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New Smith Consumer Video

Testimonial: Bill Brannon

The Smith Group has proven to be a turning point in my 30+ year real estate career.  My first web site was one of those cheap looking do it yourself template deals that I thought was fine. However, I was wrong by miles.  Not only was it cheap looking, and looked like the majority of [...]

Smith Turns Attention To Search Engines

Smith Turns Attention To Search Engines

New Commercial Product From Smith

New Commercial Product From Smith

 
www.Charter1Commercial.com
 
Charter I Commercial is a locally owned commercial real estate company specializing in Sales and Leasing Brokerage, Asset and Property Management and Investment Opportunities in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort and Jasper Counties.  Our mission is to serve the people and businesses in the Lowcountry.  Our success is based on agents who have the skills, [...]

First Question To Ask Your Real Estate Agent

First Question To Ask Your Real Estate Agent

Wall Street Journal: Squeezing Web Sites Onto Cellphones

REPRINT:
By ROGER CHENG / Wall Street Journal: Wednesday, December 2 2009

WSJ Article
When a group of engineers at National Instruments Corp. modified a 1988 Oldsmobile so it could be controlled by an iPhone, the company was quick to share the project on its online forum for customers. A spouse “might not care about it, but our [...]

Smith Has Integrated IPOD & IPhone Applications Into Client Sites

Smith Has Integrated IPOD & IPhone Applications Into Client Sites

The Smith Group client websites run beautifully on Mac’s Safari browsers, especially with their larger property photos, which make them the perfect sites to browse on IPODs and IPhones. The Smith Group has developed specialized applications that allow website visitors to download property search icons directly to their IPODs and IPhones. These applications allow potential real estate customers [...]

Teresa Cowart: Coastal Savannah Real Estate

Teresa Cowart: Coastal Savannah Real Estate

Excerpt From Site:  Hello and thank you for visiting my site! Let me take a moment to welcome you to Coastal Georgia.  I am alittle biased but I believe it is one of the most beautiful places on earth.  We live a “lifestyle” most folks dream about.  Think laughing kids on baseball/soccer fields, think jet [...]

Classic Smith

Classic Smith

Myrtle Beach Real Estate: Scalise Realty

Myrtle Beach Real Estate: Scalise Realty

http://www.scaliserealty.com
Scalise Realty, Inc. is a full-service general brokerage real estate firm specializing in resort sales along the Grand Strand. Established in 1994, Scalise Realty has distinguished itself as a leader in resort sales. We have consistently been #1 in sales of oceanfront beach homes. Our staff of experienced sales agents has the knowledge and expertise [...]

Fenwick Realty

Fenwick Realty

 

CONGRATULATIONS: YOU HAVE ARRIVED!
You have made the decision to re-locate to the Coastal South.  No more snow, cold winters, traffic jams, long commutes, leaving for work at dawn, coming home after sunset. Now its time for golfing, fishing, boating, hanging out at the beach, enjoying making new friendships, and pursuing your dreams. You are concerned [...]

Smith Chat & Stealth Application

Smith Chat & Stealth Application

Southeast Coastal Properties - Prudential

Southeast Coastal Properties – Prudential

Our coastal location with it’s barrier islands and waterways has some of the most scenic views you can find. Some of our area attractions include Savannah’s Historic Landmark District, The Mighty Eighth Museum, Ft. Pulaski, Savannah’s River Street, Tybee Island and it’s beaches plus many others. From Savannah’s Historic District to The Landings on Skidaway Island and Tybee Island,  the Savannah [...]

Bill Brannon

Bill Brannon

Website:http://www.comehome2hiltonhead.com/
Welcome to my world, or Paradise as I have called it since moving here in 1974.  I came here just to spend the summer, and the summer never ended. Hilton Head and the “low country” have a way of wrapping their arms around you and making you feel like no other place on earth.  My wife, [...]

Smith Brands Life...

