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Blogs for Estate-apps
The Estate Agent Podcast - Featuring Me!
By Alex EvansI was a guest on the Estate Agent Podcast to give you some advice on how best to improve your website....
What is SEO and why is it important?
By Kat SonsonA background on SEO, what it means, and why it's so useful for your website...
Estate Apps Features: The Loyalty Card
By Dan CrookWe wanted to talk about our Loyalty Card and the benefits it can have for you and your business!...
The Estate Apps Website Development Process
By Dan CrookThere are some processes in developing a website which can be difficult to understand. It is our hope that in this post we provide you with an easy...
What is Facebook Pixel and why do you need it?
By Kat SonsonLet's talk about Facebook Pixel, what it is and what it can do for your business...
Why Croydon's the Place to Be
By Alex EvansThe Estate Apps team talk about the things they like the most in Croydon...
How to Include Video in your Marketing Strategy
By Kat SonsonThe facts and figures to help you decide how to implement video into your marketing strategies....
Humanise the Online
By Alex EvansHow can you humanise your online presence?...
What does Hyperlocal Marketing mean for Estate Agents?
By Kat SonsonHyperlocal Marketing can be incredibly effective for estate agents - and here's why...
Google's SSL security updates and how they affect you
By Dan CrookGoogle are making all HTTP sites "not secure", so we thought we'd explain that means...
Today's the day - it's GDPR Day.
By Kat SonsonIt's GDPR Day. If you're not prepared, then this blog is something you should definitely take a look at....
We're going to Australia! (Well, some of us are...)
By Dan CrookThe boys are off to Australia this week so we thought we'd update you about what's going on....
Check out our shiny new Area Guides!
By Dan CrookEstate Apps area guides can add locally relevant automated content to your website, with any number of areas, multiple images, descriptions, video and a...
GDPR - What does legitimate interest mean for estate agents?
By Kat SonsonHow does soft opt in and Legitimate interest effect your agency for GDPR?...
Estate Apps: ESTAS Winners
By Kat SonsonEstate Apps have won The ESTAS Supplier of the Year Award for website design 2018!...
2017 Year in Review
By Ola Bello2017 was a wonderful year for Estate Apps and we would like to take a moment to reflect and share our story with you!...
Estate Apps Shortlisted for three honours from Croydon Awards
By Ola BelloWe're pleased to announce we have been nominated for three different categories from Croydon Awards...
3 reasons why you need SEO
By Ola BelloSEO is crucial for estate agents, if you're site isn't search engine optimised, you're missing out on a lot, here are 3 big reasons to why you need SEO....
Branding, why is it so important for your estate agency?
By Ola BelloAs an estate agent, having a strong brand is crucial, not only does a strong brand differentiates you from competitors but it epitomises everything about...
Google’s Mobile Friendly Algorithm update, is your business prepared?
By Ola BelloWhat are the latest Google trends you as an estate agent need to be aware of....
2016: A Year in Review
By Ola BelloA review on everything we have achieved this year, we look forward to 2017 with great optimism. Onwards and upwards!...
Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR? Is the future of property VR?
By Ola BelloCould 2017 be the breakthrough year for Virtual Reality? Learn more about the potential future of property...
Wales Biggest Business Expo was one to remember!
By Ola BelloRead about the Estate Apps team's experience at Introbiz!...
What is #PropTech?
By Ola BelloWhat is PropTech? Learn more about this innovative sector that's taking the property world by storm......
We're heading to Wales' Biggest Business Event
By Ola BelloWe'll be attending one of the biggest business conferences in Wales - Introbiz Expo - will you be there?...
Estate Apps Guest Speaking at NAEA Events
By Sam JohnsAs mentioned in a previous post, we were lucky enough to be invited along to an NAEA event to give a presentation on how agents can benefit from social...
2015: A year in review
By Sam JohnsWell, that break for Christmas certainly went quick didn’t it?! We’re halfway through January already and back into the swing of things but let’s not...
The benefits of Social Media - An Agents Perspective
By Sam JohnsWe do a lot of content about why you should use social media and how best to use it, we really feel that it’s important for you to grow as a business....
The benefit of Social Media for your Agency
By Sam JohnsWe’ve covered social media previously in a few forms before, but in this blog we’re going to go further in depth and cover various points as to what...
Estate Apps at Agency Essentials
By Sam JohnsThe first ever Agency Essentials event took place in Manchester recently, the first of what we hope to be many more collaborative efforts between...
Your website: Can you do it yourself?
By Sam JohnsThere’s a hell of a lot to take into consideration when you build a website for your business. Do you go down the template route? Should you get in a...
Get more from your Bounce Rate
By Sam JohnsWe recently wrote about bounce rates and why your business you keep an eye on them. We received a mixture of feedback ranging from people appreciating the...
The benefits of Instagram for your agency
By Sam JohnsConsumers are mostly visually driven, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a target market in need of high quality imagery as much as those in the...
Estate Apps at Future: Property Tech
By Sam JohnsAnother month, another show. This month we were lucky enough to be part of Future Property Technology 2015 in Westminster....
Why you should have live chat on your website
By Sam JohnsRunning a business isn’t easy. If it was we’d all be doing it! There’s so much to do both dealing with your clients and the day-to-day tasks that...
Estate Apps at VIDEA15 – Video in the Property Industry
By Sam JohnsWe’ve just got back from the VIDEA15 conference at the BFI Southbank and it’s safe to say, we had a blast! The event, hosted by Richard Rawlings and...
