New Mobile Features Offered at Classified Flyer Ads

Posted at 6:53 PM, Feb. 26, 2008

For Immediate Release: Feb. 26, 2008 For more information, contact: Lyn Mettler, (843) 388-8376, lmettler@mettlerpr.com AIM: LynMettler Classified Flyer Ads Offers New Mobile Feature GROVER BEACH, CALIF.-Flyers posted to popular Web site ClassifiedFlyerAds.com, which lets customers create professional-looking flyers that are automatically posted to a host of online directories, are now available not just on the Web, but via mobile devices. With the new "Ad2Cell" feature, viewers can email or text a specific address on their mobile device, including cell phones and Blackberrys, to receive basic information included on a particular flyer. The Ad2Cell feature gives paid customers of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com a unique mobile email address for every classified flyer ad they create. They can then advertise this mobile email address outside of the Web, such as on signs, print ads, postcards, etc., so interested parties can receive additional information. When an interested buyer emails or texts the given address on their mobile device, they immediately receive a reply that includes product sale specifics, such as price, beds, baths and property address for a home, or price, make, model and year for a vehicle. A text link address to a mobile version of the online flyer is also included in the reply. For every request made to the Ad2Cell access number, the flyer creator will receive both a text message to their mobile device and an email message that informs them of the inquiry, which flyer was requested and the inquirer's phone number. This information will also be logged and accessible in their member area of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com. "Ad2Cell gives our customers one more way to communicate with potential buyers in a way that is convenient to them," says Michael Thompson, chief operating officer of Go Smart Solutions, LLC, the parent company of ClassifiedFlyerAds.com. "Now you don't have to be sitting at a computer to get information about a specific flyer; you can view it on the go." ClassifiedFlyerAds.com, owned by parent company Go Smart Solutions, LLC, is an online tool popular with realtors, employers and auto dealers that allows individuals to promote a product or service via classified ads throughout the Web. A user-friendly process allows clients to produce professional flyers, which are then posted on more than 25 online directories and optimized for maximum exposure on the most popular search engines. A cost-effective way to promote homes or autos for sale, job postings or other services, ClassifiedFlyerAds.com offers many add-on functionalities to its flyers, including virtual tours, live view tracking, embeddable widgets and more. For more information, visit www.classifiedflyerads.com. ###

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What Online Directories are the most effective?

Posted at 9:50 AM, Feb. 2, 2008

We thought we would share some insight with you.  Many of you post your listings in online directories and are probably aware of the benefits.  We ran a query on 2 of the most active flyers created this week on ClassifiedFlyerAds.com and following are the views these flyers (listings) have had in each directory.  The report below only shows sources that had a total count above 10 views.  Anything below 10 views was excluded and keep in mind some directories such as Craigslist do not record opens (disallowed) so are not taken into consideration.

Source	View Count
Natural Search Engine Search	4150
Backpage	911
ClassifiedFlyerAds.com	631
OLX	420
Google Base	276
Oodle	205
Trulia	179
Email	98
Edgeio	84
RSS Feeds	78
Digg	63
Propeller	46
Vast	40
Ebay	37
eHouseAds	36
Lycos	30
Kijiji	22
Zillow	19
ActiveRain	18
Hotpads	17
Geebo	12

Natural search engine means flyer views that were made from searches done in Google, Yahoo or other search engines and as you can see those top the list.  What this tells us is many buyers are finding listings from a good old fashion search engine search over finding them in directories.  So if you can accomplish getting your listings ranked in search engines then your listings will benefit greatly.

Backpage is second on the list so if you are not posting your listings to Backpage you should start.

OLX has also returned good results on a consistent basis.

Of course the results vary based on listing, price and location but this should give you a general idea on the top online sources where you should be advertising your listings.

DON'T FORGET - most of the directories also allow you to create and post service ads.  Many Agents will advertisie their listings but forget to advertise their services.  Create "Real Estate Service Flyers" and post those to directories too.

Real Estate Search Engine Optimization

Posted at 7:30 PM, Aug. 20, 2007

Real Estate Search Engine Optimization

We have compiled a list of tips and resources for those of you who do or want to do your own search engine optimization for your Real Estate Websites and blogs.

