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2010-08-03T21:15:00.001-07:00

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2010-08-03T20:57:00.001-07:00

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2010-08-01T22:18:00.001-07:00

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Recycooler will participate at the â€œItâ€™s A Green Day Festivalâ€ on Saturday August 7th at NTC Park, Liberty Station, Point Loma, California, at Booth No.: 15B

San Diego, California, July 22, 2010, knowing that organic is not enough, and that â€œnaturalâ€ still allows space for chemicals, Recycooler has taken the absolute natural route. Theyâ€™ve scoured the global community finding the best fair trade and organic products to produce a recyclable ice cooler that everyone can use, which is made in the USA and will be attending â€œItâ€™s A Green Day Festivalâ€. The opening ceremonies will commence with the San Diego Sea Cadets Corps, Challenger Division delivering a Color Guard in observance of Veterans, current servicemen and servicewomen who received the â€œPurple Heart Medalâ€. The Purple Heart is presented to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military. August 7th is the day to observe these servicemen and servicewomen. There will be FREE Live Reggae and Blues Music with East of Echo, Subliminal Trip; Paul Mitchell Salons/Schools providing FREE hairstyle at the event, and Eco Fashion Show and other activities. At the festival you will find emerging and available technologies that promote solutions to environmental problems, ways to green your world by saving energy, reducing pollution, recycling, healthy living, green home products, educational workshops and eco-businesses.
After two years of research and development, Recycooler has succeeded in creating a disposable cooler that meets every green consumerâ€™s demands. Using the most eco-friendly materials available, Recycool, Inc. invented the Recycooler. The Recycoolerâ„¢ is a reusable and recyclable, green/earth friendly cooler made from a minimum 60% post-consumer product and printed with soy based ink. The Recycoolerâ„¢ is 100% recyclable and great for picnics, concerts, tailgating, ball games, road trips, and all types of events.
Manufacturer Representative David Fresquez says, â€œRecycooler is a product that we can be proud of as parents, people and business. As a result of great research and concern, we have introduced a quality, affordable, organic product in 2009 that does more than keep your drinks and food cold. We take polystyrene out of the equation and itâ€™s a perfect for consumers and companies who want to spread and share the message of renewability and sustainabilityâ€
The patent pending design of a recycoolerâ„¢ comprises a unique cellulose insulation component that is superior for keeping drinks and food COLD for long periods of time even in the hottest conditions. Best of all, by choosing the recycoolerâ„¢ you are helping our environment by making a smart, environmentally conscious choice over traditional polystyrene coolers. www.recycooler.com

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2010-08-01T21:46:00.001-07:00

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2009-10-24T09:55:00.001-07:00

Google SEO Marketing Tips - Using Online Press Releases to Get FREE or Low Cost Traffic from Google in 24 Hours or Less!

There are a lot of ways nowadays to get traffic from the internet and search engines. If you have read my blog you know that I have been pushing Google Business Directory Listings, Google Websites, Profile Pages etc....but perhaps nothing brings in faster results than submitting Online Press Releases.

Online Press Releases can get first page search engine rankings within as little as 15 minutes up to 24 hours and if you are a bit savvy with how you market them you can get them to "stick" for months and even years at a time.

I have written 65 press releases in the last 5 months and have gotten an extra 14,000 visitors to my websites and client websites I have done work for.

If you are a real estate agent looking to get some targeted traffic I would suggest a few things about doing Press Releases.....

1. Focus on niche markets - I am in San Diego but if I focus on Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach etc...I will have a better chane for success.

2. Submit your press release to multiple services - I nomally use three that are either free or less than $5.00 to use

3. Write script and copy that is at least 6-8 paragraphs in length.

4. Focus the Press Release on ONE keyword phrase per article

If you do not rank in the search engines within 24 hours then the chances are you did not get the keywords in the article enough or you repeated the phrases over so many time Google did not like it.

