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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes & A New Partnership
2007-09-11 21:44:00 ________________________ ~I apologize for my extended absence, and lack of substantive posts as of late. Some big changes have been brewing lately, and I didn’t want to post until everything was confirmed.~ I’m excited to announce that I am now an official coach for the Real Estate Tomato! Helping real estate agents with online marketing is ... More About: Blogging , Killer , Tomatoes , Attack , Atta
I?m Speaking at CAMB 2007
2007-09-07 21:41:00 I was pleasantly surprised when I was asked to speak on a panel at the Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers this coming week. The discussion topic is Blogs Are Forever and will feature myself along with Todd Carpenter, Rob Blake, and Jason Burman. I’m excited to be able to share with mortgage brokers and loan officers ... More About: Speaking
I’m Speaking at CAMB 2007
2007-09-07 21:41:00 I was pleasantly surprised when I was asked to speak on a panel at the Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers this coming week. The discussion topic is Blogs Are Forever and will feature myself along with Todd Carpenter, Rob Blake, and Jason Burman. I’m excited to be able to... Continue Reading at The Real Estate Marketing Tools Blog More About: Speaking
SEO Quick Tip of the Day ?> #21 ?> Meta Descriptions
2007-08-16 05:49:00 Here’s your SEO Quick Tip of the Day. Are you Meta descriptions compelling to your audience? Don’t forget that your descriptions aren’t written for the search engines, but for your potential customers. Each page of your site should have a unique description Include a call to action within the description The description shouldn’t just describe the page, but ... More About: Real Estate Marketing , The D , Description
ActiveRain.com Launches Referral Exchange
2007-07-24 20:01:00 This is a huge move for Active Rain. In the past year, they have created alot of clout for themselves by racking up nearly 40,000 real estate professionals nationally (most of which are real estate agents). Active Rain has always been a great place to make and receive referrals… this was simply the next natural step. ... More About: Brokers , Exchange , Referral , Chang
Denver Area Bloggers Unite!
2007-07-18 23:40:00 It was a pleasure to be able to attend the Rembex Blog Fiesta earlier today! There is something special about being able to see people face to face after building purely online relationships. It was a fantastic turnout with around 30 people attending, and according to Joe from Sellsius, it was probably the ... More About: Brokers , Bloggers , Denver , Area , Logger
The Art of Puking Your Business Identity Onto the Internet
2007-07-17 17:13:00 Normally, I’d place an appropriate picture relating to the title here, but decided that this time it wouldn’t be prudent. This post was spawned off of an article I read by Brian Brady on the new real estate weblogging 101 website. Although I didn’t completely agree with his perspective on SEO, I understand where he is ... More About: Business , Internet , Blogging , Real Estate Marketing , Brokers
Real Estate Listings & Aerial Photography
2007-06-27 23:26:00 Perhaps I’m out of the loop, but when I found this company that takes aerial photos to help promote real estate listings, I was pretty impressed. I have seen this kind of thing before with very high priced listings… like the 10 Million+ range with small planes and helicopters, but I have never seen ... More About: Interesting , Photography , Estate , Real Estate , Listings
Drive Traffic to Your Blog Through SEO #9. How to Start a Local Real Estate
2007-06-15 18:51:00 _____________________ Sorry for the short hiatus… my wife and I were busy having a baby last Thursday! _____________________ Many of you have probably heard the terms: SEO & SEM (Search Engine Optimization, and Search Engine Marketing). There is such a vast amount of information on both topics out there, and it may be confusing. It’s ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Traffic , Series , Drive
Super Heroes of the Real Estate Blogosphere
2007-06-04 07:51:00 It’s an honor to be able to judge this, the 45th week of the Carnival of Project Blogger, and choose who I feel to be the best super hero bloggers with the most super powers. I was able to get my feet wet a couple of weeks ago when I judged the carnival of project ... More About: Heroes , Estate , Real Estate , Blogging , Blogosphere
Ultimate List of Blogging Tools #8. How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog
2007-05-31 22:01:00 _____________________ I hope this 8th part of our series on how to start a local real estate blog finds you being inundated with new customers from your blog. If not, don’t worry. If you have been following along in this series, your blog in only about 1 month old. Our example blog: The Rock is ... More About: Tools , Estate , Real Estate , Blogging Tools , Series
Google Launches New Street View?
2007-05-30 07:49:00 Today Googl e announced and launched a pretty amazing new feature to Google maps. The Street view. You may be asking yourself, how do they take a satellite picture from that angle… uhhh yeah… it’s not a satellite photo. Google has broken out of the mold and has hit the streets apparently with the help ... More About: Brokers , View
5 Reasons to Start Blogging Today
2007-05-29 18:49:00 ________________________ I get asked all the timeâ?¦ what is the best way to market a real estate business online? My answer is always the same: Blogs The Christian Real Estate Network is proud to announce a new free blogging platform! Thinking about setting up your own blog? Now is your opportunity. Just visit http://blogs.hismove.com to learn ... More About: Blogging , Real Estate Marketing , Today , Brokers , Start
Blogging Ideas ? How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog #7
2007-05-23 22:41:00 So, you’ve begun your blog, and it has been online for a few weeks… now what? Where do you go from here? Onwards and upwards. That initial excitement may be gone, and you may be wondering when your first lead will come, but don’t worry. Remember, blogging is a commitment. There are ... More About: Ideas , Estate , Real Estate , Series , Blogging
Carnival of Project Blogger - Week 1 Winners!
