The other day I was reading a terrific post by Stephen Fells on the Agency Powersites Blog. Stephen wrote an offbeat humorous post on the unusual images the Google Streetview van has captured in it’s endeavor to map the US. After my chuckle, it came to me the real power of a Google Map and how agents need to take advantage of creating a map using MyMaps by Google!
Real Estate Agents – Tap into the Riches of Google MyMaps!
A well developed Google map is a powerful tool for a web-savvy real estate pro. By creating MyMaps with your Google Profile you can meet the needs of consumers and drive traffic back to your “hub”, which is your website and blog. The Dakno Team created a MyMap for Hoboken Condo Specialist Walter Burns on Feb 22. In the 4 days the Walter’s Google map has been live, the map has been viewed by 350 visitors!! How cool is that!! Plus, we are adding a web link from every plotted location of every Hoboken parking facility back to a nearby Hoboken condo building! Now that’s high value information that’s sure to please!
Does Your Map Meet a Need?
One of the primary pain points in Hoboken is the running joke about the lack of parking for condo owners. The Google map with plotted public and private parking facilities should continue to be a big hit for Hoboken condo buyers and be yet one more conduit of traffic back to Walter’s LivingontheHudson.com website. Agents should think about what high-value map would fulfill a need in their area and create a map with their Google Profile. Maybe you should create a map of all the local area golf courses, how about a map of free wifi locations in your area, have you considered a map for beach access points along your shore? If you are a target market specialist, why not create a map around your specialty? Be creative and meet a need!
There’s Map for That!
Have you created a Google Map and is it a traffic generator for your website and blog? If so, leave a comment and share your map link for all of us to see.
Thanks again Stephen for making me smile! 🙂
Bobby-@rewebcoach
Great ideas Bobby.
I’ve been working on plotting a Google Map of all my recent showings. How powerful will that visual be at a listing appointment and the sellers see pins all over their neighborhood. Convincing for Buyers too, that you’re an active agent who knows the market.
It makes a “failed” showing more important and while it’s not a difficult thing to do, it’s one more thing a smart agent can do that their competition won’t.
Anyone can say they’ve seen lots of houses in the area but a map’s visual explanation says so much more.
Bobby! Thanks for the idea! I created one for USDA Home Loans in Garner, NC – will likely do more, they are NOT easy to make!… but they are cool!
Joe and Eleanor, thanks for stopping by to leave your comments. Mapping showings is a unique wrinkle Joe and one I hadn’t thought about. Eleanor, like many tools on the web, the more you use them the easier they get. 🙂
Thanks for the info. You got some great pointers in this article.
Greater Indianapolis New Home Guide Map. This map shows you all the new home communities in Indianapolis. Please take a minute and look at the map. Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104492219087514981273.000494b3fa5f6cabd59cf&z=10
I just found out about this Google feature a couple of days ago and really like what I see. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!