At the end of the day, closing a real estate deal always comes down to one simple word: Value. But real estate has changed dramatically from the days of using note cards to track your cold calls. Technology has leveled the playing field and with more agents in the game than ever before, your ability to provide more value to your prospects over a longer period of time is what sets you apart from the competition. A great CRM can help make that happen. Put Your Real Read More
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6 Tips for Increasing Real Estate Website Conversion
The success of your business can be greatly affected by your website’s conversion rates. When looking for ways to make your site better, it is always good to make it easier for customers to take "ACTION" on your website. But what action do we want them to take and why? How Home Buyers Pick Their Agent: 70% of home buyers interviewed said they only interviewed one agent, according to the National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Report. 42% of buyers Read More
3 Tech Essentials for Running a Successful Real Estate Business
Technology has become such an essential component in today's real estate market that, if shunned or underutilized, could impact agents' ability to sell homes and remain competitive. In particular, 44 percent of all property searches begin online, according to the National Association of Realtors. Meantime, another 13 percent of prospective buyers begin the process of finding their next home online before hitting the streets to look at properties. Case in point: Today’s average buyer uses a Read More
10 Tips To Choose An Effective Domain Name For Your Real Estate Business
So, you are thinking about getting into the real estate business, right? You have a rough plan in mind, and now you want to create a real estate website. That’s great. The first thing you need is to choose a relevant, and proper domain name for your real estate website. But how do you do that? How can you come up with such domain name ideas? "If you choose the wrong domain name, then it can be a hassle to switch later without hurting your brand and search rankings." Read More
Real Estate Website Hosting Explained
If you think choosing the wrong web hosting can’t have a negative impact on your income, think again. (HuffingtonPost) The basic building blocks of a real estate website are as follows: Web Hosting IDX Feed CMS Domain Content There are many providers of the first 4 building blocks. We recommend you use: WPEngine IDX Broker Platinum WordPress.org GoDaddy Number 5 is not so easy. But there are a ton of posts on this site and other to aid with Read More
The Best Free WordPress CRM Plugin for Real Estate Lead Generation
This Plugin Will Increase Your Real Estate Lead Generation Without Much Effort "How do you turn leads into clients? Strong personal skills and services are one part. The other piece: Having a system that keeps track of prospects, so they keep track of you when they’re ready to buy or sell." (Realtor Mag) What if you want a WordPress website and a Lead Generating CRM solution? Before we found the best free WordPress CRM plugin we would have had to: Build your WordPress Read More