Smith Brands Life…

“This was a vision of how I would love to live. I wasn’t just creating a sheet—I was creating a complete home, which could reflect the kind of world people wanted to live in.”
~Ralph Lauren, Polo, 1983~
 
Think about the viewers who are contemplating spending substantial money to buy a new home.  Don’t they deserve a [...]

Smith:  Special Projects

Smith: Special Projects

The Smith Group has begun to assist Bum Equipment, LLC on issues related to Internet technology.  We’ll keep you posted on these endeavors…
 
BUM NEWS
Billboard and New Ads released in time for the Election and League Championships  Bum Equipment LLC and Culture Apparel, the newest Licensee  for Mens and Ladies Apparel are proud to announce that [...]

WHY REAL ESTATE LEADERS USE THE SMITH GROUP?

WHY REAL ESTATE LEADERS USE THE SMITH GROUP?

The Smith Group™ System
Real estate agents and brokers who are clients of  The Smith Group™ sell well over $1 billion in real estate per year.  TSG designs some of the best looking, most easy-to-navigate websites in the entire real estate industry.  What’s more, the applications that run behind the scenes are among the most robust and most [...]

Social Media Integration & Real Estate Branding...

Social Media Integration & Real Estate Branding…

By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers….96% of them have joined a social network
 
Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web

1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met via social media

Years to Reach 50 millions Users:  Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod [...]

SAM: Real Estate

SAM: Real Estate “Stealth Application Module”

 

 
WHO’S ON YOUR SITE — THESE ARE YOUR VIRTUAL “WALK-INS”!!!!!
The great thing about the web is its instantaneous “I want information, and I want it right now! ” capability. The Smith Group puts that power into your hands. As a Real Estate Agent and a Smith Client, every minute of the day you have virtual walk-ins looking [...]

Smith Client Hits First Page Of Google -- More Following...

Smith Client Hits First Page Of Google — More Following…

The first pages of every major search engine has Smith clients moving up.  Why is this?  Why will this not go away?  1. Smith Clients are the leading agents and brokers in every market we go into, and we are the leading web technolgy company in every market we go into…  2. Smith technology applications [...]

LiveCoastal: Hilton Head Island Real Estate

LiveCoastal: Hilton Head Island Real Estate

Looking for Hilton Head Real Estate?
Dream of Coastal Living? This is home to the Heritage Classic golf championship and the Celebrity Golf Tournament. Hilton Head’s average yearly temperature of 70 degrees, so visitors to this island are sure to enjoy year round golf on any of the 24 golf courses located on Hilton Head Island. [...]

Bing.com - Smith Clients Dominate Keyword Phrase:

Bing.com – Smith Clients Dominate Keyword Phrase: “Hilton Head Real Estate”

 
BING.COM – KEYWORDS:  HILTON HEAD REAL ESTATE
Smith Group clients dominate 30% of first page organic results on Bing.com for keyword phrase “Hilton Head Real Estate”…
Google.com & Yahoo.com in Decline as Bing.com Searches Increase
Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 6:00:44 AM
Microsoft (MSFT) Bing.com appears to have increased its share of the market further which is great news for Microsoft [...]

Smith:  Preferred Partners Program [SP3]

Smith: Preferred Partners Program [SP3]

It has become painfully obvious to any real estate agent or brokers who watches the sales rankings in a particular area that The Smith Group services that we are able to positively impact home sales and increase the number of salable listings.  Creating nice websites and getting good search engine rankings for our clients is a very small part of our success.  In fact, [...]

Smith Wins Defamation Lawsuit

Smith Wins Defamation Lawsuit

Smith was awarded an undisclosed settlement amount from Adrienne Greenup on August 25, 2009, stemming from a Google blog she posted on June 27, 2008.  Adrienne Greenup was an employee of  VDN, Inc. [a company holding of Smith] for a short time during 2001.  This blog was grossly negligent, untrue, and intended to defame VDN, Inc., Dale Cooper, [...]

Real Estate Blogging?

