Thwart Big Portals and increase traffic and leads to your own website
“But all my clients use the large portals Why do I need a website?” We hear this all the time and it is definitely true...
WordPress Lead Generating Superpowers: FREE WordPress Plugin Guide!
A WordPress IDX website can be the key to a powerful online presence and Plugins help extend the success of your efforts to drive more...
Strategies For A Winning Broker Website
Big Broker Results. Small Broker Resources. You’ve invested time and capital into a website for your brokerage. You’ve promoted it, but of the people you’ve...
Ask Me Anything: Live Q&A with IDX Specialist, Steve Refling
Hear tips, tricks, and insight from a 15 year veteran of agent websites and IDX, Steve Refling in our recorded webinar
Who Needs A Data Feed? (Hint: Probably not you)
In this webinar, we clear up all the confusing bits about IDX and data feeds, leaving you with a clearer understanding of what you need,...
IDX solutions from FBS have data directly from Flexmls® – does yours?
Not all IDX products are created equal. How often is yours updated? If your website’s IDX is powered by an FBS product (IDX SmartFrame, IDX...
New Map Overlays on IDX SmartFrame Searches and Flexmls®Portals
Product News: Map Overlays on SmartFrame IDX and Flexmls Portals now live on all SmartFrame IDX enabled Flexmls accounts.
The scoop on IDX data feeds (and a free guide)
Terms like IDX, RETS, API, listing syndication, and broker reciprocity can sound like something out of a science fiction movie and we see everyday emails...
6 Ideas for IDX Lead Capture
The foundation of a great real estate website is a dynamic home search powered by IDX. How do you turn those searches into qualified leads?...
Better Together: iMax CRM and iAgentWebsites with Flexmls IDX integration!
iMax CRM and iAgentWebsites with Flexmls IDX integration gets all your technology tools talking to one another, automatically.
Save searches and view exclusive FloPlans in latest WordPress update
Save searches and view exclusive FloPlan floorplans in the latest Flexmls IDX plugin update, January 2021
8 Features of a Successful Agent Website
Where are all the leads? Your website is up. It has all the basic elements: home search, about you page, contact information, etc… But the...
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All the free tips, tools, dos and don'ts to help you have your best year ever!
How to choose the right WordPress theme for your IDX website
The question is, how do you choose the right one for your real estate IDX website? You’d think it would be as easy as finding...
New partnership with iMax CRM and iAgentWebsites
FBS Products has partnered with Cendance Systems, creators of iAgentWebsites and iMax CRM, to offer exclusive, discounted bundled services to Flexmls agents and brokers
WP IDX Plugin Video Tip. Market Statistics Widget.
Your buyers are used to having more information than ever at their fingertips, and they want as much data as possible on the neighborhoods where...
3 Hot Tips for Smaller Brokers to Help Their Agents Online
Attracting and retaining top agents is the number one challnge for brokers. Try these 3 hot tips for smaller brokers to help their agents online.
The IDX Manager – A Flexmls Hidden Gem
Have you activated your Flexmls-connected IDX lead capture superpowers? With Flexmls IDX activated, your personal real estate website can not only display the most...
Video Tip – Add Flexmls IDX SmartFrame to a Wix Website
Wix is just one of many powerful DIY website platforms that can help you build a great-looking, real estate website, complete with IDX home search....
More Google Juice Please!
Taking advantage of Google’s “My Business Profile.” “My Business Profile” is a free tool from Google that will improve how your business shows up in search,...
How To Leverage The Lead Capture Power Of Storytelling
Mike Price – IDX Trainer/Content Specialist I get it. You’re a super hard working professional with a limited amount of time to absorb information. But...
WP Plugin v.3.10 packs a punch for developers and consumers alike
Full details of the latest Flexmls WordPress IDX Plugin Update from FBS Products, released in August 2020 with plenty to love for developers and consumers
Calls-To-Action and Your IDX Website Lead Capture
Mike Price – IDX Trainer You’ve got your IDX home search site set up and checked all the boxes for great content. You’ve run your...
