Comments on: Bad SEO Advice for Real Estate Agents … from the NAR http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/ Because not everyone can throw thousands of dollars at the 'How do we market ourselves online?' question... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex C. http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-303965 Alex C. Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:53:41 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-303965 Sure, this is merely a snippet of SEO 'advice' and is not meant to fully educate anyone of what SEO really entails, particularly as algorithms continue to evolve.I wouldn't call it 'bad' advice, just very rudimentary and nowhere near enough. And well, the sad truth is there is a plethora of shady vendors out there spreading myths. My market is among the most competitive in the world, so I have to really keep up on SEO if I want a chance at the big prize. Sure, this is merely a snippet of SEO ‘advice’ and is not meant to fully educate anyone of what SEO really entails, particularly as algorithms continue to evolve.I wouldn’t call it ‘bad’ advice, just very rudimentary and nowhere near enough. And well, the sad truth is there is a plethora of shady vendors out there spreading myths. My market is among the most competitive in the world, so I have to really keep up on SEO if I want a chance at the big prize.

]]> By: Matthew B http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-300714 Matthew B Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:09:17 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-300714 I do SEO on a regular basis and it all seems to be a myth. Get links from trusted sites, get links from forums blogs,etc. Stay away from article sites, just info after info and no one knows the real answer! You mention trusted sites from real estate links if someone would please reply with trusted site info I would love to look into it. TY.... I do SEO on a regular basis and it all seems to be a myth. Get links from trusted sites, get links from forums blogs,etc. Stay away from article sites, just info after info and no one knows the real answer! You mention trusted sites from real estate links if someone would please reply with trusted site info I would love to look into it. TY….

]]> By: Bill Joyce http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-292038 Bill Joyce Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:12:22 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-292038 Very good information...I will think on this and share with coworkers. Just kidding. I think you can hire folks for $1 an hour to make generic comments on blog posts. I'm struggling with the value of nofollow coments. It seems many if not most sites include rel="nofollow" on the comments. This page comments include this. Is there a backlink value (juice, authority) to commenting on this page and others with nofollow? Thanks. Very good information…I will think on this and share with coworkers.

Just kidding. I think you can hire folks for $1 an hour to make generic comments on blog posts.

I’m struggling with the value of nofollow coments. It seems many if not most sites include rel=”nofollow” on the comments. This page comments include this. Is there a backlink value (juice, authority) to commenting on this page and others with nofollow?

Thanks.

]]> By: Alison Shuman http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-276742 Alison Shuman Mon, 23 May 2011 03:51:20 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-276742 I remember that article. I also remember cringing when I read it. I have a close friend who think they will get on page one by gimmicks, keyword-stuffing and paying for backlinks from strange international sites. Maybe I am old-school but I do find that when I write REAL content, REAL information, REAL tips, and talk about stuff people actually seem to want to read . . . it starts to collect links on its own. I regularly troll the keywords that brought visitors to my sites and see what page they landed on, and if that page had content that might have answered their question (for long tail searches where the question is pretty clear). If the answer is consistently "no" then the content needs to be re-written, or perhaps broken out into more articles. Also, remember that a bunch of agents have those terrible canned sites with duplicate content - I can't imagine any amount of SEO is going to get people to stick around when the whole site is just junk. I remember that article. I also remember cringing when I read it. I have a close friend who think they will get on page one by gimmicks, keyword-stuffing and paying for backlinks from strange international sites.

Maybe I am old-school but I do find that when I write REAL content, REAL information, REAL tips, and talk about stuff people actually seem to want to read . . . it starts to collect links on its own.

I regularly troll the keywords that brought visitors to my sites and see what page they landed on, and if that page had content that might have answered their question (for long tail searches where the question is pretty clear). If the answer is consistently “no” then the content needs to be re-written, or perhaps broken out into more articles.

Also, remember that a bunch of agents have those terrible canned sites with duplicate content – I can’t imagine any amount of SEO is going to get people to stick around when the whole site is just junk.

]]> By: Dave http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-273312 Dave Wed, 11 May 2011 18:50:25 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-273312 Oh no. A friend of mine is paying me for these services. He owns a Real estate company and I build websites. I figured that typical seo techniques would work for real estate, and I was stoked because it was my first local web page and the SEO competition looks beautiful. Thanks for writing this. Oh no. A friend of mine is paying me for these services. He owns a Real estate company and I build websites. I figured that typical seo techniques would work for real estate, and I was stoked because it was my first local web page and the SEO competition looks beautiful. Thanks for writing this.

]]> By: Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? | Small Business Mavericks http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/bad-seo-advice-for-real-estate-agents-from-the-nar/2929/#comment-260042 Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? | Small Business Mavericks Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:36:32 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/?p=2929#comment-260042 [...] tip to Matt McGee for bringing this to my attention, but I have long thought that real estate agents and brokers were [...] [...] tip to Matt McGee for bringing this to my attention, but I have long thought that real estate agents and brokers were [...]

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