The Marketing Detective

I've recieved a lot of flack for teaching that Google does not care about Keyword Meta tags. (You should see some of the emails I've been sent! Whew! Some people take their Google knowledge seriously!) Well, it seems that Google has gone on record to set the matter straight! Have a look at what i...

  Oh hey... Before I begin this blog post, I wanted to treat you to some crazy facts about email: - There are more than 100 billion pieces of SPAM email sent around the world every single day! - The number of spam email messages sent around the globe each month numbers in the trillions! - More th...

The web is full of great free resources, but when was the last time you found real estate specific graphics to use on your blog, or website? (Ahem... LEGALLY - No copy and paste) Well, as many of you already know, I run a web development team that specializes in mortgage and real estate. One of m...

I could have sworn that this was the appropriate title to the blog post I was reading yesterday. Let me explain. I've been chatting plenty about social media this past year. Twitter, FaceBook, and beyond. On the flip-sde of the coin, I've been hearing others claim that social media is a waste, an...

I'm one of those obnoxious guys that is up every morning at 4:30 a.m. It's a great time to get in a workout, jog for a few miles, and clear the mind for the day. This morning I was sitting on the porch watching as the night sky was chased away by rising sun - It's amazing how much of a difference...

Have you ever wondered how other websites land on the front page of Google for those seemingly perfect key-word phrases? They sit back and lounge on page #1 of Google for specific keywords that generate tens of thousands of hit or more each month of prospects who are already looking to buy or sel...

I couldn't resist! I was browsing through my rather large list of free website resources that could be quite useful to real estate agents, and I just had to post a few more! Here's a short list with descriptions on what teh site is or does: Hub PagesHub Pages allows you to create a free “Hub” or ...

You probably already know that social bookmarking is an excellent way to generate more traffic to your website. Not only does a proper social bookmark strategy generate extra traffic to your website, but it also gives your SEO efforts a nice little boost... The problem? There is an estimated 3,08...

  I promised you last week I had something very important I wanted to share. I apologize in advance if this is going to sound a bit on the unbelievable side - But if you check out the link I've provided below, you'll see how all of this possible: www.freerealestatemarketinglab.com/realestate- 3 d...

Hello Active Rain Members! Question for you! You like answering questions don't you? What if there's a reward for answering this question? (There is! I promise! - We're only doing this for Active Rain members!) Question #1: What is your number 1 marketing challenge in today's market? Question #2:...