Pinterest Drives Traffic To Your Website

This just in. Our amazing client, Valerie Fitzgerald (featured on Selling LA) is experiencing a boost in website traffic referred from her Pinterest profile. This speaks to the importance of referral links, web analytics, social media, and the power of interactive online presence. Are you pinning yet?

P.S. Join Valerie Fitzgerald & CKG International tomorrow (Feb 23, 2012) at 10 a.m. PST on this complimentary teleconference call. Sign up at http://bit.ly/xMG7nz.

“Like” Valerie Fitzgerald on Facebook  |  Follow @ValreFitzgerald on Twitter

Now, I know we all have so many social media sites to keep up with. So, why consider giving Pinterest a shot? Because it’s easy to create, easy to build, and easy to interact with friends. It’s a great way to increase your online presence and interact with your friends, community, and client base. Re-pin things you like, and “Like” other interesting pins. There’s a definite “fun” factor when you get into it. And I can’t lie, it does feel great when your items are re-pinned and liked by others.

Ready to get started? Don’t forget to follow us!

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Source: Money Crashers

Reposted via The John Aaroe Group and Zillow.com

Regardless of the current state of our economy and the housing market, buying a home is still a great investment. However, the resulting taxes that accompany owning a home can lead to confusion and uncertainty.

In most cases, you need to itemize your taxes in order to take advantage of all the tax breaks that accompany home ownership. This might seem overwhelming, but the benefits of completing this process make up for the inconvenience.

Homeowner Tax Breaks:

1. Mortgage Interest Deduction

2. Mortgage Insurance Premiums

3. Energy Star

4. Points

5. Property Taxes

6. Construction Loan Interest

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Reblogged from d. leng photography:

No matter how you say it, it means Happy New Year! Over the weekend my husband and I took our kids to the Seattle Center to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  This weekend they had the Tết Festival (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) and we had so much fun participating in this event. The kids had such a good time taking in all the activities and understanding their culture.  My son Kaleb, who’s 5 years old and very inquisitive, was asking lots of questions and internalizing how this all relates to him.  I was …

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Lunar New Year!

“Without a strategy you are just throwing something against the wall and seeing if it sticks,” said Katie Lance, Inman News’ social media director and the co-host of Agent Reboot.

Her solution? A content grid featuring four categories: local real estate, national real estate, local and community, and personal interests. Local real estate information, for instance, could include a story about a past client, local market statistics, or features of a particular neighborhood.

Lance advised agents to take a few hours and photograph their favorite neighborhood, because photos tend to rank higher in Facebook news feeds.

“Find photos of things (that say) why you love to live where you do. If you take 30 photos, right there you have 30 days’ worth of content,” she said.

NOTE: Date updated to Friday, January 27, 2012. Visit the Facebook Event page

“We were lucky enough to have our event upgraded to FRIDAY NIGHT! Friday 27 JANUARY 2012 for SoCal YPN Mega Mixer 2012. Our event will go from 6-9 pm but all guests are invited to stay free of charge at ExchangeLA after our event is over and enjoy the ExchangeLA nightclub!

Get ready for the biggest mixer of the year!!! Join the most dynamic young real estate professionals from Arcadia, Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, Citrus Valley, Downey, Glendale, Inglewood, the Inland Gateway, Orange County, Pasadena-Foothills, Riverside County, Southand Regional, and Tri Counties for our MEGA-MIXER. Last year our mega-mixer drew over 300 attendees and this year we are projecting over 400!! Don’t miss out!”

YPN Mega Mixer Event Flyer – Roaring Twenties Party

Featured Real Estate Facebook Cover Photo: John Steiner, Keller Williams Realty

What we love about John Steiner’s Facebook Cover Photo:

1. Simple, Clean, and Professional
2. Real Estate Branding
3. Image that represents Los Angeles

And check out Joan & John’s great example of a Real Estate Team Facebook Cover Photo:

Featured Real Estate Team Facebook Cover Photo: Joan & John

What we love about this:

1. Consistent branding
2. Profile pic includes contact info (see below)
3. Colors. Note the purple and gold colors outlining the profile pic.

John Steiner on Facebook  |  Joan & John on Facebook  |  Follow Joan & John on Twitter