I have made a central theme of my posts and a foundational basis for my type of marketing real estate online is that the MLS has got to be protected. Why? For one it is your only tangible service that you provide. It is something that the consumer can get its arm around. Thus it has value....

It isn't new for google to get sued. But there is a California company suing them becuase...get this... The company is suing becuase they got kicked out of google!Google Inc.'s mysterious methods for ranking Web sites came under attack Friday in a lawsuit accusing the online search engine leader...

As Online Marketers it is crucial to understand that nature of the internet search. By its nature of the internet searcher is to research online and buy offline. Read that again. By its nature of the internet searcher is to research online and buy offline. This is evidenced by recent studies...

Real Estate Website: Empowering or Confusing? Does the proliferation of real estate websites empower or merely confuse the buyer or seller of real estate? How does the fast start of Zillow.com and Trulia.com affect your business?

Brad Inman recently told CNNMoney, 'You`re now doing 90 percent of the buy side work yourself....That should reduce the 3 percent of the commission that goes to the buyer`s agent.' It seems to me that there is a real leadership gap in this industry. All the producers are so busy making money they...

I recently came across a request for more information on how to better brand a website. Here is my answer paraphrased. To build a brand first, before you have the ability to capture an abundance of leads and the strategies to follow up on those leads.......is IMHO putting the cart before the...

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Why have a website? What is the purpose of a website? I have an idea...could it be to get a sale? Work backwards from there and you will always do better than the masses. I podcast on this subject and more with my first real estate marketing podcast. Enjoy 🙂

We talk about changes that are coming in this our first official podcast. Links Mentioned in the post: http://www.pewinternet.org/ http://consulting.yourinternetagents.com/ MediaPost

What is Google? Is it email? Is it an advertising service? Is a classifieds service? Its a search engine you say? Are you sure? In Google's most recent offering to be everything, they are now offering Google Websites, amongst a whole smorgasborgh of digital delights. I predicted long ago that this...

It was about a year ago at a Carl Galletti Conference in Las Vegas (Carl is an expert direct response marketer), that one of the presenters came onto the pulpit and explained to everyone how that if they use mp3 audio ontheir website, that they are are violating a license and that they owe money...

Well, I get questions periodically. I welcome you to ask your question by sending us an email or posting a comment below. And if I chose your question you will get a free link at realtyblogger.com. If it is OK to post your blog and name I will. Just let me know. ----------- Tim, I just started my...

I just found the source for all Zillow, all the time.The guys at Real Town have a whole blog page set up with reader feedback on everything wrong (in their opinion) with Zillow.

I experienced some interesting lessons in persuasion personified lately. So I thought I would pass them along to you. The other day my wife tells me that she is going to buy flowers for the two kids teachers. My cheapo-kneejerk reaction was to say, "don't spend more than about $20 each". She...

Real Estate SEO: all Traffic is not Created EqualDid you know that your website can rank number 1 for the phrase "Your City Real Estate", and still be a miserable failure? Read on.... So the telemarketer calls you, and you being the internet expert, the conversation goes something like this.....

Wow! I have started to comment on this great marketing campaign, but I actually deleted the post yesterday. I didn't want to beat a dead horse. But it is a story that won't die as they eclipse 63 stories on Google news. I was going to go on a rant by asking the questions what is so new about this...