“Chicago Real Estate” is a popular search term for potential home buyers and Realtors in the Chicago and International market. Ranking high on search engines with such a popular search term as Chicago is a tough task but in the recent months, this search criteria has paid off for Rubloff Residential Properties. After being on their new site for only two months, they have seen a very positive and noticeable improvement in their search engine rankings and analytics, showing success with the general Internet user.

Rubloff’s success story – within less than one month of going live on their new website, there were 18 page one results on Google for Rubloff Residential Properties when ‘Chicago Real Estate’ was searched.

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Podcasting is a superb way for marketers to reach highly targeted niche audiences. Active Website’s fundamental view on the future of podcasting has not altered since last year. As the medium breaks away from its progenitor, Apple Inc., podcasting is becoming a mobile technology that’s popularity continues to grow. Millions are plugging in to download audio files for listening and communicating.

According to eMarketers, “the podcast audience will continue to grow at an impressive rate into the next decade. Podcasts will reach 18 million regular subscribers in 2011, with a total potential audience that year of 55 million people.” (more…)

Active Website’s Annual Enterprise Network Conference has been scheduled! The conference will be held in the beautiful mountain resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Just a short drive from the city of Denver, Breckenridge provides a picturesque setting for what we hope will be an invaluable learning opportunity for our Enterprise Network Members. The event is open only to Members of the Active Website Enterprise Network.

When: October 9-10, 2008

Where: Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO

The conference will focus on the major technology trends in the market today and how Enterprise Members can incorporate those into their business. (more…)

We want to highlight Enterprise Network member, Wright-Kingdom, for their usage of Individual Property Websites (IPW’s). The Boulder, CO-based company uses the technology for nearly 95% of their listings! They post the URL (see http://www.wkre.com/1498) as a sign rider for almost every home for sale, inviting potential buyers to the company’s website for more details. The IPW’s are also linked to from the corporate site as well as Individual Agent Websites.  (more…)

Ever thought of buying property in another country? Chances are, whether it’s a dream or a reality, many of us have.  But where can you go to look for properties in another country and find what is currently on the market? Understanding the importance of meeting the needs of the growing global marketplace, Active Website has started syndication to properazzi.com, expanding the worldwide reach for our Enterprise Network members.

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