Category Archives: Social Networks

Get Your Listings On Facebook! With your Own Facebook App.
Today we do something pretty exciting! Many of you have asked how do I promote on facebook without being annoying. How do I build community but still market my listings. I’m goign to show you a little trick which should help with that. Word of caution, we’re doing a few techincal things here, so bring […]
Example of a Realtor Succeeding at Social Media
Dale Chumbley runs the Facebook Fan Page – 365 things to do in Vancouver Washington. In a few short weeks he had 1000’s of fans! Here’s why.
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!
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 get a Vanity URL on Facebook!
Do you ever wish you could tell someone your Facebook address? Sure you tell people, “Find me on Facebook” or “Look me up on Facebook”, but it would be nice to tell them how to get straight to your profile or your fan page. Facebook held off introducing vanity urls for a long time and […]
If the listing is important, it will find me?
Folks, there’s a change a com’in! I smell it on the on the wind and it’s not last nights fish. It’s a change in how people search and find information. Sure people are still using Google, Bing and Yahoo to find stuff, but that’s starting to change. People are letting the news find them. I […]
Dan Zarrella and Self Reference
On Dan Zarrella’s blog today we were looking at a new post talking about self reference and followers. Basically, what you see in the chart below and the link to his post is when people are on twitter or on any other social network the way to gain more followers is to talk less about […]
How Online Video Is Discovered And Other Musings.
Techcrunch had a great article today on Online Video Discovery. To some up, video is huge, we knew that. But 45% of video is direct traffic or searched for. Which means the person knew what they wanted. BUT, 55% is found randomly, completely by accident. That’s a huge realization, because it means that you need […]
66% Of Surveyed Companies Plan Budget Shift To Social Media
So Alterian released the seventh annual, yes I said SEVENTH, Social Media Marketing Survey. It comes as no surprise that more companies are shifting the budget to Search and Social Media, but it’s always fun to look at the numbers and then give my ever so observant opinion about what I think they mean. Yes […]