I have recently heard of the social networking site Twitter. The concept is asking the simple question “What are you doing?” Even right now my Twitter status says I’m writing this blog.
What is it about Twitter, or Facebook, or MySpace, that draws people to them? Is it something that’s fun? Does it help you connect with people? What makes people want to be a part of social networks?
My wife recently said to me that “Signing up for Facebook is like volunteering to be stalked.” An interesting perspective but I think she’s right. One thing social networking sites do is allows us to watch our friends as they go through their day. We can see how relationships start or end, what people do while they’re at work, or maybe what exciting events they have planned for the weekend.
According to Nielsen online, a company that monitors Internet traffic, social networking and blogging has become more popular than checking e-mail. “During December 2008, there were 242 million unique visitors to so-called member communities and 236 million to email sites around the world.” Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
I get more e-mails in my inbox everyday about status updates than I do actual business e-mails anymore. My friend Aaron recently told me that he doesn’t know peoples’ e-mail addresses anymore, as long as he has them as a contact on Facebook or MySpace, he can get a message to them.
In all reality, social networks have become the best and most reliable form of communication on the Internet.
So, Have you tweeted today?
Posted by: Kelly Hauenstein on March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: General | No Comments » | Post a Comment
The National Association of REALTORS® Conference & Expo is considered by many to be the largest and most important real estate conference of the year. For others, it sometimes becomes hard to justify spending the time and money that is needed to attend such conferences. Marty L. Moses Jr., Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Just Snooping.com, Inc. sits down to speak about his past experience with the NAR and the overall feelings surrounding Just Snooping.com attending.
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Posted by: Ben Kaeding on October 6th, 2008 | Filed under: Training, Conferences, Real Estate, General | No Comments » | Post a Comment
As a child of the Internet generation, I’ve never been without a computer in my home. Whether it be an $8,000 IBM purchased in 1989 or the machine I use now, a custom built computer that cost me $600. Computers have always been a part of my life and I have never known the world without them. With the advent of the Internet and social networking, people my age are spending more and more time on their computers, socializing with friends and getting up to the minute news and information from around the world.
Now more than ever, people are turning to the Internet for their information. Why should the real estate industry be any different? People want to be able to find a new home without ever having to leave their current one. Do you have the tools available to make your online presence known?
Here are some helpful tips to get your listings, and yourself seen on the Internet:
Have a Virtual Tour of every home - Virtual Tours are a huge part of the home buying experience now-a-days. Being able to see the inside and outside of a home lets me know if I want to waste the time touring it.
Get a website - Have some place on the Internet where people can get in touch with you and can also see more of your properties. Start up a blog and post your ideas about what’s happening in the real estate world. Updated and dynamic content are going to keep people coming back to your site.
Advertise your site - Put your website address on your business cards, put it on your yard signs. Most traffic to websites comes from seeing the website address on some type of advertising. Whether that be a billboard, a for sale sign, a bus stop bench. Get your website address out there so people know it exists.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - This is a project that you have to constantly be working on and keeping an eye on. Many people find their homes by searching through a search engine. Search Engine Optimization, helps to get your site at the top of the search engines. I would recommend reading my friend Ben Kaeding’s blog for some good information on SEO.
Understanding the needs of your market is an essential part of any business. Knowing where your next client is going to be looking, don’t you want to be there ready and available with the perfect home?
Posted by: Kelly Hauenstein on September 18th, 2008 | Filed under: Websites, Training, Virtual Tours, Real Estate, Internet Buyers, General | No Comments » | Post a Comment
Blake Mulholland, experienced International Account Manager at Just Snooping.com, Inc describes JustSnooping.com’s efforts in providing Virtual Tour technologies within as well as beyond U.S. borders. Blake shares a little about the technology involved and several features that make Just Snooping.com Virtual Tours more appealing to the international market.
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Posted by: Ben Kaeding on September 15th, 2008 | Filed under: General | No Comments » | Post a Comment
Mike Walsh, Executive Account Manager at Just Snooping.com, Inc. an innovative leader in the real estate virtual tour industry, sits down for a question and answer time and speaks of the value of services provided by agents to the buyer or seller. Consumers are demanding more from their Realtor and Mike Walsh addresses this touchy subject and helps us better understand the seller and what it takes to be successful in this tougher economy.
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Posted by: Ben Kaeding on August 19th, 2008 | Filed under: Training, Leadership, Real Estate, Internet Buyers, General | No Comments » | Post a Comment