Real Estate Blogging?

“Blog” is an abbreviated version of “weblog,” which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog is a frequently updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one [...]

Hilton Head Vacation Rentals: Goode Vacation Rentals

www.goodevacationrentals.com
The owners, Gigi and Brian Goode, offer a combined 40 years of unrivaled success and performance to the client owners and guests of Goode Vacation Rentals. They are supported by a well-trained & experienced staff committed to excellence. Gigi and/or Brian are almost always available to client owners – We place a high value on [...]

Why Does Smith Have The Best Agents, Properties, And Websites?

Why Does Smith Have The Best Agents, Properties, And Websites?

A major coastal Realtor® Association executive asked today, “What do you attribute to The Smith Group’s overwhelming success in every market you’ve gone into?”   The answer was almost too simple.  “It’s because we keep it simple…”
“First, Smith sites have very low bounce rates because they’re better looking [Averaging across our client population in the mid-high 20s].  Many sites [...]

Housing Recovery? Smith Indicators Show Signs...

Housing Recovery? Smith Indicators Show Signs…

Probably the earliest and simplest signs of a possible housing recovery is watching website customer inquiries.  On Sunday, August 2, 2009, Smith clients received nearly 50 customer inquiries on specific properties.  This is up dramatically from any single day throughout the previous year.  This is an excellent indicator that buyers are feeling better about exploring [...]

Jim Paris:  HiltonHeadRealEstate.com

Jim Paris: HiltonHeadRealEstate.com

www.hiltonheadrealestate.com
Life is too short for shortcuts. I have been fortunate enough to call Hilton Head my home since 1974. I have been helping people achieve their real estate goals here since 1981. Whether you are moving on, moving up or considering your first piece of paradise here in the Low country, there are a lot [...]

Ken Oliver

Ken Oliver

www.ken-oliver.com
Over $400 million in closed Hilton Head Real Estate transactions.  As a master in the art of service, Ken has developed many quality relationships during his 29 years as a successful real estate professional. Including hundreds of clients who’ve become more than clients. They’ve become repeat customers and lasting friends.
What does this say about Ken? [...]

Beautifully Formed & Highly Functional Real Estate Agent Websites

Beautifully Formed & Highly Functional Real Estate Agent Websites

www.barbrafiner.com
Hilton Head Real Estate: Some things are just really pretty.  And this is where The Smith Group likes to spend our time and effort…  Most of our staff, in fact, are actually real estate agents and/or brokers.  Imagine that!  If you’re a successful real estate agent, you are probably too busy trying to sell property to spend much time on Internet technology. [...]

Coming Soon: Myrtle Beach - North Beach Plantation

Coming Soon: Myrtle Beach – North Beach Plantation

 ~ WELCOME TO NORTH BEACH PLANTATION ~
Myrtle Beach Real Estate: In a world of change, the Scalise Group has designed a community that gives you, our newest resident, a quality of life.  A community that offers oceanfront views, a world-class spa, first-class dining, health and wellness programs; and is very service-oriented, well trained staff.  North [...]

Got Smith?

Got Smith?

Hilton Head, Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Savannah Real Estate:  We’re known by the “Company we keep.”  And there are advantages that come from working with the leading agents, teams, brokers — both residential and commercial — in multiple and very competitive markets.  One of them is “proof of concept.”  What does this mean?  It means our websites actually [...]

RSS Feeds: Why Syndicate Real Estate Client Site Content?

RSS Feeds: Why Syndicate Real Estate Client Site Content?

Information about FEEDCAT.NET
FEEDCAT.NET is mainly dedicated to boosting feeds and also serves as a public catalogue of feeds (RSS and ATOM). You can submit your feeds and use services for free!
Why to boost a feed?

boosted feeds are more readable
content of boosted feeds are promoted
boosted feeds are valid
we do the measurement audiences of boosted feeds
we are [...]

