Comments on: We’re All Just Link Farmers Now… http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html Redfin Corporate Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:09:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Is It User-Friendly or Google-Friendly? | Redfin Corporate Blog http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-6184 Is It User-Friendly or Google-Friendly? | Redfin Corporate Blog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:09:35 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-6184 [...] Internet has already changed in literally billions of ways to accommodate Google. Overwhelmingly, Google has made the Internet a more organized, consumer-friendly place. But any mass of that size operating at the center of the Internet, however sunny and life-giving [...] [...] Internet has already changed in literally billions of ways to accommodate Google. Overwhelmingly, Google has made the Internet a more organized, consumer-friendly place. But any mass of that size operating at the center of the Internet, however sunny and life-giving [...]

]]> By: So Long, 2008 | Redfin Corporate Blog http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-5050 So Long, 2008 | Redfin Corporate Blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:18:24 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-5050 [...] the number of visitors from Google [...] [...] the number of visitors from Google [...]

]]> By: Glenn Kelman http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3562 Glenn Kelman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:41:04 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3562 Hi Alex. I was never mad! Hope you're enjoying Berlin... Hi Alex. I was never mad! Hope you’re enjoying Berlin…

]]> By: Alex Loddengaard http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3473 Alex Loddengaard Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:53:38 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3473 I hope this means you're not mad at me anymore ;). Hello from Berlin! I hope this means you’re not mad at me anymore ;) . Hello from Berlin!

]]> By: JT http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3468 JT Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:04:31 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3468 Interesting post. We are also working on getting more organic traffic from Google (like everyone else with a website) by such things as reworking our URLs. I'm glad to hear that this investment will pay off. One thing that does seem to frustrate me with Google is that they reward sites with a simple architecture over sites that might have better content with a more functional architecture. Our website has good functionality allowing users to use an interactive flash map and see their results on a Google map. Of course the search engines don't deal with flash well. What's frustrating though is that sites that are just lists of communities and never updated receive higher rankings because they are older and easy to crawl. Our content is updated daily and we actually provide a search mechanism, but Google doesn't seem to appreciate this. http://www.condoauthority.com is the site Interesting post. We are also working on getting more organic traffic from Google (like everyone else with a website) by such things as reworking our URLs. I’m glad to hear that this investment will pay off.

One thing that does seem to frustrate me with Google is that they reward sites with a simple architecture over sites that might have better content with a more functional architecture.

Our website has good functionality allowing users to use an interactive flash map and see their results on a Google map. Of course the search engines don’t deal with flash well. What’s frustrating though is that sites that are just lists of communities and never updated receive higher rankings because they are older and easy to crawl. Our content is updated daily and we actually provide a search mechanism, but Google doesn’t seem to appreciate this.

http://www.condoauthority.com is the site

]]> By: Priyanka http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3431 Priyanka Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:52:10 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3431 What an interesting post! I was not expecting to be directed to the corporate blog of a real estate company when I read the title on my Google Alerts :) I think for us in Social Media our lives have so much of Google in it. ~Priyanka www.mahindrauniverse.com What an interesting post! I was not expecting to be directed to the corporate blog of a real estate company when I read the title on my Google Alerts :)
I think for us in Social Media our lives have so much of Google in it.

~Priyanka
http://www.mahindrauniverse.com

]]> By: Glenn Kelman http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3427 Glenn Kelman Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:47:18 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3427 We do tend to have more customers who are buyers Bryce... Robert, since most tech is a competitive, high-margin business, I would focus on revenues not costs. Where can you build a better (not a cheaper) company? For some, the answer is Seattle. For others, it's elsewhere. We do tend to have more customers who are buyers Bryce…

Robert, since most tech is a competitive, high-margin business, I would focus on revenues not costs. Where can you build a better (not a cheaper) company? For some, the answer is Seattle. For others, it’s elsewhere.

]]> By: Bryce http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3426 Bryce Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:02:56 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3426 Interesting exposure of your (or your customers') bias towards buying vs. selling via Redfin. Interesting exposure of your (or your customers’) bias towards buying vs. selling via Redfin.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html/comment-page-1#comment-3425 Robert Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:17:41 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/07/were_all_just_link_farmers_now.html#comment-3425 Glenn This is totally unrelated to this post but I wanted to thank you for your post comparing SV to Seattle. http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/02/the_next_silicon_valley.html The company I’ve founded has started the funding process and have been told that in order to move forward we need to move out west. We are East coast based. As I see it we have 2 options, silicon valley, or Seattle. Going by cost alone SV makes no sense. Add in all the other intangibles and SV quickly falls down the list of desirable places to live. Yeah we would like money, but not so much so that I want to be unhappy with my living environment. Your post has helped solidify our resolve to bypass SV and move to Seattle. So I wanted to thank you for that. Just wondering if you had any advice for a tech start up relocating to Seattle and dealing with the funding process? I’m a first time fund raiser to any advice is greatly appreciated. Glenn
This is totally unrelated to this post but I wanted to thank you for your post comparing SV to Seattle. http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2008/02/the_next_silicon_valley.html The company I’ve founded has started the funding process and have been told that in order to move forward we need to move out west. We are East coast based. As I see it we have 2 options, silicon valley, or Seattle. Going by cost alone SV makes no sense. Add in all the other intangibles and SV quickly falls down the list of desirable places to live. Yeah we would like money, but not so much so that I want to be unhappy with my living environment. Your post has helped solidify our resolve to bypass SV and move to Seattle. So I wanted to thank you for that.

Just wondering if you had any advice for a tech start up relocating to Seattle and dealing with the funding process? I’m a first time fund raiser to any advice is greatly appreciated.

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