tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:03:48 +0000http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/default.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)Blogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-8371811779868644357Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:59:00 +00002009-09-17T15:03:48.107-04:00Google AlertsReal Estate BlogFacebook Fan PageFacebookBlog DictionaryGoogleBlogging IdeasWhether you are a seasoned blogger or just getting started, its always good to go back to basics and check yourself to make sure that you are covering all bases. I found this article today and wanted to share it with you:Inspiration for your Company BlogPay special attention to the Google Alerts point. Google Alerts is a great tool for getting news feeds straight to your desktop. If you're not http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/09/whether-you-are-seasoned-blogger-or.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-6886322391790558754Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:17:00 +00002009-09-10T22:19:29.417-04:00If you’re following this post, you have setup your Facebook Fan Page and started obtaining Fans. I know that many of you got some helpful tips and tricks from my previous 30 ideas on how to use your page for your business. Since my last post, all kinds of great things have become available for your Fan Page through Facebook. I hope that through these next 10 tips, you start thinking creatively http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/09/if-youre-following-this-post-you-have.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-4250769055970632368Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:02:00 +00002009-08-26T15:04:55.872-04:00Facebooktraditional mediaSocial MediatwitterReal Estate MarketingI live in Southwest Florida and I attended a business meeting last night where they had a panel of representatives from many of our area’s major media organizations discussing how the traditional media companies that they work for are currently using social media in their daily business operations. In attendance were representatives from the Naples Daily News, The Fort Myers News Press, FOX 4 http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/08/how-traditional-media-is-utilizing.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-3654010423717389296Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-08-25T17:55:48.847-04:00I recently came across a new website, http://www.averyhess.com. The brokerage is Avery Hess REALTORS® serving Maryland, Virginia, Metro DC and West Virginia and I have to give them KUDOS. They recently launched this custom site and you just have to check it out for its clean, simple design and along with it, some pretty cool features.The first thing you should notice is the front page. It’s veryhttp://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/08/new-website-boasts-lifestyle-search-is.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-930586251404303361Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:06:00 +00002009-08-19T18:25:08.072-04:00Welcome to Part Three of "50 Ways to Use Your Fan Page". If you missed the first two posts, please check out my blog to catch up. Each post I will give you 10 more ideas on what kind of information to post and provide on your Facebook Fan Page. I'll give you unique and creative ideas on how to promote yourself, your listings, your website and your company online using Facebook. I'll also http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/08/facebook-50-ways-to-use-your-fan-page.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-9220912039774036669Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:51:00 +00002009-06-30T16:47:03.097-04:00FacebookSocial MediaFan PageReal Estate Web DesignReal Estate MarketingCyberSunshineWelcome to Part 2 of “50 Ways to Use Your Fan Page”. Each post I will give you 10 more ideas on what kind of information to post and provide on your Facebook Fan Page. I’ll give you unique and creative ideas on how to promote yourself, your listings, your website and your company online using Facebook. I’ll also provide you how-tos on promotion of the page, reading statistics and more.The nexthttp://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/06/50-ways-to-use-your-fan-page-to-earn_30.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-7777660034195366325Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:10:00 +00002009-06-04T21:31:32.537-04:00Welcome to my blog series, "50 Ways to Use Your Fan Page to Earn Business." Thank you for reading! Over the next five weeks, I am going to provide you 50 unique ideas on how you can use your fan page to attract, retain and earn new business. Each week I will give you 10 more ideas on what kind of information to post and provide on your Fan Page. I’ll give you unique and creative ideas on how to http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/06/50-ways-to-use-your-fan-page-to-earn.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-4456263627098937949Mon, 25 May 2009 13:49:00 +00002009-05-25T10:21:14.677-04:00WWIIMemorial DayCyberSunshineI am remembering my grandfather today who was a WWII Bomber Pilot. A member of the 449th Bomb Group, he was shot down and taken as a POW. My grandfather flew a bomber that they named "Reluctant Liz" after my grandmother, Elizabeth (Betty) Bontly. On April 4, 1944 known as 4/4/44, seven of the original planes from Bruning in the 449th were shot down in that single day. This event was immortalized http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/05/memorial-day-remembering-my-grandfather.