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Social Bookmarking works! 2007-06-27 14:06:00 If you have questions on how to best use social bookmarking for your own advantage, please post that question here.
Social
bookmarking works, but you have to be somewhat active in order to use it to your advantage.
There are quite a few of them which will help you promote your site.
Here are a few I recommend using:
1) My Space.
The network may turn you off if you don’t have a sound strategy. You need to add links to your sites in your profile. You need to browse for people who are looking for real estate or are in the business. Add them as friends, comment on their profiles and blog about something will links to your site. MySpace is a powerful tool.
2) Face Book.
I myself have not used it, but have heard that it’s an effective way to promote your site as well.
3) Del.icio.us.
See post below.
4) Technorati.
Look here for more information or join on your own and give us feedback.
There are many more social bookmarking services. I myself feel more of a need to post on blogs Read more:Bookmarking
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No website is an island! 2007-06-27 13:21:23 Before you jump head over heels into a link exchange frenzy, stop for a minute and ask yourself how you network and market offline.
Do you get most of your referrals from nationwide real estate people or does a large percentage come from local businesses and people mentioning you as a trustworthy real estate agent who is worth doing business with?
Do you yourself refer clients to local businesses which you yourself have been satisfied with?
Of course you do. If you yourself don’t offer people what they’re looking for, it’s better to pass them on to someone who does and might send you some clients in return.
You also want to make sure that your customers find a good start within your community and keep mentioning you as somebody who is helpful and courteous.
So after all these years I have proof that there are 2 major factors which can make or break your business, online and offline:
1) Branding!
You have a domain name, you have a logo. You need your domain name and we Read more:website
Real Estate in the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica 2007-06-26 18:23:38 The president of Dream Properties, S.A. Mr. Peter de Cocco believes that we will see a continuing rise of real estate prices in the Nicoya Peninsula with a 25% increase annually every year. 10 years ago we saw the demand for residential housing in areas like Jaco.
Some great deals on real estate are still to be had in the Nicoya Peninsula. That’s why we opened a real estate and construction office in Playa Naranjo over 2 years ago to service our clients in that area of Costa Rica
.
Your Costa Rica Property Hogs
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, Real Estate
North County Luxury Homes 2007-06-20 13:22:14
The first thing I like about NorthCountyLuxuryHomes
is the logo. It look professional, clean and is the kind of logo I can see looking great on a business card.
The site is very clean, very professional. Not too much clutter, a few links here and there to information pages, the San Diego MLS search as well as individual pages for areas services such as Pacific Beach.
North County Real Estate ranks page one for Costa Rica Real Estate on Google and is a part of the Real Estate Webmasters network.
The owner Bob Crain can be reached at 800-314-2788. He is a mortgage broker as well as a realtor.
If there is something I would change on the site, I would make the phone number bigger and raise the form to the top.
I also would have a bigger link to the mls search.
I like the amount of content, great keyword density and written naturally.
Good luck with your business, Bob!
Good job Morgan and team working on the site!
Mike
P.S.: If you would like to get a website reviewed, click here.
Algorithm Games 2007-06-20 12:54:53 Having watched the search engines for years now, I see a lot more mini changes these days than ever. Don’t be surprised to see your website ranked number 1 in Yahoo! and disappear the next day. By disappear I mean not even present in the top 100.
Google has had a few mini changes, one of which I posted about here.
Google also has the so called 30 day ban going on now. It’s not really a ban, more like a penalty. A lot of it seems to have a lot to do with the so called state pages which many realtors have on their websites in order to exchange links to fool the search engines.
More important than anything these days is to make sense whenever you act.
You should not create a links page in order to rank and then mass exchange links. You should also NOT be too paranoid to link to your friends and have them link back.
Duplicate content is another discussion point. Should or shouldn’t you post the same article on your site and elsewhere?
My answer is YES, you should!
Espec Read more:Games
Should Real Estate Webmasters participate in link exchange? 2007-06-09 09:35:24 The question is whether or not link exchange is still effective and the question is whether it can get you penalized in Google or not.
A lot of different opinions and wild speculations are out there, but one thing I have noticed is this:
Whether or not link exchange hurts and no matter to what extent, realtors have taken notice and removed their state pages. So are we now not allowed to link to friends we have all over the country because of Google? Not at all! I believe that whatever you do, make sense. Common sense. A lot of what I have noticed with Google is the need for balance. The algorithm seems to get better at detecting strategies which are being implemented for the purpose of gaining positions in the SERPs.
Here is more …
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, Webmasters
Green Building in Costa Rica 2007-06-09 09:21:30 As I am starting to build Costa Rica
Constructor, I am starting to realize just how big GreenBuilding
has become. It seems that the trend here in Costa Rica is to keep Costa Rica Costa Rica.
