We just had an AWESOME SUMMIT in Nashville Before I get into the details of this promotion, I want to once again thank everyone who came out to the REW Summit in Nashville at the end of May. I had such an amazing time, and as always learned far more from you than I could ever hope to teach. The speakers were great, the company was great, the after party was great - I mean it was just awesome, would you agree? Would love for you to share your favourite moments in the comments below.  ...

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - while that may be true, in the world of custom websites (especially at REW) when we design a complete custom solution - we protect its unique design against any form of copying - it's just one of the many ways we stand out compared to other firms. Could we copy our custom designs? (of course we could, we own them) but we never do because we know our customers are paying top dollar to have us make something truly unique - and we want to m...

Please note this promo ended on June 30, 2015. Last week I had the privilege of attending the REW Summit in Nashville as a speaker. This opportunity allowed me to not only to connect with our clients and share some of my favourite advanced PPC tips, but also launch a new summer promotion for REW’s AdWords, Bing/Yahoo, and Facebook services. Did you know that each of these services is now only $300/month for management, plus more savings for bundles? In addition, here’s the pro...

Exciting news, everyone! AND it's Friday! FMLS (First Multiple Listing Service) has recently announced that effective May 13, 2015, sold listings up to three years back, will be included in all of their IDX feeds. If you're a member of FMLS with a Real Estate Webmasters website & integrated IDX and are interested in displaying Sold Data, please proceed to our Ordering New Work page for further instructions.

Tomorrow is April 21st, 2015 which is the date Google has announced for their new algorithm aimed at improving user experience for mobile searches. A few weeks ago I wrote a quick blog post on how to test for mobile friendliness and what to do if your website is NOT mobile friendly and gets hit by "Mobilegeddon" - you can read that blog post here. In case you missed it: Website Mobile Testing If you missed the last update on how to test your website for mobile, you can visit https...

Has it been 11 years already? WOW! What an amazing ride!  As always a post like this needs to start with an acknowledgement of all of our AMAZING and supportive staff over the years and of course a huge message of gratitude to our amazing customers for sticking with us through all the challenges, change and growth we have experienced in what is now 110% of a decade of operations. And of course a message of welcome to our first and only business partner who joined REW this year, the in...

We are less than 2 weeks away from what the internet has called "mobilegeddon" which will happen on April 21st.  What is Mobilegeddon? In a nutshell, Mobilegeddon is a new algorithm that is going to be applied to ALL Google indexed websites. What does this algorithm do? This algorithm will evaluate and apply new ranking factors to your website based on how "mobile friendly" or "responsive" your website is. If you do not have a responsive website, it is estimated that you will LOSE A...

How Much Should I Pay and Budget For Technology?      Before I get into what technology should actually cost for real estate professionals today I think we need to look at why this is even an issue.  You could argue that the cost is the cost, etc., but I think there is a deeper issue that impacts many real estate professionals when it comes to paying for technology that we need to look at as part of this conversation.   We get to see it all the time since ...

Have you noticed a recent drop in your AdWords quality scores in the last couple of days? We have too! After receiving reports from the REW PPC team that their accounts' Quality Scores declined significantly overnight, I decided to find out what the problem is by going straight to the source: Google. Real Estate Webmasters has received confirmation from Google that these quality score drops are a temporary bug in the system. From Google (8.44am PST): "We're aware of a bug that is affecti...

Our SEO team is expanding again and that means we're on the lookout for hot talent to join us! I met with Hannah (pictured), one of our in-house SEO experts, to get the inside scoop on what her job is like. Find out what it's like to have an SEO career at Real Estate Webmasters! Hello Hannah! What does a typical day as an SEO expert look like for you? HG: Depending on the client, I could spend a day writing about lifestyle and homes in South Florida, or I could be setting up goal conversi...