Monday, January 29  

If You're A Real Estate Agent.....

....and you want a web site so you can start blogging (writing stuff on a regular basis like this site).

1. Go to one of the below to register a domain name for between $8 and 25 pa:

• Moniker
• Go Daddy
• Red Back Hosting (Australia)
• Cheap Domains (Australia)
  

If you're in the US, get a .com name, if you're in Australia get a .com.au domain name, if you're in the UK get a .co.uk name, if you're in New Zealand get a......you get the idea.


2. Organise web site hosting - about $100 pa

• BlueHost
• AllWebCo

3. Pick out a WordPress theme.

I really like these 2 themes.

They're all free.


4. Get someone (like us, or your local programmer/web developer) to set it up for you. That'll cost anywhere from $100 to $500.

If you want the site theme altered with different colors and plugins (added stuff), add on a few hundred more.


That's it.

For well under $1,000 you have a fully functional, attractive web site that allows you to very easily update it from any computer with Internet access.


What Next?

Next is you learning how to use it if you have only a few computer skills (WordPress is very easy to use - give yourself an hour or 2 of fooling around with it).

If you don't have a clue, get us, or your local web developer to train you for a few hours on the basics of editing your web site.

Now start writing away.

Write stuff that is useful, entertaining and very regularly updated.


Then What?

Once you have mastered the basics, start to market your web site more aggressively:

• search engines
• pay per click ads
• print media
• word of mouth

How you specifically do that goes beyond the scope of this little post, but you'll find tons of free info here and here.

Cheers

Brendon

P.S: Of course anyone can do the above - it's not just for Real Estate Agents.

Labels: web marketing