States Ranked by Affordability and Credit Scores If you’re looking to buy a home, your chances vary widely depending on the state. In 2024, states like West Virginia and Mississippi offer the best odds for affordable homeownership thanks to low […]
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I asked ChatGPT to design a speaker, check out the result… AI Designed Speaker You would think that since drivers are quantified by Thiele-Small parameters, that artificial intelligence could design the perfect speaker. You would think that the AI would
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If you recently saw the press release about Zillow offering ” buyer representation agreements” you know they are just spinning nonsense. What is Zillow’s Buyer Representation Agreement? It’s not a real Buyers Brokerage Agreement which is a contract between a
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The recent NAR settlements were necessary for protecting consumers and promoting transparency. Consumer protection and transparency are key aspects for any thriving market or system, and the realm of real estate is no exception. Here, these principles take on even
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LSA Ads offer unmatched advantages and solidifying its position as the most cost-effective lead generation strategy for such businesses.
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One or Two Phono Preamplifiers? The Musical Surroundings Phonomena III, priced at $1,200, is the latest in a series of well-received phono stages designed by Michael Yee in California. This phono preamp offers a versatile range of adjustments, making it
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With the internet being so centralized to everything we do today, its understandable that many business owners understand that having their website found on the internet is critical for success. Today, we no longer just sit in front of a
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Days after the New York Times published claims of harassment, and intimidation at the association, Kenny Parcell has stepped down.
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What is the deal with statewide MLSs? Statewide MLS Do statewide MLS’s exist? How can you search all of the available listed properties in a particular state? How many MLSs are there in the US? With the internet becoming the
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I see a ton of real-estate technology offerings that claim to offer some sort of benefit by using your listing data and putting it on their domain—then they circulate your information with the hopes of lead generation for themselves. This
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Audio Research will operate independently from Acora Acoustics, an Ontario-based high-performance loudspeaker corporation
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Dean Cacioppo recently reviewed the new Hana Umami Blue MC Cartridge ($2,500) for Michael Fremer’s Tracking Angle. The cartridge was initially heard at Axpona 2023 and has been under scrutiny for review since then. The Hana Umami Blue is the
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The tiny house (also called tiny home, mini house, or small house) movement is all about downsizing your lifestyle so you can live a more fulfilling life without accumulating large debts or a huge mortgage hanging eternally over your head. We
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Why Would My Website Rank Differently On Different Computers? I speak to people all of the time who say they are currently on the first page of Google for a particular search term. When I do a quick check, they
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Do Meta Keywords Matter? There are many challenges with real estate SEO. Search Engine Optimization, has become a very complex set of processes and best practices (regardless of what you read). One of the oldest references to SEO is the
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Facebook’s Data Debacle Drive Digital Marketers to SEO Before Facebook was a dominate force on the internet, there was the Google Search. Not to say that today, people do not use Google to search for information anymore, but Facebook has
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Memphis is home to a variety of farmers’ markets that offer locally-grown produce, artisan crafts, and prepared foods. From the lively Downtown Memphis Farmer’s Market to the cozy Cooper-Young Community Farmer’s Market, there’s something to please everyone. Whether you’re looking
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Mardi Gras: Mardi, French for “Tuesday”, and Gras French for “fat”, literally translates to “Fat Tuesday”. This is a celebration that marks the end of the Lenten season of eating rich, fatty foods. Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is
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These programs were once rare, but the growing addiction crisis and strong advocacy have resulted in a tenfold rise in student recovery programs on campus. Christina Farfield, a former undergraduate at Christopher Newport University in Virginia nearly two decades ago
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Rent is rising due to a lack of inventory, economic uncertainty, and migration. Here are some things renters can do in order to make their next lease less stressful financially. Rent is on the rise in many places, including houses
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COVID-19’s contact restrictions and lockdowns caused social media to explode. Millions of people turned to Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter to escape isolation, anxiety, despair, and hopelessness. Excessive screen time can lead to addictive behaviors, stronger emotional attachments to social media,
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Using Custom Cartoons in your Real Esate Marketing Saying it with a smile. Making the message memorable. Studies show that adding a touch of humor to even the driest material can aid in lesson retention, in morale boosting and team
