While it is true Zillow is a great lead generator for agents and tool for consumers, a recent article on inman.com shows that it might not be doing much to help agent to home buyer interaction. A search engine advertising strategy newly tested by Zillow has come under harsh criticism by some real estate agents, spurring the listing portal Read more about Zillow’s Real Estate Agent To Home Buyer Interaction Breakdown[…]
Google’s new search algorithm penalizes websites that are not mobile-friendly. The news is official: Google wants you to mobile-ize your website. Google announced last week that it plans to expand its use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. They plan to do this by updating its algorithm (again) to increase rankings for mobile-friendly sites. This means Read more about Why Is It So Important To Be Mobile Friendly? Ask Google.[…]
San Antonio’s housing market yielded some of the strongest numbers this year, and the area’s real estate agents with apps saw a bump in their gross closing sales with it. At SnApp, we build your app in a “snap“! Every year, the San Antonio Business Journal ranks the top 50 individual real estate agents in the area. Read more about Snap – San Antonio’s Top Real Estate Agents 2014[…]
There has been a tectonic shift in the way consumers spend their time online. In October 2014, 52% of the time consumers spent online occurred within smartphone and tablet apps, according to new data provided exclusively to Internet Retailer from web and mobile measurement firm comScore Inc. To see the full article, published by Internet Read more about Consumers Spend More Time Online in Mobile Apps[…]
With Hanukkah about to begin, Christmas just over a week away, and 2015 just around the corner, consumers are now entering that holiday shopping crunch time. Whether they are hitting their local malls or turning to online retailers, shoppers are now faced with an overwhelming array of options. To see the full article, published by Read more about Mobile Apps used more by Consumers during holiday shopping season[…]
Over the past decade, mobile devices have been getting smaller in every dimension (no #Bendgate jokes here…) Unfortunately, we also want to get more done on the move at the same time. As capabilities have increased, due to faster mobile networks and hardware innovations, the potential to do more is there – but Read more about Users of phablets are spending more time in-app[…]
Gone are the days when a mobile-enabled web presence was an afterthought. According to CNN, “Americans used smartphone and tablet apps more than PCs to access the Internet (in January 2014) — the first time that has ever happened.” Also, consider these stats from the compilation below: about half of all U.S. adults now own smartphones; Read more about 2014’s Mobile Marketing Facts and Statistics[…]
“Last year I wrote an article on How to Build Your First Mobile App in 12 Steps, which proved to be very popular with readers. So today I’d like to talk about mobile apps in combination with business, and why you should consider building a mobile app for your own company.” If you think that Read more about Advantages of a Business Having Its Own Mobile App[…]
We’re living in a world of mobile apps. They’ve become so ubiquitous in our everyday lives that we rarely pause to look at the impressive numbers behind them. In 2014, app downloads are expected to top 179 billion. By 2017, this is going to rise to over almost 270 billion. To see the full article, Read more about Usage Statistics on Mobile Apps[…]
Real estate agents are hungry for time. Their workdays pass as they pivot from one technology tool to the next, wrangling websites, apps and plug-ins to stay on top of the market, pitch sales and close deals. A Realtor juggling act may look like this: Sign on to a CMS (Content Management System) to manage Read more about Technologically advanced real estate tools[…]