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10 Ways to Attract Buyers to your real estate blog

February 26, 2010

10 Ways to Attract Buyers to your real estate blogI am not sure which concerns me more;

The fact that so many agents tell me they don't get any traffic to their site or the fact they are excited by the website company's guarantee of 60 leads over 2 months.
Getting consumers to visit your site [...]

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Social Media challenges & results

February 16, 2010

Social Media challenges & resultsPlease help us understand what social media apps you are using !

The pace of change is escalating, are you keeping up with Google Buzz & Wave – just to name a couple of new innovative ways to interact?
Drew and I would love to get a better grasp of just what you [...]

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Google competes with Facebook and Twitter

February 10, 2010

Google competes with Facebook and TwitterIs Google BUZZ replacing the Google Wave?
Hey Realtors – did you wake up with a BUZZ in your Gmail inbox?
I did and from the looks of the dozens of blogs I read daily it seems the blogoshpere is buzzing with conversations about …
… Google just anounced its own Social Media Service, "BUZZ"
When [...]

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Not the best way to interact on Facebook

February 1, 2010

Not the best way to interact on FacebookJust what are Facebook'ers thinking with Smiles?

There are lots of valid ways for Facebook friends to communicate with each other, but are smile, gift and cute animal requests going to help you as a real estate agent, stand out from the crowd?
It sure is cute, but I feel [...]

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Thank you Facebook Realtor Fans!

January 28, 2010

Thank you Facebook Realtor Fans!Thank you Facebook Fans –
all 3,284 of them!

 
Social media has become woven into the fabric of our lives enabling all of us to hear and be heard – Drew and Peter really appreciate the support and contributions from our fellow real estate agents on Facebook!
With you input WebRealEstateTools on [...]

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4 Critical Components to online success

January 28, 2010

4 Critical Components to online successDo you want a website or a strong online presence?
If you knew there were only 4 components to achieving online success, would you take action consistently?
We find that almost every Realtor we speak with wants to do more business online, yet most are not willing to do what it takes!   
So we [...]

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The best place to comment?

January 13, 2010

The best place to comment?Where are you more likely to take the time to comment?

Every day we scan and read blogs, forums, Facebook pages but few take the time to comment or add to the conversation.
That's a crying shame!
Sometimes the blame can be laid at the door of the software creators or sometimes the blog [...]

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How to lose clients – or not! Part 5

December 7, 2009
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How to lose clients – or not! Part 5How to attract home buyers and sellers who willingly ask you to help them buy or sell real estate.

This is part 5 of a series of articles. We already discussed how your potential clients "size you up".
They "Google" you to see what you are all about (just [...]

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Bad MLS photo competition

December 4, 2009
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Bad MLS photo competitionWe have a competition

On our Facebook Fan Page for the worst MLS photo!

It's just horrible that I found these amongst only 44 listings
Add yours to the "Bad, really bad MLS photos" Album by Monday the 7th -
the winner will receive one hour of free coaching!
 

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Facebook Apps for Realtors

November 25, 2009
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Facebook Apps for RealtorsFacebook may be the single greatest tool for Realtors – period.
Still not sure how to use Facebook for your real estate business …
… We get this from Realtors all the time!  No worries, we have put together the below list of some of the top Facebook apps to help you get the [...]

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Offline social communities are in the ICU

November 20, 2009

Offline social communities are in the ICUActually, offline social communities have been declining for decades ..

… Bridge & Bowling Clubs, Kiwanis, even the Masons are now in the ICU on life support!
Lets revisit 2000 when Robert D. Putnam published a book entitled Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community, The collapse and [...]

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Who has got time for all this Social Networking and Blogging Stuff?

November 10, 2009
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Who has got time for all this Social Networking and Blogging Stuff?How do you have time to sell Real Estate …
… and spend time on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and all the other Social Networking sites?
Why is this important? Consider this fact:
25% of pages viewed in the US are Facebook pages
So, yeah – you need to [...]

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Are you following your passion?

October 29, 2009
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Are you following your passion?
How do you know if you are following your passion?

One easy way to know is by asking yourself some simple questions …

Do you absolutely love what you are doing each and every day?

