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Comment on Writing Your Listings For Google and Search Engines by Mike Andrew

Mike Andrew — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:36:49 +0000

Yes please feel free to do so

Comment on Who Really Owns Your Real Estate Web Site? by Steve

Steve — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:59:20 +0000

Hi Mike,

I appear to be in a potentially similar situations. Would love to know which company you are referring to?

Comment on Writing Your Listings For Google and Search Engines by Polprav

Polprav — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:28 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

Comment on Twitter – Creating Your Real Estate Tweet Plan by Mike Andrew

Mike Andrew — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:38:04 +0000

Hi Elaine, thanks for reading my blog, firstly, you can join sites such as Tweetlater, now called Socialoomph.com and create an account, they will monitor the web and send you an email when someone mentions your Tweets or your name etc, you can also create an account with Hootsuite, they also have a monitoring system that will tell you if someone retweets your information. I monitor it all the time and it’s great for tracking your tweets. If you are tweeting links then use the URL shortener on either of the sites I’ve mentioned, they give you tracking stats on your links which is great for seeing how many times your tweets are opened or shared.
As for uploading a photo as long as you follow Twitters instructions there shouldn’t be a problem also try twitbacks for a background to your twitter site. looks good and really easy to do.

I hope that helps

Mike

Comment on Twitter – Creating Your Real Estate Tweet Plan by Elaine Zimmerman

Elaine Zimmerman — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:49:09 +0000

Thank you for the consolidated, informative information. I have a question, as I enter my tweets, how do I know if someone comments about the tweet on the public forum? Or, do I just await them to follow me?
Also, I tried to customize my profile and the photo would not upload? Maybe my computer, I’ll keep trying.

Comment on Social Media College by Mona

Mona — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:41:30 +0000

That’s great news. Looking forward hearing more about different marketing options. I’ve learned that blogs, social medias and twitter can be quite effective, as well as regular websites, especially if they’ve lots of useful information for the potential buyers.

Comment on Social Media As The New CV by Scott Bennett

Scott Bennett — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:04:38 +0000

Hi Mike,

I recently had to hire a new staff member, I had over 200 applications for the position. I googled each potential employee that I was interested in interviewing. Some of the information that came up was amazing. It made the decision to interview them or not interview them a really easy decision. Also, by doing a facebook search on their email address and checking their facebook page, you get a good insight as to what the candidate is really like.

Checking up on a potential new staff member has never been easier!

cheers

Scott

Comment on Real Estate Technology Consulting by Mike Andrew

Mike Andrew — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:39:12 +0000

Hi Susan, you have the wrong mike andrew, but good luck with your property search and thanks for reading my blog.

Kind Regards

Mike Andrew

Comment on Social Media Usage Grows In Australia by Foki

Foki — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:25:57 +0000

Hi Mike,

Great article. We are getting asked by every second client for us to introduce their business to the wonderful world of SM.
I am thinking of employing a person specifically for SM, but the feedback from businesses is that they know the importance, but dont want to treat it as such when it comes to $.
And as we know, if you are going to do SM, it has to be done properly and treated as important as any other digital channel, or it can do more harm than good.
When is your next seminar and when are you next in Brisbane?
-Foki

Comment on Twitter – Is the Honeymoon Over by RealtyVibes

RealtyVibes — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:13:10 +0000

This is an interesting article Mike, and I know that you have been an avid Twitter user for some time and been quite dedicated with your tweets so it can’t be said that you’re just speaking from a “hunch”. I would agree with what you’ve said and with the data from your reports because although Twitter is engaging and entertaining at times, it does beg the question of “how effective a tool is it really when compared objectively?”
. I have 3 Twitter accounts,.. one for my primary blog, one in my own name, and another just started for my real estate “e-focus” blog RealtyVibes.com.
Collectively I have just under 1,000 followers and I have noticed the same things you spoke of. It appears that I get about 1% of followers responding to tracked URL’s (that’s probably quite a high percentage of those that actually see the tweets). I follow about 60 people on one of my accounts and even with such a lowly number I find I can’t keep up with the endless tweet-stream (apart from DM’s & @replies). The other account I follow 630 people and there’s just NO WAY I can account for even 10% of what’s streaming through (again DM’s & @’s excepted). How then can anyone realistically follow 10,000 to 50,000? Impossible. I follow one guy who follows over 36,000 but to his credit I always get responses to DM’s and @replies when I send to him (evidently the only way he sees them).
Consistent Tweeting takes quite a bit of effort and planning I find,.. even though I do have Twitter Tools installed on my blogs,..that just allows me to remain active (if not effective). I’ve concluded that unless one has at least 10,000 to 30,000 followers (as some do) and an an ability to present as an almost irresistible kind of “Rock star” or guru persona, then the likelihood of generating any kind of worthwhile income or attentive traffic from Twitter is probably (if not definitely) going to elude the vast majority of people.
I’ve come to a preliminary conclusion that Twitter is on a parallel with the parody “The King’s new clothes” in as much as everyone’s hyping it up for their own gain or vanity, but few are willing to shout out “hey the King is naked!”
For now I’m happy to have my profiles present on Twitter, but like you, I’m beginning to carefully assess the amount of time and effort invested in that medium.
OK Mike,.. cheers, & keep up the good work!
Russell
@realtyvibes (Twitter)