Real Estate articles for our directory 2007-06-09 09:19:39 We are looking for articles to publish in our directory. So if you have one, just reply to this post and I let you know where you can submit. We will publish your article for absolutely free and give you the exposure you as a real estate professional are looking for. So don’t hesitate. Make a comment on this blog or post here and I will let you know when and where to submit!
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Welcome to the Hog Blog! 2007-05-29 13:40:35 Property Hogs is almost ready to launch. It will include a Real Estate Forum, a Real Estate Company Directory as well as many more surprises you and the real estate community will be able to take advantage of.
Do you want to make sure that you get notified when we are ready to take off?
Then simply register at this blog and we will email you the moment the Hog is ready to Run!
Best regards,
Your Property Hogs Team
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7 ways a competitor can sabotage your site 2007-07-02 02:58:55 This is from Forbes.com
and it shows a few ways a competitor
can hurt your site.
1)
Google Bowling
A competitor can point a lot of links to your site from sites that are known as linkfarms. It gives Google the impression that your site is using paid links to rank and it can cause a penalty. According to Matt Cutts this is not impossible to do, but takes effort.
2)
Tattling
Reporting hidden links and such.
3)
Google Insulation
Also known as “reverse SEO”. You create content and pages targetting your competitor’s keywords in order to make him disappear from the top results.
4)
Copyright Takedown Notices
When Google gets notified that a website is using copyrighted content illegally, by law they have to remove the website from their index for 10 days. Within those 10 days the copyright owner needs to file a suit. This is something I didn’t know.
5)
Duplicate Content
According to the post on Forbes.com, this causes a penalty. I have not seen examples of it yet. But Read more:sabotage
Costa Rica Real Estate prices being driven up by celebrities 2007-07-11 12:50:04 Last Friday I’ve met Mel Gibson at a party. He hangs out in Santa Teresa a lot where my girlfriend’s family owns property. It’s the number one party spot in Costa Rica
and also one of the top surf spots on the planet.
Mel just bought some property close to Samara and is also planning to buy more. Perfect place for him to get out of Hollywood for a while with all the negative publicity he has recently had. (Don’t even worry about the cops in Costa Rica )
Anyways, as he has moved in, more and more people will be buying property here as well and the prices are going up quickly.
Giselle Bundchen, Leonardo de Caprio and many others have been buying property here as well.
I personally am in the real estate investing and building business due to my connections with local realtors, investors in the U.S. as well as countless friends locally who help me make the right decisions.
I highly suggest to property investors to check out Costa Rica.
If you are interested in more Read more:Estate
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Are you ready for a new real estate network? 2007-07-12 20:54:20 When the time is right, I will email all of the members of the forum about it.
What is the advantage of a real estate network
?
Quite simple:
It imitates life!
People refer customers to representatives of areas they themselves do not service and get the same favors in return.
On the internet it’s not that different, but of course … it takes place on a higher level.
If you are interested in doing social bookmarking exchange with me and others, check out this section of my forum.
You can choose to post in the public or the members only section.
Many of you might now want your competition to have it too easy just googling your name and finding out what you’re up to, so you can decide whether you want your request seen by everyone or only those registered as members.
You can start by adding me as a friend on netscape if you like.
I also would like you guys to discuss and share experiences you yourself have had with social bookmarking and other forms of advertising.
You sh Read more:ready
How corrupt is DMOZ? 2007-07-17 18:18:28 Well, when it comes to real estate, my guess would be very corrupt.
Nothing new.
What is new is that linkfarm style listings have suddenly become acceptable.
Here is one example:
Top: Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Localities: D: Dallas: Business and Economy: Real Estate: Residential: Agents (61)
Is it just me or is this keyword stuffing at its worst?
Dallas Homes Real Estate Dallas Texas Real Estate SEARCH Dallas Homes by map Search, dallas homes - A Dallas Homes real estate company, Dallas Boulevard Real Estate at (972) 206-8940, provides dallas texas real estate search, dallas homes sale for lease. Also including dallas real estate, frisco homes and plano homes for rent. Carrollton, Richardson
Listing #12
Discuss …
You can’t use “Realtor” as your user name on forums and blogs 2007-07-17 17:14:26 It’s something I knew, but didn’t want to point out. When you cannot use the word Realtor
in a domain name, then of course, using it as your user ID on a forum has to be against the trademark law as well.
Many of you are members on forums and have &ldquo
;My City Realtor&rdquo
; as a user ID. My suggestion is that when you want to advertise yourself as the real estate professional for your area, simply use the name of the area. I have seen quite a few real estate forum members rank for their profile.
Ongoing disussion …
Donald Trump about Manhatten Real Estate and Beachfront Properties 2007-07-17 16:03:16 For those of you who missed it, DonaldTrump
was just on Fox News and talked about the fact that Manhatten is booming. So are prime beachfront properties in Florida as well as many other places such as Costa Rica. Donald mention that the value of the most sought after areas are not likely going to go down.
A friend of mine in Costa Rica said it very well: “Go where the surfers go and you will always have a market”.
