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Thursday, August 7th, 2008Do you have potential repeat and referral real estate business in your contact list that you’re just not sure how to tap into?
If you’re like most real estate agents, the answer is ‘Yes!’ To make it easier for you, we just posted an article on how to EASILY reconnect with those past clients when you think a little [...]
Dynamic Drive Has Great Tools for Your Real Estate Website
Monday, August 4th, 2008If 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 [...]
How to Buy a Domain Name on GoDaddy
Thursday, July 24th, 2008If you’re a real estate agent you need your own domain name. (Yes, even if you don’t have a website yet!) Get one in just a few minutes on GoDaddy.com.
How to Add an Email Newsletter Signup Link to All Outgoing Emails
Thursday, July 24th, 2008If you have an email newsletter, it’s easy to encourage people to sign up for it just by adding a link and a call to action to the signature line of all your regular emails. Here’s a quick video showing how to do it.
Put Ask the Builder Videos on Your Website
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Here’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 [...]
A Great Real Estate Postcard Idea
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Want an eye-catching way to advertise to home buyers? Send this picture as a postcard, with the tagline “Considering Your Next Move?” to prospective home buyers, with a blurb about your services on the back.
(Hey - dogs, dry humor - it’s an unbeatable combination. )
This photo is available here at Dreamstime, which is a royalty-free photo source where [...]
The Mr Scribbles Fear-of-Video Video - Funniest Ever?
Friday, July 4th, 2008Have 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, 2008Well, 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. [...]
Do Your Real Estate Photos Measure Up?
Friday, January 18th, 2008Do 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 [...]