Hands-on SEO

January 29, 2010

Its surprising how many SEO consultants don’t have real hands-on experience with SEO. There seems to be a lot of “hand waving”, but not “hands-on”. I gave a presentation at Tech Ranch Austin today about how to do SEO on the cheap, from an entrepreneur’s perspective. If you want to know [...]

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Lesson from Colt

January 15, 2010

When Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was knocked out of the national title game last week, it was obviously a huge disappointment to him, the rest of the team, and Texas fans.   The hangover from the loss is only now beginning to dissipate.  Normally we see Colt being interviewed at the end of a game that [...]

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Top 10 inspirational Seth Godin 2009 posts for entrepreneurs in 2010

January 4, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur and don’t follow Seth Godin’s blog, you are missing out.  I look forward to his daily blog posts more than my morning coffee, which is saying something.   Seth has a great sense of what makes for good sales and marketing.  Even better, he is a huge advocate of entrepreneurs and [...]

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10 for 10 – The top ten best tools for entrepreneurs in 2010

December 21, 2009

As I launched my company Yigdigs in 2009, I was amazed at the number of software packages, websites, plug-ins, and services that are available to startup entrepreneurs on a budget. A few of them were much more valuable than others, so I’ve compiled my end-of-year top “10 for 10″ list. If you are [...]

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Yigdigs Interview with Tech Ranch Austin

December 15, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking about Yigdigs with Jonas Lamis from Tech Ranch Austin. The Tech Ranch is a community of Austin entrepreneurs that share ideas, barter services with each other, and work together side-by-side at the ranch.  It’s one of the few places in Austin that entrepreneurial, like-minded individuals can [...]

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What are title and escrow?

October 13, 2009

If you are not sure what title and escrow are in the home closing process, don’t be alarmed.  Many homeowners get confused on what exactly these terms mean.
A title policy is an insurance policy on a piece of real estate that insures against the title deeds being incomplete or not properly searched.
A definition of escrow [...]

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Educational Video: Texas Real Estate Sales Contract

October 5, 2009

What to expect in a typical Buyer’s Offer Sales Contract
Do you wonder what to look for in a sales contract when a buyer makes and offer to purchase your home? What’s normal?

Watch this informative tutorial as we step through a completely filled out example of a standard Texas residential real estate sales contract.  Andy Salo [...]

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Austin Event – For Sale By Owner Group

September 29, 2009

If you live in Austin and have ever thought about selling your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO), here is your chance to learn how to do it.  Yigdigs will be hosting a free “unconference” at the Iron Cactus North on October 14th at 6pm.  Event details below and at www.forsalebyownergroup.com.
Please RSVP today.  Hope to [...]

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How to buy a home – 5 great tips for FSBO home buyers

September 17, 2009

Buying a home can be an intimidating process, especially if you are considering buying a home without using a buyer’s agent.  Luckily there are a few easy steps to make the whole process less daunting.  These top five home buying tips will make you more confident and ready to buy either your first, or next, [...]

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For Sale by Owner Blueprint

September 6, 2009

A lot of people I have spoken to would love to sell their home themselves, but they are apprehensive about it because they don’t know exactly how to do it.  I agree it can be intimidating – it is your home after all and worth a lot of money.  No one wants to mess it [...]

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