By Bob Wilson on November 17, 2009
Wikipedia describes WordPress as “ an open source blog publishing application and can be used for basic content management”. At WordPress.org the description reads, “WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.” These two descriptions probably articulate the…
Posted in Coaching, SEO, Tutorial, Wordpress | Tagged SEO, Wordpress
By Ben Goheen on November 13, 2009
Many properties can exhibit some form of obsolescence – either functional, external or both. Don’t know what that it means? You’re not alone. Real estate classes often dart past these terms because real life situations that occur nationwide are difficult to cite. Yet as…
Posted in Real Estate, Tutorial
By Bob Wilson on October 21, 2009
When it comes to an easy to use out-of-the-box content management system (CMS), WordPress is about as good as it gets. For the ready-to-go blogger, it’s a no-brainer and reason why WP is the most popular open source software ever. But what if you want…
Posted in Lead Generation, Real Estate, SEO, Tutorial, Wordpress
By Bob Wilson on October 20, 2009
When it comes to options for a web site, agents and brokers have numerous options at literally every price point. I wanted to see how many options I could find using a range of search queries spanning novice to expert. This one is my new…
Posted in Coaching, Lead Generation, Real Estate, SEO, Tutorial, Wordpress
By Ben Goheen on August 14, 2009
Recently the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) has been blamed for being the main reason appraisal values are low. It definitely hasn’t helped the situation but doesn’t hold true for every home. There are other ways to negatively impact the appraisal:
Let There…
Posted in Real Estate, Tutorial
By Ben Goheen on June 18, 2009
One reason I was brought on board here at AG is because I’m both a Realtor and Certified Residential Appraiser. In the 8 years and 2,000+ homes I’ve inspected I’ve seen the good, bad and everything in between. A few years ago FHA loans…
Posted in Living, Mortgage, Real Estate, Service, Tutorial
By Mark Eckenrode on February 9, 2009
Creating Killer Videos
“Of course you’d tell me that, you want my business.” Yup, our efforts at creating credibility can only take us so far. To get the extra oomph that persuades prospects to your side and make up their mind you need some…
Posted in Highlights, Marketing, Tech, Tutorial | Tagged Marketing, Video
By Kelley Koehler on December 4, 2008
Back to AdWords. If you’ve been following along, you’ve now a set of ads and keywords, which you can enter, bid on, and generally have at it.
So now what?
Now – you reduce your spending. One way to do that is to improve…
Posted in Tech, Tutorial
By Rocky VanBrimmer on October 11, 2008
REO Properties
Over the last couple of years with the increase of foreclosures, real estate agents who shy-ed away from Real Estate Owned (R.E.O.) properties have found themselves delving in to them head first. Reason for shying away include everything from elitism (I have been called…
Posted in Coaching, Economy, Ethics, Marketing, Point & Purpose, Public Relations, RE Moments, Real Estate, Realtors, Service, Tutorial | Tagged Contracts, foreclosure, Offers, REO
