertising in the physical world. Read this article, and watch the video embedded below… I don’t know about you, but I see an extremely compelling potential…

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Buyers/Sellers Don’t Know What They Don’t Know

Buyers/Sellers Don’t Know What They Don’t Know

I was talking to a friend about real estate recently, and the topic of selecting an agent came up. We have several mutual friends who are agents — and I told my friend that it is impossible to be a GREAT real estate agent for…

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Travel-Relocation, and Breadcrumbs

Travel-Relocation, and Breadcrumbs

A month or so ago, I wrote about the travel-relocation dynamic. And, it’s no secret, leaving breadcrumbs all over the internet that lead back to your website is a viable, and proven strategy. It’s extremely hard to get links within from local bloggers particularly if they…

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5 Things Real Estate Agents Should Never Do on Google+

5 Things Real Estate Agents Should Never Do on Google+

Google+ is an outstanding tool for real estate agents. With Google+, agents can improve local search engine rankings, become more familiar with a target audience, and build relationships with industry influencers. But real estate agents can easily invite trouble by not using Google+ appropriately. To…

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Minimalist Home Page Design

Minimalist Home Page Design

It’s been awhile since I’ve looked at the Walk Score home page, but I like what I see today… The trend toward minimalist home page designs continues…

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