We all know the benefits of a killer domain name, but the online real estate market is so crowded and competitive it seems that all the great names are taken.  Instead of just placing a backorder for a domain and hoping, take a look at…

I’ve started putting together a few WordPress tutorials and thought I would share.  This is a fantastic plugin that allows you to show introductory text, and the user can expand the text (on the same page) if they want to read more.  This way, you…

Today’s feature: An interview with Real Estate Webmasters CEO Morgan Carey about the SEO benefits of indexable IDX.  He reveals hard data on the resulting increased traffic, and the ability of individual agents to compete in the elusive quest for search results. There’s been a…

I would love to get some real hard facts from agents that are actually tracking stats with goals through analytics. Not just agents that think one way is better than the other based on their feelings and their comfort level, but real data. Most likely…

I just watched today’s Whiteboard Friday from Rand at SEOMoz and this week’s high level point is that brand power is going to lead to better SEO, and I certainly agree. If you have a stronger brand, you’re more likely to get a link, get…

I looked up from my computer to see HAR president Tracy Stice sifting through an organized mess of papers on his desk. “So what do you think about RPR (Realtors Property Resource)?” Tracy asks. “Well that depends if they get property data from MLS’s,” I…

We all know consumers are wondering what’s currently for sale, what their home is worth, and how their local market is doing and that every agent and broker website should have content and functionality to address those consumer desires. But I agree with Eric Stegemann…

Yep, that’s right. Something right out of the Jetsons. Ok, so maybe not something Cogswell could have dreamed up, but if you’re an web analytics junkie like me, you’re going to love this tool from Clicktale for tracking user behavior on your web site. There…

What the heck is a RainCamp™? Isn’t it really a TechCamp?  Is RainCamp™ anything like REBarCamp?  Maybe you heard this is an event for ActiveRain only?  What makes RainCamp™ different, and why would you want to attend?  Do I have to pay a fee to…

Back on December 23, I wrote an article here on GeekEstate Blog about a WordPress plugin that Diverse Solutions was developing that would allow IDX listings to be fully indexed by search engines. Earlier this week, the plugin came out of beta testing and has…