Comments on: Jumping into the Real Estate Fray, Part 1 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jonathan Fleming http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18541 Jonathan Fleming Mon, 18 May 2009 06:49:20 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18541 <p>Google is a great innovator, they make great technology! A lot of jobs related to real estate boards will be effected if done the wrong way. I love Google, I think it is so outdated, stupid and backwards that I cannot locate listings as a Realtor throughout the whole state through one MLS system. Granted, certain info should never be allowed to go via the net for safety reasons, etc. I do think Google would make a great marketing partners for Realtors. In real estate, your job as a realtor is not solely to find a home, i.e. consulting, advice, making sure all avenues are covered. A Realtor does a lot to make the process work, rock on Google, please enter the real estate market! </p> Google is a great innovator, they make great technology! A lot of jobs related to real estate boards will be effected if done the wrong way. I love Google, I think it is so outdated, stupid and backwards that I cannot locate listings as a Realtor throughout the whole state through one MLS system. Granted, certain info should never be allowed to go via the net for safety reasons, etc. I do think Google would make a great marketing partners for Realtors. In real estate, your job as a realtor is not solely to find a home, i.e. consulting, advice, making sure all avenues are covered. A Realtor does a lot to make the process work, rock on Google, please enter the real estate market!

]]> By: Paula Allen http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18540 Paula Allen Thu, 14 May 2009 22:15:28 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18540 Tualatin: Ask any real estate broker, and you'll hear that there are already more than enough third-party real estate search sites! My hope is that brokers will stop operating defensively on the Web and instead become the expert local sites they could be. Foot In Mouth: You said it! And I quote you in the follow-up to this article. You're a man after my own heart. I hope you will help MANY in the real estate industry to fulfill their online potential. Tualatin: Ask any real estate broker, and you’ll hear that there are already more than enough third-party real estate search sites! My hope is that brokers will stop operating defensively on the Web and instead become the expert local sites they could be.
Foot In Mouth: You said it! And I quote you in the follow-up to this article. You’re a man after my own heart. I hope you will help MANY in the real estate industry to fulfill their online potential.

]]> By: Foot In Mouth http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18539 Foot In Mouth Thu, 14 May 2009 16:44:20 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18539 <p>Anders,</p> <p>I'm not sure what you're meaning by SEO when you call it "merely the IT business". While I'm not even sure if your comment is actually related to Bruce post about IDX issues on real estate sites, I'll challenge that premise. </p> <p>I've been working with Real estate agents for 5 years working on their websites, and in the past 2 have really delved into how a website impacts a Realtor's business model. I think real estate agents who just get a template based site and do nothing with it have a very expensive business card. I agree with Paula in this article that there's more to this than just rooting for the realtor who's fighting "the man". Application of online marketing tactics, optimizing the site, actually adding their own unique area specific content to frame their listing data are all steps a smart realtor takes to utilize this online market to their advantage. It's pretty neat to see Bruce Clay break into the Real Estate SEO realm, so I'm interested to see what recommendations flow out in the next posts. </p> Anders,

I’m not sure what you’re meaning by SEO when you call it “merely the IT business”.
While I’m not even sure if your comment is actually related to Bruce post about IDX issues on real estate sites, I’ll challenge that premise.

I’ve been working with Real estate agents for 5 years working on their websites, and in the past 2 have really delved into how a website impacts a Realtor’s business model. I think real estate agents who just get a template based site and do nothing with it have a very expensive business card. I agree with Paula in this article that there’s more to this than just rooting for the realtor who’s fighting “the man”. Application of online marketing tactics, optimizing the site, actually adding their own unique area specific content to frame their listing data are all steps a smart realtor takes to utilize this online market to their advantage. It’s pretty neat to see Bruce Clay break into the Real Estate SEO realm, so I’m interested to see what recommendations flow out in the next posts.

]]> By: Anders blogger in profitable marketing http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18538 Anders blogger in profitable marketing Thu, 14 May 2009 13:47:37 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18538 Many SEO companies claim that the SEO process can generate profitable traffic. I do not agree to this statement because I think that the issue is far more comprehensive and needs expertise from other professionals, persons who known more than merely the IT business Many SEO companies claim that the SEO process can generate profitable traffic. I do not agree to this statement because I think that the issue is far more comprehensive and needs expertise from other professionals, persons who known more than merely the IT business

]]> By: Tualatin Web Design http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18537 Tualatin Web Design Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:29 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2009/05/jumping-into-the-real-estate-fray-part-1/#comment-18537 <p>It is surprising to me that there are not more big name real estate search services out there. It seems like it could be a thriving business. </p> It is surprising to me that there are not more big name real estate search services out there. It seems like it could be a thriving business.

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