4 Functioning WordPress Themes for Real Estate

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The truth is, you can take almost any generic WordPress theme and design a good looking real estate blog with it. What you need to identify is, does this theme contain all of the features that I require in a … Continue reading

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dsNews – Weekly Marketing News, Resources, & Tutorials (N. 01)

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I’d like to introduce a new weekly column where we share our favorite marketing and technology related articles, resources and other useful tidbits from the past week to help you market your real estate business. Most of these tips I … Continue reading

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How To Build a Large, Loyal, & Profitable Network Using the Social Web

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There are lots of business out there that are reluctant to embrace social media – blogs, social networks, et cetera. Both for fear of putting themselves out there, and for fear of negative comments. What if someone says something bad … Continue reading

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A Simple Blogging SEO Checklist

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Write a blog post ==> Check for typos ==> Publish. That’s the process most people take when writing a blog post. Heck, some people skip the second step. Then, they wonder why no one’s reading… Why no one’s commenting… And … Continue reading

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How To Effectively Use Testimonials

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Testimonials  are great “social proof.” They’re great for giving people some perspective on your business. …are you good to work with? If so, why? …what experiences have others had in working with you?  Your goal, ultimately, is to make sure … Continue reading

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How To Grab Attention With Your Website’s Home Page Navigation

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You have about 2-3 seconds to grab a site visitors attention when they come to your website. Within those initial 2-3 seconds, they’re going to decide whether they trust you… Is your site easy to navigate? Or is it just … Continue reading

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An Easier Way To Create a Custom Link Structure for Your dsIDXpress Pages…

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Note: This process only work if you subscribe to both dsSearchAgent and dsIDXpress. In a previous post, we showed you how to use dsIDXpress’ custom link-structure to create a community landing page. It involved building out various link-structures using several different … Continue reading

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4 Ways To Drive More Traffic To Your IDX Search Page

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Getting 1,000 hits to your real estate blog/website is great. But you know what would be even better, getting 1,000 hits on your IDX search page specifically. Think about it this way… Where are you converting site visitors? On your … Continue reading

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How To Draft A Welcome Email That Actually Gets Read

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When a site visitor subscribes to your dsSearchAgent mapping IDX, they get a custom welcome email. This is an opportunity for you to confirm their registration, and make a good first impression with your new contact. All IDX registration emails … Continue reading

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Using Custom Links To Create IDX Landing Pages

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With dsSearchAgent, you can do more than just slap an IDX map search on your website. You can create custom search map pages that pre-filter by price, size, city, open houses, or any other number of combinations of MLS search … Continue reading

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