Author Archives: Tom Lyons
Success Seminar with Brian Buffini
I’m here at the “Success Seminar” with Brian Buffini. He started with three big trends in the industry. Â Forgive the short quick sentences, I’m blogging as he talks. 1. Immigration 2. Longevity 3. Echo Boomers He feels the Echo Boomers are the biggest trend, especially given the fact they are just entering the market now.…
42% of Canadians have a Facebook Account!
I was presenting to a client yesterday and discussing how facebook and other social media properties could play a role in their current marketing. Image from Monkeys & Kiwis (Flickr) We both agreed that the debate of whether they should have a Facebook page is pretty much over but to what extent had Facebook  saturated the…
Jimmy MacKin’s Tip Drive More Traffic From Facebook
Want a better understanding of how to drive more traffic to your blog using Facebook? Here’s a great tip from Jimmy Mackin from The MLS App!
Facebook Introduces Ability To Change FanPage Name
Facebook recently made a nice change to how you can manage your FanPage or pages.  In the past once you named a FanPage you were stuck with name.  This was to control organizations from creating pages based on a topic and switching it over to something else once a large group of fans had been acquired. With…
This is exactly the type of virtual tour YOU should do!
Krista Miller, started doing virtual tours some time ago with YouTube. Â She makes them real, friendly and makes herself approachable. Watch the video below and you’ll see how straight forward the tour is, and you can see why people like them so much.
What Matt Cutts says about Google SEO?
When Google talks about SEO, you need to sit up and listen to what they’re saying. Â Why? Â Well, because they make the rules. So when Matt Cutt’s took the time to review a Realtor’s website, and point out tips to make the site better, and perform better on Google I started to listen. Most of…
How To Build A Facebook Community Page Part 6
In this episode, we are talking about the previous switch from a Group to a Fanpage. we also talk about growth and the viral effect of Fanpages. We discuss how the page starts to take on a life of it’s own. We also look at how to set up a Facebook Ad to promote the…
Getting Wide Angle Video from a Standard Camera – Kodak Zi8
Products seen in This Video: Kodak Zi8 1080p Pocket HD Camcorder (Black) And the converter lens: SunPak Wide Angle Conversion Kit
New Studies Show Facebook Benefits to Local Business
Some new studies came out over the last little while talking about the benefits of using Facebook, how it effects customer loyalty and the truthfulness of online profiles. I first found the studies at the Social Media Examiner, a great site and I recommend you drop by and check it out. The first study put…
How To Build A Face Book Community Page Part 5
In the fifth part of the series we perform the dreaded switch from a Group to a Page. In past videos I talked a little about the difference between a Page and a Group, my recommendation was to start a Page but for this experiment I would be creating a Group. Well we’ve done that,…
