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Category: Marketing

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Blogging for business

It seems that others are catching on.  One of the most difficult, yet necessary aspects of this business is self-promotion. That said, here we are - on the cover of Commonwealth Magazine, the magazine of the Virginia Association of Realtors. Watching and being a part…

MARKETING

A Pop-up on the City

Taking off on The HooK's recent post about pop-ups, For Charlottesville homeowners looking for more space, but who want to stay close to town, the chance of finding something affordable is pretty slim. Even the smallest of city bungalows are going for at least $300,000…

MARKETING

New podcast for Minor Ridge listing

The evolution of our podcasting adventure continues ... Podcast for 360 Minor Ridge Road (requires iTunes) This one is better integrated with the photos, Google maps, the essay by the owner is great and delivers more insight than I could offer from my objective point…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

A move to print?

This is an idea I have been kicking around for the past several days. The trend has been for the past several years that real estate advertising has been moving more and more to the web - it's cheaper, more effective, more immediate and easier…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

New listing in the City

More information can be found at my website, Google Base and Craigslist. A true renovation opportunity in the City. A two to three minute walk to the thriving West Main corridor, close to coffee shops, restaurants, Starr Hill music, UVa, the Hospital and more. This…

ALBEMARLE

New listing in Charlottesville

I am going to be putting this property in the MLS shortly. Google Map. Craigslist. My website. Google Base. Google Base has evolved very well and very fast. Scary fast. More photos, visual tours and podcast coming soon.

BLOGGING

Website updates

Maintaining an efficient and profitable real estate website takes an awful lot of time; I worked for almost 90 minutes  or so this morning. Two notable additions: - I have added a discoverable RSS feed for this blog to my real estate site's homepage. -…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.