Do you wake up excited to go to work?

Do you desire to learn as much as you can about [...]

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How to automate your Facebook and Twitter content

October 26, 2009
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How to automate your Facebook and Twitter content
Should you schedule with Tweet Later or Automate with Google Alerts?

There is a time and place for everything! 

The best online strategy is balanced to provide current, up-to-date relevant content. 

Social Networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are far too important to expect that you can achieve success with only one strategy. 

The [...]

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Does Social Networking Result in More Closings?

October 16, 2009
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Does Social Networking Result in More Closings?Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogging …
I get asked this question all the time: “Can I really close more business using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a blog?”
The answer is YES!
I know that many are skeptical, so I interviewed quite a few REALTORS® to find out what [...]

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Tech Tuesday and The Tribe

October 8, 2009
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Tech Tuesday and The TribeFacebook, Twitter, Youtube & Blogging …
What is it really all about?
I had the pleasure of being one of the panelist for the opening session yesterday at Tech Tuesday at the CAR Expo held in San Jose:
Opening Session: Text, Tweet, and Sell: A Dialogue on Tech’s Possibilities for Today’s Agents
Presenters: Ted Mackel, Drew [...]

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ReBarCamp comes to San Diego!

October 5, 2009
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ReBarCamp comes to San Diego!RE Barcamps are an exciting interactive way for Realtors to participate

and learn about social media and WordPress blogging.
RE BarCamp San Diego will take place on November 12 during the National Association of REALTORS annual convention – sign up here - more details:
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a break for lunch
Registration: Begins at [...]

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Contest | Free WordPress Blog Give Away

September 30, 2009
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Contest | Free WordPress Blog Give AwayMany Realtors just don’t know where to effectively start online.
You hear real esate agents saying they are closing sales from their blog and social media sites like Facebook, but most real estate agents tell us things like:

I don’t know where to begin
I wouldn’t know what to write about
Nobody cares about [...]

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How to lose clients part 4 – the nasty version

September 17, 2009
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How to lose clients part 4 – the nasty versionIf this doesn't scare you, nothing will -
- online real estate agent review sites exist right now and are starting to gain traction.
Just look at this example – notice the invitation to "Out Your Agent" – then read the blistering personal attack on a Rhode Island Realtor [...]

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How to lose clients – part 3

September 14, 2009
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How to lose clients – part 3Controlling what consumers see when they Google you.

 
In our last post we recommended setting up your Google profile to control what consumers are seeing when they search for your name.
 
So what are the other ways of controlling which sites appear in your search results?
 
One of the best ways is [...]

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How to lose clients – part 2

September 4, 2009
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How to lose clients – part 2OK so you Googled yourself ..

What kind of results did you get when you typed your name into Google?
If you really want to control what others see on the first page of search engine results for your name, you should go to Google right now and setup your Google [...]

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How to lose clients without knowing it – part 1

August 31, 2009
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How to lose clients without knowing it – part 1Have you Googled yourself recently? 
Do you check out vendors, companies or services before you do business with them?
For sure that's what your potential clients are doing!  Think about it, where do you go to find stuff? 
Google! 
That's right, Google.  We all begin with Google! 
A friend recommends you [...]

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Social Media Is Not a Fad

August 28, 2009
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Social Media Is Not a FadRealtors just don’t have time for blogging & social networking
Ok so this isn’t really the truth, most Realtors tell us they just don’t want to spend time blogging & networking online!
We understand, it can become very time consuming; however, if you believe in the saying "you get out what you [...]

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I Have A Real Estate Blog? Now What?

August 19, 2009
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I Have A Real Estate Blog? Now What?Writing content daily, but not getting quality traffic let alone loyal readers to your real estate blog?

What do I do?

The good news is, attracting motivated real estate buyers and sellers to your blog is actually the easy part! 
 
Maybe you are just trying to overthink the whole concept – [...]

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Why we removed Digsby

August 18, 2009
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Why we removed DigsbyWe had this really neat Instant Message client
called Digsby, untill the end of last week when we discoverered some nasty implications and immediately took it off this site. We also removed the application from our PC’s.
The service was actually using our computers to make money and we were definitely not up for [...]

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