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IDX and Wordpress & Content - The Secret to Real Estate Website Success
As agents or brokers, we are also generally aware of the stats that accompany online visibility - namely that 90% or so of home transactions are starting online, and that if you can rank your real estate website on the front page of Google for quality keywords, you'll see an increase in business. The big question is around the HOW of accomplishing increased rankings for your website and local results.
The Real Estate Lead Conversion Dilemma - PPC vs. Natural
The need for online marketing for real estate agents and brokerages is a given in today’s world. We all recognize that we not only have to have a smart, professional and up-to-date web presence. But, we also know that the only real places that matter online for visibility are Social Media, Blogs and the 1st page of search engine results (pages 2-Infinity don’t really count).
To Our Friends and Industry
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Does Tech Increase Transaction Volume? Yes—And There’s Proof
The data is indisputable. Inside Real Estate’s kvCORE Platform is getting more business for real estate professionals across the board.
Real Estate Teams Get What They Deserve
Teams just scored the most sophisticated solution ever created thanks to the latest release by the newly combined Inside Real Estate and BoomTown teams.
Does the Real Work Start After the Real Estate Transaction? The Numbers Say Yes.
Post Close Companion is your answer to client nurture after the transaction. And it makes it easier than ever.
Elite-Level Marketing Materials Don’t Need to be Time or Labor Intensive– Here’s Why
kvCORE is innovating tools that allow agents to do it all, without having to do it all.
Will 250k Agents Leave the Business Next Year?
What can you be doing to make sure your agents stay loyal with you and stay productive?
Market Leader for Sale & Real Estate Websites/CRMs: What You Should Know
If you haven’t heard, the acquisition baby of Trulia-then-Zillow, Market Leader, is for sale. But what does this really mean for real estate professionals, and especially Market Leader’s customers? I can’t claim to be unbiased in my view on the technology, but there are some clear, facts that are important for Market Leader customers and others around the industry to know.
Mix It Up: Why Smart Brokers Diversify Their Real Estate Lead Sources
As real estate professionals, we talk a lot about finding the fastest (and least labor-intensive) path to generate real estate leads. And when a certain lead gen strategy has been producing consistent results for your team, it’s hard to think that there’s any reason to diversify. But if you are siloing your efforts to only one source, you are placing an extremely risky bet. Where do you expect to get your best real estate prospects this year? Here is where agents, team leaders, and broker-owners are finding success with online real estate leads in 2015, as reported in a recent survey by Inman.
Drip Marketing 101: Put Your Real Estate CRM to Work
Without a real estate CRM, the process of tracking and segmenting communication with various leads manually can be painstaking. Because successful agents know that they need to stay productive in order to be profitable, the task of sending a series of emails often gets pushed to the back burner. However, when done effectively, drip marketing has shown to increase sales opportunities by an average of 20%. Here are a few best practices for determining who should receive what type of email, and when they should receive that message.
What's the Score? 4 Ways to Track Real Estate Lead Generation Activities
To succeed and grow your brokerage, you need to do several things at the same time: generate leads, recruit and train effective agents, and track agent activity with full accountability, all while utilizing the right tools to convert leads into sales. Here are four ways you can keep your agents accountable by tracking their lead generation activities from first-contact to closed-deal.