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Digg it UP - Real Estate Websites: A Technology Guide for Real Estate Agents
So you've decided to set up a new business, the idea is good, the bank has given you the green light and everything is looking peachy. Wait a minute haven't you forgotten something? Yes, that's right - your trousers! With all that excitement you clean forgot to put any on this morning. Anything else you air brained fool? Yes 5 points there at the back - what you need above all else is an unforgettable look to knock the
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish thi
A lot of people have been asking this same question over and over again regarding email marketing campaign. The question is this, "On which day and time should I send out my email promotion campaign?" Does that sound too familiar to you? Or are you one of those who are asking as well?Or perhaps, you may have heard or learned that the best day and time is from Tuesday to Thursday and between 10am to 2pm. The reas
How Do You Get Started?
My advice at this point is to slow down -- just a little bit. The initial setup stage is where most folks make their biggest and costliest mistakes. In their excitement, they skip the necessary research and sign on with a designer who can't deliver exactly what they're after.
Or they shell out $300 dollars or more for a real estate website template, only to realize later that the design can't support their content plans.
Elements of a Website
To have a website live on the Internet, you'll need three primary things:
- A web host (like Dotster, GoDaddy, or hundreds of others)
- A domain name (like www.mysite.com)
- Web pages (HTML files to structure the pages and style sheets to format them)
The Web Host
A web host is a company that provides web hosting services. These companies own servers (extremely powerful computers) that host and “serve” the files that make up their clients' web pages.
You can create a website on your computer. But you have to put the files onto a web server before anybody can access them over the Internet.
A Hosting Example
When you visit Amazon.com, your computer requests files (via the Internet) from a server. In this case, it's Amazon's own server. Your computer will request HTML files, graphics, scripts and other items needed to view and use the home page at Amazon.com.
Hosting Providers
Web hosts are a dime a dozen. The trick is to find one that's reliable, easy to use, and with decent customer service. In web host standards, "decent customer service" means you can actually get somebody on the phone when you have a problem.
Web Host Recommendations
I use and recommend GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com). I've also had good luck with Dotster (www.Dotster.com). A medium-sized hosting plan at one of these providers runs about $9 a month. You get a little more for the money at GoDaddy though, at least in my experience.
The Domain Name
A domain name is simply the name and address of a website. My domain, for example, is www.ArmingYourFarming.com.
Getting a domain name is easy. You just go to any domain registrar (like Register.com or GoDaddy) to first see what's available. The registrar will tell you if a particular domain is taken or available. When you find an available domain name that you want, you register it. The cost to register a domain is about $10 per year. More than that, and you're overpaying.
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish this
Email advertising has become very widespread with the increasing use of the Internet as a marketing tool. Companies are realizing that the attention of potential customers can be grabbed by filling their inboxes with informative messages that have attractive subject lines. Spam mails have been outlawed, paving the way for opt-in email advertising that is more cost-effective and has better response rates.Email ad
Elements of a Website
To have a website live on the Internet, you'll need three primary things:
- A web host (like Dotster, GoDaddy, or hundreds of others)
- A domain name (like www.mysite.com)
- Web pages (HTML files to structure the pages and style sheets to format them)
The Web Host
A web host is a company that provides web hosting services. These companies own servers (extremely powerful computers) that host and “serve” the files that make up their clients' web pages.
You can create a website on your computer. But you have to put the files onto a web server before anybody can access them over the Internet.
A Hosting Example
When you visit Amazon.com, your computer requests files (via the Internet) from a server. In this case, it's Amazon's own server. Your computer will request HTML files, graphics, scripts and other items needed to view and use the home page at Amazon.com.
Hosting Providers
Web hosts are a dime a dozen. The trick is to find one that's reliable, easy to use, and with decent customer service. In web host standards, "decent customer service" means you can actually get somebody on the phone when you have a problem.
Web Host Recommendations
I use and recommend GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com). I've also had good luck with Dotster (www.Dotster.com). A medium-sized hosting plan at one of these providers runs about $9 a month. You get a little more for the money at GoDaddy though, at least in my experience.
The Domain Name
A domain name is simply the name and address of a website. My domain, for example, is www.ArmingYourFarming.com.
Getting a domain name is easy. You just go to any domain registrar (like Register.com or GoDaddy) to first see what's available. The registrar will tell you if a particular domain is taken or available. When you find an available domain name that you want, you register it. The cost to register a domain is about $10 per year. More than that, and you're overpaying.
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish thi
Recently, CNN’s early-bird program ruminated that the business world has and is using too many colorful metaphors too often. From its broadcast, one was left with the impression that phrases like; hitting the ground running, watching the bottom line, and thinking out of the box, are “poison pills” and should be avoided in favor of more explicit terminology.Colorful metaphors aren’t or don’t need to be “poison pi
A Hosting Example
When you visit Amazon.com, your computer requests files (via the Internet) from a server. In this case, it's Amazon's own server. Your computer will request HTML files, graphics, scripts and other items needed to view and use the home page at Amazon.com.
Hosting Providers
Web hosts are a dime a dozen. The trick is to find one that's reliable, easy to use, and with decent customer service. In web host standards, "decent customer service" means you can actually get somebody on the phone when you have a problem.
Web Host Recommendations
I use and recommend GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com). I've also had good luck with Dotster (www.Dotster.com). A medium-sized hosting plan at one of these providers runs about $9 a month. You get a little more for the money at GoDaddy though, at least in my experience.
The Domain Name
A domain name is simply the name and address of a website. My domain, for example, is www.ArmingYourFarming.com.
Getting a domain name is easy. You just go to any domain registrar (like Register.com or GoDaddy) to first see what's available. The registrar will tell you if a particular domain is taken or available. When you find an available domain name that you want, you register it. The cost to register a domain is about $10 per year. More than that, and you're overpaying.
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish thi
Permission marketing can be broadly defined as " Taking permission from potential consumers before sending them an advertisement about your product". By giving an option to a potential consumer, to agree to gain information about your product, the marketer has the advantage of using his resources to target only interested entities.Some excerpts from Seth Godin's views on permission marketing-The bigg
Web Host Recommendations
I use and recommend GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com). I've also had good luck with Dotster (www.Dotster.com). A medium-sized hosting plan at one of these providers runs about $9 a month. You get a little more for the money at GoDaddy though, at least in my experience.
The Domain Name
A domain name is simply the name and address of a website. My domain, for example, is www.ArmingYourFarming.com.
Getting a domain name is easy. You just go to any domain registrar (like Register.com or GoDaddy) to first see what's available. The registrar will tell you if a particular domain is taken or available. When you find an available domain name that you want, you register it. The cost to register a domain is about $10 per year. More than that, and you're overpaying.
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish thi
This is another requested article by our webmaster his request was: Resumes-Cover-Letters - Resume/CV & Cover letter writing tips, do's and don'ts and suggestions.For many years I hired engineer and staff members for both manufacturing and R & D operations. If there is anything that I can say that will help you to gain success in life it is this: Tell the absolute truth. That applies in spades to Resumes
Conclusion
Before spending any money on your real estate website, educate yourself. Read as much as you can on the subject, and comparison-shop between different vendors. Determine your web goals, and make a list of features you'll need to support those goals. Start small with only a basic plan -- you can always add features later as you find the need for them.
* Copyright 2006, Brandon Cornett. You may republish this article in its entirety, provided you leave the byline, author's note and website hyperlink intact.
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