Buying a Domain Name (and Forwarding)!

Buying a domain name can be daunting ...I'm going to attempt to take away the trepidation of domain name buying.  In today's video, we talk about personal branding with your very own domain name.  I walk you step-by-step through the domain buying process on GoDaddy.com and even show you how to forward your domain name (for those of you using free company URL's for your personal websites).

Have No Fear ... Facebook Timeline is HERE!

In today's video I show you the new Facebook Timeline and how to work with your new profile with regard to updating and editing your information. We will go over the new layout, new ways to share and connect with your personal and business Facebook friends.  To get started and for more information - go to www.facebook.com/timeline!

Using ePropertySites for your Listing Marketing

Just wanted to post the slides and recording from today's ePropertySites webinar! Thanks so much to everyone who attended.

To watch the recorded webinar, click the play button in the box below:


For today's ePropertySites slides only:

ePropertySites for CBH

View more presentations from Stefanie Hahn.

QR Codes for Real Estate

Hello and happy Sunday night! I posted a little video on Friday with regard to QR Codes for Real Estate, watch it below ...



Tons of folks way smarter than me have written loads of information on this topic, see the links below for more:

Tech Savvy Agent > Five Best Ways to Use QR Codes for Real Estate

Realty Times > How to Use QR Codes for Real Estate

RIS Media > The Truth About QR Codes

Inman News > Real Estate QR Codes - Fad or Function?

Agent Genius > 10 Ways to Use QR Codes in your Real Estate Marketing


Read up and see if QR codes are a fit for your real estate business!

Have a rockin week :)

Get the most out of Zillow

If you haven't been there in awhile, it's time to go back and check out Zillow. I received an email from Sara Bonert at Zillow on Friday with links to a few helpful videos to get you started. I have embedded these videos below for you convenience.

To begin, set up a profile and get involved in the conversation in the Advice section. In this clip, Sara explains how to set up a profile and she gives you the skinny on Zillow Advice.



Zillow also offers free marketing tools - check out the full list on Zillow Pros.

Next, begin marketing yourself on the site. In this clip, Sara explains a few of the ways real estate agents can market themselves on Zillow. Keep in mind that our listings are already being syndicated to the site, so you will not need to manually post your listings.



Finally, get all of the details you need on the "zestimate". Sara explains the "zestimate" - including how Zillow calculates the number, when they update the information and the challenges of accuracy with the zestimate.

Watch this if nothing else - it's important to know how Zillow comes up with the number and the issues of accuracy involved.



For more information, check out the Zillow News channel on YouTube.

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks Sara :)

Scratching the Free Surface

Agents meet with me all the time and tell me that they need to "work on their internet presence" and "what should they do"???

They come in expecting to talk about buying a tricked-out website, keyword advertising and blogging. Typically, they want me to share everything in my brain by osmosis in 15 minutes so they can get to their next appointment. I think most of them walk away a little surprised ... I am rockin the osmosis thing.

Not really.

What I tell them is the same thing I will you here - use the free stuff first.

Let's do this in list form, shall we?

1. Edit, maintain and use your CBH Agent Website
2. Sign up for profiles on Trulia, Zillow, Inman, etc. AND participate in the discussions going on
3. Get a Google Profile - http://www.google.com/profiles
4. Sign up on YouTube - create and update a community, agent profile or listing video(s)
5. Go to www.technorati.com - find and bookmark a few real estate blogs that interest you, then participate in the discussions on those blogs (please be relevant)
6. Do some social networking on LinkedIn, Active Rain and Facebook
7. Get involved with micro-blogging on Twitter or FriendFeed
8. Upload and share listing photos on Flickr - www.flickr.com

And I am just scratching the FREE surface here folks. Seriously. Work on those 8 things and then we'll talk more :)