Canadiana Agent News and Tips

One of your goals as a blogger should be getting regular readers: if members of your community keep coming back to your blog, who do you think they'll think of when they or someone they know is looking to sell their house?One of the best ways to get people to come back to your blog for more is by...

As many of you probably know, Ottawa was hit with a huge snowstorm this weekend. Here are some photos. We even had to close down the bank that I work at early so that we could still drive.Saturday morning, before the storm: things looked relatively normal (that giant pile of snow from the parking...

One of the more popular methods many webmasters use to entice people to read their own blogs is to write guest posts for others. This is not something which is done often on AR, so in order to take advantage you will most likely have to look for Real Estate blogs outside of the community. However...

No one can deny the uniqueness of BC. Having grown up there, I more than anyone can appreciate the simple things: the Stanley Park Seawalk, Mt. Washington's powdery snow, the interior, Vancouver Island and housing prices that stun the rest of the country!As such, I felt that we deserved our own g...

In writing blogs, posting online, having a website and all of the other marketing we do in this great online medium, there is one difference from real-world advertising which can have an enormous impact on the results you receive from this marketing.That major difference is that the internet can ...

One of the things I found was most predominant in my focus group leading to the creating of Canadiana Property was the fact that people want to see two main things when they look at listings, other than photos: maps and videos.The maps portion is easy enough to cover. Unfortunately, MLS.ca does n...

I know pefectly well that an agent's time (as well as that of about 99% of professionals) is very valuable. As such, many agents choose to list only on a few sites. However, if done right, you can actually do great work for your Google search results.The key to success is entirely in the listing ...

On Monday morning, when I boarded my WestJet flight bound for Ottawa from BC, as soon as the satelite TV came on, I switched to CTV News. When the weather came on, to my surprise, they were expecting it to be 10 degrees (Celcius).Stunned and pretty happy, I was looking forward to not being cold f...

Video tours are a great way to differentiate yourself from other agents in the area and give home searchers a better look at what the property truly feels like before taking the plunge to see the property. Furthermore, video tours are easier and easier to create with modern technology: as an agen...

With technology at the point where it is today, there are many optional features agents can include on their website, many of which are pushed by web designers, and their advice taken as we all automatically assume they know what they're doing in terms of what works for online marketing. Unfortun...