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Guest Blogging Email Tips & Templates posted July 1, 2012
The Email Pitch
Pitching to a blogger is identical to anything else that can be “pitched” – just because it’s online doesn’t mean you’re not dealing with people. Because of this, the same offline rules apply for the online world. Trying to get the guest blogging opportunity is the same as trying to close [...] -
Posting to WordPress.com, and Realtown posted May 1, 2012
How to Post to WordPress
Go to WordPress.com, in the upper left corner, enter your login details
Once logged in, hover over “My Blog” near the top left corner and click “New Post”
Add a title
Add the 3+ sentence excerpt (or any other content)
Upload any images or videos (only if needed)
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Don’t Get Banned posted April 16, 2012
If we could just ignore these sites we would, but we can’t. These social media websites play a part in how search engines rank your site, and can bring a tsunami’s worth of traffic to your site in one day.
But users on these sites hate spam and will often perceive self-promotion as spam. [...] -
Bookmarking on Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon posted April 9, 2012
How to Submit a Bookmark to Digg
Go to digg.com and login
Copy the entire URL you want to bookmark
Paste the URL in the “Submit a link” box near the top of the page
A new drop down will appear with the details of the URL
Edit any of these details if you want, but it’s not required
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6 Ways to Easily Add Content to Your Facebook Fan Page posted July 23, 2011
There are a number of ways to add content to your Facebook Fan Page such as posting it directly – I know, duh! But if you’re like me you want things done in an automated fashion requiring as little time as possible to get the job done, and that is where these six services [...]
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6 Steps to Get the Most out of YouTube posted May 2, 2011
1. Keyword Rich Name
The name of any video you post to YouTube should be a keyword, the same type of keywords you might target for a search engine optimization campaign. The keyword should be roughly 2-5 words, not overly generic, and relevant to the subject matter of the video. If the title of [...] -
Monitor Your Brand Name and Monitor Your Keywords posted April 6, 2011
Quarkbase
Quarkbase is great because it provides a comprehensive set of statistics and data on any given website or webpage all in one place. All of it is freely accessible as well. Here’s the data it provides and its usefulness:Find out how much traffic the website receives with Alexa rank and Compete unique visitor [...]
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Using Trulia in 7 Steps posted March 14, 2011
1. Your Profile
Fill out your profile to near 100% because it implies to potential clients that you are serious about your business
Use a real photo of yourself2. Add your websites
Make sure to use keywords in the “Web site title”
If you have more than one website, add them all
Add links to your Twitter profile and [...] -
Do You Need Multiple Facebook Business Pages? posted February 21, 2011
Our first recommendation is to keep everything consolidated. Let’s look at an example where this works best: a real estate agent who is selling both traditional listings and short sale listings. While the agent could certainly create two separate Business Pages it doesn’t make sense because it will require more time managing two [...]
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Syndicate Your Listings to International Classified Sites posted February 7, 2011
With the dollar at near historic lows and the rash of foreclosures it’s no surprise that we’ve seen a glut of foreign investors snatching up properties all across the USA. So how do real estate agents reach out to these foreign investors?
Promoting Your Listings Worldwide
The best agents do it by reaching out to the [...]