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Is it a hotel or a vacation rental? This is a common question if you have ever vacationed with family or friends in the past decade. If you are like many travelers, you might have traded the comfort of home-keeping,
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For the past 40 years, Americans have voted Mexico as the #1 place to retire or live the life that truly matters. The country is home to at least 1 million Americans and as many as 2,000,000, depending on the
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One of the biggest benefits of using a real estate agent has long been their access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS®), marketing databases set up and maintained by groups of cooperating real estate brokers across the country. In fact,
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You’ll gain a ton of real-world, practical knowledge from your broker and coach once you start working as a real estate agent, such as should you participate in a statewide MLS or your local board and explaining the real estate
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As a webmaster we get used to Google making changes. But, you never know what you might run into down the line. Recent changes to Recipes pages seems to have had some effect on other pages and Schema Markup. More
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HEADPHONES BETTER THAN BEATS Let’s face it; we’re all suckers for a good marketing campaign. The Beats by Dre headphones are a great example of a mediocre product finding stratospheric success through marketing. When Beats by Dre headphones hit the
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SEO Consulting can be very challenging for any REALTOR. Search Engine Optimization is the art of having your website be found using the search terms that you want. The challenge in good SEO for Real Estate is that it is dominated
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Zillow Announces They Are Buying Homes Yes, you heard that right…Zillow will now be buying and selling homes. Similar to the process currently in place with online home purchasing sites like Offerpad, Zillow will no longer be only selling advertisements
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What is it and why is it dying? Real Estate Lead Generation For years now, we have been working on providing holistic real estate lead generation. Although we primarily provide SEO for REALTORS, our overall goal is to provide a
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DEAN Knows has partnered with IDX Broker To Waive Your IDX Setup Fee DEAN Knows has been working with RETS feeds and implementing IDX and VOW to real estate websites for years. Now, we have partnered with the best IDX
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SEO Case Study We have wanted to complete an SEO case study for a while now…document every step in ranking a real estate website. We have recently come across the perfect client to do just that – so we will be
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Google Sets July Deadline for HTTPS We are right around the corner from Google implementing a major change on what websites people visit. In July, if your website doesn’t have a security certificate—AKA HTTPS—you can expect to see your traffic
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Ranking a Real Estate Website There are many ways to drive traffic to a real estate website. You can run Pay Per Click Ads, you can run Facebook Ads, you can blog and syndicate and almost an infinite number of
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DEAN Knows has been involved in Real Estate Websites since before many people were online at all. We were involved in putting Real Estate Listings online before IDX was even defined. We even have written about the history of real
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Real Estate Websites and SEO There are many Real Estate Website Companies and the vast majority of them claim to include SEO. The claim is usually that the site will be SEO Optimized or Search Engine Friendly. That makes perfect
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How To Use Social Syndication For SEO For some time now google and other search engines have been using social signals to determine SERPs. For those of you not familiar, SERPs stands for Search Engine Results Page (s). What
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In the Beginning It wasn’t all that long ago that Real Estate Listings weren’t available online—at least not as abundantly as they are today. In the beginning, large, forward-thinking brokers invested tons of money in websites and technology and figured
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Exactly What Is a SEO Site Audit? An SEO Audit is the process of reviewing your website to insure that it will perform well in search results. Any good SEO Tool will review the website against the “best practices” as
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The field of real estate has experienced very dramatic changes over the past decade. In July of 2004, housing prices were on the rise and the country’s unemployment rate was at 5.5%. A few years later, the Great Recession began,
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Real Estate SEO Best Practices Real Estate SEO can be a more challenging than many other SEO verticals. There are many challenges with real estate websites, but by the same token, if you get some of the real estate SEO
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SEO Keywords For Real Estate Keywords for real estate SEO should be an easy task. You would think real estate keywords would be simple because there are specific search terms used, simply with the *city* added to the search. The main real estate
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Absorption Rate Real Estate The use of absorption rate in real estate is critical to understanding supply and demand. How quickly new properties are listed and the time it takes for them to sell can provide a plethora of insight
