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beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

Integrating the New Google Analytics GA4 with Cameron Harris

Cam, Carrot’s Conversion Rate Optimization Specialist, walks us through integrating the new Google Analytics GA4 on your Carrot site.   Timestamps0:00 Cam’s intro 0:32 Integrating Google Analytics 4 with your Carrot site 0:58 Why the switch from UA to GA4? 2:21 What do you need to do to make this switch? 3:02 What to look for in your Google Analytics account including how to tell the difference between the old UA properties vs the new GA4 properties 4:13 How to use the GA4 Setup Assistant 5:04 Extra GA4 settings 6:21 Where to find your new GA4 property number 6:46 Where to add your new GA4 property number to your Carrot site 8:00 The new GA4 dashboard + what is being measured out of the box 10:00 The video progress measurements + how video affects conversion on your site ResourcesThis page will show you step-by-step how to connect the new GA4 to your Carrot site. This page will show you how to convert your existing Universal Analytics Property To GA4 (Or See If Google Has Done It For Y

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beth
6 months ago
bryansekine
bryansekineEmployee
asked in Real Estate SEO

SEO Tips: The Value of Backlinks

There are lots of ways to get backlinks to your website. Some of them are significantly easier to get than others. In this week’s SEO tip, I want to cover backlink value. What determines the value of a backlink? A really simple way to to think about it: the easier the backlink is to get, the less impactful it will be.There are several different types of links, but all backlinks will have one of these two tags:DoFollow - These links are harder to get, but they tell Google spiders to follow the link AND to pass along SEO equity to the site that is linked.    NoFollow - This link is easier to get and less valuable because it tells Google spiders NOT to follow the link and NOT to pass SEO equity.Types of links:Citations/Local Directories (Yelp, BBB, Google Maps, Yandex, etc.) - these links are very easy to get, but essential for Local SEO. Many of these directories are free to get and worth the time it takes to set up.    Web 2.0 Links (Quora, Medium, Wikipedia, etc.) - these links are fai

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beth
8 months ago
beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

Real Estate Investor SEO 101 + Predictions for 2023

Want to take advantage of SEO for the most motivated seller leads but don't know where to start? We're breaking down the 3 most important concepts you need to know to start ranking in Google. Bryan, the Search Engine Optimization specialist for Carrot.com, will be teaching you how to get started as well as sharing insights into where Google is heading in 2023 that you likely haven't heard about! Timestamps2:36 SEO explained simply4:30 How Google's algorithm is changing8:18 Side benefits of SEO13:49 Search intent explained16:43 First steps for SEO24:30 Duplicate content explained27:14 Optimizing your website30:53 Google My Business insights34:03 Getting reviews easily35:53 SEO Predictions for 2023  Ask any questions you have below 😃

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beth
8 months ago
bryansekine
bryansekineEmployee
posted in Real Estate SEO

SEO News Highlights - Sept. 2023

SEO News Highlights - Sept. 2023  Helpful Content System Update Rolling OutOn Sept. 14th at about 4:20 pm ET, Google began to roll out an update to the Helpful content system - the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update. This update is expected to take 2 weeks to roll out.As a reminder, the Google helpful content system looks to weed out content written for the purpose of ranking in search engines that do not help or inform people. Google said this update will "tackle content that seems to have been primarily created for ranking well in search engines." The update will "help make sure that unoriginal, low-quality content doesn't rank highly in Search," Google added.So if you are writing content to drive search engine visibility and traffic, you might be hit by this type of update, and non-English sites are no longer safe from this update.The last Helpful content update we had was the December 2022 helpful content update - which hit our member sites and the sales site the hardest.

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beth
8 days ago
E
Budding
Eric LeeBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Help with Zip Codes for City Landing Page

Hi folks, I’m duplicating a landing page for a large city in my market area and the city covers multiple zip codes.In the “Override Market Settings” is there a way to add multiple zip codes; can I simply separate them with a comma? Is this recommended or a bad idea?Any help would be appreciated.

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beth
9 days ago
beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

August 2023 Google Core Update (Now Live)

Hi Carrot Fam!Google is currently running a core update update and you may have noticed some changes in rankings.These changes might continue over the next 12 or so days. Please remember that there aren’t any quick fixes you can do in response to these changes. More tips on how to address this here:https://carrot.com/blog/august-2023-google-core-update/ Please ask any questions you have below 😃

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beth
30 days ago
beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

Google Business Profile Pro Tips & Optimization with Keith Sant

@Keith has some great optimization tips for your google business profile!  Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below 😎

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beth
1 month ago
tmpauling
Budding
tmpaulingBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Ranking number 1 on Google Fast.

