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Having a website for your real estate business isn’t as simple as it was 10 years ago, or even 5. Long gone are the days of posting your listings and leaving it at that. These days the market is much more saturated, and everyone wants the new thing that will streamline the client’s experience, and give them an edge. It’s important, however, to not simply respond to the changes in the industry. By then, you’re already behind. Instead, working to ensure you’re always pushing for innovation is key, and that’s where these tips come in. But, here’s a bonus tip before we get started: you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on a web designer. Free real estate websites are more effective than ever. 1. Every Real Estate Website Needs an Integrated IDX IDX , or Internet Data Exchange is the industry standard that real estate professionals use for displaying data on their websites. This means that your free real estate website will be showing the most accurate, up to date information to ...

Real Estate Leads A real estate lead is simply a name and a way to contact that person. You must keep that in mind when considering increasing your real estate leads because technology has created even more avenues for contacting potential clients. Some clients may want to share an email address while others may communicate more through text or phone call. By considering all the avenues potential clients can contact you, through your website, social media, and phone, you will find more venues for gathering information and this will turn into more real estate leads . Don’t forget about social media       Real estate leads don’t only come through your website or your voicemail. Anyone following your social media pages is a potential client. Having a consistent online presence through Facebook , Twitter , or even Instagram is a great way to showcase your work, present current listings, and increase your real estate leads. Followers that like your pages, make comments...

When we started building real estate websites over 10 years ago, we realized most Realtors were in the dark about online marketing best practices. Today, we’ve helped hundreds of agents and brokers establish an online brand take their businesses to the next level. But with so many real estate marketing companies out there promising to deliver results, how can you be sure you’re choosing the right one for your business? IDX Boost has thought about that a lot, and we finally realized the answer: Give the website for free . That’s our secret to helping you succeed. Here’s why it works. With most real estate website companies, they charge an up-front fee, monthly service fees and customization fees every time you want to make changes to your website. A real estate agency is a small business operating oftentimes on slim margins. Whatever marketing budget you do have needs to go toward other, more directly impactful things like direct mailings and online ads. Having to pay thousands of d...