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Have you ever needed one of those special characters for your blog and then proceeded to spend the next ½ hour figuring out the ASCII code to get it? Well, CopyPasteCharacter.com makes it simple. When you go to the website you are greeted by this: Simply click on the special character you need and the character is instantly copied to your clipboard and available for pasting into your blog or other document. Enjoy! Read Full Post

I've had a few clients express some confusion about this whole do-follow/no-follow issue and honestly, I've had some confusion about it too because some things have changed since the new REW site went up. So, I gleaned information from a few reliable sources and checked out the source code myself to double check and have come up with a concise list of do-follow links that the new REW site has. Since I know that I may need to refer back to these points, I thought that it was likely that someon... Read Full Post

Becoming a REW Member – a Step by Step Guide. 1. Go to the “Sign In”/”Sign Up” page (http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/members)which defaults on the “Sign In” setting. In order to “Sign Up” you will need to click the “Sign Up” link (in white lettering on the dark blue header bar). Note: If you already have a REW blog you are already “signed up” you need only to sign in with your blog username and password. The first time you click to go on to the forums it will ask... Read Full Post

I am just going through the motions and making an REW Blog post with all features used so that I can make some final decisions on dofollow vs nofollow links within posted content. So far herer is my list: No follow: Any links posted in the body content area of the post itself. Any comments posted by non logged in users linking to outside sites. Links to pages like printable page, contact me, rss feed that sort of thing (you don't want those spidered) Do Follow: Signature links (max 3, just li... Read Full Post

Upon reaching this milestone here on REW blogs, I thought it would be good opportunity to point out the positives it has afforded me and my company by giving some kudos to everyone involved in making our first 100 posts here so successful. Of course, I have to begin with Morgan and the folks at REW for providing this great platform. There is no doubt that it is a wonderful tool for helping all of its users to spread tons of great stuff about the real estate and mortgage industries, but it is ... Read Full Post

Here's a cool free tool for your blogging toolbox. The pixel ruler! When needing to know the width of your content area, simply paste the following code in your blog entry then post to your blog, Squidoo page, HubPage, etc: <p align="left"><img src="http://www.joelane.com/images/pixel-ruler.jpg" alt="Pixel Ruler" width="653" height="21" /></p> You'll end up with a ruler like this: I'll use the pixel ruler to determine the width of my content area to let me know how wide an i... Read Full Post

I stumbled across an article on ranking a blog in Google in 30 days. I'm not sure about the 30 days part, but as I read the article I realized the author had some great points for us as real estate bloggers. Whether you are an experienced blogger or a wannabe blogger, this article has something for everyone. The article has 50 points to consider, so it'll keep ya busy! Before getting started on the ranking your blog article, here's some fun. These Squidoo lenses have nothing to do with real e... Read Full Post

We've seen Google come down on unnatural linking patterns and/or link spam in previous years. In the past year, we've witnessed Google come down on real estate agent's state reciprocal link pages, paid linking, directory linking, contextual linking, etc. I suspect the next wave of Google penalties will be in regards to what I will coin as selective dofollow comments in blogs and web pages. Let me explain. Selective Nofollow Comments Many blogs are selectively allowing comments to have the dof... Read Full Post

These weblogs are a wonderful opportunity for realtors to increase their online exposure. Morgan, Aaron, Phil and the other guys at RealEstateWebmasters have a done a great job creating this real estate focused weblog system. Any realtor at RealEstateWebmasters.com should run, not walk, to create their own weblog here. It is a marvellous chance: expose your new listings talk about what is new in your market talk about what is new on your own website Not only can you get exposure here, but han... Read Full Post

Wow! I love the new REW blog format! Thumbs up to Morgan and the REW blog team for putting together what will certainly be a stellar blog system. I really appreciate the reward system in place that honors the bloggers who are working the hardest, providing the best content, and stimulating discussion in the community. Lately, I have taken an interest in Web 2.0 and the viral/community aspect of Web 2.0 The REW blogs certainly will facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing between user... Read Full Post