We all know that getting reviews, testimonials and positive customer comments is hugely important these days. But, we also know how hard to is to get them. I ran across a new service called Effortless Reviews recently that has a way to get reviews on your Google My Business page. (Don’t have a Google My…
At its core, a vanilla WordPress installation, or a freshly installed version of WordPress, is already powerful. As soon as you log in to your WordPress dashboard, you can immediately start writing and publishing content. You’ll literally have a nice-looking website in less than an hour! However, the true power of WordPress lies not in…
A brand new installation of WordPress comes with a few pre-installed “looks” or themes, but there are so many more to choose from. Read on to learn more. All WordPress themes look great at first sight – but how do you know which theme will actually work best for your needs? Looking for the best…
In last week’s post, you learned which web hosting companies are recommended by WordPress.org. To refresh your memory, these are Bluehost, SiteGround, and Dreamhost. Each web hosting company has its pros and cons, one may be better than the other in a particular aspect. But the most important thing to note is that you really…
In the last week’s post, you learned why WordPress is a very popular platform for website owners. It’s free and open source, and you only need to pay for your domain name and your web hosting to get it to work. Fortunately, a domain name will only set you back maybe $10 to $15 per…
You’re excited about the upcoming launch of your new website. You’re ready to start advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google Adwords, Bing Ads, and any other places your target audience hangs out. But before you launch your site to the world, does it have the requisite legal pages and disclaimers? You know, the Terms and Conditions,…
Introduction To Using WordPress You’ve read in many places on the Internet that it’s important to build your own blog and or website. Whether it be for personal or business use, people tell you to get your own website. But you don’t know how it’s done. You don’t know anything about building websites, and you…
I taught a class on blogging at my brokerage recently at the request of management. Over the course of a solid hour many questions came up about the process of blogging and it was suggested that I write a series of articles on how to blog. After some soul-searching on my part I decided to…
The following article first appeared on RealtyTechBytes on February 15th, 2015, so I thought that it was time for a refresh! One of the ways that you can utilize your social media accounts is to post interesting information about real estate. Doing so on a regular basis helps to position you as a knowledgeable person…
As I find myself in the waning years of my real estate career I am looking back over my 33 years in this business and I see that there were several contributing factors to my longevity. I am going to list them here for you. You may find that you may want to emulate some…