IE: Pacific Beach Condos for Sale
I want that to be the main keyword but I want to say things like

"the condo market in Pacific Beach is picking up"

"condos are becoming popular in Pacific Beach"

etc...I do not want to keep repeating the same phrase over and over as that constitutes spamming and the search engines do not like it.

So the goal is to incorporate those words in the text without repeating the same phrase over and over, although the main keyword phrase should always be used in the title.

Check out this video Sean and I did showing some Press Releases I have done that rank high in Google
http://ping.fm/C3ImC

If you want some more free real estate marketing tips visit www.postandsend.com and provide an email address and I can send out other ways to get free or low cost traffic to your real estate website.

Best wishes to your continued success!

2009-10-23T20:47:00.001-07:00

How to Format Keywords, Title Lines and Meta-Tags for Google SEO

When it comes to formatting a real estate website one of the most common mistakes I see is how people set up their title lines, keywords and keyword descriptions areas.

First off let me just explain that "keywords" and "meta-tags" are the same thing, just with two different names. This often leads to a little confusion.

Keywords / Meta-tags

There are three things to go with setting up keywords.

1. Assigning the keywords you want to use for your home page
2. Creating a "description" for your keywords
3. Setting up the Title Lines in your website for your keywords

When setting up keywords make sure you do not overload that section with more than 4 keyword phrases max.

Normally when working with websites I can see as many as 20 keyword phrases stuffed in the back end of a real estate website and that is not good for getting search engine rankings.

Keywords should be relevant keyword phrases like
"home for sale in pacific beach" "pacific beach real estate for sale" and not homes, houses, condos, real estate, realtor, real estate agent etc.....

Never use keywords if you do not have the words mentioned and used on your home page.

Many times I will see "mission beach homes" "pacific beach homes" ocean beach homes" etc......but the Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach words are not even mentioned on the home page.

That is why I do not like websites where the home search feature is presented as just a button that says "home search".

If you do not bring the home search feature into your home page abd break it down with some descriptive text then you are not converting the amount of visitors you need to and also not getting any useful content on the home page to back up the keywords you have in the back end.

If you service a ton of areas then you are best off to create a web page and/or landing page on your website for each area - it helps your site rank better overall if you can add more content on it anyway.

As an example let's say that Pacific Beach is the main market - use some keywords for Pacific Beach on the home page and / or create keywords for the home page like "san diego beach real estate" or "san diego coastal real estate" since Pacific Beach is a section of San Diego.

Then you would want to create a seperate page for Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, La Jolla etc...and use keywords relavent for each area on those new pages.

Just about every real estate website company allows you to add additional pages at no xtra charge and the more content you have on the website the better your chances of getting good organic search engine placement.

The Description Section

The "Description" area of the website - which normally sits right below where you add the keywords should be 1-2 sentences which include the keywords you just added in the meta-tag / keyword section.

If my keyword phrases are "homes for sale in pacific beach" and "pacific beach ca oceanfront condos" then the description should be something like "Find Pacific Beach homes and oceanfront condos for sale on and by the beach"

The key is that the one to two sentence description should include the keywords you are using.

The biggest tip is to then add the description on the home page of the website towards the top of the landing page.

Title Lines

It is also important thattle lines include the keywords you added in the keyword / metatag section website.

One common thing I see if real estate agents stuffing their name in the title line section and that is a mistake since coming up in Google under your name is easy and does not require you to use a title line for that purpose.

Title lines should contain 2 keywords phrases seperated by acomma or | character. In general title lines should not exceed 80 characters in length.

If you can coordinate your keywords / meta-tags with verbage on the website, a good description and title line you can start getting free treaffic from Google.

One tip for doing this is to use long keyword strings like "home for sale in Pacific Beach Ca" or "Pacific Beach Ca real estate listings for sale"

These "long tail" keywords are much easier to rank under than keywords like "Pacific Beach real estate" which normally have much more competition and require more work, backlinks etc to get ranked.

