Video Video Video. We keep harping on the importance of using video in the ever changing real estate market and we have added some functionality to the Ubertor website system so that you can do just that. Instead of me explaining it to you, check out this video that Piotr shot that shows you how the feature works. Lights, Camera, Action!
Listing Video Tab Demo from Piotr Banasik on Vimeo.
Myself, Shane Gibson and Norman Stowe were invited to be on a panel at the Vancouver Board of Trade last night. The topic we were asked to discuss was: “Big Impact for you Small Business”. It was an excellent night with lots of great discussion and moderated by Paul Harris, the Editor of Business in Vancouver.
Here are a couple of clips from the evening shot from a Flip Camera, although a little shaky, you will get the point.
Site of the Week, Bridgechurch.ca from Cristian Marine on Vimeo.
This weeks Ubertor site of the week is Rodney Barlett’s Bridgechuch.ca, a church in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver .
Rodney is the lead instructor at Reachd.com. Rodney has created a site for his Vancouver based church, specifically located in the Kitsilano neighborhood. The page has a Google page rank of 2 (what is Google Page Rank?) and an Alexa Rank of 5,148,615 (What is an alexa rank?).
When I first came to the site, the first thing I noticed was the amount of content the site has. There’s plenty of content starting from the people that lead the congregation, their beliefs, Ebooks, up to maps that show you other churches in the area. They’ve taken advantage of the ability to embed videos and photo libraries to the pages to maximize the functionality of each page.
The homepage serves as a showcase to the latest news and events. They’ve added custom banners to almost every page making every page unique. The site is maintained by volunteers from the church and this can show you the flexibility and ease of use of the Ubertor System.
Rodney, apart from being an Instructor at Reachd.com, is also a musician and leads the music during Sunday morning Worship services.
Please check out the Ubertor site of the week at Bridgechurch.ca
1. Monday July 28th - Vancouver Board of Trade Bootcamp - Big Impact for Your Small Business - Register Here
2. Tuesday, July 29th - Facebook — LinkedIn — Twitter - What’s the Big Deal? - Register Here
Reachd is running a session on how to use Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin for your business.
3. July 30th and 31st - 2 Day Search Engine Optimization Bootcamp — Register Here
If you are new to the Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization but want the essential skills necessary to getting your site found, then this workshop is for you. It is a 2 day workshop including 12 hours of instruction and 4 hours of hands on practical work and site review.
Just got back from San Francisco and the Inman Connect conference. It was really great to catch up with lots of our clients from all over North America and to meetup with friends. If you have not been to Inman, you should think about doing it one year. It is a great opportunity for learning, socializing and networking. This year I was not able to make it to San Francisco until the very last minute when I was able to adjust my schedule. I’m glad it was able to work out.
It was also great to see Vancouver agents Ian Watt, Larry Yatkowsky and Michael LaPrairie down there. I had lots of great times with all 3 of them.
Vancouver Video Realtor Ian Watt decided to bring his Flip Video Camera along on the trip and shot video interviews of the people he met at Inman. You can see all 20 of his videos here.
Here is one of his videos with San Diego Realtor Kris Berg talking about Ubertor:
Well, not exactly. But a new Ubertor client is. Rare Drams has customized an Ubertor website for their Whiskies from Scotland.
from their website:
“Rare Drams imports Rare Single Cask Whiskies from Scotland - we represent Douglas Laing, one of the Oldest and most Respected Independent Blenders & Bottlers in Scotland. (what is an independent bottler)”
Take a moment to check out their website. It is another great example of how flexible the Ubertor website software is. You can do almost anything with your website. If you’re looking to customize your website please feel free to check out the Ubertor Approved Vendors as there is so much that they can do for you.
First Ian Watt in Vancouver BC, then Tim Ayres in Sooke BC and now Mike Lefebvre in Hopkinton, MA. Looking good guys. Adding video blogs to your site is a great move.
Sooke Activities: Tugwell Creek Meadery and Honey Farm from Tim Ayres - REALTOR® on Vimeo.
I will be in San Francisco this week for RE BarCamp, Beer for Bloggers, Trulia House Party and Inman Connect. I shot a quick video about my upcoming trip. Are you interested in meeting up? Will you be in the area?
Drop me an email (sjagger @ ubertor .com) if your interested in sitting down. I will be all over the place but will make time to meet with everyone that wants to. Feel free to follow me on Twitter as well.
This weeks Ubertor site of the week is Jim Duncan’s realcentralvarealestate.com.
Jim is a realtor in Charlottesville Virginia and is an ecobroker. His site has a google page rank of 4 (what is Google Page Rank) and an alexa rank of 3,337,662 (What is an alexa rank).
The first thing I noticed about the site is the sheer volume of information it has, by the time i finished going through the site I felt as though I knew all I needed to know about Charlottesville to move there and feel like part of the communities.
I like the home page because of the inviting custom banner and that they are using Ubertor’s featuring listings to showcase their listings. They have a lot of fresh content featured on the home page from their word press blog and something about themselves. This is great because the always have new content but it’s still has a personal touch.
I also like the fact that Jim is an ecobroker and specialize in that are energy efficient yet still comfortable, and safe home.
Lastly, I like the that the site has links to a lot af great resources like local school, government, Utilities, and Tax information.
Please check out the Ubertor site of the week at realcentralvarealestate.com
You can find the video at http://www.viddler.com/explore/UberAdam/videos/1/
I took a moment this morning to record a video answering a question that I am frequently asked: “Why should I blog?”
Below is my response via video.
(See Video Here - http://www.viddler.com/explore/wwwreachd/videos/17/)
You might also notice that I give out an email address different that my Ubertor one. The company I’m referring to is called Reachd.com and does training for business owners that Michael Stephenson and I own. If your interested in learning more about what Reachd.com offers, check out the website here.
