Once the steering committee’s IDX recommendation is complete, then we can really move on to getting the wireframes completed, designed, and built. I thought it would be helpful to put together a checklist for site participants so they know exactly what they should be working…

The steering committee for Geek Build 2012 would absolutely love to have an IDX Review for each of the 5 IDX providers still on the table prior to making a final recommendation. Daniel Bacon has written a full review of Diverse Solutions, but there are 4…

This is the first of several posts relating to the IDX solutions that are on the table for Geek Build 2012, and focuses on my experience with Diverse Solutions. This post is meant to start a dialogue relating to the pros and cons of their…

I can tell you from experience that client content is the biggest challenge to launching websites in a timely fashion. Yes, strategy, vision, wireframing, design, and development takes time — but so does content. And great content is an absolute requirement to an amazing website…

The steering committee has discussed the web hosting question amongst ourselves and made a final decision. Well, STRONG recommendation is a better term since we can’t mandate that participants switch their web hosting provider. Our recommendation is that all site participants put their primary website on…

No great real estate website is complete without an integrated IDX solution for visitors to search for homes. The 6 Geek Build 2012 sites we are building here are no different. IDX is vital to generating a significant amount of leads and keeping visitors on…

Though not often talked about, a web hosting company is a critical component to any website — since without one, your website wouldn’t exist on the internet unless you owned your own servers (not recommended). Even with their importance, finding a reliable host is extremely…

We’re making real progress with Geek Build 2012. All the participants have outlined their goals, target market, strategies, and questions that need more discussion over the past week. Here are links to each of those 6 posts written by each respective participant: Daniel Bacon Mr…

My vision, my ideas, my goals and the branding for my forthcoming real estate sites for the 5 cities that I am focusing on. The first one to be done will be for Chesterton, Indiana homes. I got the site to look just like the demo…

This post outlines the market, purpose and our thoughts about the direction the redesign of www.tophomesforsaleco.com. We would like to thank in advance the steering committee for their time and welcome any and all thought/feedback.  For those of you who did not read our introductory…