From: maps_on@paulmurphyhomes.com (Paul Murphy)
Newsgroups: misc.invest.real-estate
Subject: Re: Building a Good Realtor Web Site
Date: 22 Nov 2003 15:21:53 -0800

Great post... 

Like you say, Internet marketing can help.  I will say that it also
takes a great commitment.  Getting links, search engine optimization,
how to transition the client from the web to a real face-to-face home
selling/buying client-It all takes time, commitment and money.

Thanks for your input!

Paul Murphy
http://www.huntington-beach-realestate.com/
www.huntington-beach-realestate.com


web-master@chinovalleyrealestate.com (Joe Salvatore) wrote in message news:...
> Hi,
> 
> If you are a realtor and want to do well online, there are a few
> important things to remember.
> 
> 1.  It is important to have a site that contains good content and
> information on the area that you are marketing properties in.  Your
> content should be original and it should have plenty of the kinds of
> information that your viewers would typically ask about.
> 
> 2.  There are a lot of web site developers that build template style
> web sites for realtors, but what usually happens is that your site
> ends up looking a lot like the other realtors in your area and your
> customer / viewers end up seeing the same thing on your site that they
> see on many other realtors in your area.
> 
> 3.  The same thing applies to the look of your site.  Shop around for
> a web site designer that can give you your own unique look.
> 
> 4.  Try to team up with other business people who have web sites and
> offer links to each other.  You want to find people who are after the
> same customers that you deal with but that don't directly compete with
> you.  If you can partner with successful realtors in other cities and
> towns, that would be ideal and you should link to each other's sites
> as well.  Everyone is using portals like Realtors.com.  Why not break
> from the pack.
> 
> We sell real estate in the Chino Valley of California and have had
> good success bringing in new business through our web site..  We
> gathered information on all the surrounding cities in our area and
> provide links to that data directly on the site.  You can see an
> example of how we profiled each city here:
> 
> Example of
> Chino City Profile
> 
> The Internet is an awesome way to build your real estate business.  If
> you do it right and break from the pack, you can follow the hundreds
> of realtors around the country who have made the web a big part of
> their business.