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How to Put a Contact Form on Your Website

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

These days there are some great online services that make it easy to build web forms that you can link to from your website, blog or emails. One of my favorites is Formspring, due to its ease of use, friendly interface and multiple pricing options (including a free version.)
Just to be clear, it’s MUCH better [...]

Dynamic Drive Has Great Tools for Your Real Estate Website

Monday, August 4th, 2008

If you’re a bit of a techie you should know about a great site I was referred to by Seattle pet photographer Jamie Plughoeft (you can check out her excellent dog and cat photos at www.cowbelly.com.)
It’s called Dynamic Drive, and you can find javascript and dynamic html script to create all kinds of cool features [...]

Put Ask the Builder Videos on Your Website

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Here’s a cool way to add some interesting content to your real estate website or blog. Just copy some code from Tim Carter’s Ask the Builder website, paste it into your website or blog, and you’ve got this little widget, below:

You can choose different styles and sizes of the video box just by checking [...]

The Mr Scribbles Fear-of-Video Video - Funniest Ever?

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Have you been hearing the buzz about using video to promote your real estate business online, but found yourself nervous about trying it out? This video offers good tips and is laugh-out-loud funny at the same time - check out the ‘Video - It’s Not For Everyone’ video from Mr. Scribble:
VideoAd by Mixpo

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Google Hates Perfectionists

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Well, confession time here at The Agent Guide headquarters. We’re in the process of a massive website makeover, including even a domain name change (so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life explaining on the phone that no, I am not “The Agent Guy”.
I fell into the well worn [...]

Should You Quit Real Estate?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

“Quit now” was marketing expert Seth Godin’s Plan A advice a few days ago to the group of real estate agents he called “order takers”. (You know, the ones who were just carried along by the great housing market we had until a year or so ago.)
To be fair, we ALL benefited from those conditions. [...]

When Great Web Design Benefits a Great Cause

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Want to see an example of a beautiful website?
Check out FreeRice.com. It’s fabulously simple, and a great example of everything that most real estate websites are not.
(There’s no whirling, search engine-blocking flash entry page, you’re not immediately greeted with a big paragraph explaining what FreeRice does, and the page doesn’t offer you a ton of options.)
What it [...]

Do Your Real Estate Photos Measure Up?

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Do your home listing photos end up looking like this?

Or are you able to transform them into this?

Yes, that’s the same room. C’mon, admit it - you’re impressed, no?
Here’s my prediction:
Good staging and photography are going to be absolutely key to getting home listings in the future.
(And, key to having them sell at the [...]

Recommended Real Estate Agent Resource - The OUPD Website

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Recently I was researching an article for Home Expert Tips (The Agent Guide’s real estate newsletter service) and found the most amazing website. Of all things, it belongs to the University of Oklahoma Police Department.
Here’s why it’s a great resource for you and your real estate clients:
Tons of pertinent, well-researched information.
This site is full of really good [...]

My 17 Best Business Tips for Real Estate Agents

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Want to add thousands of dollars to your real estate income next year?
And add loyal clients to that bank vault of contacts you need for long term success? Then follow these tips. (After 8 years of running a now-thriving real estate business, I honestly think I would have at least $100,000 more in the bank if I had read [...]