There is a common misconception about websites and blogs. Most people believe that there are two very different types of destinations on the Internet, websites and blogs. This is probably due to the early structure of blogs and to the free blogging platforms that still exhibit those early beginnings of lack of flexibility. But that [...]

Ever looked at your WordPress site and had this reaction? Hopefully you haven’t, but if you are not paying attention to routine maintenance you really can’t complain if some nasty hacker destroys all your hard work and expense. Last October famous real estate blogger Jay Thompson got hacked and spent 60 hours trying to sort [...]

“This magazine doesn’t work”  is a video shared by Jason Baptiste … …. of OnSwipe in his Keynote address at Inman Connect. Apple products have changed our concepts and mindsets and their technology codes our minds!  The video (further down) shows how magazines are now useless and impossible to understand, for digital natives. A 1-year [...]

With the WordPress Like Locker plugin you can add hundreds of fans with almost no work. Like Locker allows you to wrap all, or just parts of your WordPress post content in a “Locker” that requires your blog visitor to click the “Like” button before they can view the protected content. Works with Pages too! There [...]

Liking things on websites just became way more transparent … As of yesterday morning, Facebook users liking something on a third-party site now creates an entire feed story on Facebook, not just a single line item. This is HUGE … Publishers will see this as huge improvement, but when you see the results on your [...]

A blog or website needs to live on a computer connected to the internet. Unless you have your own server connected somehow to the World Wide Web and know how to set it up, configure it and maintain it you will need to subscribe to a hosting company to do this for you. This article [...]

Conversations have moved from blog posts over to Facebook As we reported recently, 25% of the pages viewed on the internet in the US are now Facebook pages. Guys, this is a HUGE shift. A transformation that has taken place in just a relatively short amount of time. Don’t try and mess with the flow, [...]

OptimizePress – A Very Exciting WordPress Theme For Realtors Single Property Websites have been popular with Realtors for years … Most recently the craze is to make sure all of your online real estate sites, including individual property sites are formatted for mobile devices.  I experimented some, but when I discovered OptimizePress for WordPress it [...]

Are you finding it hard to get comments on your real estate blog? Blogs are built for a two way conversation flow – that's the whole point of Web 2.0 isn't it? A dead blog is one with no interaction, no comments, no life – there could be a couple of reasons why  … Your [...]

The majority of real estate agents were not born with "techyness" Getting a WordPress real estate blog up and running can be a major challenge for most of you guys … You keep hearing from all sources that you need a blog, your broker tells you, we tell you, all the so called guru's out [...]

Realtors seem to have selective writers block .. … when it comes down to expressing their opinions or offering their professional advice online. Drew and I hear it all the time  “What do I write about on my real estate blog?” Actually this is simpler to solve than you think – it just needs a [...]

Yesterday WordPress announced Offsite Redirect This new service/tool will help WordPress.com users migrate their blog to a self hosted WordPress blog. They will be able to move without losing traffic or search engine rankings Here is what WordPress said in the Official blog post: Imagine you’ve decided to make the move, have exported your content [...]