{"id":204,"date":"2016-09-02T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leadpropeller.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2016-11-03T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:17:22","slug":"why-am-i-not-getting-real-estate-leads-from-my-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpblog.leadpropeller.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"Why Am I Not Getting Real Estate Leads From My Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you\u2019ve set up your real estate website, you\u2019ve put in the work, and what happened? Crickets. I feel your pain.<\/p>\n

This is what happens to the vast majority of people that set up websites, so know you are not alone.\u00a0The internet is a very crowded place with real estate investors clamoring to rank so that they snatch up all of the motivated seller leads. It\u2019s not enough to just follow the \u2018<\/span>build it, and they will come<\/span><\/i>\u2019 philosophy anymore. You\u2019ve got to make sure you are set up for success and know what works right now, and what doesn\u2019t.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you find yourself stressing over that problem, thinking that your website was a huge waste of time, then you\u2019re in luck because that\u2019s exactly what we are going to show you how to fix in today\u2019s blog. We\u2019re going to show you what is necessary in 2016 and beyond to have your real estate investor website getting traffic and generating the motivated seller leads you need. After all, the real estate investing business is all about turning leads into deals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/h2>\n

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Ok, let\u2019s say, for example, that you just published your first real estate investing website last night. You wake up the following morning expecting to see leads flooding your inbox, but that isn\u2019t the reality. It can\u2019t be the reality, because your website hasn\u2019t existed long enough to be indexed in Google yet. It will happen, you just need to be patient. However, while it is crucial for your website to appear near the top of the search, you don\u2019t have to be the number one result. <\/span><\/p>\n

Business 2 Community<\/a><\/span>, an online business building journal, conducted a case study and found that <\/span>\u201cwhile the top Google listing still gets about \u2153 of all clicks, the organic results earning the <\/span><\/i>2nd, 3rd, and 4th spot now receive the other 63% of the clicks<\/i><\/b>, leaving only 4% of clicks to anything lower.\u201d<\/span><\/i> One of the key points of SEO that people just starting out with a website overlook is how important it is for your site to be searchable in Google. We\u2019ll take a look at effective SEO further into this blog. For now, let\u2019s look at your web presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why it\u2019s Important to Build an Online Presence<\/h2>\n

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Aside from just having a stunning, easily searchable website, you also need to have a presence online. Your web presence can range from <\/span>professional social media accounts, to a blog on your page<\/span> that stays current. In fact, \u201c<\/span>companies that blog have 97% more inbound links<\/span><\/i>,\u201d Hubspot<\/a><\/span> found in a 2015 annual marketing report, \u201c<\/span>[and] <\/span><\/i>92% of companies that blog multiple times per day have acquired new customers<\/i><\/b> [as a result].<\/span><\/i>\u201d Being sure to post relevant updates, and staying current with your clientele, will not only direct traffic back to your site and ultimately your services, but it will also help increase your presence online.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keywords are important in helping your clientele find you. You want to make sure your keywords are words or phrases that are frequently searched by your target demographic. For a real estate investor, that could include keywords or phrases such as:<\/span><\/p>\n