Geek Build Steering Committee Decision — Mr. Williamsburg Domain Decision

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Eric Bramlett

The following question was posted by John Womeldorf at the end of his introductory post: Given that Mr Williamsburg is my primary brand, should my primary domain be MrWilliamsburg.com? Or should I 301 redirect that domain to http://williamsburgsrealestate.com and simply redesign that site with the new branding in mind? The steering committee has discussed the question amongst ourselves and made a final decision. We’ve chosen the domain name mrwilliamsburg.com to be the domain for the website redesign. Our reasoning is two fold. First, John would like Mr Williamsburg … Read More »

4th Website Participant for Geek Build 2012 – Jason Richards

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jason Richards

My name is Jason Richards and I have been working in the real estate industry for over 10 years. My experience spans across all aspects of real estate including industrial, office and residential investment, development, entitlement and brokerage. My career began  primarily on the commercial side and has since evolved to my residential brokerage. I am the broker/owner of Novi Real Estate Company here in San Diego. Having grown primarily through referrals in the past, it wasn’t until about 1 year ago that I began … Read More »

Is Your Brand Rented or Owned? And The Zurple Business Model

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Drew Meyers

I recently came across a forum thread on AgentsOnline.net that I found interesting: Zurple, Boomtown, Tigerleads, Buyerlink Help! Ok I have added up the hours each week that I’m spending doing my own lead generation and it’s stupidly high. So instead of hiring an assistant to help with that and having to deal with payroll, taxes, them not showing up etc, I’m thinking of outsourcing the lead generation portion of the business. My time is much much better spent actually working leads than generating them. … Read More »

Education.com Launches School Boundaries

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Drew Meyers

A little over a week ago, Education.com launched their school boundaries project (submit your own press release for $49.95). The boundaries cover all 13,000 school districts in the United States. According to Education.com, “Currently, Education.com’s School Boundary Tool offers 100% coverage of school district information, but about 55% of school assignment information for particular U.S. home addresses.” You can see the boundaries here or get their free school boundary widget here. Having overseen the release of the neighborhood boundary project at Zillow a few years ago, I … Read More »

3rd Website Participant for Geek Build 2012 – Greg Fischer

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Greg Fischer

My name is Greg Fischer and I want to build the best real estate brokerage in Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth is a beautiful and dynamic city which is experiencing incredible growth. I am thrilled to be launching Fischer Real Estate Services and look forward to providing expertise, advice, and service to those moving in the Fort Worth area. I’ve been involved in real estate for 6 years and absolutely love working with people to find or sell their home and helping them to close the deal. My … Read More »

17 Ways to Protect your SEO During a Website Redesign

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Seth Price

Redesigning your website is no small endeavor. Most likely you’re redesigning it because it’s not as effective as it should be. When clients describe their existing websites to me, they are often embarrassed and don’t want me to look at their old site. It’s almost as if they’re happy no one visits it. While I hope this isn’t the case with your site, the fact is a lot of people are struggling to get their businesses noticed because of bad websites. Your real estate website … Read More »

Give your websites the best possible search tools you can, and of course that starts and ends with a great IDX.
- John Stanaland - Laguna Beach Homes For Sale

Make sure you are using social media purposefully; have your clients /sphere categorized into lists and follow their newsfeeds and strengthen those relationships by engaging them in everyday conversations to remain top of mind.
- Sue Adler - Short Hills Real Estate

Focus your time and efforts interacting with clients rather than learning every last tech tool available. Remember, talking to clients and sellings homes is what pays the bills at the end of the day.
- Lucy Kelts - Rancho Santa Fe Homes For Sale