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SEO Tips for Listing Agents

SEO Tips for Listing Agents

What is SEO?  Search engine optimization.  Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 4 years, you’ve surely heard of it…  But wait,  you are in the real estate industry, right?  This is an industry that has been dragged into technology kicking and…

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Are You Syndicating Your Listings?

Are You Syndicating Your Listings?

Here is a video with Greg Afarian’s take on those who say “I’ll pass on syndicating MY Listings”. I think most of you will agree it was worth sharing to a broader audience 🙂 More details available at ZIPVO.com. If you are not currently syndicating…

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RnD – "Sports Talk Radio" for Real Estate

RnD – "Sports Talk Radio" for Real Estate

Congrats to Dustin and Rob for launching RnD this week! If you are a geeky real estate enthusiast, this new “sports talk radio for real estate” is definitely for you. From Dustin’s announcement post: Are you curious what the show is going to be like?…

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Hits, Visits, Page Views – What’s Important?

Hits, Visits, Page Views – What’s Important?

As real estate professionals who want to make a success of our Internet presence, we should know some of the terminology. But, we should also know how to concentrate our time and efforts on what’s important when it comes to tracking visits to, and activity…

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NAR Responds in DC

NAR Responds in DC

This “Google is a scraper” issue has been all the rage the past week since it hit Agent Genius (370 comments now and coverage on a variety of blogs and forums). The issue was discussed at NAR midyear (Jay Thompson’s coverage), and the MLS Committee…

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How NOT to Attract Clients — A Lesson for Trannsen Information Technologies

How NOT to Attract Clients — A Lesson for Trannsen Information Technologies

There are no shortage of web design and SEO firms that rely on spamming people to find clients. Here’s a hint — spamming is NOT the way to attract clients, especially if you are a technology company. I’ve received the following e-mail from Don at…

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Building the Ideal Community Information Gateway for your Community

Building the Ideal Community Information Gateway for your Community

For those interested in building a strong web presence with community information as a way to reach consumers in your area, there is a great post at MediaShift that is well worth reading that details 8 steps to building a community hub. Once again, this…

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Coldwell Banker On Location

Coldwell Banker On Location

Coldwell Banker is now on YouTube with their Coldwell Banker “On Location” channel — http://www.youtube.com/coldwellbanker — where consumers will be able to view agent profiles, walkthroughs of listings, community snapshots, and advice videos from Coldwell Banker agents. For further details, head over to Inman for…

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Dealing With Negative Comments on Your Blog…

Dealing With Negative Comments on Your Blog…

…can be tough. Here’s a great article with some tips. [via Ines Hegedus-Garcia at Agent Genius]

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An Example of a Progressive Broker Building a Web Presence

An Example of a Progressive Broker Building a Web Presence

Marlow Harris has the scoop on a broker, Chuck Marunde, who has built an online newspaper for his market — Sequim Port Angeles Newspaper Online. This seems like a great move for a broker looking to gain mind share with consumers given the ongoing struggles…

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