In case you haven’t heard, the Google+ social network offers a really cool video streaming opportunity called Hangouts (and Hangouts on Air). For the purpose of this post, I’ll assume you already know what Hangouts are. In case you need a quick primer on what Google+ Hangouts are and how to start one, take a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Real estate agents understand the concepts that determine the value of a property. As a real estate agent since 1985, I can speak your language. So let’s have a conversation about the components of value. They include desirability of the location of the property. In fact, we should mention that two more times because isn’t […]
Do to the extreme popularity of this post, I decided to update it based on the realities of SEO in 2017. Years ago, Brad and I were honored to be guest on a webinar hosted by our good friend and real estate trainer and social media expert Amy Chorew with The Tech Byte. The next […]
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 […]
There is a common misconception among real estate professionals that a newly or even a recently launched website with a new domain name should rank well fresh off the shelf. To exacerbate the problem, some agents also have unrealistic expectations that if they launch a website and upload a smidgen of content to the site, […]
Okay, Real Estate Agents, it’s officially time to start taking Facebook seriously. Facebook isn’t Killing SEO but…
Can you say traffic, traffic and more traffic to your blog/website. I’ll never forget sitting in the NYC real estate bar camp and hearing the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, Jay Thompson offer a presentation on his Google Analytics and say how many visitors (big numbers!!) went to his blog as a result of his fireworks […]
Photo blogging can be a great way to quickly and easily build credibility with both site visitors and search engines. With this in mind, we wanted to give you a few options for photo blogging and show you step by step how to setup your own photo blog.
