Tips for Successful Online Real Estate Marketing

By: Craig Berger

The Internet has provided the world with the ability to attain loads of information in mere seconds. This means real estate agents today absolutely must utilize online marketing to stay on top of the game. Find out how to make the most of your real estate business with online marketing.

More Than Websites -- Learn About Online Marketing

A survey from 2003 stated that 71 percent of homebuyers used the Internet to search for homes. However, many Realtors' websites do not generate traffic. In order to use online marketing, you need to learn the ins and outs of search engines.

Search engines like Google drive the Internet. Keywords are what people type into search engines to find information. For instance, if a buyer wants a two-story home in your area, they may type 'two-story home,' the name of your city or 'two-story houses for sale.' Take the time to research what buyers are looking for in your area.

It is important to optimize these keywords because they will move your website up in online rankings. People do not want to browse multiple pages to find your website. You need your website to be readily available to the people.

Optimize Your Real Estate Site

If you already have a website, update it frequently. Go to forums dealing with real estate and leave comments with links to your website. The more visitors you have, the higher your website will go up in rankings.

Increasing the content on your page is another way to draw in more traffic to your site. Use blogs, articles and press releases to attract visitors. Be sure this content centers around the keywords. It is also worthwhile to hire a professional web designer who can bring a design element to your page and make it user-friendly with a sitemap and search box.

Converting Marketing Into Real Estate Business Growth

Generating traffic alone will not expand your business. Contact people in your field who can refer others to your site, or work with a company that expands businesses through online marketing. The more you stay away from your site, the less possible business you will receive.

Study your competition by checking out sites form other Realtors. What are they doing differently from you? Research and try to find out why those sites are highly ranked.

A website traffic tool will help you compare your traffic levels to top-ranked sites. If their site is easy for you to navigate, then you have an idea of how your site should look.

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