Category: IDXbroker

Fixing IDX Broker 404 errors on details pages

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I just got this question from a client: Q. Is there any way to NOINDEX the listing details pages (just the listing details pages)? I’m getting a lot of notices from Google of 404 status for listings that have have been removed. A. I am not really sure how to do that. I don’t think you can. I used to get a lot of questions about that.  Here is the link I would share with people: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/181708?hl=en 404 errors are not bad.  They let Google know that the page isn’t there anymore and that they should remove it from their index.  […]

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Screenshot of IDX alerts for returning visitors

Text alerts for returning visitors for IDX Broker

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We get phone calls from real estate agents who want a website that has all the benefits of a WordPress site with IDX Broker, but also has the great features of some of our competitors like BoomTown, Kunversion, and RealGeeks.  One of the features that we get asked about most is a text alert for when a returning IDX client comes back to the site. Introducing text alerts for returning IDX Broker leads I had an interesting experience last year when I was working with a local Realtor to purchase a property.  I would get sent an email update of […]

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IDX Broker Original Mobile Responsive

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We are super excited to announce our IDX Broker Original Mobile Responsive service. There are many real estate offices, teams and Realtors who have IDX Broker Original with all of it’s great functions like: Customizations to website or WordPress Saved links Clients in email database Custom search pages SEO work Google page ranking Widgets … and more. With all of the investment in this service, sometimes it is hard to completely replace all of your hard work and investment over many years with IDX Broker Platinum. Get IDX Broker Original Mobile Responsive We will make all of the necessary coding […]

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Get back to the beach.

Dreamlife Myrtle Beach Clean IDX Real Estate theme

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Dreamlife Myrtle Beach Realty now has a dream of a website to show off to buyers, sellers and prospective clients; one that not only features downright dreamy graphics and imagery, but is also informative, well-organized and easy to search and browse; making the website a virtual dream in the usability department. So have you had just about enough of all our ‘dreamy’ metaphors and allusions? Yes? We thought so. So let’s get down to the proverbial nuts and bolts of the Dreamlife Myrtle Beach Realty website, designed by RealtyCandy with the Clean IDX theme. When visitors discover the Dreamlife Myrtle […]

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IDX Broker Original Mobile Responsive

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Thank you for taking a few minutes out of your day to see what we’ve been working on. You’re really going to like what we’ve done for IDX Broker Original. Our company has developed a process that we believe will get you 30% more leads from your IDX Here’s the dilemma: There a lot of people like you were innovative and bought IDX Broker Original a few years ago. You got it all set up search engine optimized, Google indexed, master your website, and you and your staff, and your clients are comfortable with. Now you need mobile responsive IDX. […]

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Map IDX Broker Theme WordPress real estate

How do I get my new WordPress real estate theme with IDX Broker setup?

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I get a lot of calls from folks who look at our real estate themes for WordPress page and decide they want a site, but then there are a bunch of questions because it seems like we deliberately make the pages hard to understand. 🙁 So here are some extracts from an email I sent to a client after a phone call.  If you call and ask about getting a site setup, I might refer you to this page, or just copy/paste this and send it to you. Thanks for the call today. I would recommend that we do the […]

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IDX Broker Webinar Real Estate Websites for WordPress

IDX Broker Webinar With Predesigned Real Estate WordPress Themes

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Not every agent or office in the world has the skills or the time to make their own WordPress real estate website and install IDX Broker to it. That is why we came up with our predesigned WordPress themes installed here at RealtyCandy. In the last IDX Broker webinar explaining the benefits of IDX Broker Platinum for real estate agents there is an explanation of the benefits of these sites. 1. Quick setup 2. Easy solution 3. Professional integration Forward the video to minute 36 to see our mention. 🙂 or click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5c4dy_W9ps&t=35m30s If you are interested in having […]

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IDX Broker Platinum or RETS for your Real Estate WordPress site?

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I get asked “I want RETS installed on my real estate WordPress site.  Can you do that?”. Then the next comment is “We don’t want to have an ongoing monthly fee and RETS is FREE at our MLS”. Do you know what this will cost? When I get contacted about making something like this that will save the monthly fee, then it is being done for the wrong reason. The reason to do RETS is to get a custom solution. Maybe you want to include some sweet new features, maybe you want to do some cool mapping, or do a […]

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IDX Broker Free setup

IDX Broker Platinum Now Available Setup Included

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We are super excited for the public launch of IDX Broker Platinum on June 10th. We have been Developer Partners with IDX Broker since the very beginning of the IDX Broker Platinum Beta.  We have had the opportunity to install IDX Broker Platinum on many WordPress sites for our clients. We have even created a group of luxury real estate WordPress themes that are ready for IDX Broker. Check out the short list of features that we really like: Shortcodes for WordPress Custom Page Headers Mobile Responsive Assign searches to particular agents in IDX Broker for Office Dynamic Wrapper for […]

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Mobile Friendly Real Estate Website

Mobile Friendly Real Estate Website – what are users looking for?

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Mobile Friendly Real Estate Website: Can’t survive without one! Big problem, big opportunity With approximately 75% of the users indicating a preference for mobile friendly real estate websites, some 96% of them have come across real estate sites that were definitely not designed to be accessed from mobile devices.  This of course spells big problems and big opportunities for real estate agents seeking to attract mobile clients. Leads are turned into customers with mobile friendly real estate websites The easiest way to reach mobile clients is with a mobile friendly real estate website.  With an IDX Broker Integrated website, you […]

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Mobile Site differences

Mobile Real Estate Website IDX Broker Integrated Get Signed Up Today!

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Mobile real estate website can mean the difference between success and failure.  At RealtyCandy, we will build your mobile real estate website that will make it easy for clients to find your business and property listings easily.  This will help in converting your leads to sales and give your clients an unforgettable mobile experience. You may not have the expertise to design a quality mobile real estate website, let the experts at RealtyCandy can do it for you so that you can focus on your real estate business. Features: Up to 10 pages  No work to be done by you […]

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AgentPress IDX Broker Platinum IslandBuoy Screenshot

AgentPress and IDX Broker Platinum Social Media Design

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AgentPress and IDX Broker Platinum Story Mark Hatfield in Fort Myers Florida approached us about building him a custom site for IslandBuoy.com.  Mark works at Loffreno Real Estate and specializes in Fort Myers Beach real estate and condos. Real Estate Social Media Expert What Mark wanted was an AgentPress and IDX Broker real estate website that would be optimized for social media sharing.  We got Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus and YouTube accounts setup for IslandBuoy.com.  Then we went in and put in some great sharing buttons on each post. In order to get more contacts and lead generation from […]

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