Why you should watch your websites bounce rate
By Sam JohnsNormally when people discuss their websites stats, most people talk about how many hits their website has received over a period of time. Hits in this...
#WhyDoesEveryoneTalkLikeThisOnTwitter?
By Sam JohnsHashtags. What are they? What do they do? And why do I keep seeing them pop up during TV shows?...
Why is social media important for your agency?
By Sam JohnsEvery day I read the property news and every day it’s a different story. Sales are up, sales are down, London is in a bubble, no it’s not… for those...
The Google Quality Update
By Sam JohnsGoogle continues to rule the web as the most visited website globally with its search ranking algorithm being the most watched by website owners all over...
Why analytics is important for your agencies website
By Sam JohnsTechnology is playing an ever more critical role in helping property professionals stay competitive in their field. Companies that embrace technology are...
What to prepare for with a new website
By Sam JohnsSo, it’s time for a new website for your estate or lettings agency. You’re last one is starting to creak a little in its old age and you want to have...
Are you all Show and no Substance?
By Andrea MorganWe all love great design and in many ways it’s what draws us to a product, brand or company. I personally love branding but I’m sadly seeing a growing...
Periscope: A game changer for Estate Agents?
By Jo RyanSometimes, the simplest technologies are the most useful. Recently Twitter released an app called Periscope that is based on a fairly simple idea, but it...
Marketing your native iOS & Android Apps
By Sam JohnsWe have covered this subject before easy ways that you can drive your app downloads for free or with little cost. We saw a number of you put those ideas...
Branding, the story of your business
By Sam JohnsHow do your clients perceive your business. When you think branding what is it that comes to mind? Logos? Colours? Its something that in our experience...
Klout – Does it matter?
By Sam JohnsIf you use any form of social media management, or your listed on any sort of social media ranking list (Like Estate Agent networking top 1,000 agents) you...
Benefits of a template website over custom
By Sam Johns"Template". It's not a sexy word is it? Say it again, "Template". What do you think of when you say template? Rigid? Standard? Uniform? It's certainly not...
The Big Mobilisation
By Sam JohnsMajor Changes to Google mobile search. Get ready for change Its that time again... Google are going to make some major changes to the way their search...
Out with the old, in with the new...
By Sam JohnsTechnology is advancing faster now than it is ever had before, we've got products and advancements today that only a few years ago were thought of as...
Getting to grips with Social Media
By Sam JohnsSocial media is huge. That statement shouldn't shock anyone anymore. Most, if not all of you reading this will have a social media profile of some sort,...
Are you not seeing enough traffic from your own website?
By Sam JohnsIn some capacity, I hear this every day, "I don't get many leads from my website". Many agencies seem to have websites just for the sake of having one....
How apps make tenants lives easier
By Sam JohnsThis is our first blog idea that we've received from our social media community! Thanks very much for the suggestion Rentals London and indeed this is a...
How accessible are you?
By Sam JohnsOur society is ever diversifying, people from a whole manner of backgrounds, experiences, lifestyles and abilities all live in one place. As a business it...
The importance of SEO
By Sam JohnsSEO, or "Search Engine Optimisation", is essentially everything you avoided doing in school. Carefully watching statistics, researching and tweaking your...
First Impressions Count: the Importance of Good Presentation
By Nicole HealingIn a recent post we wrote about the window to screen transformation of estate agents. While presentation has always been a key factor in the property...
Does my agency need a Responsive Website AND Mobile Apps?
By Sam JohnsThe debate continues... Why should I invest in apps when my responsive site is easier to access? Why should I have my website redesigned when I already...
Monetising Your Apps
By Sam JohnsEven for the smallest Estate Agent, apps are becoming an increasingly integral part of an agencies marketing. Your apps are already out there, displaying...
3 Ways Estate Agents can Appeal to the Bridget Jones Market
By Nicole HealingAccording to recently revised forecasts by Savills, UK house prices will exceed a 9.5% rise this year, with London prices expecting to see a 15% increase....
The importance of having a good quality Estate Agency Website
By Sam JohnsFor any business to succeed, an effective online presence is an important feature of the companies sales and marketing strategy. For estate agents possibly...
Apps vs Responsive Websites
By Bryony MorrisOne of the most enduring debates within mobile technology circles is the classic 'mobile apps versus mobile web' conundrum....
Adapting to a multicultural society
By Sam JohnsWith our society becoming ever more diverse, it's never been more important to make your services easily available to everyone....
Why Invest in a dedicated Mobile Site?
By Sam JohnsSo you have a fantastic looking website, complete with everything you need to tackle the online world. Your design is clean, efficient and easy to use on a...
Are you making the most of your apps?
By Sam JohnsSo you've just signed up to a new app? Great! Apps can be one of your strongest marketing tools if used correctly. However, just like any tool, they don't...
Why You Need an App
By Sam JohnsWith portal giants such as Rightmove and Zoopla it might seem like there's no need for your own app. Why should you fork out the cash for your own app when...
Benefiting your sales potential
By Bryony MorrisIn order to win any new business you need to stay ahead and the property industry is no different. Flexibility and adaptation are key to survival but with...
Is 2014 the Year of the Smartphone?
By Bryony MorrisWhen we consider that it took 38 years for the radio to reach 50 million people worldwide and only 50 days for the Draw Something app to reach the same...