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In case this one zipped by too fast for you to read . . . How much is your safetly worth? Add this app to your iPhone, and it is there when you need it. This is very cool and I just had to share. Every so often we hear about a Realtor getting attacked or worse showing property or at an open house...
05/26/2011
We've talked a bit here on AR about duplicate content. Usually, though, we're talking about the same, or similar, content on different blogs - maybe posting an article on AR, then posting something similar on Trulia and our own WordPress real estate blogs. What about duplicate content on the same...
05/26/2011
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We all know we need to do our keyword research. Sometimes, though, it just seems like too much to do. Unfortunately, skipping that 2- to 5-minute step before writing an article can mean the difference between traffic and no traffic. Here is an example: You can see that the difference of a "s" on ...
05/26/2011
Or, more specifically, how they see your real estate website. if you are like most real estate agents and real estate professionals, you are tracking a lot of numbers. Especially performance numbers. How else do you know if you're doing better, or worse, or just treading water? Take TWO minutes a...
05/25/2011
If you're running a WordPress blog, and you're a real estate agent, chances are you're either running AgentPress from StudioPress, or you've seen sites that are running it. (note: this LOOKS harder than it is - if you're overwhelmed by the technical stuff in here, just bookmark this post for late...
05/23/2011
The Texas Drought is BAD, Really BAD According to the Drought Monitor published by the Researchers at the University of Nevada-Lincoln, the lack of rain in Texas has put most of the state at drought intensities of Extreme to Exceptional in May 2011. Drought is Classified in 5 Levels The 5 levels ...
05/23/2011
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Austin Real Estate Is A Tough Business to Be In I've always believed that I was a fast learner - quick on the uptake I used to say. Good thing, because "being in real estate" means drinking from the fire hose. The information comes at you fast and furious, relentlessly trying to drown all but the...
05/22/2011
Tax Assessments in Texas: The Basic Facts on Value Your Texas Property Tax Assessment does not tell you the market value of your home. Got that? The tax assessment and the market value are often very different. They are supposed to be the same. That doesn't mean they are. The big, deep scoop on p...
05/22/2011
If you use Google Analytics, you're seeing your own visits to your websites unless you've set a filter to exclude your own IP address. This can make it difficult to accurately gauge traffic to your site, especially when you're working hard on it, and visiting a lot of pages to see how they look. ...
05/22/2011
Well, since Orlando wrote this about me, I figure I can re-blog it. :-) The big camera never fails - it always brings someone out to talk - either about the camera, the neighborhood, the area, or about photography in general. Â Want people to come up and talk to you about real estate instead of sc...
05/19/2011