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News & Current Events |
| | 05-19-08 - Marketing Ideas That'll Get You Noticed - Tips from Realtor.org on being bold and different
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| | 04-21-08 - Sphere of Influence - How to motivate your sphere of influence to refer to you easily
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| | 04-18-08 - Make An Offer They Can't Refuse - Tips for creating unique offers to capture leads
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| | 04-09-08 - Trulia & Google Street View - First real estate site to add Google Street View
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| | 04-03-08 - Empty Nesters - Some good insight into a new niche market: Baby Boomer Empty Nesters
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| | 04-02-08 - To Blog or Not? - Are you a good candidate for a successful blog or not?
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| | 03-26-08 - New Email Phishing Scam - Google is the Latest Target of Phishing Email Scams
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| | 03-20-08 - Best Time to Buy - Realty Time's regional market report for the West
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| | 03-18-08 - Benefits of Blogging - Using blogs to overcome real estate objections
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| | 03-18-08 - Working with Investors - Prove yourself indispensable to distressed property buyers
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| | News Archive - View All Articles
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Domain Names |
| | Purchase Domain - Godaddy - Purchase additional domains through Godaddy for ~$10 a year
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| | Purchase Domain - Z57 - Purchase or renew your domain name through Z57. $35 1 year, $75 3 years, $99 5 years
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| | Search Domain Availability - This tool is AWESOME for searching domain availibility instantly
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| | Whois Lookup - Geektools - Check your domain's registrar, listed contact information, and expiration date
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Drip Email Marketing |
| | Drip Email Stock Content - This stock content is provided by Z57 and is free for Z57 clients to use
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| | Free E-Letter Stock Content - Free content for your E-Letters provided by BrokerAgentNews
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Images |
| | Copyright Laws - For information about Image Copyright Laws
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| | Colors - Color Matching - Provides free color pallettes
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| | Colors - Pic2Color - Upload any photo and it will create a color pallette to match.
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| | Convert to PDF - You can convert your files to PDF using this online service
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| | Edit - GIMP - Advanced image editor that is free to download and install. Versions available for Windows, Mac, and Unix
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| | Edit - Irfanview - Semi-advanced edited program. Download and install onto your computer. For Windows
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| | Edit - Pixer - Basic editing program. Online tool, no download or installation required
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| | Edit - SnipShot - Basic editing program. Online tool, no download or installation required.
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| | Purchase - Fotolia - Purchase good quality photos ($1-5)
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| | Purchase - iStockphoto - Purchase good quality photos ($1-5)
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Online Advertisement |
| | Craigslist - Top Classified Ad website in the country. Post your listings for free
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| | Google Base - This is a new project from Google where you can advertise your listings for free
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| | Backpage - Free online classified ads
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| | Vast - Free online classified ads
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| | Live Deal - Free online classified ads
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| | Penny Saver Online - FREE- Advertise your listings online with Penny Saver
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Print Advertisement |
| | Lowe's Realtor Benefits - Lowe's provides free customizable direct mailers and discounts for realtors
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| | Vista Print - Printing solutions for business cards and marketing materials
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Recommended Reading |
| | Realtor.org - Refer to http://www.realtor.org/realtororg.nsf/pages/license?OpenDocument for information on using realtor.org materials on your website
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| | Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design - The ten most egregious offenses against users
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| | Real Estate Rainmaker: Guide to Online Marketing - By Dan Gooder Richard
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Search Engine Optimization |
| | Google Key Word Popularity Tool - Determine how popular specific keywords are
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| | Page Rank Search - Search for high ranking websites to add to your Link Exchange
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| | Real Estate Web Directories - List of Real Estate Directories you can add your website to. NOTE: I do not recommend the Pay Sites. Talk to me first
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| | SEO Guidelines - Google released this article re. Search Engine Optimization companies and signs to be wary of
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| | Top Website Traffic Rankings - See what the Top Sites in the United States are
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| | Web Tools - Check for backlinks, google bans, keyword density, keyword suggestions, link popularity, page rank, position, and more
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Social Networking |
| | Blogger.com - Create a blog to frame inside your website
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| | Active Rain - Free online real estate community
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| | Linked In - Network of professionals, find past contacts, develop inside connections, and share professional advice
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| | WordPress - Free Blog that can be framed inside your site
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WARNINGS: Internet Companies to Avoid |
| | Domain Registry of America aka DROA - DROA sends out deceiving renewal letters to domain owners. BBB gives them an Unsatisfactory rating.
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| | Main Street Host aka Utilities International Inc. - Main Street Host provides "Search Engine Optimatization". This company is not a member of the BBB, and many complaints about their SEO services have been received.
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| | One Top Firm aka Simply Voice - They supposedly provide traffic via Myspace Guardian toolbar. They have a terrible rating with the BBB and the "traffic" you receive is not qualified
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| | Red Zee - It looks like you are getting a ton of hits to your website, but I have been unable to verify that the traffic is real, and it certainly doesn't convert.
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