Realtor Web Design 101 - Tips for a site that works

Search engines do not see all web links the same. In fact, it is possible for a web master to request that a search engine NOT follow certain links to keep SEO value from "leaking" from a website. Some websites, blogs, and other web tools may allow you to link as a professional without providing ...

How many leads did you convert from natural search engine traffic last month? how about over the last year? Your natural search engine rank is key to your online web traffic and converted business. We're not talking here about paid search engine advertising but natural results that result from s...

A post in the series called Build a Web Site from Scratch. In this post our goal is to address the planning and market analysis phase.The planning phase of a web site is BY FAR the most important. Few do-it-yourselfers take the right time to do it in the beginning and end up doing it after the si...

This series of articles is intended to help do-it-yourself web designing real estate agents plan, build, and implement a web site from scratch. There are many things that go into building a web site. Semester long courses are taught at many colleges just on certain aspects of the process. I'll tr...

This is a fun one. All you branders out there will enjoy learning how to put that little icon next to your URL in the address bar of your browser. Here are some examples:       The image is called an icon image. The file is a .ico image which is created from a bitmap image. We need to create the ...

Nathan Rogerson added a comment to one of my posts. Frequently I will venture into a commenter's profile and take a peek at their web site looking for cool ideas to post or model into my sites.His site is http://www.goodwinnetwork.com/. It really caught my eye! Talk about a sharp looking site and...

A sitemap is a flat method of presenting your web site's navigation. Flat means there is little to no structure. In other words, one (maybe two if your site is huge) page links to all other pages and tools your web site provides. Your regular navigation should be intuitive enough for the standard...

Agents want leads. Most agents have a web site and want leads from that site. Many agents have limited content on their web site but blog dozens to hundreds of A|R posts. While I'm not opposed to the A|R posts I believe a lot of the time spent writing can be used to move both causes. It is not re...

There are many discussions regarding search engine algorithms. One topic that keeps coming up over and over is regarding link exchange programs. We are all getting a feel for the importance of solid in-bound links into our sites. What may be unclear is that not all links are created equal. Percei...

We see stats all the time regarding the number of people finding houses and agents online. Simply put, most agent believe they need to have a web site and there are many tools and technologies out there to make your site stand out. One thing to keep in mind as you develop your site is that techno...