How to Clean Marble Without Damaging It
Marble isn’t only beautiful—the stone can be a long-lasting feature of your home. This is why it’s used to make everything from countertops, to floors, to showers. And as anyone who has ever wiped out on a marble floor knows, it’s quite hard. Read more…
How to Get Carpenter Bees Out of Your Yard Without Killing Them
Bees may be small in size, but they play a major role in ecosystems, pollinating trees, flowers, and other plants. But one type of bee does more than pollinate: the carpenter bee. Read more…
How open platform technology empowers business efficiency and tools to attract and retain top talent
In the above session from Connect Now, Jason Reinking and Orlando Ramirez of dotloop discuss the various advantages of implementing open platform technology.
How to Paint a Ceiling Without Getting Paint Everywhere, Including on Yourself
When you think about painting a room, chances are you’re picturing giving your walls a refresh, or a makeover in a new color. But ceilings are a different type of canvas—one that can change the feeling of the entire room. Read more…
Google News Q&A Tips With Danny Sullivan
The other day, I posted on Twitter a video from the inaugural Google News Initiative Community News Summit of Danny Sullivan doing a Q&A sessions from publishers. There are a number of videos from this summit but I suspect Danny’s Q&A was the most interesting.
Google Email: Simplifying Content Management In Google News
With news that the Google page experience update is pretty much done rolling out, with the one piece left being the Google News apps, Google News sent out emails to publishers with this great subject line “simplifying content management in Google News.”
Google: Don’t Put Too Much Content On Category Pages
Google’s John Mueller was once again asked about how much content should you put on your category pages, be it e-commerce categories pages or other category pages. In short, John said a “little bit of content I think is always useful” but don’t overdo it with too much content.
Google Search Ranking Update On Saturday – September 4th (Tools Little Chatter)
This weekend there may have been yet another Google Search algorithm ranking update. This one is a bit different in that the chatter was pretty low, maybe that is because of the Labor Day weekend? But the tools, almost all of them, spiked higher than the September 1st update that had a lot more chatter […]
Vlog #136: Dan Sure Gives More On Google Core Updates
This is the second time I interviewed Dan Shure, the first time was in vlog #20, where I went to his office. This time…
How this top-performing brokerage uses data to recruit high producers
Carolina One Real Estate Services is an independent, locally-owned and operated brokerage consisting of 14 branch office locations and an agent services center, spanning four counties and partnering with approximately 1,000 agents.
Easy SEO wins for agents: How to beat Google by playing its game
The secret to beating Google is all about reviews. Here are three ways you can strengthen your online review strategy and beat Google at its own game.
How to plant a people tree
As business owners and operators, every effort we make is an “investment” whether we realize it or not. And just like we do with our money, we must make every investment strategically to yield the best return.
6 of the best ways to increase your listing value
Some upgrades are necessary to capture buyer attention, while others may bring more or better offers. Here are the common upgrades your clients might consider, and the data around the potential value.
Things you should never let your clients compromise on
When considering compromises, agents have to be sure the deal is the right financial decision for the clients and their families as well as the right lifestyle decision.
WATCH: The best economic model for a profitable team
He decided to actually increase their agent splits to 60/40 and 70/30 in favor of the agent, while cutting all the fixed, hard costs their agents saw as “low-value” but that were, in fact, very high cost to them.