What is the Fastest and Cheapest Way to Boost SEO? I want to get the fastest results with the least amount of time, money and energy. Thanks

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beth
1 month ago
beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

The State of SEO + A.I. (+prompt tips!) w/ Bryan Sekine

Here’s a great video that talks about the state of seo + some tips and prompts to get better AI generated content.  What have you seen using AI in your business?

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beth
1 month ago
E
Seed
emon_mscSeed
asked in Real Estate SEO

Review Rich Snippet on SERP page for Carrot Website

Hi All , Good Day ! Hope You all are doing well ! I've noticed that some Carrot websites have Review Snippets displayed on SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages -Example attached on screenshot). Could anyone provide guidance on how to implement these Review Snippets on Carrot website?Is there any official Carrot guidelines or guidelines documentation for this?Thank you in advance for your help!" 🙏🌟- Emon

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beth
1 month ago
C
Budding
cfrench23Budding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Location Specific Pages Ranking or Not At All

My Carrot site, www.sellknoxvillemobilehomefast.com, has been live for around 3 weeks and I have gotten great results!I am ranking #1 for many search term that are location-specific, however some location specific pages either do not rank for my keyword search, has another location-specific page ranked in its place, or another page within my site ranked.Any helpful tips/suggestions that could correct this?Will time and content creation improve this over time?Is it possible Google may be behind on keywords/locations that have a lower search volume?Here are a few examples for reference:This one is correct! Even linked a blog!This one ranks the main site, but not the location specific page. https://www.sellknoxvillemobilehomefast.com/sell-mobile-home-fast-blountville-tn/This result ranks incorrect pages as well. https://www.sellknoxvillemobilehomefast.com/sell-mobile-home-fast-morristown-tn/This ranking lists an incorrect location-specific page.

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beth
1 month ago
beth
bethCommunity Manager
posted in Real Estate SEO

NAP: Name, Address, Phone Number

When it come to NAP (name, address, phone number), consistency is everything. You want to make sure your NAP is exactly the same everywhere you use it so google understands all of these mentions are the same company. You can find more detailed info about NAP and why it matters here:https://carrot.com/blog/nap-name-address-phone-number-local-seo/

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beth
1 month ago
T
Budding
TMC marketingBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Facebook Page not ranking for company name

Hi. When you Google our company name, our profile from different platforms shows on the first page except for Facebook. There is another Facebook page called TMC Property Solutions, LLC which is not us. Our Facebook page is not even on first 5 pages on Google. How can we fix this?  

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medinasoldit
Budding
1 month ago
G
Budding
garciareBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

LiteSpeed Cache

Hey community, can I use light speed catch "plugin" to fix some of my issues on my carrot website,  I need to remove unused things that's causing issues with my website speed performance, that way I can improve the speed of my website.It's one of the missing pieces to my SEO performance to improve my rankings.Thanks in advance community.

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beth
1 month ago
Greg
Budding
GregBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

How to fix an indexing issue? (404 error)

Hi all, Google search console has alerted me about an indexing issue for the following URL: https://www.southernskyhomebuyers.com/get-a-cash-offer-today/ Can anyone tell me how to address this issue?  I don’t recall changing anything about that page, so am a bit perplexed at the moment. Thanks for your help!

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beth
1 month ago
bryansekine
bryansekineEmployee
posted in Real Estate SEO

SEO News Highlights - July 2023

SEO News Highlights - July 2023 There is expected to be another confirmed Google Core Update before the end of September. Here’s what you can do to get ready:Google Core Update Prep List Core updates are significant, broad changes made to the algorithms and ranking systems, but there are a few ranking factors that are ONLY reevaluated during these updates: E-E-A-T (Expertise, Experience, Authority, & Trust) - About page, contact page, author bios, and citations from 3rd party sites all play a large role in EEAT.  Technical SEO - broken backlinks, good internal linking, lack of 404 pages Topical Authority - Does your content cover all of the necessary topics for your niche? Do you cover enough subtopics to be considered an expert in your industry? Search Intent - Does your content answer the question that your target keyword is asking? Does your content align with what is currently ranking in the top 3 positions? AI Content Is Not, By Default, Well Received By Google AlgorithmsThere

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beth
1 month ago
D
Seed
DBCHomeBuyersSeed
asked in Real Estate SEO

What App or Phone service are you using for your website business phone number and why?