By formatting your real estate website correctly and providing search engines the information they are looking for you can deliver more relevant search results to the end user and thus get much better rankings in Google and Yahoo.

I have been able to get my help companies like www.realestatemarketingnerds.com wesbite to rank on the first page of Google out of 100 million websites for "real estate marketing company" by using this same formula and even though I am just a one man band I can compete with much larger companies the same way that agents need to in todays real estate market

If you need help or have questions you can email me at info@postandsend.com
or call me at 888-270-POST

Best wishes to your success!

David Fresquez
www.postandsend.com

2009-10-17T13:21:00.001-07:00

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2009-10-13T18:24:00.001-07:00

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?When it comes to lead generation?what works??

2009-09-14T12:35:00.001-07:00

Last year Baylor researchers asked real estate agents, “When it comes to lead generation–what works?”

These researchers discovered two things.

First, those real estate agents who reported doing better–or much better–in their market than most agents reported significantly higher lead conversion rates to appointments.

Second, these same agents reported higher conversion rates from appointments to a transaction.

What was their secret? Well, their secret pretty much boiled down to 5 characteristics that make up a compelling real estate agent profile.

Let me show you what I mean.

Real estate agents who reported doing much better in their market tended to:

1. Have higher lead and appointment conversion rates.

2. Spend less on open houses as a percentage of their total spending.

3. Spend less on promotional items as a percentage of their total spending.

4. More productive when using open houses.

5. More seeker oriented in their lead generation activities

One way to approach this information is to use it as a baseline for your own lead generation investment. The question is: Are your lead generating strategies seeker-oriented or attract oriented?

Attract-oriented strategies tend to be activities like print advertising or signage where the real estate agent puts out the ad or the sign and then waits for leads to come in.

These types of strategies tend to be passive. You sit and wait.

On the other hand, seeker-oriented real estate agents typically invested in the proactive strategies like networking, referrals and IVR technology.

These type of strategies are active. Aggressive. They put you in control of your leads. And your career.

Yes, I know. Aggressive strategies are nerve racking for the timid. So, the question is: If you could be in control and guide your career to success, don’t you think it’s worth the risk of sticking your neck out there a little to be more aggressive?

I do. And I hope you do, too. You and your career are worth it. Let me know what you think.

David @ Post and Send.com

www.postandsend.com

Lead Evolution - A Quick Peak at Dr. Mike's Latest Innovative Software

2009-09-02T00:02:00.001-07:00

I recently was privy to an incredible
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Imagine going to the some of the worlds most visited sites and instanly find quality matches of what your selling and what they want to buy. Instantly.. I couldnt believe it myself until I saw it with my own to eyes...

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Troopal - An Unbias Review

2009-08-30T10:42:00.001-07:00

Review of Troopal and EAPD Software

Ive spent a good amount of time testing this and other sofrware applications that provide auto posting to classified websites like craigslist, backpage and alike.

In my research, there are just a handful of non black hat companies out there that provide a working version with support.

I will write a review on all well and not so well known autoposters and hopefully provide my readers with some good information. I have learned a lot doing this and think it will be helpfull to other people out there...

The 3 software applications that I will be discussing will be 1) Troopal, CLAD, and CLBOTPRO. I have tested all 3 versions and will provide results in this and future blogs.

The first software application I want to introduce you to is Troopal. Troopal is the successor to Easy AD Posting Deluxe software. Currently, as a whole, the company proudly states they post over 1.5 million ads per month on craigslist! WOW... Thats a lot of posts, wouldnt you agree? Since taking over EAPD, the team at Troopal have been burning the midnight and it seems to have paid off. With the recent upgrades, troopal has made some critical changes that make the poster's job easier and more goof proof then before.

Troopal has a full support staff and is available by phone to answer questions. In fact, at one point, i spoke to a customer service rep for over 1 hours discussing techniques on how to post.. Again,, talking technques..not discussing how to get it work.

