JVPress is a new wordpress theme that makes Kajabi style launches dead simple.  Many of you asked how I put up this very successful campaign that has earned nearly 100 comments on Facebook, as well as over a thousand video views and countless shares via Twitter and other social networks.  This video case study shows you exactly how JVPress ties it all together.

Best of all, unlike Kajabi, JVPress does not charge a monthly fee.  Plus, you maintain control of your own domain instead of handing over the hosting to an unknown 3rd party.  JVPress is a very affordable theme that will deliver you powerful results.

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Krisstina Wise and The GoodLife Team occupy some rare space amongst Realtors.  Their savvy marketing and mastery of social media help them sell real estate fast in Austin, Texas.

And the rest of the country is paying attention, too!

You, can share the spotlight with The GoodLife Team, and also help them win a big award in 2 ways:

First, HGTV has contacted The GoodLife Team to participate on their hit TV show “My First Place”. The GoodLife Team wants to know:
Are you or someone you know:

• Just beginning your search & looking to purchase by the Fall 2010
• Fun, interesting & excited to be on TV
• Willing to share your experience with viewers

If so, The GoodLife Team would  like to help you find your perfect first home AND help make you a star!!! Please email experience@goodlifeteam.com for more information.
If you know of any first-time homebuyers who would be interested, please share this post with them.

Secondly, The GoodLife Team has been nominated as one of ten finalist’s for Inman News’ prestigious Innovator of the Year award.

The voting is open to the public.  All you have to do to vote is visit Inman and “Click on the Blue Button” to vote for The GoodLife Team (Listed under “Brokerage or Franchise”.

Good Luck to Krisstina Wise and The GoodLife Team!

I am a champion of entrepreneur success, and I love to celebrate business owners who get it right. That’s why I use Foursquare so much and often write about my favorite restaurants on my blog.

Spicy Parrott, in Lakeway, TX is the type of place that I love to tell the world about.

You can read all about our outstanding dinner on Yelp! But here is where I share best of class practices that I experience from business owners that set them apart from the competition.

We found Spicy Parrott the way we find a lot of new places, using Restaurant.com. There is no way we would have known about it otherwise.  It’s not real close, and it’s hard to see from the road.

When we pulled up, we immediately knew we found a unique place with friendly service.  We were welcomed by the owner, Garrett, who was casually relaxing, enjoying a smoke on the Jimmy Buffett inspired Adirondack chairs in front of the restaurant.  You could tell from his demeanor that he was proud of his joint.  A slight smirk of confidence suggested he knew that we would find what we came for and make the journey worth while!

And we were not disappointed… The food was very good, by the service, attention and atmosphere made it taste even better. Our server, Sonya was excellent and made us feel that we were her only table.

But then Garrett came by to see us.   In fact, he paid a visit to every table.  He thanked us for coming, and took great interest in our experience.

As you know, I couldn’t let the opportunity slip by to ask him some quick questions about his business.

“Tell me about Restaurant.com,” I asked.  “Does it work for you?”

“It’s expensive… and worth it,” he replied.  “In fact, I’m thinking about improving my offer next month.”

Garrett knows that his place is not easy to find, physically or virtually.  He is tucked in the corner of strip center, not easily seen from the road, and off the beaten path for a lot of people.   His website needs a lot of work and is not SEO friendly at all.

But, he made the wise choice to invest in an “Influencer” that could get the word out to a ton of traffic.   Instead of competing with thousands of restaurants on the web, he is prominently featured alongside a few dozen high quality establishments on one of the highest traffic sites for his target audience, Restaurant.com.

And then, most importantly,  Garrett backs it up by offering a creative menu, fun place and excellent service. The result: rave reviews on Yelp! and Urbanspoon (which feeds Google).

This is Guerilla Marketing at it’s finest! Great job to Garrett and the Spicy Parrott crew.

Now I have to check out their breakfast… I hear that’s what they’re known for!

Congratulations to Sylvia Seabolt and Gale Dunn on their new blog Lake Ray Hubbard Living.  The ladies asked me how to start a blog for their real estate business.  So I provided them with a complete turnkey solution.   It took less than 24 hours to deliver a fully functioning wordpress blog package.   In addition, the site is fully linked to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

The ladies have been doing a great job posting!  The best part… the site’s been up about 1 week and  Google has already indexed more than 20 pages!

If you’re not blogging, you need to start.  I can help you set up your blog, customized to your tastes.  In addition, I provide personal training, plus, give you access to over 1000 world-class internet marketing training videos that show you how to drive tons of traffic to your site.

Contact me via email at Steve@SteveRosenbaum.com and let me know how I can help you.

YES!!!

Kudos to Highland Homes of Lakeland, Fl, for successfully leveraging online marketing to sell more homes while slashing their marketing budget in half.

Faced with extensive marketing budget cuts, Highland Homes reinvented themselves online. Their formula: Incorportate blogging, and optimize their social media presence.

The results:

• A 26% increase in overall web traffic
• A 53% increase in internet leads
• An 13% increase in conversion – internet leads converted to contracts

Best of all, Highland Homes wrote an average of 62 contracts in the first two months after implementing the program versus their average of 35 contracts per month prior to the campaign.

All this while cutting their print advertising budget by 50%

The only changes we made were implementing a social media marketing program, while at the same time cutting our print advertising budget by 50-percent.
-Kathie McDaniel, Highland Homes

How can an automated sales and marketing program help you sell more homes?
Give me a call at 512-553-5159 or email me at Steve (at) SteveRosenbaum (dot) com and I will be happy to give you an overview.