• The first resources I want to discuss are blogs and social networks. RealTown and ActiveRain are great resources for Real Estate SEO. When you create blog posts though these sites, it is a very good chance that your posts will be picked up by Google.
• Press Releases and Articles – Having a quality press release or article written and then distributed to the top media networks can be a great way to not only bring in more traffic to your site but also a great SEO method. Press releases and articles generally have links back to your site and services and if written well the articles will be optimized to be search engine friendly.
• RSS Feeds – have an rss feed of your property listings programmed. Add a link to your rss feed to your blogs and add the feed to rss feed directories.
• Don’t use too much Flash or JavaScript. Search engines cannot index Flash or JavaScript. There are some great widgets out there but most of them utilize Flash or JavaScript technology. For example if you have a Flash or JavaScript listing widget that displays all your listings, search engines will not index that widget. But if you have an HTML widget of your listings, then search engines will index all the listings and the links back to your listings will also be indexed. So to sum it up, if you are using Widgets, Adlets or any other utilities/tools, check to see if there is an HTML version available.
• Keyword Hyperlinks – Link keywords in your pages and blogs and make sure and attach titles to your links. For example: create a hyperlink like Listing Widgets and link it back to the page rather then a direct url like http://www.classifiedflyerads.com/adlets.php
• Surround your main page title by h1 tags. You will need to be familiar with HTML to utilize this method.
• Properly code your web page title tags so the title tag in the HTML is relevant to the page. For example if your page talks about Email Signature Widgets then your page title tag should be something like . You will need to be familiar with HTML to utilize this method or contact your web developer and ask him/her about this.
• CSS/Hyperlink menus – use hyperlink/CSS menus on your websites rather then image, Flash or JavaScript menu. Ask your web developer if CSS hyperlink menus are being used.

There is a whole lot more in regards to SEO but the above list is some of the most important. Please feel free to ask questions and we would be happy to answer. We also welcome any tips anyone else can add to this list. If we get lots of good tips from ActiveRain members we will publish a web page of all the tips.

FREE Calculator Widgets

Posted at 5:32 PM, Aug. 18, 2007

Calculator Widgets for blogs and websites

If your looking for a cool loan calculator widget for your blogs or websites then check out the calculator widget that http://www.classifiedflyerads.com offers. You are able to customize the colors of your calculator using a nifty color selection table. You are also able to implement the calculator directly into a listing widget you create. Match the colors to your website and blogs and give buyers a great calculator tool while they are browsing your listings.

Did we say its FREE? Yep, free for all. Just setup an account at http://www.classifiedflyerads.com and then navigate to the "Create Adlets" menu option. We would love to hear you feedback.

Free Website and Blog Monitoring Tools

Posted at 5:29 PM, Aug. 18, 2007

Free tools for monitoring your website and blogs

Google Analytics

Google Analytics offers free statistics programs. Google Analytics provides number of visitors, page views, referral sources, entry and exit pages, and more. Google Analytics also includes the ability to track and monitor pay per click campaigns.

Google Webmaster Tools

Provides you with lots of information such as the pages that are indexed, errors found by the Googlebot, search engine rankings for search phrases and more.

Sitening.com Analyzer

This Analyzer checks the internal structure of your site to determine how well it is constructed. Your website structure is very important for a good SEO campaign and can make the difference if you show up in a natural search or not.

Great Search Engine Rankings Tool that shows you where your site ranks in top search engines and Link Popularity Tool that show you how many inbound links each search engine recognizes for your site.

This cool tool shows you "how a search engine reacts to your pages and what can be done to boost your usability."

Check the speed of your website. A slow website can have huge negative affects.

Finds dead links in your website. Dead links can damage your search engine rankings.

We love feedburner.com and if you publish RSS feeds this is a must.

Real Estate Email Flyers

Posted at 5:14 PM, Aug. 18, 2007

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Real Estate Ads Posted to Homes.com

Posted at 1:26 PM, Aug. 15, 2007

Real Estate Classified Ad Creation and Syndication

We Now Submit to Homes.com

ClassifiedFlyerAds.com provides a very simple method for creating full color, eye catching real estate ads that will automatically be posted to top classified directories and live data feeds. It's simple, quick and effective! Put your full color property ad in front of thousands of people who search the internet.

• Your ad will be submitted to top directories such as Lycos, Google Base, Trulia, Propsmart, Oodle, Local.com, Edgeio, Vast, HotPads, PropBot, eHouseAds and others. Click Here to view a detailed list of directories we submit to.
• We provide you with HTML you can use to post your auto ad to Craigslist, Backpage, Activerain, LiveDeal, Ebay, blogs and other directories.
• Your property ad will be included in our RSS feed which is posted to Syndic8, Yahoo's feed and more. Our feed is public and can be used by anyone who wants to add auto listings to their website and blogs. This is a great way to get your property for sale ads more exposure.
• Choose from over 70 different template designs, add your photos, features, price, descriptions and more to your flyer.
• Flyers come with a FREE slideshow
• Free PDF and printable HTML version for all flyers
• Flyers will have both "send to friend" and "map" links.
• Real Estate and Rental ads will have map, calculator, school and city data links.
• All flyers will have their own web page url with a top menu tab.
• Mobile friendly version for all flyers
• Personal web page of all your real estate ads.
• Single Property Websites - Have your flyer point to it's own unique domain name (website address). The domain name will be the same as the property address.

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