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-856111228699272098Thu, 21 May 2009 15:21:00 +00002009-05-21T14:29:50.506-04:00Internet MarketingFacebookStuff You NeedSocial MediayberSunshinebusiness networkingsocial media campaignCyberSunshineMy last post told you all about how to create a fan page on Facebook. Oddly enough it can be really hard to find exactly where you can create a page, once you have a login to this popular social media site. In my last post I provided you a quick link. Check it out if you still haven’t created your Page. To those of you who have created your Page and are now ready to move to the next step, let me http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/05/how-to-use-your-facebook-fan-page.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-5942488562376131182Fri, 15 May 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-05-15T15:07:20.434-04:00This is an interesting article about the winners and losers within social media sites. You'll gain some valuable insight on whose using what sites.Big Winners and Big Losers for April 2009 - Website Magazine - Website MagazinePosted using ShareThishttp://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/05/big-winners-and-big-losers-for-april.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-8989221823169552134Fri, 08 May 2009 23:51:00 +00002009-05-11T09:22:44.337-04:00Internet MarketingSocial MediaReal Estate Web Designmarketing quick tipReal Estate MarketingCyberSunshineFacebook Fan Pages are getting a lot of attention lately in the media and rightfully so. Research indicates that 70% of viral marketers report increasing brand awareness as one of the most successful areas of their social marketing campaigns. Not since the onset of the internet and websites have you been given the ability to reach out across the miles to millions of potential prospects in such anhttp://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/05/how-to-create-fan-page-on-facebookand.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-5292188845633480233Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:31:00 +00002009-04-30T11:32:18.021-04:00Ask your new clients how they found you! This may seem like a simple task, but you would be amazed at how many people forget! You can't make sound marketing decisions about your business or your website if you don't have true statistics. Was it a magazine ad, internet listing, yellow pages or website? Are you logging this information to an easy to find location? You should make this a standard http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/04/cybersunshine-marketing-tip-1.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-135048833196723276Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:09:00 +00002009-04-17T12:53:30.200-04:00We are thrilled and excited to announce the launch of our newest custom IDX website, http://www.Vesci.comMari Vesci of Mari Vesci REALTORS in Naples, FL has been a CyberSunshine client since 2002. This site is a completely custom website with a second generation of CyberSunshine custom modules.Focusing on the resale market but wanting to ensure that her rental market is not overlooked, Mari http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/04/cybersunshine-launches-new-custom.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-6059524029242307264Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-04-08T09:02:40.951-04:00Internet MarketingSocial MediaReal Estate MarketingIt’s Spring and love is in the air…so are birds…and as you walk down the street you hear the twitter of birdies and their babies flying about, preparing for the summer ahead. You might even be enjoying one of those fluffy, sugar-coated pieces of heaven we all know and love as “Peeps”. If you’re doing either one of these things, other people want to know and they want to know RIGHT NOW. That'shttp://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/04/tweet-tweetand-we-dont-mean-peeps-what.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-8369794707496578265Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-04-02T09:21:52.061-04:00Internet MarketingSocial MediaCyberSunshineSocial media a new set of internet tools that enable shared community experiences, both online and in person. As social media gains more popularity among all generations, many people are using the internet for both personal and professional reasons. It's a great idea to use the internet for your profession, however much like in life, it's always best to separate your personal life from your http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/03/cybersunshine-dos-and-donts-of-social.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-8626781072624744348Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:10:00 +00002009-03-27T10:45:46.744-04:00Your WebsiteCustom IDXRecent LaunchesCustom Property SearchOur TechnologyCyberSunshine, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of a new custom property search engine for Sunstream Realty located in Fort Myers, Florida. When we first met the fantastic staff at Sunstream, they already had a corporate website presence that they were satisfied with - they simply wanted to enhance the site's functionality. They were looking to provide their clients with a more unique, http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/03/cybersunshine-inc-launches-new-custom.