Welcome

Manual

Select the General menu item to access the form below.  Look at the sample entries in each of the fields and then read the detailed descriptions below the form of what should be entered into each box.

You start by picking out the keywords that people might type into a search engine to find a real estate agency in your city. Order  them by importance. The most important are your city, state and the words "Real Estate". You will use your key words repeatedly in each of the boxes below.

Title Bar

It is tempting just to put your agency's name in the title bar. The title bar is what the search engines will use as a title for your entry in their listings. However, words in the title bar are extremely  important to search engine placement and should contain your most important keywords. So, make sure that the title bar contains at least your city, state and the words "Real Estate".

Header Message

This is most frequently used for your address, however, it can contain anything you wish to enter.

Welcome Title

This is the bold title that appears at the top of your welcome.  You should be able to work in your city and, perhaps, state.  Again, this is for the search engines.

Description

Some search engines will use the description of your business that you provide, while others will take the top part of your welcome message. Again, it is important to include the most important keywords in this  description. Keep your description to 100 or fewer words.

Keywords

List your key words separated by commas. Put the most important keywords first. Don't go overboard; most search engines will only look at the first 10 to 20 keywords. Do not use a keyword more than once in this  list.

Password (Required)

This is the master password for management of your web site. Write it down and don't lose it.

Notice the question mark in the upper right corner of the form.  Clicking on the question mark will bring up a help page with detailed information on each item in the form.

When you have entered the information, click the Save button at the bottom of the form.


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