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…
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
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 trap…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We just updated The Agent Guide’s main resource page for new agents — if we do do say so ourselves, it’s pretty good! Head on over and see what you can find — there’s plenty of free stuff, plus our top picks for good business tools that work. (And if you just need a smile…
Have you ever stumbled upon an online resource that suddenly seemed to make your life ten times easier? Well, over the years we’ve found quite a few. Here are 10 of The Agent Guide’s favorite links — some real estate related, some not. Use them yourself, and share them with your clients! 1. www.SeatGuru.com Never…
