Posts by Alex Evans
What digital trends can we expect to see in the Property industry in 2016?
1) Everyone will be (should be!) getting a responsive website Our stats (based on data from 500 clients) show that 60% of people now search estate agents websites using mobile and tablet devices. There is a clear preference in the market for people to browse property on their mobile devices, therefore, Agents have no choice…
Read MoreColour Changing LED Light Pockets for Estate Agents:
“A revolutionary new way to add a splash of bright colour to your estate agency displays.” These LED Light Pockets feature a bright white centre so to portray text and images in a crisp display, while the colour of the edging can easily be switched with a small button on the back. Featuring 11 different…
Read MoreAre you guilty of any of these? Estate Agency Jargon.
While researching this article I found a few dictionary definitions of jargon that stood out. Special words and phrases which are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work and industry. Often not understood by ‘outsiders.’ Unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing. Utter shite spouted by someone who doesn’t have the brains or…
Read MoreWhere’s your real office window?
The leading portals are fond of telling us that during Christmas and the New Year holiday period there’s a substantial spike in their web traffic. Apparently, full to the brim with turkey and mince pies and bored with the relatives, people turn to their electronic gadgets and view properties. Of course it’s natural that the…
Read MoreJapanese Knotweed – Buyer Beware.
Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant and was first discovered by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg during the 18th century. By the twentieth century it became apparent that Japanese Knotweed is an invasive plant and needs to be dealt with. There are different types of solutions for treating or eradicating Japanese Knotweed from herbicide treatment…
Read MoreAll Blacks – What can we learn from them?
Now that several weeks have passed since their emphatic win in this year’s rugby World Cup final, I have no doubt that the analysis, the questions and the head scratching will continue for months, if not years. Although some people will overthink the strategy and reflect on their performance the simple answer is that New…
Read MoreOpen All Hours? Or are you closed at Christmas?
We’re all looking forward to a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year, but while we relish the downtime with family and friends, for many of us running our own businesses there is a nagging voice in the back of our heads. “What will I miss? What happens if my competitors are open while I’m closed…
Read MoreYour Agency Website: Can you do it yourself?
There’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 professional? Can you manage the project on your own? Especially for a digital novice, it might be a little overwhelming! Never fear though, I’m here…
Read MoreFinish the year strong, start the New Year STRONGER!
Are you doing what it takes to finish this year strong and start the New Year even stronger? As we all know, inbound business activity seems to slow down during the festive season. This can tempt some of us to take our foot of the pedal and relax a bit. This is a big mistake and…
Read MoreProperty Portals.
With so much talk of property portals currently and the monopoly of the ‘big 2. Or as I like to call them Thing One and Thing Two. We could take advice from that Master of Rhyme Dr Seuss when he says why stop at just Thing one and Thing two when you can have thing…
Read MoreFast broadband speeds to become a right, not a privilege.
Why the government is preparing legislation that will give everyone the legal right to broadband with a minimum speed of 10 mbps When US singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell wrote the lyrics to Big Yellow Taxi on her first trip to Hawaii in the late 1960s, the line “You don’t know what you’ve got. Till it’s gone’…
Read MoreSwapping tenants mid tenancy ~ Importance of tenants attending check out.
Check Outs: In a recent survey in September 2015 the DPS (Deposit Protection Service) reported that nearly 50% of tenants do not bother to attend check outs. The survey was of 8035 tenants and those that had not attended are a reported huge 48%, nearly half of which said they had not been invited to…
Read MoreWhy Explainer Videos Will Transform Your Estate Agency.
As recent first time buyers my wife and I have spent many hours looking at estate agency websites and visiting local offices over the last six months. Being relatively unfamiliar with the whole house buying process and working in the online marketing industry I’ve been surprised to see a distinct lack of variation and creativity…
Read MoreLessons can be Learnt from Cyber Monday.
Did you survive Black Friday? The one-day event didn’t exist in the UK 5 years ago, now it’s a week-long sale phenomenon that has changed the way we shop for Christmas and how we are sold to. We can forget about that again for 51 weeks, today is Monday, or ‘Cyber Monday’ as it is…
Read MoreHow forward thinking Fury can help your agency in 2016.
Just like George Osborne’s Stamp Duty bombshell Tyson Fury’s victory against Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday caught the majority of observers and ‘experts’ totally by surprise. Let’s put the Government’s ongoing crusade against landlords to one side and look at how Fury, the man mountain from Manchester, stunned the world of boxing and at the same…
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