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June 6, 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
February 11, 2011
Let’s begin by outlining what we consider to be a custom designed blogsite. Upon starting, you and your designer consider and discuss the following: Architecture The specific design and organization of the main containers of the site. This includes, but is not limited to the header, navigation, content containers, sidebars, […]