June 3, 2009
Blogging is one of the many venues for Social Networking. Blogging offers many benefits. It is a great SEO tool, as it drives organic search engine traffic, creates recurring traffic and is a great source for optimized keyword placement. It is tangible/ measurable through online analytics, helps create brand awareness and offers the opportunity to create your own voice. We encourage all of our Enterprise members to host a brokerage blog, and as a coming strategy will be working on creating blogs for each members relocation department. Creating a network of relocation blogs.
Active Website currently owns blog domain names for every major metro city in the United States, from 
NewYorkCityRelocationBlog.com to LosAngelesRelocationBlog.com. Rubloff Residential Properties is the first member in the Enterprise Network to embrace the Relocation Blog. Chicagorelocationblog.com was launched in the fall of 2008 and is already ranking on page 1 of google for the search term “Chicago Relocation” and “Relocation Blog”.
We have created a case study of the strategy Rubloff employed to created such a successful blog. Click on the link to read more about the Chicago Relocation Blog.
Rubloff’s ChicagoRelocationBlog.com Case Study
June 1, 2009
Social Networking happens in many forms today. There are multiple venues online for social networking. Trying to keep up with all of the tools, and creating a presence can be overwhelming. There is just 1 key to social networking that we want you to remember:
You must be consistent. (more…)
May 11, 2009
Green Real Estate generally means selling homes that focus on green initiatives like renewable energy. These homes range from strawbale and cob houses to solar homes. Now there is another green initiative related to the Real Estate Industry. This green initiative is focused on moving. More specifically cardboard boxes!
Many people try to save money when they are moving by stalking retail stores for their thrown out boxes, asking family members for old boxes, and overall avoiding purchasing them at all costs. (more…)
May 5, 2009
I came across this great article on Smartmoney.com that I thought I should share. In a market where low home prices, big inventory and great tax benefits are luring first-time buyers into the market, there are some mis-steps occurring. Excited by the venture of shopping and purchasing a home, Smart Money came up with the 10 common mistakes that first-time home buyers are making. Below is an abbreviated version of their list.
- Not knowing how much house you can afford: One of the first things buyers should do is talk to a qualified lender and get pre-approved for a mortgage
- Assuming foreclosures are great deals: Weigh the costs of fixing up the property against the savings you’ll likely reap buy buying a lower-priced foreclosure home
- Letting your true feelings show: (more…)
May 4, 2009
One of the newer applications on Facebook that was just pointed out to me comes from eListit. This new app comes at a cost of course…but you can try it free for 14 days. We always talk about the benefits of social networking, and we are generally talking about networking with people and creating relationships. But here is a practical application for social networking. Overall I think it is just one more way social networking can help add to your business. Is anyone already using this Facebook app?
What you get:
- Unlimited Listings on Elistit.com
- Profile Advertisement
- Your Picture
- Contact Info
- Link to Website
- Company Logo
- Listing App. on Facebook…and more
NewYorkCityRelocationBlog.com to LosAngelesRelocationBlog.com. Rubloff Residential Properties is the first member in the Enterprise Network to embrace the Relocation Blog. Chicagorelocationblog.com was launched in the fall of 2008 and is already ranking on page 1 of google for the search term “Chicago Relocation” and “Relocation Blog”.
