Real Estate Web Site Designs

Facebook Timeline for Business Pages

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:03:48 +0000

Your Facebook business page will automatically convert to the new Timeline format on March 30th. Area you ready?

Remember You have a chance to preview your page first, made all the edits you wish, get it just the way you want it, then publish. Look for the preview option at the top of your page in the old design. Before you publish, at minimum just have an attractive cover image loaded.

A few important points you should know before publishing your new Timeline page.

FACEBOOK TIMELINE IMAGES

First. Facebook Timeline’s new format includes a large cover photo. And there are rules.

You cannot have calls to action
You cannot include contact info or other information intended for your Page’s About section
You cannot have any reference to Facebook features such as “Like us” or “Share our page”
See the full list of rules here

So those are the rules. Now let’s have some fun. Take advantage of the cover image. It is large (851 x 315 pixels) and can say a 1000 words! It is the first thing visitors will see and is a big chuck of real estate. Show your personality, be creative, have fun, grab their attention! And remember you can change this photo anytime.

On the other hand your profile photo, the small square image displayed at 125 x 125 pixels, that sits in the bottom left hand corner of your cover image, is the primary, instantly-recognizable image that tracks you throughout Facebook wherever your posts go and wherever you comment as your Page – and probably shouldn’t be changed.

FACEBOOK TIMELINE VIEWS & APPS

In this new format there are no longer “default landing tabs”. The landing tabs are now displayed below your cover image as “apps or views”. You are allowed up to 12 – but only 4 are displayed (the remaining 8 are shown when the pull down arrow is clicked). These apps can be customized to use your own image (at 111 x 74 pixels) and moved around so you can showcase your top 3 apps. (the #1 app/view is always Photos and this cannot be moved).How to change the order of the apps as they appear on the page

Good news. Each app has its own URL so you can drive traffic to any “landing” page you wish – from within Facebook or from outside Facebook – from website/blog, social profiles, tweets, email campaigns, email signature files, etc. etc. etc.

Facebook Timeline Is Here

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:27:59 +0000

There is lots of talk about Facebook’s new Timeline. As usual there are those that will love it (a nostalgic trip back in time )and those that will hate it (a bit terrifying to see posts from the early days ).

To make things easier Facebook has given you a seven-day review period. Once you upgraded you’ll be able to work through your Timeline, with options to make it public, hide or it or delete what you rather just forget. If there is a post in your Timeline that you don’t want to delete completely, but don’t want anyone to see, you can change the post’s visibility to “Only Me.”

But there is no sense holding out — Timeline will eventually go live for everyone so you might as well jump right in and set it up as you want it to be seen.

Here are a few links to help get you started:

Facebook Blog:
https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=10150408488962131

How to Master Facebook in 5 Quick Minutes
http://www.windows-iso.com/how-to-master-facebook-timeline-in-5-quick-minutes/

Facebook Timeline Tips and Tricks
http://mashable.com/2011/10/14/facebook-timeline-tips-tricks/

Contact MarkedSpot Designs for help creating your personal or business Facebook page.

Social Media for Realtors

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:36:44 +0000

Great read on social media for realtors
http://seanmalarkey.com/top-7-ways-realtor-social-media

Client Testimonials on Yelp and Zillow

admin — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:10:08 +0000

“It’s word of mouth– amplified”.

Ask your clients to post a review online. Two great places to start are Yelp and Zillow.
Both sites will require your client to have an account, but it only takes a few minutes.

Clients can review your profile on Zillow by going to http://www.zillow.com/directory/real-estate-agents, searching for your name and clicking on Review.

Client Review on Zillow

For Yelp, they can go to the homepage http://www.yelp.com and enter your name in the search field.

Of course, if you don’t have an account your clients won’t be able to find you.

Add Mobile IDX Home Search on Your Website

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:20:50 +0000

Mobile Home Search on Your Website

You can now offer your clients and web site visitors the ability to take their home search on the road.

Custom branded – property search – works on all mobile platforms
No application to download or install