Hi there -

I want to have my own website instead of having a page on my broker's site. Can anyone recommend a good website builder that is geared towards RE? I want to be able to upload some regional pictures instead of having generic Americana images but otherwise I'm down with having an out-of-the-box template. I've used GoDaddy website tonight before but their real estate templates don't seem to have any specific tools built in.

Thanks!

Amanda

Busyagentpro. It's more then just a website though.

Thanks!!!

I am interviewing with brokers next week and web marketing is going to be a big priority for me. I'm hoping it will be kosher for me to have my own url and web marketing as long as I am compliant with brokerage branding standards. The big dog around here is trying to get their agents to pay $35 - $70/month for a website that's only trackable in terms of traffic to the main url - not the individual agent. That won't work!

Thanks!

Why not try setting up a word press site on almost any cheap 5 or 6 bucks amonth webserver... usually they have fantastico to set up the wordpress site instantly and it has a very short learnign curve and google loves the wordpress blogs... then take the time to build a full website... and keep the blog as a very nice back link to your new site...
Any post on a word press blog appears in google in hours when most web site pages usually take a few days to a few weeks to show up... google loves word press blogs.. even simple ones.

I second Tom's advice ^^^Above^^^. In addition to the love Google shows for Wordpress, or even better love for their own Blogger, blog-based websites are so much more versatile and easy to SEO, update, change (different themes), etc...


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[quote=Tom_Tiger]Why not try setting up a word press site on almost any cheap 5 or 6 bucks amonth webserver... usually they have fantastico to set up the wordpress site instantly and it has a very short learnign curve and google loves the wordpress blogs... then take the time to build a full website... and keep the blog as a very nice back link to your new site...
Any post on a word press blog appears in google in hours when most web site pages usually take a few days to a few weeks to show up... google loves word press blogs.. even simple ones.
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AMEN!

I would say that WordPress can actually be your own site though. You can then have another WordPress blog linking back to it.

Anyway, if this seems like a daunting task you can simply use WordPress and then pay someone to modify it for you. Much cheaper than a properly done site and usually takes only a day or two to be 100% complete. Plus you will know it is done right!

Wow glad to see Wordpress has so much google juice as I am having a blog set there shortly. Thanks for all the great info.