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Why the new Google Maps will be important
The New Google Maps are good, really good … It’s different in many respects, most visibly in that the map fills the entire screen. The map seems to have more a bit detail, noticeable too w...
Google’s new update: Panda 2
Google has updated it’s algorithms yet again .. Generally, if you are doing the right things in terms of correct SEO principles, no-one should fear a Google update. But it’s worth taking n...
QR codes are officially dead
How many times have you read a similar headline? Blogging is dead. IDX is dead. Hollywood is dead. Usually the headlines are just for dramatic effect, but this time I believe it to be true - “QR...
Does your website suck?
Is your website losing you thousands of $$$$’s? Let me explain why it might – the other day I was trawling real estate agents on Yelp. I figured that if agents were smart enough to gather ...
Fully responsive IDX now available!
Responsive website designs are all the rage right now … … we reported here how this WordPress site was revamped to take advantage of the responsive design concept. Responsive sites work by...
Posterous is shutting down – act now!
Until April 30th, you can download all of your Posterous Spaces including your photos, videos, and documents. After that Posterous Spaces will no longer be available either to view or to edit. So down...
Dual Agency – Double ending – is it just plain wrong?
Here in San Diego the market is hot right now … … which is great, but I’m beginning to see some very unsavory practices, where greed has raised it’s ugly head. We all know tha...
If rental car employees are liars – how about Realtors?
Is this typical behavior for rental car employees? … and how does this relate to Realtors? Read the Facebook post and then let me explain below: The guys on the rental desks were found out prett...
New IDX deal for HAR members! Great news!
Calling all Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Members! Fees slashed for IDX feed through IDX Broker! Brokers used to have to pay a $350 setup and $500 annual fee their first year, and $500 annuall...
Our responsive site makeover
We just revamped our own site & made it responsive … … but kept the cute little duckies! Looking back on it now, the site makeover was a little overdue – see the original on righ...
Taking agent safety seriously
Real estate agents safety can be at risk while meeting clients in the field … … whether it’s showing houses or holding open homes. A quick search on Google for “real estate age...
Black Friday sale!
One of my sites was hacked a couple of years ago …. …. and I probably had the same expression on my face as this young lady I learnt my lesson and I’m extra careful about security. T...
Part 3, Getting IDX Broker pages indexed by Google
The IDX indexing experiment seems to be making some progress. If you recall from Part 2, an XML sitemap was created and submitted to Google Webmaster Tools with 156 IDX Broker links on October 14th ...
Thesis 2 – WordPress template editor review.
After a very long wait Chris Pearson has finally released Thesis 2. When Thesis was first introduced the framework was groundbreaking. Various improvements have been implemented along the way, but ess...
How to get more page views.
Some large editorial sites have a box … … that slides out from the bottom of the page, with further reading suggestions. The aim is to encourage the visitor to stay longer. Getting visitor...
Part 2, Getting IDX Broker pages indexed by Google
This is a follow up to the first post … … just over a week ago, about my Google indexing experiments. An XML sitemap was created with links to IDX Broker search pages and submitted to Goog...
