Written by Nathan Thomas on August 31, 2005
Credibility is crucial to the success of your business - you want your clients to view you as an industry expert. Since your Agent XSite website is often the first means of communication you'll have with clients, your Staff Profile page is one of the best places to outline your skills, experience and professionalism. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 31, 2005
There's going to be a change in how search results for appraisers on the XSites Network are returned starting Thursday, September 1. If your profile indicates you do work in more than one state, you should have received an e-mail about this already. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 23, 2005
We're happy to announce that Blake Justus of Clear Creek Mortgage in Golden, Colo., is the winner of a brand new 2005 Corvette Convertible. More than 5,000 mortgage brokers entered the giveaway, which was held to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the launch of Mortgage XSites. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 15, 2005
Besides the good feeling you get from helping others, there are many business benefits to volunteering in your community. It can provide networking opportunities and name recognition, improve your communication skills, maximize your visibility and it shows clients and prospects that you care about your town and its citizens. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 15, 2005
It's been a busy few weeks for us at a la mode. In addition to server additions, CertMail improvements and the new Google Earth feature, we also added the new "Franchise" family of themes to your XSite websites, which you can view by going to Step 1 in your XSite's Wizard. We'll be working on more themes in the upcoming weeks and months, but if you have a specific request for an theme, e-mail us at info@alamode.com. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 15, 2005
Currently more than 40,000 real estate professionals use our web-based CertMail e-mail service - and that number is growing every day. As a result, we recently invested half a million dollars in new servers and technology so we can better handle the more than six million e-mail files that pass through our servers here in Oklahoma City each day. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on August 15, 2005
Google is now so synonymous with web searches that, instead of saying they're searching for something on the web, many say they're "googling" it. And in the few weeks since its release, Google's latest tool, Google Earth, is also changing the way people search for buildings, landmarks, and, more importantly for real estate agents, their next home. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on July 25, 2005
In addition to turning 20 this month we're also undergoing a few changes here at a la mode. As a result of the rapid growth in the new and existing markets we serve, we've expanded our management team and offices. Plus, we're currently working on improving our infrastructure so we can better serve you, our customers. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on July 25, 2005
As you know, link popularity - the number of inbound links pointing to your XSite - is an important component to your ranking with search engines. The idea being that each time someone links to your website, that's a vote for your site. Therefore, the more sites that link to your site, the better you'll rank on the search engines, right? Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on July 21, 2005
Aurora - WinTOTAL version 5.0 - debuts for some 1,100 attendees at our first annual Technology Convention in Orlando this month. This is no mere redecoration of, or even just an "update" to, WinTOTAL. We've completely revamped WinTOTAL to make it even easier to use and more powerful, and to give you the ability to manage your business and produce reports in ways you just can't anywhere else. Read more...