Posts by Christopher Walkey
Approximately 4 million blog posts are published daily – How will yours stand out?
The internet is awash of past and ever increasing new content from websites to tweets, blog posts to videos which makes it more important than ever that you attempt to make what you share stand out from the crowd. Once your content is published it simply joins the long list of choice people have to…
Read More#PropTechDen April 12th 2018 – Live Pitching for #PropTech Start-ups at Google Campus
Now into its second year, #PropTechDen continues to grow in numbers and locations across the UK helping #PropTech start-ups to pitch live in front of audiences and investors. Already in 2018 London and Manchester #PropTechDen grew in numbers and showcased innovative and industry changing ideas to panels of property professionals and investors that, just like…
Read MoreSecond Hand Car Dealers and Estate Agents – To be Judged as Equal?
OK, so a catchy and slightly anger-producing headline, but hey this type of marketing has been selling newspapers for decades! Who can ever forget ‘Freddie Star ate my Hamster‘ from The Sun back in 1986? Anyway, back to the subject of this breaking news, and we are looking at yet another estate agency review website…
Read More#PropTechDen Manchester February 12th
The best in new #PropTech start-ups will be involved with #PropTechDen in Manchester February 12th with four pitches taking place in front of a panel of respected property professional judges and a live audience: Pitchers: www.canddi.com Tim Langley www.beagel.io Healy Hynes www.edozo.com Marcus Ginn www.chimni.com Nigel Walley Judges: Adams Posner www.kpmg.com Andrew Nicholls www.eyespy360.com Maurice Kilbride…
Read MoreWhat type of homeowner are you?
The way people live, and the way they manage their homes, varies dramatically. Some love nothing more than strapping on the tool belt and tackling DIY while others treat their houses more like giant storage boxes than homes. We all know someone who allows only eco-materials into their property and someone who won’t let a…
Read MoreShallow government continues its drive to ‘push up’ house prices:
Once again, a decision not in the favour of the future of our nation taken by the current government, a trying to show we are doing something action that in fact will have yet again more negative repercussions for the country. Most of us will fully realise that the supposed beneficiaries of this tax break…
Read MoreTraditional Estate Agencies vs Online / Hybrid Agencies.
Christopher Walkey, Founder of Estate Agent Networking, looks in to Traditional vs Online / Hybrid Agencies: We all see that technology is moving forward increasingly quickly these days and along with this the internet is opening up whole new worlds for people and in deed changing the way people think and lead their lives. If it…
Read MoreDIRECTOR’S WHEELIE BIG CHARITY ADVENTURE
6am starts, 40-degree heat and cycling up hills upon hills upon hills. Not your kind of fun? Well for the last 4 days this has been the reality for two of our intrepid directors, all in the name of charity. Nigel Carter and Scott Ayliffe, who both have a history of crazily cycling across the…
Read MoreTwitter lovers everywhere – You now have 280 characters to Tweet with!
A big move by Twitter and a most welcome one for many, they have now increased the amount of characters you can have per tweet from 140 to 280! It has been for a long time a particular annoyance to many avid Twitter users that they were unable to express themselves fully in each tweet…
Read MoreGazing in to the Mirrior – I spy Homerenter:
Call it PropTech, shaking up the industry, entrepreneurial, mad investors, quick buck or simply a brilliant idea though what ever the term you wish to use there is another player on the market in the online / hybrid space – Homerenter. Online property lettings is the service on offer and this team comes with the…
Read More#PropTechDen January 2018
#PropTechDen has grown to be one of the UK’s top events for proptech networking and funding taking place both in London and Manchester throughout the year – Our last event in October 2017 drew over 130 to Google Campus in London where 5 start up companies pitched to a panel of 10 VC / Investors. Next…
Read MoreStanding room only at #PropTechDen London:
One of the hardest things I found in business is to try and convince your industry peers, your target audience of clients and sometimes even your friends and family that your new innovative idea can change the world, turn in to a profitable business and not simply be a total waste of time! This is…
Read MoreWatch out for these 4 Scottish commercial property hotspots
Commercial property prices and potential varies widely in different regions of Scotland. But finding the right spot for your enterprise could set you up for a lucrative future. Take a look at these four Scottish commercial property hotspots to see if any of them tick the right business boxes. Capital Square, Edinburgh BAM Properties and…
Read More#PropTechDen Manchester November 2017
Following on from the success of #PropTechDen April & August in London 2017 we are now pleased to tell everyone that these great networking and proptech themed events will take place every 2/3 months in Manchester! Book for 21st November 2017 here. Importantly, what is in it for you: Proptech Den: Your chance to listen to some…
Read MoreIs there a changing face of marketing in 2017 for Estate Agencies?
I have been speaking to a few of my contacts who work in the same industry as myself ie content marketing and building websites of influence and a popular topic is how marketing online has rapidly changed in 2017. It is not always easy to keep up with the change in marketing trends though by…
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