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Ever since I posted that we were waiving the setup fee for our REW Templates with our 12 days of Christmas promo, I have been getting a lot of questions about REW Templates - I will try to provide some answers here so that you can (The customer) can make an informed decision as to whether or not an REW template is right for you. I will start with some basic line entry type lists of the basics of what is included in an REW Template, if at the end of this you still have questions, or require cl... Read Full Post

Important Notice - Sales of the REW 12 Days of Christmas are now Closed - Happy Holidays and thank you to everyone that has participated. It has been a great year here at Real Estate Webmasters thanks in large part to our great customers and members. I have been thinking about a way to give a little back as a Christmas promo and here is what I came up with. No setup fee for REW Templates Normally if you purchase an REW Template there is a $740 USD setup fee, and a yearly hosting fee $360 USD ... Read Full Post

So I was looking at my Active Rain statistics today (To be honest not something I had ever really done before aside from the occasional glance. And of course, being the curious cat that I am, I decided to take the time to figure out how these things were calculated and what exactly I was looking at. Also I wanted to see how my stats stacked up in terms of traffic vs my REW Blog. A quick overview of Active Rain the stats as I understand them (This is for blog entries) The stats break down the ... Read Full Post

Welcome, REW Bloggers, to the new V2 REW Blogs. As you will notice, there are a lot of changes that have happened since version one. At first glance, you'll notice a much more aesthetically pleasing layout, with cleaner lines, re-organized features and navigation – a more pleasing user interface overall. However, there's a lot more going on "under the hood", as it were. We've added a lot of cool new features and tools that will help you make the most of blogging. These features include: New... Read Full Post

Mikey and Phil this ones for you. Ok so when I am logged in on the new REW Blogs design, I want the light blue bar to focus on user control panel options. Blog Settings (With drop down for Profile information, Display Settings, SEO settings, Blog Signature, and Blog Widgets) My Listings (With Drop down for add new listing, listing statistics, view my listings) Read Full Post

One of the most popular threads recently at the Real Estate Webmasters forum iss titled "MLS Committee moves to ban "MLS" from Realtor sites". It's about the MLS boards now having the authority to restrict their members' use of the acronym "MLS" (Multiple Listings Service). Why would the MLS boards want to restrict use? Great question, and each MLS board will likely have a different answer for you – but the general defense of this action is that the MLS board does not want consumers to get ... Read Full Post

I have wanted to set up this system for a while, and with the impending launch of REW Blogs V2 - I think it is a great time to start brainstorming and establish a dialogue with the member regarding the finer points of the system. What is REW Dollars (Name may change) Basically - it is a ratings / points system that actually rewards the members as opposed the Active Rain points system where they basically play upon the members competitive spirit and ego's to want to have the most points and br... Read Full Post

You have likely arrived at this page because you have a notice in your account that your REW Blog has been flagged for a violation of the REW Blogs terms of service. This blog post will inform you on how you have this flag removed so that you can get back to taking full advantage of all that REW Blogs have to offer. Before getting into how to have the flag removed, let me first explain why we have a TOS and why it is important that every member abide by our rules and policies. #1: User experi... Read Full Post

I was talking with some friends the other day regarding a new Gated Community called Woodbury Junction in Orange County, New York and one of them mentioned that they "heard" (And I am only repeating what they "heard" I do not know if it is true or not) - that the sales manager of the Woodbury community was emailing real estate agents who were (well within their rights) reporting about this exciting new community, telling them that they are not allowed to write about the community on their web... Read Full Post

As many of you noticed we launched the new REW design V 2.something and have all sorts of new sections - one of the more prominent ones is the new MLS board search - which allows users to search all of the MLS boards that Real Estate Webmasters services in terms of providing custom IDX solutions. Now Reed has been workign hard populating the thing, and we aren't even close to done - but I had never actually sat down and counted, so I did - and wow I was quite surprised! So far I count that we... Read Full Post