Archive for March, 2006

Forrester’s Principal Analyst, Charlene Li, Blogs on Her House Hunt and the Online Real Estate Services She Used

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Charlene Li, the principal analyst for Forrester, a leading online marketing group in the US, recently posted a blog about her search for a new home where she explains the online real estate tools she used.  ... Read more..

Creating a Relationship with an Online Lead, Real Estate Lead Generation and Conversion (Part Three)

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Okay realtors, so now you have that precious piece of online contact information.  What next?The first thing to ask yourself is, "Why is this person contacting me?"  Sometimes you can determine this quickly ... Read more..

Real Living Real Estate and Harley Rouda, Jr.

Sunday, March 26th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

An acquaintance of mine, Harley Rouda, Jr., owns Real Living, now the fourth largest real estate franchise in the United States.  I like these guys because they are always on the leading edge of ... Read more..

Contact Information: E-Mail Addresses Are Nuggets of Gold

Saturday, March 25th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Contacting people used to involve the challenge of getting physical addresses and then waiting long periods of time for snail mail.  Now, with a simple e-mail address (or even an IP address) that most people are ... Read more..

Real Estate Online Lead Generation (Part Two)

Saturday, March 25th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The concept of real estate online lead generation became prominent two or three years ago with the dawn of IDX.  For the first time, buyers and sellers could search online all the ... Read more..

Online Lead Generation and Conversion for Realtors (Part One)

Saturday, March 25th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

If you are a realtor, real estate agent or broker still wondering how Real Estate Blogsites contributes to your bottom line, this four-part series, "Online Lead Generation and Conversion for Realtors," should help.The Real Estate ... Read more..

2006 Realtors’ Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Real Estate Blogsites has announced that it will attend the 2006 National Association of Realtors Midyear Legislative Meetings and Expo.After a succesful launch at CRS Sellabration, Real Estate Blogsites will be hitting ... Read more..

Will Technology Force Change in the Real Estate Industry?

Friday, March 24th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The big buzz out there seems to be "user-interaction".  Static websites are out, dynamic web environments that allow users to share and collaborate on the flow of information are in.  This means ... Read more..

Before You Start a Real Estate Blog, Ask Yourself: What is the Goal?

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Before you ever start blogging, ask yourself, what is the goal?  Why are you thinking about doing this?  What do your buyers and sellers want?  What can you as a ... Read more..

Organic Search Versus Pay-Per-Click: How Should You Allocate Online Marketing Dollars?

Monday, March 13th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A loaded question to be certain.  With pay-per-click campaigns spinning out of control, many of us are looking for other online marketing options.Here's a general rule of thumb:  if you want ... Read more..