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What Was Your ROI from Social Media in 2009?

What Was Your ROI from Social Media in 2009?

There is a question in Zillow Advice from Kathy Toth that I want to throw out to the tech savvy audience here on Geek Estate: What closings did you have in 2009 from social media; what sources and how many units. What ROI? Any feedback…

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Online Reputation Management for Real Estate Professionals

Online Reputation Management for Real Estate Professionals

Here is my Online Reputation Management presentation from #vrebc today if you’re interested. If you have questions regarding managing your online reputation, please leave them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer them all. Thanks to everyone who attended my session. RepMgmt-VREBC…

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Get Your Rankings Kick Started in 2010

Get Your Rankings Kick Started in 2010

I thought it would be fun to ask a couple friends that I respect a few questions about Search Engine Marketing / SEO. Both Justin and Bob have been very successful in their real estate markets plus consulting clients in other verticals as well. Bob…

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Consumers are Looking for More than Listings, they are Looking for a Place to Live. Does Your Website Help them Accomplish that Goal?

Consumers are Looking for More than Listings, they are Looking for a Place to Live. Does Your Website Help them Accomplish that Goal?

I’m participating on a panel discussion at Real Estate Connect in New York City on Leveraging the Wide Open Web to Create a Rich User Experience: Consumers are looking for more than a house; they are looking for a place to live. The panel is…

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Missed Opportunity in Social Media Marketing: The Rental Market

Missed Opportunity in Social Media Marketing: The Rental Market

Ever since Zillow launched rentals a few weeks ago, I’ve becoming more and more convinced that social media marketing in the rental market is a significant missed opportunity for real estate pros as a means to build a future book of business. It’s a given…

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What Did You Do in 2009 That Made A Huge Difference?

What Did You Do in 2009 That Made A Huge Difference?

Reflecting back on the past year. I came up with three things that made a huge difference in my business. I would like to share them with you and here what you did in 2009 that made a huge difference. 1. Made the real estate…

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Web 3.0 – A Series of Posts Intended to “Design” & “Define” – Question #3 Discussion

Web 3.0 – A Series of Posts Intended to “Design” & “Define” – Question #3 Discussion

REAL QUICK, in case you are coming late to the party (which I never recommend, because the beautiful people are allready taken!) here is where it all started…. “Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” & “Design”, – Original Post Nov 2nd Web 3.0 –…

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Web 3.0 – A Series of Posts Intended to “Design” & “Define” – Question #2 Discussion

Web 3.0 – A Series of Posts Intended to “Design” & “Define” – Question #2 Discussion

REAL QUICK, in case you are coming late to the party (which I never recommend, because all the best hors doeuvres are gone and you are left with finger sandwiches) here is where it all started…. “Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” &…

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Gifts For Geeks That Want to Get Things Done

Gifts For Geeks That Want to Get Things Done

I wanted to share a couple books that are perfect gifts. They are also worth picking up and reading yourself. The first book I would recommend is “Getting Real” by 37signals. It is written by the guys that developed: Basecamp, Campfire, Backpack, Whiteboard and Ta-da…

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How Real Estate Works when there is no MLS

How Real Estate Works when there is no MLS

For those of you in countries/markets without a MLS, you know your real estate market does not operate in the same way as it does in the US where a Multiple Listing Service is the norm.  At first glance things may appear the same –…

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