Tools You Can Use

This two minute video featuring Bernice Ross provides useful insight into ways to help homeowners stall a potential foreclosure.

If you’re using video to market yourself and your properties, smart move! Did you know there’s an effective, free way to better syndicate your videos online?

You may or may not realize it, but just because a photo is on the Internet doesn’t mean you can use it for free on your own blog. In fact, if you use a copyrighted photo illegally, you could be facing an expensive lawsuit.

RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It’s a standardized format that allows people to automatically syndicate website content. Rather than going out on the web to check in on your most frequently visited websites, you can have that content pushed to you in one convenient, easy-to-read spot.

File under cutting edge: Foursquare.com is a mobile app that encourages people to connect people and help them explore their city. A creative real estate marketer should see opportunities to use this app to not only drive more traffic to their open houses, but also expand the number of friends and past clients…

Out of all the upgrades you can do to your site to capture more qualified leads, none are as effective as adding a live chat option to your site. With a single click, Alive Chat allows your visitors to personally interact with you– no delay, no email delivery problems, no hassle.

Naturally, personal referral is a great way to find a good inspector. However, if you’re interested in learning more about inspection details or need help finding professional inspectors, definitely check out InterNACHI, the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors…

From using Google Voice to creating hyperlocal Google Map videos, a little creative thinking can save you money and enhance your marketing and business management efforts. Did you know Google also has a single page loaded with tools specifically for real estate?

In some form or another, you probably have a method to manage the many phases of your real estate deals. A real estate deal is a major project. So why do so few agents use project management software to stay on top of the deal?

Recently, a reader of our popular 12 Free Tools for Agents Working BPOs & REOs wrote us asking for a tool to help calculate irregular lot size. While rectangular lots were a breeze, irregular lots were a bit of a challenge.