If you are not already putting your listings on Zillow, including updated photos, you are missing a huge opportunity to get some additional free exposure for your client's home. Within just two weeks of launching, Zillow's iPhone application has been downloaded more than 260,000 times. Basically anyone who has downloaded this free application … [Read more...] about Zillow iPhone App Creates Huge Exposure for Your Listings
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Zillow’s “Advice” Can Help Build Credibility
On December 15th Zillow officially launched "Zillow Advice". With so many people looking for answers regarding current market information and specific home questions, this can give agents an opportunity to respond to these questions and establish themselves as a local expert. For the complete article be sure to check out Zillow's blog post: Advice … [Read more...] about Zillow’s “Advice” Can Help Build Credibility
How Search Engines see Keywords
I recently read this article on another website and thought it did a great job at explaining how Search Engines see keywords. One important item to note would be that, not only do you want to include your keywords on your page (2-3 times), you also don't want to overdo it with several other competing words therefore making it harder for the search … [Read more...] about How Search Engines see Keywords
How to Improve your Google ranking with Zillow
We received an email from Zillow yesterday that we wanted to share with our readers. Building inbound links from other websites is a critical part of improving your position on search engine result pages. Zillow's advice can also help you on other popular websites such as ActiveRain, Point2, Trulia, Realtor.com and more. … [Read more...] about How to Improve your Google ranking with Zillow
Using Video on Your Website
Inman News published an article on their site today with a list of great ideas on how to incorporate video on your real estate website. Some of these ideas could be helpful in saving you time as well as allowing you to stand out from your competition. Neighborhood profile pages and videos of a particular neighborhood could be especially helpful to … [Read more...] about Using Video on Your Website
Yahoo! Research Report: Learn About the Real Estate Consumer
Inman News recently covered a story about knowing your real estate consumer. Yahoo! Real Estate released a report breaking down different segments of typical real estate consumers. For full details visit the original article published on the Inman web site "Know your real estate consumer". Referenced in that article is the Yahoo! report "Embracing … [Read more...] about Yahoo! Research Report: Learn About the Real Estate Consumer
Remind your Visitors to Subscribe
With so many real estate websites out there fighting for buyers and sellers attention, you want to make sure you make every effort to keep visitors coming back to yours. Don't rely on your visitors to remember your website address or bookmark your site. Offer them a friendly reminder at the bottom of every post, that if they like what they are … [Read more...] about Remind your Visitors to Subscribe
Make it Easy for Visitors to Share Your Website
One of the best things you can hope for is that visitors to your site will find your content so helpful and informative they will want to share it with others. To make sharing as easy as possible, we recommend the 'ShareThis' plugin. The 'ShareThis' plugin allows visitors to easily share your content via different methods such as email, posting it … [Read more...] about Make it Easy for Visitors to Share Your Website
Writing a Neighborhood Profile
Imagine if you were a future homebuyer purchasing in an area you were not familiar with. Being able to read different neighborhood profiles would give you a better understanding of the area and help you choose the location that meets your needs. You might consider an area that you never knew of or realize there are more areas that fit your unique … [Read more...] about Writing a Neighborhood Profile
Where To Get Quality Photos
You have spent the money and time to get a website developed that gives you a professional appearance...so take the time and add photos that show your attention to detail and professionalism. Sure, you can surf the web for 20 minutes (or more) and try to find images you can legally use on your site for free, but we would suggest getting an account … [Read more...] about Where To Get Quality Photos