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Real Estate on Facebook: 10 Types of Content to Source

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Content on 12 December 2014

Tags: facebook, marketing, online marketing, social media

The unwritten rule of social media is the 80/20 split.  That is 80% of your content should be about lifestyles, client interests and similar updates while only 20% of your content should be self-promotion.  Content can be difficult to create or source, so with this in mind, we have put together a list of 10 types of content to source and post for your real estate agency’s Facebook page.

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Facebook Advertising: The Secret to Quick Likes

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Social on 28 November 2014

Tags: facebook, lead generation, marketing, online marketing, social media

You’ve created a Facebook Page for your business, it’s slowing gaining more likes as more people are starting to like and more importantly comment on your posts.  But, this isn’t happening quite a quickly as you would like it to.  Once you’ve started connecting with your potential clients on Facebook, you’ll want to find other people who are likely to be interested in your product or service.

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How to build, segment and maintain an effective mailing list

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Email on 21 November 2014

Tags: email marketing, email newsletter, email stationery, lead generation

Email newsletter marketing is one of the most powerful, cost-effective and measurable forms of direct marketing as it enables you to mass communicate your marketing messages, distribute information, promote your real estate business and listings; keep your brand at the forefront of your clients mind; stay in regular contact and drive repeat traffic to your website. However, the key to any successful email newsletter marketing campaign is building, segmenting and maintaining an effective mailing list.

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The Impact of Mobi for Real Estate

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Websites on 17 October 2014

Tags: lead generation, mobi, mobile web

We recently covered the shift from desktop to mobile internet usage and the importance of offering both audiences optimal website experience.  After considering the advantages and disadvantages of responsive websites or the option of creating a separate mobile specific website, we at Prop Data decided to opt for the latter.  It was generally decided that when targeting the mobile real estate market that a specialised mobile website would offer the end user the best possible experience.

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Profiling Your Developments

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Content on 19 September 2014

Tags: internet marketing, lead generation, online marketing, seo

We recently covered how to create a perfect area profile, the aim being to sell an area and lifestyle to a prospective buyer before they have even seen a listing in that area.  New developments are very similar, in that you can promote a development itself to those looking for a particular lifestyle by simply describing the development itself and what it has to offer the prospective buyer.

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Benefits of a Prop Data Mobile Website

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Websites on 04 September 2014

Tags: mobi, mobile web, ux

Websites that have been specifically designed for mobile devices often include different functionality from those designed for stationary, or desktop, machines.  This can at times be due to limitations of the device at other times they can offer additional functionality that isn't available on other devices.

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