We are creating a new business phone number that will be linked to our website. It looks like people are using google voice, smrt phone etc. What is the best option, what are you using and why did you choose that platform? Thank you! 

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Greg
Budding
1 month ago
chrishassler
Budding
chrishasslerBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Citations with 2 Businesses and same information

I have ATL Cash Home Buyers set up with citations with almost 30 platforms. I just created my agent site and its ATL Real Estate Services with the same phone number and address. A lot of platforms aren't allowing me to add ATL Real Estate Services because it has the phone number as the other one does. I know consistency is major for citations. What would you suggest doing?

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chrishassler
Budding
1 month ago
mastiff
Budding
mastiffBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Location and SEO ranking

So the term [market_city] is used throughout my site and plugs in my location. Is it necessary to include the location in the key words for SEO ranking? I have included kansas city in many of my URLs for blog posts as I thought I needed this for SEO. The problem that I am having is that I cannot include kansas city in the URL without typing it out throughout my blog posts. See attachment. Is the use of [market_city] going to impact my rankings where I should either exclude it from my keywords or manually type Kansas City in where needed? 

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beth
2 months ago
Greg
Budding
GregBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Is this a good SEO approach + how to tell if a backlink is good or spammy?

Hey everyone,I’m currently overhauling my site and working to write the best copy and content possible.  By that I mean I am putting down what I believe Google users will want to see when they search for things like “sell my house fast” “sell my house for cash” etc. In addition, I’ve hired an SEO freelancer who is heading up the backlinks side of things. However, I wanted to ask the community and experts here if you all agree on the backlinking strategy.Here is a link to the weekly reports they’ve given me.  You will see the keywords we are targeting, the week over week ranking positions, as well as the actual backlinks they have been creating. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/157vGQIAxd1vbdAgrlIK8ynu0df9wY3v0?usp=sharing Do you think this is a good backlink strategy? Are the backlinks we are creating of good quality? Any tips or feedback that comes to mind about this? I want to be sure that the effort and investment I am making right now will lead to a good, long term evergreen

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bryansekine
2 months ago
Greg
Budding
GregBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

Made edits to home page design & pictures - SEO dropped. Why?

Hey everyone, the SEO score on my home page was green/good as of 6/24.  Today (6/25), I made some edits to my home page as suggested by fellow carrot members, but now the SEO score for my home page has dropped down to orange/fair.   Question: Is it normal for an SEO score to drop temporarily after changes are made, or did I take a step in the wrong direction by “cleaning up” my home page design and layout? Thanks in advance for any advice you can share! Page in question: www.southernskyhomebuyers.com  

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beth
2 months ago
W
Budding
woneal1Budding
asked in Real Estate SEO

how to determine your home page location

Hello I'm a agent in citrus county Fl and I have a website with an Idx on it I was wondering what you guys recommend for your home page location and your other content? I don't only want to attract leads in citrus county but should i keep it more niche can I/ Should I do the surrounding counties as well?

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beth
2 months ago
J
Budding
jrakBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

How to improve PageSpeed score on Mobile?

Anyone else received a low PageSpeed score on mobile? The scores below are before I added FB tracking pixel.  

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J
Budding
2 months ago
bryansekine
bryansekineEmployee
posted in Real Estate SEO

SEO News Highlights - June 2023

There has been a lot happening in SEO this past month, but not a lot that relates directly to Carrot Members.  Google Analytics Historical Data Must be Exported Before July 1, 2024 Google’s team brings you this announcement that you’ll need to export your historical data out of Universal Analytics (UA) or risk losing it all. While the title only mentions one deadline, there are 2 of them here you’ll need to note if you’re still using this service—July 1, 2023: Sunset for standard Universal Analytics properties July 1, 2024: Sunset for Universal Analytics 360 properties and the Universal Analytics platform turndown  Google Updates Helpful Content GuidanceGoogle is updating its guidance on creating helpful content by adding a section dedicated to page experience.The update aims to help site owners consider page experience more holistically during the content creation process.Google added a page experience section to its helpful content creation guidance, emphasizing its importance for se

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J
Budding
2 months ago
mastiff
Budding
mastiffBudding
asked in Real Estate SEO

URLs

I have URLs showing as my internal carrot link the https://mastiffseller.carrot.com/blog/downsize-your-house-in-kansas-city/These pages are showing up in my google search console as crawled, not currently indexed. Could this be the reason? 

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beth
2 months ago

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