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Real Estate Roundup - Week 12

Damon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:51:26 +0000

Some of the best from the web this past week:

Online real estate opportunity screams – are you listening? by Marc Davison 1000Watt Consulting

Zell Predicts Real Estate Recovery Starts End of 2010 by Tom Royce at The Real Estate Bloggers

Microsoft Tag Like QR Codes for Mobile Phone by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog

How Are You Using Facebook Pages As Part of Your Real Estate Business? by Drew Meyers at Geek Estate Blog

Realtors – Need a Local Contractor? Check out Fixr – the “eBay for Contractors” by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing

Social Networking for Agents - Foursquare & Gowalla

Damon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:09:10 +0000

There are two relatively new social networking apps available for agents to get in front of their friends, clients, and prospects.

Social networking has become so popular that even the National Association of Realtors Field Guide to Social Networking for Realtors to use so they can take full advantage of social networking sites and applications.

Two new companies in the market, Foursquare and Gowalla, take social networking to a whole new level.

They are both location based notification services that allow you to notify any of your contacts in your friend list where you are, at any time!
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Real Estate Marketing - How to Do SEO of Real Estate Websites For a Steady Stream of Free Leads

eCommission — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:08 +0000

Optimizing real estate websites for search engines usually presents a major challenge because of the high level of competition in the real estate industry.

However, there are new opportunities for individual Realtors, brokers and even home sellers to optimize their websites to get high search engine rankings and free leads. This article discusses some rules to keep in mind for real estate website search engine optimization (SEO).

Secret #1: Choose keywords that are specific to the geographical areas that you are in

One of the advantages of real estate websites is that they may use geographical identifiers. This results in less competition to be listed #1 in Google’s search results for your market.

There can be hundreds of geographical modifiers within a state or metropolitan area. The more keywords you optimize for, the wider you cast your net for free search engine traffic.

You will have practically no competition for most of these geographically modified keywords.
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Real Estate Roundup - Week 11

Damon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:34:05 +0000

Some of the best from the web this past week:

What to Watch for: Technology – Spring 2010 by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing

Brokers: embrace difference, love the eccentric by Marc Davison at 1000Watt Consulting

Need Help with a Domain Name? Try PickyDomains by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog

New Federal Short Sale Program Offers Little To Everyone by Tom Royce at The Real Estate Bloggers

Links For Real Estate Geeks by Michael Price at Geek Estate Blog

Selling Real Estate - How to Use a Video Tour Posted on the Internet to Attract Buyers to Your Home

eCommission — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:15:38 +0000

A growing number of real estate agents and individuals are posting streaming videos to attract property buyers online. Since YouTube is the third most popular website in the world, posting a video on YouTube can only help the chances of a given property getting sold quickly.

It does make sense to spend time planning the video in advance. Although some spontaneous videos are popular on YouTube, you want this one to look good and sound good, be enjoyed by the viewer, and not waste the viewers time. Have you ever seen a video shot in a room that had trash lying around or someone’s clothes lying helter-skelter? Don’t do that. Make sure all backgrounds are pristine, and pay attention to aesthetics.
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The Value of a Mentor in Your Real Estate Career

Damon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:50:08 +0000

Being a real estate agent is a tough business. It takes a certain personality, a high drive to succeed, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Since there are so many different aspects to becoming a top producing agent, it’s important to get the right type of Mentor so you can succeed.

This is exactly why many new agents choose national brokerage firms to work with. Usually, they have great training resources and a network that helps a new agent learn all the ins and outs of being an agent, how to manage their time, how to develop leads, and how to close more leads.
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Real Estate Roundup - Week 10

Damon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:11:59 +0000

Some of the best from the web this past week:

Agent Face Value Proposition? by Ryan Hartman at Bloodhound Realty

The passion of the Realtors Property Resource by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting

How To Snatch A Killer Real Estate Domain Name by Michael LaPeter at Geek Estate Blog

Twitter Proves You Can’t Go Wrong With an Email Newsletter by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing

101 Real Estate Success Secrets by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog

Does Residential Real Estate Market Face a Double Dip? by Tom Royce at The Real Estate Bloggers

Realtor Marketing - The Number 1 Mistake to Avoid When Using the Internet For Real Estate Marketing

eCommission — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:17:21 +0000

Most top producing Realtors now have websites. Many of them are very attractive, with nice graphics and impressive amounts of information. The problem is that these websites almost always have major failings. That is, they usually do not accomplish what their owners think they are accomplishing.

For example, the majority of Realtor websites contain the same information. The typical Realtor thinks if it looks nice and has lots of information it is good. But having the same information as hundreds of other websites is bad, because it means your site will be ignored by search engines like Google.
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Realtors - Get in Tune With How Younger Buyers Use the Internet to Shop For Real Estate Online

eCommission — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:14:47 +0000

If you are a Realtor trying to appeal to first-time home buyers you may need to think outside the box. The Generation Y and Generation X buyers use the internet much differently than do Baby Boomers when it comes to buying real estate. Baby Boomers (and even older retirees) do use the internet to shop for homes and real estate investments. They are looking now to downsize their principal residence and buy a second home that can double as a retirement home.

Gen X real estate buyers are moving on up from their starter homes. They are the ones looking for more bedrooms and bathrooms and larger yards. In short, they want the homes the Baby Boomers are leaving. Gen Y is just coming into its own in the workforce, and picking up steam as real estate buyers. They’ll be snatching up starter homes and townhomes.
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Real Estate Roundup - Week 9

Damon — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:45:31 +0000

Some of the best from the web this past week:

A Smarter Solution – Real Estate Job Hunting 101 by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing

Q & A with Morgan Carey (Real Estate Webmasters) about Indexable IDX by Tony Kawaguchi at Geek Estate Blog

The Golden Age of Real Estate Search by Joel Burslem at 1000Watt Consulting

MailBrowser Gmail Plugin Organizes Contacts and Files by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog