Name: Jay Valento Website: https://www.redwagonteam.com/ Bio: Jay Valento has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from California State University at Long Beach and 21 years of real estate experience. As a part of his real estate practice, he follows a time-tested Consulting …
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Why does your small business need a website?
So you have a small business and you are thinking you need a website. You might. The way I see it there's three reasons a small business needs a website. Let's assume it's properly built, has great SEO tools, and a proper sitemap that's piped directly into Google. That's a good starting base for …
Why I deleted 2 of the most highly touted Apps
Recently two Apps for the phone became available. I downloaded them the minute they became available. Heck, one of them I was even a beta tester for. Today I deleted both of them. I've always been a big Alton Brown fan and one thing that he can't stand in his kitchen is what he calls a …
5ive Questions with Jim Walberg
Name: Jim Walberg Website: http://www.TheBayAreaTeam.com Bio: Jim Walberg has been a business owner and Realtor in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1970. He and his wife, Ann Marie Nugent, are the owners of The Bay Area Team with Pacific Union – Christie’s International. This year Walberg …
Facebook 101: Understanding Your News Feed
The first thing you see when you log into Facebook is what is called your News Feed. This is the stream of posts from your friends and their friends. It's filled with inspirational quotes, funny videos, photos and more. It's generally here that you'll comment, like and click to read some of the …
5ive Questions with Rhonda Porter
Name: Rhonda Porter Website: http://www.mortgageporter.com/ Bio: Rhonda has been originating mortgages since April 2000 and began blogging in late 2006. At times, blogging has served as a "vent" for Rhonda, allowing her to continue to exist (and thrive) in the mortgage industry. She enjoys …
The “LIKE” is a copout! Engagement takes work
I was reading a post from my friend Ken Montville on his 'other' blog entitled, "Website Traffic And The Fire Hose" and it got me to thinking. In his post he starts out talking about Facebook Ads, links out to a post on using the 'dark post' strategy , moves a bit into SEO, and then finishes …
15 tips to get more engagement: #6
Do Video. Yeah I know, it's scary. But nothing builds engagement like video. Video will increase your page views as well as your time on site. VIDEO FOR REAL ESTATE If you are in real estate the style of video can vary. Video can be a “talking head” style, it could be Listing Videos, …
Giving back: WordPress
I attended WordCamp San Francisco this weekend. WordCamps are held all over the world but WordCampSF is special. With Automattic's headquarters (they own WordPress.com) just down the street this event is the BIG ONE! The schedule here is usually two big rooms with various speakers taking the …
Did you hear what happened in Myrtle Beach?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I come away from every REBarCamp with at least one solid nugget. That could be an idea, a technique, a new website app or tool. Last week I was at REBarCamp Myrtle Beach. It was their first. Almost all of the attendees were first time …
How Apple Pay Works
The big news of the day might be that Apple has launched Apple Pay. That's the ability to pay with just a touch of your phone. Essentially, you connect a bank card or account to your phone, go to a merchant, tap your phone and viola! Payment made! It's called NFC (for Near Field Communication) …
5ive Questions with Patrick Healy
Name: Patrick Healy Website: http://www.phacient.com Bio: Patrick Healy is the founder of the New York based management consulting firm, Phacient, a company dedicated helping organizations to operate like their larger competitors Their mantra is Simple is Better. Phacient's premise is …
Small Biz Marketing: SEO
a Primer for the Small Business Owner on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Not a day goes by that the typical small business owner doesn't get a phone call, an email, or even direct mail promising them that they can get their business on the first page of Google. For the small business owner, all …
5ive Questions with Amy Cesario
Name: Amy Cesario Website: http://denverrealestateviews.com/ Bio: After working for the Denver Nuggets for ten years, helping players, coaches, executives and their families relocate to Denver, the Assistant GM and several players helped me realize how much I loved that part of my job. They …
Random Social Media Musings Part II
This would be the Yang to the last post of Yin. The sunny, rainbow, unicorn side... Why? Because there is a balance in everything. There has to be. So this version is all about doing social media right. #1 Jim Walberg Every morning Jim shares an image that embodies his thought for the …
You’re doing SEO wrong (Panda 4.1)
Google rolled out another update to their Panda Update with what some are calling version 4.1 and the internet was buzzing! Ok, maybe not your 'internet' but it was in mine. ;) Plenty of people complaining how they suddenly have no traffic, they dropped for this keyword, they don't rank on …
5ive Questions with Carole Sanek
Name: Carole Sanek Website: http://carolesanek.com Bio: Carole has worn many different career hats over time and while she enjoyed writing, it was something she thought was just fun to do. Then she found blogging. She started blogging 9 years ago, ahead of the masses, and she …
Random Social Media Musings
Certainly not enough for a post individually, but collectively... perhaps. Here's a dumpload of meh I need to get out of my system. Slacktivism Wikipedia says, The word is usually considered a pejorative term that describes "feel-good" measures, in support of an issue or social cause, that have …
15 Tips to get more engagement: Tip #5
This post is all about Facebook Page Engagement. Remember that Facebook Page you created titled something like "Mike Mueller Sells Sunny Acres! (555) 555-1234" You know the one. You invited all your 'friends' to LIKE it? Turns out the only ones who liked it were other real estate agents (and …
5ive Questions with Matt Stigliano
Name: Matt Stigliano Website: http://www.kimberlyhowell.com Bio: I hate writing bios - so here's some facts: East Coast native living in Texas. Hockey fanatic (Flyers fan). Former rockstar. Self-taught web guy. BBQ addict. Gum chewer. Tired. < Since Matt hates writing bios, I copied this …