The ABCs of real estate - Always Be Closing. Attracting visitors to your site is a great start. First get them to visit, then ask for the sale. You'll need a compelling call to action to convert visitors into home buyers. Here are 4 solid ways to optimize your call to action. 1. Talk Like a Buyer
One of the biggest catch phrases in real estate right now is hyperlocal. Instead of trying to be all things to all people, agents are now focusing on a smaller areas. Use these four steps to become a hyperlocal expert on niche neighborhoods in your area. 1. Use Your Strengths and Stake Your Claim What
Expanding IDX/MLS Data Coverage We're always expanding our MLS coverage to include more feeds. In fact, we just added 20 new feeds to our international IDX coverage. We have MLS feeds in Mexico, Canada, the United States, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. We want every real estate agent, team, or office to have the property listings they
Bringing home the sale takes a personal touch. After all, buying a home is often the largest purchase decision we make in our lives. When it comes to a real estate-based relationship, buyers need a little hand-holding and a lot of trust. Here are five tips real estate agents can use to establish that trust - and continued
The world of social media today is a far cry from the wild west frontier it was just a decade ago. Now, clearly defined and widely adopted sets of rules and etiquette have been established. Take advantage of powerful new social marketing tools being released by following these helpful guidelines. 1. Don't Ask for Likes, Compel Them Not only is
The web is constantly evolving... Gone are the days of custom coding each page of your site. Content management systems and other web-based platforms make it easier than ever to build a site. With that convenience comes a new challenge - sifting though the various options to choose a service that works for you. What is a
Two types of sitemaps are available in your IDX Broker account. These are automatically created and include categorized links for all active listings in your MLS. This means you have potentially hundreds or thousands of property details pages for search engines to index. Keep reading to learn more about sitemaps and how to make them work for you. What
Here are some must-read IDX Broker Knowledgebase articles! With so many informative articles to choose from, it was tough to narrow it down. We've compiled these 5 key articles to help expand your IDX Broker knowledge. Check out the following tips and tricks you can use to make the most of your IDX Broker setup. 1. Sitemaps Sitemaps are
We take our video games seriously at IDX Broker, so we need our scoreboard to reflect that. When there's an arcade in your break room, there's competition for high scores. The whiteboard worked, but it got messy. So, we began to ask ourselves...how can we upgrade our scoreboard and make it awesome? Salesforce was the answer. IDX Broker
IDX Broker CEO Chad Barczak and Director of Sales Bryson Womack share insights on the past and future trends in real estate. Shot on location in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the closing of the recent Xplode conference, this video covers the evolution of data, and the future of MLS. In 5 short minutes, you'll also learn the most
