Real Estate Marketing Tip-of-the-Day


Thursday, June 08, 2006

Real Estate Marketing Online - Tips for Success

I know, I know ... everywhere you turn you find an article about real estate marketing online. It can get tiresome. Or, it can set off a little alarm in your head. Hopefully, you'll get the alarm. Here's why:

The reason you find so many articles about real estate marketing online is because that's where the industry is moving (and at an alarming pace). Just look at what all has occurred in the last couple of years -- the rise of home valuation sites like Zillow and HouseValues, the increasing Internet usage among buyers and sellers, the massive number of real estate agent sites popping up.

My point is this. As a real estate agent or broker, you can pretend the Internet isn't that bid a deal, or you can embrace it and grow your business to exciting new levels. The choice is yours.

Real Estate Marketing Online - 4 Steps to Success
If you choose the latter option (to embrace the Internet), I have some advice for you.

1. Read my article on the Fundamentals of Real Estate Marketing Online.

2. Read the Agent's Guide to Search Engine Success

3. Read the Agent's Guide to Web Marketing

4. Start building a strong presence online.

Good luck and good marketing!

Brandon Cornett
ArmingYourFarming.com

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Real Estate SEO - Search Engine Tips for Agents

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A brief definition:
This post pertains to real estate search engine optimization (SEO). In the usage below, real estate SEO is the act of improving a real estate website for better search engine visibility.
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Real estate SEO
has a beginning, but it never has an end.

What I mean is this. In order to improve your real estate website's search engine ranking, you need to wage a campaign, not a battle. SEO is an ongoing process, not a single act.

Want to know what separates the "Page 1" websites in search engine results from the sites buried on page 15? It's patience, persistence and progress. The Three P's of search engine success.

If you want to capitalize on the many benefits of real estate SEO, you need to focus on the long-term, not the short-term. Here's some help...

Learn more about real estate search engine optimization:


You can learn more about it -- and you should learn more about it -- from our brand new real estate SEO guide. The Real Estate Agent's Guide to Search Engine Success covers the subject in detail. 40 pages worth of detail!


Good luck, and good marketing!

Brandon Cornett
ArmingYourFarming.com
AdviceForAgents.com