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How to set up your REAXML listing provider on your website to FeedSync with better security and safety

Monday, October 13th, 2014
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Once you have a portal provider in place and you’ve uploaded your listings and photographs into it you’re ready to configure the FeedSync for your website.

Step 1: Decide where the final hosting server will be

Its much easier to to this once on the final server then to change things later. You have enough to do when launching a new website that you don’t want to add another step in the way and have to wait for your provider to adjust their settings on your tight schedule.

For example: You are developing a new WordPress web site on your local development server which will eventually replace an existing one but the client plans on keeping their current hosting.

Perform the following steps on the intended live server.

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How to Import REAXML files into Your WordPress Real Estate Website

Monday, June 23rd, 2014
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Updated Instructions

In this tutorial we are going to walk through the steps of importing REAXML files into your WordPress real estate website.

Basically we are going to create two import jobs for each REAXML property element, one for current and one for sold/leased. FeedSync merges the REAXML files and creates three output files: current, sold/leased, withdrawn/offmarket. We only need to import the current and sold/leased as because this is more efficient by reducing import file sizes, leaves the withdrawn/offmarket out of the database.

To do this you are going to need a few tools.

What You Need

  • FeedSync: This processes multiple REAXML files into merged files.
  • WP All Import Pro: You can import CSV and XML files into WordPress quickly and easily it’s the best import plugin for WordPress.
  • WP All Import Scripts: Scripts you can use to configure WP All Import Pro.
  • Easy Property Listings: The best real estate plugin for WordPress.

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How to use the free Easy Property Listings plugin for WordPress with any theme to build real estate websites quickly

Saturday, June 14th, 2014
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Tired of asking yourself “Oh no… I’ve got to make a real estate website…! ”

You’re not alone. There are thousands of agents, PA’s and developers who want to build a real estate website using WordPress and are trying everything to get the right property plugin to work, and then having to deal with:

  • Different listing types: Rentals, residential property, land, commercial, rural, business.
  • Allowing for different pricing: fixed price, no price, range price.
  • Under Offer/Contract flags.
  • REAXML and XML feeds.
  • Show/hide property address.
  • Property searches.
  • Listing features.
  • Multiple agents.
  • Featured listing widget.
  • Creating dozens of custom fields.
  • Trying to get it to work with your WordPress theme.

But alas, at the end of the day, you just want a real estate plugin that has already taken care of all these problems. You just want to be able to install the plugin and add your listings, so you can get on with the rest of your life.

Mostly you’re thinking, “It’s just too hard”.

Well, finally you can relax knowing that all the hard parts are done when you use the right real estate plugin for WordPress.

Easy Property Listings plugin for WordPress has been created to solve all these problems for you.

Also it’s free.

It’s quick to set-up, and you’ll be adding your first listing in a few minutes.

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How to Install WordPress in 5 minutes or Less on a cPanel Host

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014
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Installing WordPress is easy to do but when installing it is very important to make a few key changes to maximise the security of your new WordPress website. First I recommend never using a one-click install script as they tend not to make the simple but necessary security changes during install to keep your website safe and secure. Lets get started.

First download the latest WordPress zip file from WordPress.org

First step is to download the latest version of WordPress and save it on your computer to upload via cPanel. Direct download link to latest version of WordPress.

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How to use video in real estate marketing to wow your buyers and sellers and place you at the top

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
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If you aren’t using video as a real estate marketing tool, you are missing out on a great opportunity to reach clients.  Video can really help you differentiate yourself and your properties in a crowded market and can be a powerful supplement to your existing marketing campaign.  Nearly every real estate agent has a website, but relatively few are using video.

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Top 10 Things Sellers Look for When Selecting a Listing Agent and How You Can Better Meet Their Needs

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
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Selling a home is an important financial transaction, probably the largest one that most people will ever make.  Competition among agents is as fierce as ever and sellers are becoming more and more selective.

So how do you differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace?  There are actually several things you can do to start attracting more clients and get more referrals.

It’s important to understand what sellers are looking for in order to effectively meet their needs.

The following is a list of the top 10 things sellers are looking for in a real estate agent.

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How to make your online real estate listings more effective. 3 ways to make your real estate listings stand out.

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
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There is a lot more to a property listing than square footage and the number of bedrooms.  These days, everyone is creating property ads online and of course you would like to find a way to make your real estate listings stand out.  There are actually several things you can do to make your listings more effective so they appeal to more buyers.

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Top 10 Things Home Buyers Look for When Selecting a Real Estate Agent

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
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Purchasing a home is an important milestone in people’s lives and a large financial investment.  Competition among agents is as fierce as ever and buyers are becoming more and more selective.

So how do you differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace?  There are actually several things you can do to start attracting more clients and get more referrals.

It’s important to understand what buyers are looking for in order to effectively meet their needs.

The following is a list of the top 10 things buyers are looking for in a real estate agent.

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Top 5 Features of a Great Real Estate Website

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
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A great real estate website is geared towards clients.  It’s very common to make your real estate website all about you, when it’s more effective to spell out what you can do for your client.  A carefully crafted professional website is clear and concise.

Below is a list of the top 5 features every great real estate website should have.

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How To Create a Detailed Author Box in WordPress Blog with Links To your FaceBook, Twitter profiles and add Your Phone number

Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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You’ve just spent hours writing a great blog post and press the publish button and the only credit you get is your name. Well here is how to change that by adding a great profile about you, the author and extra contact details if you want them.

Adding an “About the Author” box to your posts is a simple way to upgrade your WordPress blog. You’ll have your posts branded in under 10 minutes its that easy.

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