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Website Development and SEO There are many Website Development Companies and the vast majority of them claim to provide Search Engine Optimization Services. That makes perfect sense, since it doesn’t do you any good to have a great website,
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Your domain’s age is a critical factor in the way that Google ranks your site. Most people are aware that the older their domain, the better chance they have of moving up in the search results. But how hard is
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Staying as high as possible on search engine results based on specific keywords is seen as the ultimate prize in search engine optimization. However, over the past few years, Google (one of the biggest search engines in the world) has
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What Does It Take To Be a Real Estate SEO Expert? Many people and companies claim to be experts in real estate SEO. Truth is most website designers, regardless of real estate or not, do not truly do any SEO
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Search Engine Optimization is still essential for new and existing websites and Link Building is essential for that success. In fact, it is a crucial aspect of extending your brands reach on the web. With strategic SEO, you can also
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SEO Basics Top 5 SEO Techniques to Drive Traffic SEO BASICS – Learn the Top 5 SEO Techniques to Drive Traffic to your website. These are the foundation of all Search Engine Optimization. There are many specific things that can
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Domain SEO Metrics Explained! If you have ever looked at the Domain Metrics for your website or the back-links that refer to your website—your eyes most likely glazed over seeing abbreviations such as: PR, DA, PA, CF, TF and
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What the Hell Is Local SEO Anyway? SEO Services continue to soar in global popularity because of the tremendous return on investment it provides. Having your business come up on page one of Google, when someone searches for your
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Why Your Website Is Worthless Without SEO Without gas, your favorite truck couldn’t leave the driveway. And without wings, your private jet couldn’t fly. Simply put, without vital components, your asset can’t grow to its maximum potential. This also
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Facebook Ads – How to Create a Successful Ad Yourself We all know that Facebook Ads are all the rage for an affordable, effective digital marketing campaign. In this article, we will cover some of the most important aspects of
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The Importance of Mobile Friendly Websites Google is the worlds largest and most popular search engine. As part of its recent updates and changes to its algorithms, all websites must contain high-quality and relevant content in order to secure
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Tired of Spending Your Money With Zillow? There Are Other Marketing Options! Are you a real estate agent or broker that advertises with Zillow? If you are, even if you are receiving an ROI, you advertising dollars could be better
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LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site. LinkedIn was launched in May of 2003, and it is mainly used for professional networking. In 2006, LinkedIn boasts 560 million hits per day and is ranked the 13th most visited site in the world.
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Could this Be the End of IDX? For some time now, The Realty Alliance has been working on a project called Project Upstream. There has been much speculation on what Project Upstream is and what it will do. We are now
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On-page SEO vs Link Building Search engine optimization can be categorized in two flavors: On-page SEO and Offsite SEO. Basically, On-page SEO entails ensuring that your website pages, tags, titles and overall URL structure are optimized for keywords of your
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DEAN Knows brings all of the pieces of Digital Online Marketing together in a powerful synergy. Creating Online Marketing Systems with a holistic approach, customized for your business. SEO – Search Engine Optimization DEAN Knows is
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How To Choose An SEO Company Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is just the start of the whole online marketing strategy of a company. SEO plays a critical part in a holistic Digital Marketing system that is designed to meet your
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Have you ever wondered how after you visit a website, you later see advertisements for that product/service on Facebook? This form of advertising falls perfectly into why Marketing on Facebook can be so powerful. The entire social media advertising
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Google’s Big Change – Has Your Website Been Hit? On Tuesday April 21st Google unleashed what could be a massive disruption for a large portion of the world wide web. The good news is everyone knew that it was
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SEO Consulting can be very challenging for any REALTOR. Search Engine Optimization is the art of having your website be found using the search terms that you want. The challenge in good SEO for Real Estate is that it is dominated
SEO Services are Vital for New and Existing Businesses New Orleans SEO professionals can truly help expand your business. They can also extend your brands reach on the web, while securing higher visibility across vast digital networks. From content creation
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The Top 5 Benefits of Having a Modern Website For Your Business It is 2015 and it’s no longer secret, your website can make or break your business. Like any part of the globe, Brick and Mortar businesses are still
