Happy Canada Day - July 1st, 2009

Real Estate Webmasters will be closed on Wednesday, July 1st, in celebration of Canada Day.  We will resume regular business operations on Thursday, July the 2nd.

If you have an emergency please post it within the correct Customer Support Forum.

We wish all of our Canadian customers & members a "safe and happy Canada Day" -- and for our US neighbours south of the 49th parallel here is a "happy early 4th of July".  Enjoy your time off on Friday and celebrations on Saturday.

Sincerely,

Real Estate Webmasters 

How can you get ahead by attending the REW Summit being held this July 30th/31st? By making new contacts and building relationships. 

Sure, we are holding four classes and will be providing some great insight and information. 

Sure, you will benefit from the structure of how these classes are delivered... actual hands-on learning and break-out sessions geared towards increasing confidence. 

Sure, this is a limited attendance event and not everyone will be able to attend.

So how will the summit help you get ahead?

It certainly isn't that we found a super secret way to cram information into your head or a magical way for you to instantly change how you run your business.  No, the summit will help you to get ahead because it is a catalyst.

That is the…

We have been receiving a lot of interest in the second annual REW Summit.  Many are wondering

• "what is going to be covered?"
• "what benefits will I get out of the two day event?"
• "will I miss out on much if I don't go?" 

Tough crowd, tough crowd... insert "semi-colon right bracket" (thanks McDonalds).

Let's work backwards: YES, you will miss out on a lot if you don't make the trip to Vancouver Island and take part in the REW Summit. 

Why? Let's keep working backwards.

Five Reasons to Attend the REW 2009 Summit

I will make this as simple as possible and leave the rest up to our members - testimonials will always speak louder than my claims.  Here are the reasons why you can't afford to miss the conference this July:

Chapter #3 - Lighter Side of REW

Here we are, the third post in the Lighter Side of Real Estate Webmasters.  Two months for one update, three days for the next... now that is consistency.  And you can expect more of it unless I can persuade (bribe or blackmail) others in the office to grab the conch and start talking.  Here we go -- enjoy the ride and, as always, we take no responsibility for the uncomfortable feeling you get when reading this. (Image courtesy of Cartoonstock.com)

Whoops, did I say that?

We all say things at times that we wished we hadn't.  Well, if I am in earshot you really wished you hadn't said anything... because it is showing up on this damn blog now.  I can identify, and have been known to say one or two stupid things throughout…

The Second Chapter - Lighter Side of REW

Welcome to what is the first official post in the Lighter Side of Real Estate Webmasters.  Don't ask why Chapter #2 is the first post, it involves a long and complicated story about work, finance and me being lazy.  So, sit back, top up your beverage and buckle into your desk chair. (Image courtesy of Cartoonstock.com)

Canada, eh'?

Canada.  Oh Canada.  The land where everyone lives in the snow, it is never warm and you have to wear a touque no matter the season.  There are some positives about living in Canada:

• Free health care
• Elections are quick
• Free health care
• The welfare system pays a good rate... and dental coverage to boot
• Everyone is nice

Okay, that last one is a farce.  My…

Something New for our Community Members

Welcome to what will be known as the Lighter Side of Real Estate Webmasters.  This concept is the brain-child of a few dedicated, interesting and bored (kidding!) staff members that were looking for a way to stretch their limbs.  After all, we can't all be like Gerry and create helpful, useful tutorials for REW products and technology... shame on you Gerry. (Image courtesy of Cartoonstock.com)

Now that I have seen it... what the h@ll is it?

Well, in a nutshell, anything and everything that is pop culture and remotely interesting.  Possibly not even interesting.  Every entry that is part of the Lighter Side of REW will not be for everyone, so don't go expecting the sun, moon and stars each week.  The sucker of the…

We have been receiving a few inquiries on how to go about setting up the iFrame for Metro East Side ReMax Agents, and I decided to throw up a brief tutorial outlining the order process and configuration of the iFrame IDX solution.  If you have already placed your order and are simply looking for information on how to setup the iFrame, skip to the "Heres how you do it" section below.

Ordering Your iFrame

 We have made it as simple as possible for you to order your iFrame IDX solution for MLS Listings search.  Here are the three easy, and painless, steps:

...would you believe cows align North to South?

Now I am sure many of you reading this thought that this was going to be all about search engine rankings or alogrithm factors.  Sorry to disappoint, I just can't get myself in that type of mood.  Back to the cows - while the 'big G' has nothing to do with causation here their technology has provided insight.  Keep reading to find out, or jump to the link near the bottom of the post for the Scientific American article. (Image courtesey of IrishViews.com)

Google, Google everywhere. 

What isn't Google into these days?

The firm that brought the world a progressive and responsive search engine, contextual advertising, detailed analytics, satellite images, mapping technology and the soon to be deployed Android…