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Flexmls Introduces IDX WordPress Plugin

Flexmls Introduces IDX WordPress Plugin

Today Flexmls has taken its IDX WordPress plugin out of beta and it is now available for purchase and download. I have been beta testing the plugin for a few weeks and found it works well. There is a $240 per year annual fee for…

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WordPress.com Or WordPress.org?

WordPress.com Or WordPress.org?

WordPress.com websites are free, much easier to setup and has secured login (SSL). This provides limited control when coming to theme selection, installing plugins or widgets. The lack of capability to embed custom code is one common complaint I hear from realtors as evident from…

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Moving to WordPress in 2011: What Questions Do You Have?

Moving to WordPress in 2011: What Questions Do You Have?

It’s my strong believe that 70% of the real estate agent and broker websites will be on WordPress within 3 years. And yes, I’m here to tell you that you should switch to WordPress sooner rather than later. My question for those thinking about migrating…

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How to Build a Successful Real Estate Site in 2011

How to Build a Successful Real Estate Site in 2011

While most brokers and agents are “saving” money, there is no better time to build an effective, lead-generating real estate site.
And why a strong domain costs more than gold, and how to go after profitable “long tail” keywords, to sharing my $2,000 website design mistake. I share my heart-wrenching, market-dominating, time-consuming and ultimately profitable strategies for your real estate site.

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Anyone Using the PostRank WP Plugin?

Anyone Using the PostRank WP Plugin?

I just discovered the PostRank WordPress plugin from reading Chris Brogan’s blog and was considering trying it out. Knowing which of my articles are being shared broadly across the web seems like it could be valuable. Anyone in the real estate vertical using this? If…

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Open Beta Announcement for Local Market Explorer 3

Open Beta Announcement for Local Market Explorer 3

I’m really happy to say that the version 3 beta of the Local Market Explorer WordPress plugin is finally available for everyone to try out. For those who don’t know what Local Market Explorer is, it’s a way to embed local area info from Zillow,…

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WordPress 3.0 has Finally Arrived

WordPress 3.0 has Finally Arrived

It’s HERE!! WordPress 3.0 is now available in its final version for download! https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.21 [via Zengy]

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WordPress 3.0 is Getting Closer – Release Candidate 1 Is Available

WordPress 3.0 is Getting Closer – Release Candidate 1 Is Available

It was just announced that WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. I’ve been anxiously awaiting WordPress 3.0 for awhile due to the possibilities it will enable for real estate sites and it’s nice to see that they are nearing completion of…

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Two Possibilities for Agent and Broker WordPress Web Sites with WordPress 3.0

Two Possibilities for Agent and Broker WordPress Web Sites with WordPress 3.0

I’m hoping the final version of WordPress 3.0 is close to completion (the Beta came out a few weeks ago) and I wanted to take a few minutes to touch on two of the cooler possibilities for agent and broker sites opened up by the…

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Facebook Integration

Facebook Integration

I thought I’d piggy back on Drew’s post on How Are You Using Facebook Pages As Part of Your Real Estate Business? and offer a couple of quick tips to help you integrate your new Facebook pages with your wordpress blog. Fotobook – Ever wanted…

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