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The Secrets of Real Estate Website Branding

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:17:30 +0000

His shiny face reinforced his image for all of those people who recognized the advertisement. However, when he polled people who hadn’t seen him before, a different story emerged. The types of people who visit a web site come in 2 basic types: Those who know you and respect you Those who don’t know you and aren’t looking [...]

Google Maps: Video Tutorial on Adding Custom Points, Overlays and Commentary

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:40:47 +0000

Recently having a “Eureka” Moment, Pat at TransparentRE.com showed us all his fancy moves with Google Maps. In his words “…real estate professionals can use Google Maps to continually update their clients on the status of their local housing markets…” A good number of us wondered how to do this. So I’ve created a video tutorial [...]

Free Invite Wednesday

admin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:45:09 +0000

Busy day, but I have some free invites to hand out. First come, first served. Here’s how to get them: Send an email to metalsoftware@gmail.com with your name and email address and let me know which of the following invites you’d like: http://www.grandcentral.com/ http://pownce.com/ http://www.joost.com/ http://gleamd.com/ Or leave a message in the Comments

Web Design Guide - Part 1: Great Colors in 3 Simple Steps

admin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:54:18 +0000

Need a color scheme for your site? Don’t fret. Let a photo be your inspiration. You can generate great colors fast using digital photos. If you’re on a life-or-death deadline… skip to “Bah! I’m too busy!” Still up for it? Great! Here’s how: Step 1: Find some inspiration You can use your own stock photo collection or visit [...]

The $225,000 Parking Space Solution

admin — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:17:24 +0000

Parking a $25,000 car in a $225,000 parking spot seems outrageous to me. Your Mileage May Vary: From the New York Times: “As real estate elsewhere languishes, Manhattan property is still escalating in price, and that includes parking spots.” I see 2 solutions: 1.) Get a more expensive car 2.) Or get one of these Now all I need to do [...]

What Is Wrong With Property Search Maps?

admin — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:33:37 +0000

The world of the real estate web 2.0 loves a mash-up. Google maps, Yahoo maps … maps, maps, maps. Ooh ahh … sigh. You would think I was against mapping, to the contrary, I’m just against the superficial way they’re implemented. Why? Maps are good for people who know an area or need to live in [...]

10 Signs Your Real Estate Web Design Needs an Overhaul

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:48:22 +0000

1.) It doesn’t allow site users to search for property - Property is the first thing people want to see when they come to a real estate web site 2.) It’s template-based - If you paid less than $2,000 for your entire site, it’s probably a template. 3.) It has a “splash” page - Visitor to self: [...]

Will Patent Threat Bust Real Estate Boom in Geospatial?

admin — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:19:21 +0000

Reprinted with Permission, Copyright 2006 Directions Magazine. Author: Adena Schutzberg Geospatial solution providers have looked at the real estate industry as a huge potential market for years. What could be better than GIS to sift through locations, prices, demographics, school ranking and proximity to the train station all at the same time? During the past few months, [...]

ILD (Internet Listing Display) Policy

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:11:14 +0000

The following Internet Listing Display policy consolidates and replaces both the Virtual Office Website (VOW) and Internet Data Exchange (IDX) policies to create a single, unified policy governing the Internet display of all property information originating from multiple listing services (MLSs) owned and operated by REALTORÂ® organizations. All REALTORÂ® MLSs are required to comply with [...]

New NAR Policy Delivers More MLS Information to Consumers

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:13:39 +0000

Under the new policy, listing brokers will not be allowed to restrict the display of their listings on selected competitors' Web sites, as they were under the controversial provision known as "selective opt-out" contained in NAR's now-defunct Virtual Office Website (VOW) policy