2007-05-14 08:51:00 _____________________ I decided almost immediately after reading the first few posts that I would have to judge this carnival based upon what I thought would be a good quality post that would reach the consumer on a local level. After all, that is what real estate blogging is all about right? So, with ... More About: Reviews , Carnival , Blogger , Blogging , Project
Stop Talking About Yourself!
2007-05-07 19:23:00 _____________________ I came across a really interesting tool the other day that will analyze any webpage to see if it is oriented towards your customers. It’s called the We We Monitor The reason this is important is because so often, when people write content, they may not have much experience on how to write FOR a ... More About: Real Estate Marketing , Brokers , Talking , Stop , King
2007 Real Trends Conference
2007-05-04 21:45:00 I was fortunate enough to be invited by Ben Clark of Zillow this morning to the final sessions of the Real Trend s Conference. The last session was a panel discussion on lead generation that included Pete Flint the CEO of Trulia. The thing that struck me the most was the fact that so many real ... More About: Ends , Ferenc
How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog ? 5. Official Blog Launch!
2007-05-02 17:52:00 We’re almost there! Make sure you have these 6 things in order before you get ready to launch your blog. Write at least 3-4 posts before you launch. People are visiting your blog because they want to read what you’ve wrote… you don’t want to leave a bad impression, you want to create loyal ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Series , Blog , Start
How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog — 4. Getting Ready to Launch
2007-04-30 21:42:00 ____________________ Ok. So, by now you should have a blogging platform picked out, a web address for your blog, a title, and a short “About me” page. If not, read through the last 3 posts in the series for instructions. Now, we will focus on some pre-launch items. These are the types of things that you’ll probably want to have done before the official launch of your local real estate blog. Add your “About me” page. Most templated blogs will have a place for this. If not, you can simply write an actual blog post about yourself, and link to it from the home page. This should include a picture, and basic info. Make sure to list plenty of contact information as this will be one of the primary ways that people can contact you. I recommend purchasing your own domain for the blog. Better yet, if you already have a real estate website, try to incorporate the blog into the website. My favorite way to do this is to create a directory off of your domain... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Blog , Start , Local
How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog ? 3. What is Your Target?
2007-04-27 19:11:00 ____________________ This is probably one of the most important decisions you will make about your new blog. Who, What & Where do you want to target? Since this is a series on how to start a “Local” real estate blog, we should probably go over some strategies concerning that. WHERE are you going to target?? This ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Series , Blog , Start
How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog ? 2. Choose Your Platform
2007-04-27 00:56:00 Ok… time to get started. I’m going to lay out a few basic options for you here: You definitely have a few choices, but we will lay out few of the most common. If you are planning on following along with this series to learn how to start a successful real estate blog, I ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Series , Blog , Start
How to Start a Local Real Estate Blog ? 1. Introduction
2007-04-26 22:26:00 ____________________ This is something that?s been on my mind for a long time? For the real estate professional that wants to gain an online presence, but doesn?t know where to start? blogging is the vehicle. I?m going to give you a crash course on how to start your own localized real estate blog. It ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Series , Blog , Start
SEO Quick Tip of the Day ?> #20 ?>Is Your Site Visible?
2007-04-25 19:23:00 _____________________ Is your website visible to the search engines? This is an obvious question, but you’d be surprised at how many people I’ve seen make this mistake. It’s a shame… they hire someone, or spend alot of time themselves on a website only to get on the phone with me and discover that all their work ... More About: Site , Quick , Visi , The D , Visible
Digg.com Works! But For How Long???
2007-04-24 17:35:00 _____________________ Despite all of the controversy surrounding Digg , it can still be a great way to drive some traffic. Case in point: we recently had a story perform pretty well on Digg, and it drove quite alot of traffic to the site. I realize that 25 diggs is really nothing compared to many of ... More About: Reviews , Real Estate Marketing , Works , Long
A Fair Warning About Christianrealestateagents.com
2007-04-23 17:31:00 I don’t usually like to write posts like this that paint other companies in a negative light, but sometimes it’s necessary to point things out for the safety of others, and for good conscience sake. There is a website called christianrealestateagents.com that has been around for a while now. They are a site ... More About: Fair , Chris , Warning , State , Real
Urgent Update ? Google Now Offering Property Search Within The Search Resul
2007-04-19 19:09:00 Hold the phones!!! Google just took a radical step into the real estate arena by offering a property search tool right within their search engine results pages for real estate related searches! Here is a screen shot: This is huge! I’m extremely interested to see the kind of press that this generates over the next ... More About: Property , Search , With , Update
Who, What, When, Where, Why & HOW To Conduct a Killer Interview
2007-04-19 18:37:00 _______________________ Conducting local interviews to post on your blog or website is one of the best ways to generate new customers. Who will you interview, What will you talk about, When will you schedule it, Where will you conduct it, Why is it important, and HOW will you attract more customers? _______________________ I certainly don’t claim to be an ... More About: Blogging , Real Estate Marketing , Interview , Hat
HousingMaps.com ? Keeps on Truckin?
2007-04-18 23:05:00 I haven’t heard much about Housing Maps.com recently… If you’re not aware, it is a Google maps mashup that takes real estate listings from all of the most popular cities on Craigslist, and plots them on the map. The listings that have pictures also include them in the short drop down description. It’s a pretty neat little ... More About: Real Estate Marketing , Keep , Sing
HitTail.com ? Still One of the Best SEO Tools Out There
More articles from this author:2007-04-17 20:00:00 If you read this blog every once in a while, you have probably heard of Hittail.com, a free service that allows you to discover “long tail” keywords, thus allowing you to optimize for those words, and drive more traffic to your site. I wrote about hittail back in November of last year when it ... More About: Tools , Reviews , Tool , Out There , Best 1, 2, 3 |
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