The software itself is very easy to use and navigate. It is very easy to create a campaign in seconds. If you plan to post lots and lots of ads, the system allows you to add variables to ensure you dont post the duplicate ad over and over again.

You can easily post 10 ads in as little as 13 minutes. Another great feature is that you can set up the auto campaign to post your ads in the future to automatcally post for you.

You can set up an unlimited amount of posts that you want set up daily, weekly and even hourly.

Many video tutorials are available to watch. The forum provides a great source of information for the newbie poster and also the experienced one.

By far, Troopal offers the most well rounded "working" package out there. However, there is few negatives that I have to ad..The first thing, it can be addicting to post. Dont shoot yourself in the foot when you see how easy it is to post 10,20, 30 ads in minutes. You will piss many people off and ultimately to "volunteer flag brigade" will get you and flag your ads! Now that you have this tool, its important to use it wisely.

On a scale of 1-10, I give troopal a 8/9 for inngenuity and simplicty..

Here is a link to view more information and to learn more about troopal..

http://ping.fm/wVzTu

My next blog I will write a review on the New Star on the Block, "CLAD"

2009-08-13T23:35:00.001-07:00

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There has never been a quicker or easier way to start your own automated online business. All the hard work has already been done for you.
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Why so many agents fail on Craigslist

2009-08-13T20:25:00.001-07:00

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I hear these 2 words alot, "Success and Fail" when I am discussing the benefits classified posting and it doesnt take long to find out why agents fail at craigslist, backpage or any other social maketing websites.

For those agents who fail at classified marketing there is ussually a minimum 4 factors that contribute to their failure. In fact, depending on what you what post, guarantees failure.

Common Failures on Craigslist:

Poor Titles
Poor Ad Copy/Flyer
Actual Time Posting the Ad
Poor Posting Habits
Frequency of Posts
I am going to cover all 5 of the above topics and provide some great tips to turn your "failures' into "success".

Poor Titles:
You can have the best offers, best services best everything, but if the title is terrible or poorly written, no one will click on it. If no one clicks on the the title all your efforts go out the window.

Unfortunately, our societys "online brain" has been programmed to think in under 140 characters or less which makes the "art of story telling" that much more important.

Make an effort to create a min of 3 compelling titles per ad that you create.

Here is 2 examples of a good title versus a bad title for the same home for sale:

Bad Title Sample:
"1987 Home with side and backyard in nice neighborhood"

Good Title Sample:
"Rarely Available Home for Sale in Desireable Neighborhood. Inviting side and backyard is ideal entertaining"

Poor Copy/Flyer
You dont need a fancy flyer to be effective. What makes an ad effective is the content and even more important, the "call to action". With no "call to action" in your advertisment you might as well not even advertise it. Consumers including home buyers need suggesting and persuasion to take take action.

When to Post your Ads?
For real estate, statiscally, before 8 am and after 6 pm is the best time frame. However, with over 8 billion page views per month on Craigslist there is no shortgage of people online looking 24/7

Poor Posting Habits:
You need to keep your posts "dynamic" and "fresh" and never "stale" or "static". With every post you should have a different title. Just like direct mail, it takes a consumer upto 6 times to see the same message before they take action. So if it takes someone to see your ad more than once, make sure it pounds the same message to them with the same call to action.

Also, do not use the same craigslist account over and over. Create more than one and rotate them daily.

Frequency:
Without doubt, the best frequency is to have the ability to post every day. Not once per week, or twice per week but every day. If you dont, you will get lost in the abyss of the thousands of posts daily on craigslist.

These tips are for realtors who want to bulk post on craigslist and not for the casual poster. These tips and techniques are tried and tested and have proven to work.

More tips to follow. I hope this information helps those who are in need of assistance and have no where to turn

For more information visit www.postandsend.com

2009-08-09T23:57:00.001-07:00

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Don’t Pay Another Cent in Rent To Your Landlord . . .

