For the most real estate agents, Google+ remains a mystery. Many ask; “what is it and why should I give it the time of day?”. When describing Google Plus, it’s a social network that’s a longer version of Twitter, coupled with a better version of Facebook, with the checkin capabilities of a Foursquare ALL fueled by […]
All posts by Bobby Carroll
How to Get the Most Bang for Your Real Estate Photos!
Dakno web design and real estate marketing clients often ask me, “Bobby, what are the best practices for optimizing images on my website, blog and IDX?”. In fact, I can thank Dakno web design client and Frederick, MD Real Estate Pro Marie Petrelis for prompting me to write this post. Here are a few tips you might […]
Are YOU the Neighborhood Real Estate Expert?
Recently a discussion took place on our Dakno Facebook Fan page with the question “what do buyers search for first, a property or a neighborhood?” So what do you think the overwhelming response was from real estate professionals? Neighborhoods! Whether you agree or not, there’s no denying how important neighborhood information is to buyers. The […]
Real Estate Blogging is Caveman Easy!
Let’s face it, real estate agents are busy people (massive understatement). And in many areas the real estate market is starting to really heat up. That means now more than ever you need to manage your time wisely. Now couple managing more transactions, prospects and continue to content market. It can’t stop just because we […]
5 Easy Tips to Uploading Optimized Real Estate Videos to YouTube!
When you take the time to storyboard your neighborhood/condo building video, or information-based “how to” video or a listing, actually take the video, edit the video and upload your video isn’t the goal to attract as many eyeballs as possible to the video? Don’t you want home buying and selling consumers to see you as […]
Dirty Words You Should Never Mention in Real Estate!
Recently Brad and I completed our North Carolina post licensing classes to become full real estate brokers. Having been a licensed real estate “agent” in NC since 1985, I feel it’s important to be able to relate to our Dakno clients. Having closed many Raleigh real estate transactions, it’s nice to say “we’ve walked a […]
You’ve Launched Your Real Estate Website, Now What?
So what’s the next step after designing, developing and launching your real estate website? It’s all about content building. Obviously you want people to see your website (organic traffic) – the key is to build a portal to get home buyers and sellers to your site and then show so much value that they come […]
Dakno Real Estate Web Design Loves Posterous!
This being Valentine’s Day, I felt it appropriate to show some Dakno Real Estate Web Site design love for our friends at Posterous! Talk about instant gratification! Just publish something of great humor, a unique photo, or offer up a helpful tip and watch the page views go up. The Posterous Community – An Eclectic […]
Optimizing Your Tech Savvy Agent Profile
Unless you have been living under a rock, no doubt you’ve heard all the buzz surrounding what Chris Smith and his Tech Savvy Agent team has been up to of late. Chris has been seriously rockin’ webinars, Twitter, Facebook and generally doing a fantastic job empowering RE.net. No wonder the guy was recognized among the […]
QR Codes for Dakno Real Estate Websites and Blogs!
When it comes to being a frontrunner in real estate online marketing technology, our team here at Dakno can hold our own. Our programming manager absolutely “crushedit” yesterday by producing a neat little piece of Java script HTML code. Mega kudos to Phil! [See the Java script code Phil wrote for Dakno websites and blogs […]