How To: Eliminate the Guesswork from Site Design by Matthew Swanson at Geek Estate Blog

FTC Says MLS Cannot Exclude Discount Broker Listings from Feed to Public Websites by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate

Better Homes and Gardens takes real estate iPhone Apps beyond listings by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting

Terabitz Launches New Web Platform for Brokers by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing

Online Real Estate Broker Redfin Adds More Recent Sales Data And Links To Blogs by Leena Rao at TechCrunch

Real Estate Marketing: Dominating a Niche Market by Mark Knowles at RIS Media

Many Realtors fail to utilize these social media profiles correctly and even though they can drive traffic to their website or blog, connect with customers and prospects, build your brand, and give status updates on Twitter, many are actually hurting themselves more than they’re helping themselves.
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If you’re not familiar with Pay Per Click marketing, you’re in for a treat. When people search for products or services online, they search by using keywords or keyword phrases. If you were to do a search on Google for “real estate” or “homes for sale”, you will see that the top spots in the search results are occupied by large nationwide real estate companies or companies that provide real estate services of some sort. These companies spend tens of thousands of dollars every month to maintain their high page rank in the search results. At first glance, you might be saying to yourself, yikes, how can my real estate website compete with that? Here’s the good news. You don’t have to! Pay Per Click Advertising can put your ad right along side the big boys. The answer is simple. You don’t want your ad for your real estate website to come up in the search results for “real estate”. That’s too broad. You need to be more specific. For example, you want your ad to be shown when someone searches “real estate in Glens Falls” or “homes for sale in Glens Falls” or “real estate listings in Glens Falls”. If you’re a Realtor in Glens Falls, that’s where you’re potential customers are looking. Your customers won’t type in “real estate” when they do their search. They will type in “real estate in Glens Falls”. The “natural” search results listings will most likely be dominated by the big companies, but guess what? Glance over to the right and you can see your ad for your real estate website right along side the big boys.
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Online real estate reality check by Tim Fagan at Future of Real Estate Marketing

New Trends in Housing by Elizabeth Johnson at Sellsus Real Estate

5 Ways Twitter Jump-Started My Business by Joshua Ferris at Geek Estate Blog

Google made a big real estate move today by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting

How to Lose Clients & Alienate Colleagues by Eric Bramlett at Geek Estate

Newly licensed real estate agents all over the country face the same dilemma; life after real estate agent licensing exams.

Truth is there are more real estate agents than you can shake a stick at, but only a few fully embrace the opportunity to distinguish themselves from the others.

Simply being licensed is no longer enough and there are no guaranteed shortcuts to success. Still, there are scores of companies guaranteeing success if you buy their products.
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*Hat tip to Joel Burslem

Estately announces profitability, raises interesting questions by Brian Boero at 1000Watt Consulting

Local School Widgets for Your Website: SchooGo by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate

Layar Technology Now Available for iPhone by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing

Real Estate Businesses are Going Mobile by Brad Andersohn at Geek Estate Blog

HungryAgents.com matches buyers and sellers with agents in their area who provide full service and are ready to reduce their real estate commission to compete for the home buyers’ and sellers’ business.

Has anyone used this service? What is your opinion?

REALTORS® have membership in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), which oversees practices and co-operative efforts between more real estate agents than any other organization in the world. NAR has more than one million members in 60 countries worldwide, and is based in Washington, DC, where it lobbies government on behalf of the real estate industry and buyers and sellers. NAR also conducts extensive research on the economic, political, and structural effects of changes in the real estate industry, and passes those findings onto its members. REALTORS® have the opportunity to network with each other and compare notes on regional industry conditions at regular NAR events, including an annual conference and expo with more than 500 exhibitors. In effect, NAR provides representation and education for its members, which enhances their real estate expertise.
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Layar Technology Now Available for iPhone by Joel Burslem at Future of Real Estate Marketing

How Our Real Estate Firm is Embracing Social Media by Akos Straub at Sellsius Real Estate

Dude, your brand name sucks. by Jay Thompson at Phoenix Real Estate Guy

How To Qualify and Remember More About Your Prospects by Joshua Ferris at Geek Estate Blog