2008-02-18T17:54:00.000-08:00

"If you’re like most renters, you feel trapped within the walls of a house or apartment that doesn’t feel like yours."

It’s a dream we all have - to own our own home and stop paying rent. But if you’re like most renters, you feel trapped within the walls of a house or apartment that doesn’t feel like yours. How could it when you’re not even permitted to bang in a nail or two without a hassle. You feel like you’re stuck in the renter’s rut with no way of rising up out of it and owning your own home.

Don’t Feel Trapped Anymore!

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been renting, or how insurmountable your financial situation may seem. The truth is, there are some little known facts that can help you get over the hump, and transfer your status from renter to homeowner. With this information, you will begin to see how you really can:

save for a down payment

stop lining your landlord’s pockets, and

stop wasting thousands of dollars on rent.

6 Little Known Facts That Can Help You Buy Your First Home

The problem that most renters face isn’t your ability to meet a monthly payment. Goodness knows that you must meet this monthly obligation every 30 days already. The problem is accumulating enough capital to make a down payment on something more permanent.

But saving for this lump sum doesn’t have to be as difficult as you might think. Consider the following 6 important points:

1. You can buy a home with much less down than you think

There are some local or federal government programs (such as 1st time buyer programs) to help people get into the housing market. You can qualify as a first time buyer even if your spouse has owned a home before as long as your name was not registered. Ensure your real estate agent is informed and knowledgeable in this important area and can offer programs to help you with your options.

2. You may be able to get your lender to help you with your down payment and closing costs

Even if you do not have enough cash for a down payment, if you are debt free, and own an asset free and clear (such as a car for example), your lending institution may be able to lend you the down payment for your home by securing it against this asset.

3. You may be able to find a seller to help you buy and finance your home

Some sellers may be willing to hold a second mortgage for you as a seller take-back. In this case, the seller becomes your lending institution. Instead of paying this seller a lump sum full amount for his or her home, you would pay monthly mortgage installments.

4. You may be able to create a cash down payment without actually going into debt

By borrowing money for certain investments to a specified level, you may be able to generate a significant tax refund for yourself that you can use as a down payment. While the money borrowed for these investments is technically a loan, the monthly amount paid can be small, and the money invested in both home and investment will be yours in the end.

5. You can buy a home even if you have problems with your credit rating

If you can come up with more than the minimum down payment, or can secure the loan with other equity, many lending institutions will consider you for a mortgage. Alternatively, a seller take-back mortgage could also help you in this situation.

6. You can, and should, get pre-approved for a home loan before you go looking for a home

Pre-approval is easy, and can give you complete peace-of-mind when shopping for your home. Mortgage experts can obtain written pre-approval for you at no cost and no obligation, and it can all be done quite easily over-the-phone. More than just a verbal approval from your lending institution, a written pre-approval is as good as money in the bank. It entails a completed credit application, and a certificate which guarantees you a mortgage to the specified level when you find the home you’re looking for. Consider dealing only with a professional who specializes in mortgages. Enlisting their services can make the difference between obtaining a mortgage, and being stuck in the renter’s rut forever. Typically there is no cost or obligation to enquire.

There are many important issues you should be aware of that affect you as a renter. Why on earth would you continue to lose thousands by throwing it away on rent when with your agent you could take a few minutes to discuss your specific needs so that you can stop renting and start owning.

This conversation costs you nothing. And, of course, you shouldn’t have to feel obligated to buy a home at the time you review this. But by taking the time to explore your options, and learn about the ways you can afford to buy a home, think how prepared and relaxed you’ll be when you are ready to make this important step.

Top Ten Tax Breaks

2008-01-01T13:03:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Tax Breaks, On The House

The New Year always turns thoughts to the new tax
season and when it comes to taxes there's no place like home to find
shelter. Your home offers a score of tax deductions and credits designed
to help offset the cost of housing and to keep the housing market fueled
with new buyers.