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PERSONALIZED MATRIX TRAINING MLXchange and Fusion are Going Away! As most of you are aware, both MLXchange and Fusion are going away and will no longer be accessible after February 25th. Some people are not comfortable with the new system. Because
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2015 will bring a world of changes into the real estate industry. The remnants, and potentially the most detrimental part, of the Dodd-Frank Act go into effect on Real Estate Title Companies and Mortgage Lenders. The new changes, called TILA-RESPA go
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Well, its official, Zillow and Listhub have broken up. After their 4 year affair, they are parting ways. For those of you that are not familiar, Listhub feeds Zillow listings—“a few hundred thousand” at the moment. Looks like Zillow will be creating
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The Louisiana Real Estate Commission in its 2014 session has made some slight, but important changes to how Real Estate Teams can be advertised. Starting January 2, 2015 (because Jan 1 is a holiday) LREC will start enforcing their new
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Real Estate Marketing is ever changing. With technology becoming so front and center you can no longer rely on print advertising in the newspaper or Just Listed – Just Sold postcards to get the job done. So…where should you spend
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RESO — The Real Estate Standards Organization has been working for years on creating some standardization for how MLS refer to certain fields. For instance, where one MLS may say “Bathrooms Half” and some may say “Half Baths”. The lack
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Facebook is constantly evolving and rolling out new features and functionality. It can be a full time job simply keeping up with the new, cool things that are now available. DEAN Knows thought we would list out some of the
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The largest MLS in the state of Louisiana, GSREIN (the Gulf South Real Estate Information Network) is prepping to roll out an entirely new MLS system for their real estate agents. The new MLS system will be available to all
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SOLD DATA in IDX Feeds It’s official. IDX feeds all over the country will now include the Sold Status. In a follow up to my post 2014 NAR Convention MLS Policy Changes— Sold Properties in IDX Feeds, we are happy
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For many years I have been attending the NAR Mid-Year and Annual Conventions with one of the highlights of each conference being the MLS Committee meeting. This is where the real changes that truly affect how our business runs are made.
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Trulia is rolling out a new CRM (Client Relationship Manager) that is being offered directly to Real Estate Agents. Trulia One claims to bring all of your leads, including leads from other web portal competitors such as REALTOR.com, into one
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Watch Your SERPS–A New Penguin on the Loose! How Google’s new algorithm change can affect the way your website it found… It has been confirmed that Google has updated its search algorithm with its newest Penguin update. Penguin has been changing
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Home cooking has had a resurgence. There was a time, not long ago, where to cook your own food at home was a hobby, like knitting or woodworking. Now, we see everyone trying to be a “home chef”. As someone
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Today we have more personal information on our cell phone than our grandparents could fit in their safe deposit box. When it comes to our business, the servers located at our workplace contain everything, and I mean everything, about our business
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Custom Blog Posts Made Easy DEAN Knows now produces custom, SEO rich, blog posts and post them to your website! A website, regardless of how great it has been designed, need ongoing, Custom Blog Content to drive traffic and
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Facebook’s Newest News-Feed Option…See First Most of us are aware that Facebook is a business. Facebook has more of a purpose (to its shareholders) than simply posting about what offends us, posting our favorite bathroom selfie or sharing a photo
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Law Firm Website Design DEAN Knows builds websites for all different business verticals. All of our website designs are built for SEO from the ground up. Prior to designing a new website for a client, we do extensive keyword research
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Who Dominates New Orleans Real Estate SEO? Search Engine Optimization — SEO for short — is the work behind getting your website to organically rank (not paid ads) for specific search terms. The sites that land on page 1
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What Are Animated GIF’s Animated GIF’s are all the craze nowadays. They are those little, short videos, usually accompanied by some smart ass comment that really gets the point across. Since Facebook’s Newsfeed now automatically plays videos (did they slip
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It looks as if Redfin will be entering the New Orleans real-estate market. So, why does anyone care? New Orleans is the second most flown into city in the United States and has a huge tourism economy. People come from
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The Power of Digital Marketing – My Story Below, is my (Dean Cacioppo) TRUE story of my debit card being stolen. As you can see below, I pursued all of the proper channels: I had multiple conversations with the Capital
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