Posts Tagged ‘seo’

Your Google-Friendly Website (Webinar & Infogaphic)

Posted on: March 31st, 2018 by Tim Garcia

WATCH: complete “throwback” coverage of our 1st “How To Make a Google-Friendly Website” webinar, hosted by Tawd Frensley – PropertyMinder VP of Sales & Marketing.

Frankly, many of the tips featured and demonstrated still apply. Some (amazing) things never change.

Questions? Let me know! 🙂

– Tim

Marketing Director
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Frenemies With Technology

Posted on: September 9th, 2016 by Tim Garcia

Frenemies With Technology.

Our VP of Sales and Marketing, Tawd Frensley, has graced us with another guest blog post – and, once again, gets a critical point across in his own unique, no-nonsense, and catchy way.

Honestly, it’s really easy to hate technology.
Moreover, it’s easy to hate technology when it is constantly being thrown in your face.
“Get this tablet! Use this phone! Use this CRM! our SEO is better!”

Yada yada yada….the list goes on and on.

However, just like how a friend is always there for you, good technology can be your friend.
Patient, Understanding, Dependable, and Attentive to your needs. These are a few of the basic traits of a good friend.

With that being said, thank you for being our friend.
We are your technology partner. We pride ourselves on being responsive to your needs and do our best to make sure you understand our system.

Being scared of technology is very common, but don’t let it affect your relationship with it.
It’s not hatred that you feel, it’s fear. We all dislike being bad at something new or unfamiliar and some of us actively avoid situations that could cause us to fail.

Technology is a tool. Nothing more.
Just like the first time you fired up a new kitchen gadget or your new power tool, there may have been a small amount of underlying fear.

But after a while, with some exposure and practice, look at all of the things you have created and built.

We are just a tool. The one piece of equipment to help you build your business and make life a little more enjoyable.

Let us know how I can help you.

Warmly,

Tawd and PropertyMinder’s Community Managers (Tim & Anna)
anna@propertyminder.com
408-213-4658

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Only Having A Brokerage-Provided Website Is Straight Up Dangerous.

Posted on: March 16th, 2016 by Tim Garcia

Sharing isn’t always caring (for yourself) 

Would you give someone your bank account information?
Would you give someone access to all of your hard work, all of our resources, all of your connections and networks? All of your knowledge? The things you spent years nurturing, gathering, and earning?

Chances are there are very few people out there who you would simply hand over the goldmine of your wealth and success. There are few people in life we should trust with this information.

Well, we’re afraid to say, that that is exactly what agents do when they use the Broker-provided website and CRM. They store all their contacts (their livelihood, essentially), all in one place- a place that is not all their own. So what happens in life when there is a fork in the road?

Sometimes an agent leaves their brokerage. Truth be told, the average agent switches brokerages 7 times.  Most of the time, they simply leave a carbon copy of their contacts with the brokerage, even if they exported their entire database. Congratulations! You just managed to allow your former brokerage to go ahead and start emailing and calling everyone in your database.

In case you didn’t know or didn’t take the time to calculate, your database is worth millions. Yes, millions. 

Let’s do a little simple math so that you can gain some clarity on your business.

Here is a simple equation to find out how much your database is worth:

Total Contacts ( X ) Average Commission = Database Worth

Then ask yourself this question:
“If everyone in my database bought or sold
with me right now, how much would I make?”

Yes, your business is in fact worth much more than you probably thought.

This is why it is essential that you have your own CRM and website.
No matter the business or life changes you go through, you can’t leave your gold mine of relationships (and potential income!) in someone else’s hands – hands that could be attached to the arms of your competitors.

You must have a place that you have full control over to store your contacts and your notes. Also, you need to have full control over the content and look of your website. That is often not possible with a Brokerage website. With the PropertyMinder website you have full control over the look. Also, you have a support and training department on standby all day to help you edit
your website, your campaigns, and your landing pages.

We have an in-house development team that designs tools based around your needs and MLS functionality that updates everyday.

Nothing in this world is free. Everything comes at a price.
Sometimes that price- is the cost of your database.

Have a great (and productive) week! 

Talk with you soon,

Anna 
PropertyMinder’s Community Manager
anna@propertyminder.com
408.213.4658

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Custom IDX & SEO: Two Peas In A Pod

Posted on: October 13th, 2015 by Tim Garcia
Jump on the next MLS Searches webinar to see everything in action!
SEO Made Easy: Part 2

Create Custom IDX pages. We can’t say this enough.
Just as a department store organizes its merchandise by brand, style, use, gender, event,and age group- you too should tailor your website to people’s preferences. And you will be optimizing your website to boot. Custom IDX is a way to improve your website’s SEO.

Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to make your Custom IDX pages more specific and other ways Custom IDX can improve your business.

 

Simply stated, Custom IDX links:

1. Add relevant pages of content that Google can crawl
2. Give people instant access to homes they want to see
3. Eliminate the learning curve website visitors have to go through each time they visit a new website.
4. Can bring about real, human traffic and conversions.
5. Support neighborhood traffic from your farm and reduce the bounce rate of your visitors.

Here are a couple ideas for you: 

– What are the main school districts or schools in your area?
– Adding school info to your SEO will help you be found by people with children.
– Does your area have any specific neighborhood nicknames? Add those as keywords.
– Create Custom IDX links for your specific area. You can create Custom IDX links based on neighborhoods, or general area. Each IDX page and the results are indexed by search engines.

Tip: A great way to figure out SEO keywords is to send an email to friends, family, and networks who are not in real estate. Ask them: “What words or phrases would you use to find a real estate agent or a home?” This will give you an idea of how people search for real estate online. Cool, right?

Click here to learn some more on how we made our tools even more Google-friendly.

Did you like what you read? Anything stand out to you? Do you need help getting started?
Is there anything here that concerns you?

Let’s get going together

Best,

Anna & Tim
408.213.4658
anna@propertyminder.com
408.213.4668
tim@propertyminder.com

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