Here's a look at the Top 10 Tax Breaks, On The House.

Mortgage Loan Interest: The Mother Of All Tax Breaks, because
interest payments comprises a large portion of your mortgage payment in
the early years of the loan's term, mortgage interest on a maximum of $1
million in mortgage debt secured by a first and second home is
deductible. Deductions reduce your taxable income against which your
taxes due are calculated. The $1 million level applies to joint tax
filers. You get half the deduction if you file single or separately.

Likewise, home equity loan interest is deductible, but limited to the
smaller of $100,000 (half as much for each member of a married couple if
they file separately), or the total of your home's fair market value as
determined by a complicated formula.

Home Improvement Loan Interest: The interest on a home improvement
loan is also deductible, but calculated differently. You can deduct all
the interest on a home improvement loan provided the work is a "capital
improvement" rather than repairs, maintenance or cosmetic upgrades.
Capital improvements typically increase your home's value (say, because
you added a room), prolong it's life (a new roof) or adapt it to new
uses (universal design improvements to assist older people or people
with disabilities).

Points: Points, each equal to 1 percent of the loan principal, are
charged by lenders as part of the cost of the loan. You can fully deduct
points associated with a home purchase mortgage, but not a mortgage
broker's commission. Refinanced mortgage points are deductible too, but
only when they are amortized over the life of the loan. Once you
refinance a second time, the balance of the old points from a refinanced
loan offer an immediate write off, as you begin to amortize the new
points.

Property Taxes: Property taxes or real estate taxes are fully
deductible. Any local city or state property tax refunds reduces your
federal property tax deduction by the same amount.

Capital Gains Exclusion: Home buying investors' best tax shelter
comes from provisions in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 which allows
married taxpayers who file jointly to keep, tax free, up to $500,000 in
profit on the sale of a home used as a principal residence for two of
the prior five years. The amount is halved for those filing single or
separately.

Home-Based Business Deduction: Home offices that use a portion of
your home exclusively for business could qualify you to deduct a
percentage of costs related to that portion. Included are a percentage
of your insurance and repair costs, utility bills and depreciation.

Selling Costs and Capital Improvements: When you sell your home, you
can reduce your taxable capital gain by the amount of your selling
costs, which include real estate commissions, title insurance, legal
fees, advertising and inspection fees. Cost typically stemming from
decorating or repairs -- painting, wallpapering, planting flowers,
maintenance, and the like -- are also selling costs if you complete them
within 90 days of your sale and with the intention of making the home
more saleable.

Selling costs are deducted from your gain. Gain is your home's
selling price, minus deductible closing costs, minus selling costs,
minus your tax basis in the property. Your basis is the original
purchase price, plus the cost of capital improvements, minus any
depreciation.

Moving Costs: A move triggered by a new job comes with some
deductible moving costs. To qualify, you must meet certain requirements
including, moving within one year of starting your new job, moving 50
miles farther from your old home than your old job was and working
full-time at the new job for 39 of 52 weeks following the move.
Deductions include travel or transportation costs and expenses for
lodging and storing your household goods.

Mortgage Tax Credit: Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCCs) allow
qualifying low-income, first-time home buyers to take a mortgage
interest tax credit of up to 20 percent (the amount varies by
jurisdiction) of the mortgage interest payments made on a home. This
credit is available every year you keep the loan and live in the house
purchased with the certificate. Unlike a deduction that reduces your
income, the credit is subtracted, dollar for dollar, from the income tax
owed.

Energy Tax Credits: The newest home-based tax credits were made
possible last year by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Tax credits of up
to $500 in 2006 and 2007 are available for upgrading heating and air
conditioning systems, insulations, windows, doors and thermostats,
caulking leaks, installing pigmented metal roofs and for otherwise
putting the bite on energy waste in your home.

Written by Broderick Perkins

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2007-12-22T12:05:00.000-08:00