Mike
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What is an authority site? 2007-07-17 14:12:15 Read here to see how Google validates websites of authority by linking to additional pages of the site when you type in certain keyterms.
Real estate Web sites boom despite market slump 2007-07-17 12:35:57 Interesting article called:
Real estate Web sites boom despite
market slump
In the past, most real estate sites primarily offered property listing services. That’s no longer the case thanks to improved online mapping services and the spread of broadband connections, which have allowed sites to take advantage of new technology.
This is only the beginning. There is a lot more to come.
Mike Dammann
Craigslist: Highly recommeneded! 2007-07-16 20:00:03 When you have a proprety for sale, use Craigslist to advertise it. Post a link to the detail page of your site as well. Craigslist ads can rank very high for keywords related to your property. I have received quite a bit of direct traffic from Craigslist and also benefitted from the listings when it comes to SEO.
Discuss …
Property Investment Sites 2007-07-15 19:39:13 I’m very interested in finding more Property Investment sites of quality. If you know of one that has helped you, please post it in a comment. If you own one, you can submit it here and skip the payment part.
Most of all I am interested in sites which others can tell me helped them find great investments, information about investments or led them on the right path somehow.
Mike
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Nicoya Peninsula, secrets to a long life 2007-07-18 22:36:33 There is an article I have read and it tells about the area where we build. The Nicoya Peninsula is the place to be in Costa Rica. You can see people over 100 years old work and be in great shape.
In 2005, Dr. Luis Rosero (a Costa Rican demographer trained in the U.S.) presented an important paper at an international conference–he claimed that 60-year-old Costa Ricans have the longest life expectancy in the world.
In other words, if you are middle aged and live in Costa Rica, you are more likely to reach the healthy age of 90 than someone living anywhere else in the world.
From the article Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula: Secrets to a Longer Life.
No wonder that so many people retiring are planning to move here.
Here are more articles on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.
Would you like to be an author? 2007-07-21 23:01:35 If you are interested in becoming an author or contributor on this blog, please contact me thru the link on the left. You can also apply to be a moderator on my forum!
Sincerely,
Mike
Real Estate Connect, Bloggers Event 2007 San Francisco 2007-07-24 10:02:22 I highly recommend attending it if you can. Real EstateConnect
has some great speakers and there will be many representatives from countless real estate networking and real estate companies present. Blogging is very big, especially in the real estate industry. You can also talk about this even on Blogger Talk.
More on it will come up in my next Blogger Talk Newsletter.
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Successful Agents 2007-09-26 05:45:58 In the past few years I’ve been researching who are the successful agents, tried to figure out why top agents are top agents.
Do they have a common educational background? No. Good ones have high school diplomas, masters and doctorates. No correlation.
Similar previous careers? No. One of the best agents I know used to teach baton twirling. I doubt if I could find a lot of those if I tried! I’ve had waiters, teachers, high powered executives and stay-at-home Moms who were all very successful.
Common interests? No. Other than eating, (which we Realtor-types seem to do exceptional well) the interests are widely diverse.
After 13 years in real estate sales and management, I’ve only found a few constants.
Successful agents treat the real estate business as a business. They actually have a business plan and a budget. They understand that you have to spend money to make money. They know how many sales they need to make the income they require and then they figure how they
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Successful Agents 2007-09-07 04:14:48 In the past few years I’ve been researching who are the successful agents, tried to figure out why top agents are top agents.
Do they have a common educational background? No. Good ones have high school diplomas, masters and doctorates. No correlation.
Similar previous careers? No. One of the best agents I know used to teach baton twirling. I doubt if I could find a lot of those if I tried! I’ve had waiters, teachers, high powered executives and stay-at-home Moms who were all very successful.
Common interests? No. Other than eating, (which we Realtor-types seem to do exceptional well) the interests are widely diverse.
After 13 years in real estate sales and management, I’ve only found a few constants.
Successful agents treat the real estate business as a business. They actually have a business plan and a budget. They understand that you have to spend money to make money. They know how many sales they need to make the income they require and then they figure how they
How to submit to my real estate directory 2007-09-05 12:15:20 I see many of you still have SEO tunnel vision, so I thought I create a little thread over here to let you guys know what I consider the best and most acceptable ways to submit to the
Property Hogs Real Estate Company Directory.
Please read before you submit and feel free to ask questions if you have any.
Reverse advertising for linkbait … good idea? 2007-09-05 10:38:25 There is a thread on REW regarding weird advertising tactics which may or may not help real estate companies become better known.
Here is an example for it:
This is silly and doesn’t really make people want to hire you. But on the web a lot of stuff like this can be great link bait.
Search engines don’t really know why a site is being linked to. A negative writeup with a link can be viewed as a good reference and some silly sites start ranking in search engines because of their silliness.
A good example is the
We do Stuff Company
which has become famous doing just that.
In my opinion it can work if you clarify that this is a joke and then link to the real content of your site.
What do you think?
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