Attention All Real Estate Web Developers!
Mike Price – IDX Trainer/Content Specialist We love developers and creatives! At FBS Products we are especially proud of the partnerships we’ve created with awesome...
10 Content Ideas For Your IDX Website
Your online marketing success is impacted by it’s most important component, your website. In 2019 52% of buyers found their home on the Internet. Real...
IDX Smartframe Fundamentals – Copy and Paste Lead Capture
Having an IDX powered web presence is easier and more cost effective than you might think. With just a simple cut and paste you can...
WordPress IDX Plugin Fundamentals
There is a reason that over 1/3 of the websites in operation today are built using WordPress. Known as a CMS or content management system,...
6 Reasons Real Estate Brokers Should Consider WordPress
As a broker, your website is your first impression, the place where you get to establish the heart of your company and begin to build...
Work From Home Toolkit. Lesson 2: Blogging
Mike Price – IDX Trainer A blog just may be the most important content on your website today. As you navigate the days and weeks...
Work From Home Toolkit. Lesson One
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Lesson One: How To Be A Hyperlocal Hero By now you’re probably aware of the fact that much of the...
“On Page” SEO and Your IDX Website
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Search Engine Optimization, or SEO for short, means optimizing your website to be found (and found closer to the top...
What The Heck Is A Technology Stack?
Michael Price – IDX Trainer Have you heard the term, “tech stack”? It’s techno-speak that refers to a collection of software and technology-related tools that...
Six Rules of Engagement For Social Media
There are some great examples of hard-working agents and brokers that are getting social media right. They are transforming the way they communicate with past,...
What is the Google Search Console?
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Why it’s important The Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is a free service offered by Google. It’s an...
Hyperlocal Success Profiles – Facebook Pages and Groups
Mike Price – IDX Trainer / Content Specialist How to use Facebook pages and groups can in your hyperlocal content strategy to drive qualified traffic to...
Optimizing Your IDX Home Search Site’s Photos For SEO
Mike Price – IDX Trainer / Content Specialist Image optimization is one of the most overlooked opportunities to improve search engine ranking of your IDX...
IDX And Your Real Estate Blog
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Yes, blogs are still alive and well in this social media age. They can help you to keep new content...
WordPress Beginner? Setting up a WordPress IDX Site Is Easier Than You Think
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Getting started with a WordPress based IDX home search site may not be as complicated as you think. If you...
The #1 reason your clients prefer Zillow to your website
Michelle Carter – Director – FBS Products Broker Agent Services What the heck do burgers have to do with Zillow and your IDX website?...
The Do’s And Don’ts of Effective IDX Website Strategies
By Mike Price, IDX Trainer / Content Specialist IDX Home search levels the playing field for any real estate professional that wants to build a high-impact web...
12 Ideas For Better Real Estate Marketing Emails
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Email marketing is one of the most effective strategies you can employ to drive traffic to your IDX home search...
Stop waiting for the cat to bark.
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Simple tips for REALTORS® wanting greater social media success. One of the most significant opportunities for success in today’s digital...
10 MUST-HAVE BROKER WEBSITE FEATURES
By Mike Price – IDX Trainer Big broker results. Small broker resources. You’ve invested time and capital into a website for your brokerage. You’ve promoted...
Email Signature IDX Marketing
By Mike Price – IDX Trainer Untapping the use of your email signature as a powerful tool for capturing leads, increasing qualified web traffic, and...
What The Heck Is A SQUEEZE Page?
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Capturing Leads With Targeted IDX Have you heard the term “Squeeze Page” used in the context of web site marketing before? It’s...
Marketing Your Live Data Edge Via Social Media
By Mike Price – IDX Trainer Live IDX real estate data & social media We spend a lot of time talking about LIVE data and...
Smartframe Smarts. Finding The Best Smartframe IDX Website Hosting Solution.
Mike Price – Trainer Getting up and running with a LIVE Data IDX website can be super-easy. Provide your site visitors with a great home...