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-5225088298033092908Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-01-05T13:09:24.140-05:00NewsCyberSunshineCongratulations are in order for the new parents, Cassandra and Chad, owners of CyberSunshine! Their first child, a boy, was born around 4:30pm on Christmas Eve. He weighed 8 lbs, 5 ounces and stretched a full 21 inches in length. Mom and baby are doing wonderfully, and Chad and Cassandra couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present. (*This is not their baby, just a cute and appropriate http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2009/01/new-year-brings-new-addition-to.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-6393485182137762360Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:32:00 +00002009-03-17T15:16:19.149-04:00Real Estate BlogReal Estate SEO for BeginnersSEO Quick TipTry to keep your word count between 300 - 750 words on each page of your website, especially your home page. This is a good way to keep your site search engine-friendly, and it also keeps the site from running on too much. People won't read what you have to say if you're trying to say too much.http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/seo-quick-tip-1.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-1059283864330375434Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:29:00 +00002008-12-27T14:29:01.062-05:00Real Estate BlogReal Estate SEO for Beginnersmarketing quick tipCyberSunshinePut links to a few of your favorite websites on your homepage. But make sure they are links that are actually relevant to your website (for instance, as a real estate agent, you don’t really want a link to NASCAR). You can also send the company/website an email letting them know you linked to them. Maybe they’ll be nice and return the favor, which is free marketing for you!http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/marketing-quick-tip-3.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-6926004751076321864Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:48:00 +00002008-12-23T13:48:00.333-05:00CyberSunshineCyberSunshine would like to wish everyone a happy holiday and a prosperous New Year. We look forward to 2009 and all it has to bring.http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/happy-holidays-from-cybersunshine.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-8856463349965382402Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:12:00 +00002008-12-22T21:28:15.393-05:00Real Estate BlogInternet MarketingTrafficI know we talk a lot about how to improve your blog, how to make it pretty, how to be good at SEO stuff, and why you should have a real estate blog. But I think the most important topic is the one I have not yet mentioned! I can't believe I forgot this one!Why do you blog?That's actually a really important question, don't you think? Let's delve deeper into the answer...The purpose of my blog http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/finding-purpose-of-your-real-estate.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-2426333805649890772Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:31:00 +00002008-12-12T14:31:00.468-05:00Real Estate BlogBlog DictionaryThe simplest definition of a trackback is that it is a comment containing a link to a post that someone wrote and referenced to the original post. Yeah, that made sense, right? Okay, so I'll give an example that does:Jack wrote a post on his blog about water sources. Jill read that post and then had so much to say on the topic that she went and wrote her own article about wells as a water source.http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/your-real-estate-blogging-dictionary.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-412123315310216746Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +00002008-12-10T19:29:37.951-05:00Real Estate BlogStuff You NeedReal Estate Web DesignOkay, so maybe simple things amuse me tremendously, but I think this captcha is really neat. We are all familiar with "captchas", those "questions" you fill out at the end of an online form that is used to limit cyber-bots from spamming too much. Usually it's just some word or words, or even just gibberish, and the letters are all wobbly and hard to read, and you have to try and distinguish http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/stuff-you-need-cool-captcha.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-3220244195058225902Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:32:00 +00002008-12-03T13:20:50.567-05:00Real Estate BlogBlog ProjectReal Estate Web DesignYou can't deny that this country is obsessed with looks and beauty. Aesthetics are important, whether we like it or not. When you meet a new client, you are expected to be well-groomed and have an outfit on that matches at the very least, and you should look like a professional person that can be trusted. So if you go to all that trouble to make sure YOU look good, shouldn't you put the same http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/12/real-estate-blog-project-give-your-blog.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473812590932861305.post-551575841337301113Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:06:00 +00002008-11-27T10:06:00.419-05:00CyberSunshineWishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family, friends, and food. In the spirit of remembering what Thanksgiving is about, I found a brief history to share with you. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvestfeast which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrationsin the colonies. This harvest meal has become a symbol of http://www.cybersunshine.com/blog/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving-from-cybersunshine.aspcybersungirl@gmail.com (Cassandra)0