A quick guide to SEO for real estate agents
Real Estate websites tend to be large and complex due to the high level of functionality and
The National Association of Realtor’s suggests that over 90% of buyers start their Real Estate search online. If you’re good with SEO, this is a boon. If not, a bane for sure! The
This brief SEO and Marketing Guide for real estate agents and professionals is designed to get you thinking about the most important SEO tasks. I will also show you how to implement them for yourself or hire an SEO Service that understands the online Real Estate market.
1) Always begin with keyword research
First things first. Doing keyword research is like planting a seed. All you have to do is then
You can try various tools for this purpose:
- Google Keyword Planner: Although many choose not to use it beyond Google Ads, it’s a perfect tool if you’re a starter. And trust me, I have used this tool personally to build tens of thousands of traffic from search engines.
Your most important keyword research should be for long-tail terms. Because competition is so high for the biggest target keywords in the industry, doing your homework and developing a solid long-tail keyword strategy will help your website rank better in Google Search Engine Results.
It’s good if you want to rank across the country or the world. Needless to say, it’s going to be so tiresome and exhausting and heavy on your bank account, you probably shouldn’t give it a thought.
So what to do? Tap those people who are searching locally. Or let’s say, in a radius of not more than 50 miles.
Here are some key steps you can take to achieve it:
- Get Google 3-pack: Google Business Page, Google Maps, and Google+ (oh, just forget the last one. Google is shutting it down this year).
- Register in business directories and local listings
- Get reviews on your Facebook and Google business page
If you want to avoid
You can also use some tools. For instance, Moz. Not the entire suite of Moz or Moz Pro. I am talking about Moz Local. It starts at $99/year. You can use it to check online listings off your list. With local data management, SEO analytics, local ranking analysis, and reputation management features, you can always stay on top of your website’s performance.
Basically, you can automate publishing, unpublishing, and updating
Google gives more
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4) Improve your website speed
On an average, a user will not stay on your website for more than 10 seconds! You have, literally, seconds to capture
Well, first of all, check
It will also suggest you tips to improve your website’s performance.
5) Build social proof
Google takes your personal brand’s social performance into account while ranking your web pages. That means your followers, your engagement, and your activity on the social pages linked with your website matters.
Here’s a blog that will help you understand how your social media profile should look like for a real estate agent.
You can use the power of social networks like Instagram and Pinterest to promote your site with visual content. Let users have a peek at the best home sale opportunities on Facebook. Create boards on Pinterest to simplify pinning. Share stories on Instagram.
Make sure to add local-focused hashtags and descriptions that feature geotargeted keywords.
Conclusion
Avoid long term commitments to SEO Services that do not provide easy means of communication. If you don’t feel you have the time or the expertise to create and implement a thorough SEO strategy, you may want to invest in hiring an experienced and trustworthy SEO to help guide you and implement the work.
SEO can definitely be an incredibly worthwhile investment, just be sure to avoid the common SEO traps and scams out there.
And of course, be local!