IDX Fundamentals Overview – Coffee Break Webinar
On A Chromebook or Mobile? Click Here To Register and View The Video IDX Fundamentals is an “on-demand” training. That means you can view short...
Capture Leads Using HyperLocal Saved Searches
Mike Price – IDX Trainer LIVE Data IDX Success Tip LOCATION – LOCATION – LOCATION. The only thing that has changed in this age-old mantra...
Content Marketing For Real Estate Brokers And Agents (Part 4 of 4)
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Part 4: Analysis – What Makes Content Marketing Work? So far, we have defined content marketing (part 1), established your simple strategy...
Content Marketing For Real Estate Brokers & Agents (Part 3 of 4)
Mike Price – IDX Trainer In our first article, we defined content marketing. In the second, we illustrated how to establish a simple strategy. In this article, we...
Content Marketing For Brokers And Agents Part 2 of 4
Mike Price – IDX Trainer / Content Specialist Part 2. Your Simple Content Marketing Strategy Claim Your Content Marketing Resource Guide In our first article,...
Content Marketing For Real Estate Brokers & Agents (Part 1 of 4)
Mike Price – IDX Trainer / Content Specialist Part 1: What is Content Marketing? What exactly is “content”? Content is anything you’ve developed to provide...
David Vs. Goliath. IDX & The WWW War
Mike Price – IDX Trainer “It’s like water coming at me from a fire hose.” That’s how a real estate professional that was just getting...
IDX Manager Lead Capture Settings
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Are you using your website’s home search to capture leads? If not you may be missing out on a...
How Your Flexmls Portal Works With Your Flexmls Connected IDX Site
By Mike Price – IDX Trainer As a Flexmls subscriber, you enjoy the benefit of LIVE data updates. This excellent feature extends to our FBS...
LIVE Data IDX And Your Flexmls Portal. IDX Fundamentals.
If you’re looking for a way to seamlessly transition website leads into clients, and then manage your ongoing relationship with them without having to toggle...
WordPress IDX Plugin Fundamentals
There is a reason that over 1/3 of the websites in operation today are built using WordPress. Known as a CMS or content management system,...
Smartframe Fundamentals – Cut & paste lead capture.
Having an IDX powered web presence is easier and more cost effective than you might think. With just a simple cut and paste you can...
Is WordPress The Prescription To Your Web Site Woes
By Mike Price, IDX Trainer If you’re a real estate professional that’s feeling some pain over the anemic state of your web site, this article...
WordPress Plugin Guide
Mike Price – IDX Trainer WordPress Plugin Guide – Adding more power to your IDX Home Search Site. Plugins are comprised of software created by...
WordPress Update v.3.9 Is Here!
Based upon developer and customer feedback, we continue to provide regular updates to our WordPress plugin to keep it operating smoothly in as many installation...
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Video Tip – WordPress Portal Registration Pop Up (Login Widget)
Modify the lead capture settings for your site visitors with the login widget. FBS’s WordPress IDX Plugin and the powerful widgets included with it offer...
Video Tip – Add Flexmls IDX SmartFrame to a Squarespace Website
Copy… paste… boom! Here’s your super-easy instructions to create a dynamic Flexmls-connected home search website using the killer DIY website builder, Squarespace, just one of...
IDX Resource Guide – Free Download
Everything IDX, Right At Your Fingertips. The FBS IDX Solutions team has your back. They say websites are “living documents,” and that’s especially true of...
Testimonials and reviews: Your secret weapon to driving website leads.
Mike Price – IDX Trainer FACT: 85% of people trust online reviews as much as recommendations from friends and family. 91% occasionally or regularly check...
10 IDX Website Design Mistakes
Why isn’t your website working for you? Maybe you’re not getting enough traffic or capturing enough leads. Maybe you have no idea what kind of...
Digital Tools For Agent Rookies
Mike Price – IDX Trainer Did you miss my recent training session, Digital Tools For New Real Estate Pros? If so, you missed out on...