For years I have subscribed to an IDX service, paying those high monthly fees. At the time there was no choice and every penny was worth it as this brought me almost all my business. But as time went on and Google kept changing its algorithm rankings started to drop across the board for people wi
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07/16/2018
Since I occasionally (often) run out of ideas for a blog I tend to troll others' websites for ideas. While doing so I sometimes find problems with those sites, which I am sure the site owners are unaware of.I found one the other day and two today. Don't neglect your sites. With updates continuous
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05/21/2018
There are numerous free sites where you can check out anything and everything to do with your website: load time, popularity, SEO compatibility, etc. but most of these will give you an overview of a few things, and to dig down deeper you are going to have to upgrade to a paid version.Nibbler is n
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05/05/2018
I have always loved the Taj Mahal, and until my trip to Abu Dhabi I thought nothing could come close. Well, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi certainly does and surpasses it. It is absolutely stunning and standing there at sunset listening to the muezzin call the faithful to prayer is tr
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03/21/2018
It is so sad how out of control the influx of calls from people (robots) trying to sell you something has become. A good percentage of my phone's battery power is taken up by this and it has come to the point that I rarely answer a call I don't recognize anymore on my landline.I have Spectrum, an
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02/12/2018
(From an article I guest wrote for TSI a national moving and shipping company and an excellent resource for your relocation clients).The home buying process is always complicated, whether you’re moving to a new state or buying your first place in your home state. If you’ve got questions about buy
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01/25/2018
Let's take a look at how the Wilshire Corridor condo market did in 2017.158 units were sold at a median price of $1.105 million. The highest sale was a 3-bedroom unit at The Californian for $7.714 million and the lowest for a studio at the Wilshire Regent for $470K.The average days on the market
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01/14/2018
Working in the real estate industry is not for the faint of heart or for those who need instant gratification. In my ealier days in the biz I had my share of listings, but as my marketing graduated more and more towards focus on my website the leads that came in were primarily from buyers and ren
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11/22/2017
Those of us who blog on a regular basis know that we serve one master, Google.When I first started blogging the concentration wasn't specifically on how to please Google, it was more about building an attractive website and finding the right IDX. The IDX in the early days was what brought visitor
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11/02/2017
Sometimes the job of of a Los Angeles real estate agent is nothing but fun.An 80 degree day near the aquamarine water and spectacular coastline views. I forget that I am actually working.. I chose this photo because of the contrast between the reflection of the blazing sun on the water and the re
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10/16/2017
