Real Estate Website
& Blogging Advice

The Real Juice

Real Estate Website & Blogging Advice

The Real Juice


The Real Estate Tomato Blog covers topics such as WordPress Real Estate Blogging, Blogging SEO Advice, Real Estate Website Design, Story Branding, Homepage Design, Content Marketing, Lead Generation, and Company Announcements. The best Realtor blogs are those that are publishing regulary.

June 29, 2011
Special Class Announcement – WordPress Basics For Real Estate Bloggers

Special Class Announcement – WordPress Basics For Real Estate Bloggers

Learn the Basics from the Masters When: Tuesday, July 12th at 1pm PST (4pm EST) How Long: Two (solid) Hours How Much: $40/person Where to Sign Up: TomatoUniversity.com This is a two hour course that will walk new bloggers through the basics of blogging on the WordPress platform. Why is […]
June 6, 2011
Seize the Web: Content Marketing for Better Blogging

Seize the Web: Content Marketing for Better Blogging

What keeps readers focused? The following is a contribution by guest author: Marie Still is the Director of Marketing for MRIS. Today’s web is a very noisy place, so competing for eyeballs is no small feat. Smart marketers know that it’s no longer enough to talk about you (or your […]
June 6, 2011
New Google +1 Button and Real Estate Blogging

New Google +1 Button and Real Estate Blogging

One thing that binds all bloggers is our desire to outrank our competition in the search engines. Google has been honing its search algorithms for many years and rightly holds its status as the most popular search engine. It has however, been trounced from it’s throne of ‘the site where […]
March 25, 2011
Blogging Basics – Learn To Use The WYSIWYG Properly

Blogging Basics – Learn To Use The WYSIWYG Properly

As mentioned in the recent article about using images, we’ve received great feedback during our live reviews of the websites submitted by our free webinar attendees. I bring it up again, because another common infraction we see during our website reviews is an inconsistent use of fonts. Here are some sound tips […]
March 22, 2011
5 Reasons To Start Hyper-Local Blogging Today

5 Reasons To Start Hyper-Local Blogging Today

Photo By viZZZual.com The following article was written by our Dean of Education: Daniel Bates. When most people thinking of “real estate blogging” they think of posts like market updates, buyer and seller tips, and way too many “featured” listings. The term “Hyper-Local Blogging” refers to the practice of writing about topics […]
March 17, 2011
The Essentials For Using Images In Your Real Estate Blog

The Essentials For Using Images In Your Real Estate Blog

Eye Candy – It works! During some of our blogging/social media webinars, we have been known to give honest, first impression reviews of websites submitted by our attendees.  No punches are pulled and the feedback is often direct and unfiltered. I’m sure some feelings are bruised, but they are asking for an […]
February 28, 2011
What Do Photography, Gardening, Bodybuilding and Blogging For Business Have In Common?

What Do Photography, Gardening, Bodybuilding and Blogging For Business Have In Common?

They are all things that seem easy at first, but prove to require a developed skill to be successful. Photography: Buy a nice camera and point it at things while pressing the button. Easy. Gardening: Dig hole, place plant (or seed), replace dirt, add water, Miracle Grow® and sunshine. Easy. Bodybuilding: […]
February 21, 2011
10 Reasons You Will Never Generate A Lead Through Social Media

10 Reasons You Will Never Generate A Lead Through Social Media

The following article was written by our Dean of Education: Daniel Bates. Much has been written on the subject of social media being used to generate leads and most of it has not been positive.  In most cases, this is due to a misuse of the tools and not the […]
February 15, 2011
Should I Replace My Real Estate Blog With My Facebook Page?

Should I Replace My Real Estate Blog With My Facebook Page?

The following article was written by our Dean of Education at Tomato University: Daniel Bates. I recently attended a conference that included the administrators of 20 non-profit organizations. The topic shifted to them discussing their internet presence and nearly all raised their hands when questioned as to whether they had a […]