The Smith Group: Unbranded Emails

The Smith Group: Unbranded Emails

Smith has introduced a system that automatically creates unbranded emails of featured Smith client properties and sends them to other agents/brokers in your area.  This allow the agent/broker recipient to easily forward the email to their clients without having to re-configure the email to strip out the listing agents logos and branding.  After all, the [...]

The Smith Group Research: Technology & Social Networks

The Smith Group Research: Technology & Social Networks

In 2005, with help of faculty at MIT’s Department of Economics and the Engineering Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Smith began research built around his invented construction software application and its impact on Minority Firm participation in awarded heavy highway contracts in North Carolina.  Much of what was learned during this research and product development has been integrated into [...]

Smith Patent Applications

Smith Patent Applications

Title:
Construction contract bidding

United States Patent Application 20060149658

Abstract:
In certain embodiments, a web based centralized electronic bidding system for construction bidding includes a database manager that stores contractor and subcontractor and supplier company identification information in a database. A bid processor is provided along with a mechanism for permitting any of the contractor, subcontractor and [...]

Smith Offers New Commercial Real Estate Product

Smith Offers New Commercial Real Estate Product

Nationally, so much attention has been spent programming residential real estate sites, there has been little attention paid to the commercial side of the market.  Until now.  Smith is about to launch a new commercial real estate product for those companies that not only deal exclusively in commercial real estate sales, but as a module that can be [...]

The Smith Group Opens Mexico Market

The Smith Group Opens Mexico Market

San Sebastian Real Estate:  We sell properties in the municipalities of San Sebastian del Oeste and Mascota, very large areas. Both wonderful locations are now easily accessible from Puerto Vallarta with the completion of  a new road and the “El Progreso” bridge. Pictures will be available soon. Presently, see the article on San Sebastian in the [...]

Smith To Launch Savannah Real Estate Sites With Prudential

Smith To Launch Savannah Real Estate Sites With Prudential

Savannah Real Estate: Copy From Existing Site:  Welcome to Prudential Southeast Coastal Properties website; your Savannah Area Real Estate online source of information for Buyers, Sellers and Investors.
Savannah Georgia is a wonderful place to live, our sub-tropical climate gives us mild winters and hot summers which  are perfect for enjoying outdoor activities of all kinds year-round. In the winter months, when [...]

The Smith Group: Upcoming Sites

The Smith Group: Upcoming Sites

Hilton Head, Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Savannah Real Estate:  RACHEL BROADHURST, CRB,CRS,GRI,ABR, e-Pro, ABRM. Owner of two CENTURY 21 Broadhurst & Associates, Inc. offices and Barefoot Vacations Inc., a property management firm. Always supportive of Local, State, and National REALTOR® activities, Rachel has served in many capacities over the years. She has been President of the [...]

Myrtle Beach Real Estate

Homes, villas, condos and land currently for sale in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Click on any property below to see detailed information, hi resolution photographs, pricing information, mapping and more!

Beaufort Real Estate

Homes and land currently listed for sale in historic Beaufort, South Carolina. Click on any property below to see full details, high resolution photographs, pricing information, mapping and more!

Hilton Head Real Estate

Click on any of the properties below to see detailed information, high resolution photographs, Google maps of the property, pricing information and more!

Rose Hill

ROSE HILL
Rose Hill
7 Deer Run Lane
Bluffton,  SC  

About seven miles from the bridge to Hilton Head Island, Rose Hill Plantation is located off both sides of Highway 278 in Bluffton. Originally inhabited by the Yemassee Indian tribe, the Plantation itself was owned by Sir John Colleton, and in the 19th century was a working plantation [...]

Town of Bluffton

Bluffton/Off Plantation
Bluffton/Off Plantation
Bluffton,  SC  

Bluffton South Carolina Information: Bluffton, South Carolina is part of Beaufort County. Population for Bluffton from the last gathering is 1275. You can view Bluffton venues that host many Bluffton SC events every year. Currently Bluffton has a average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $471,138. This [...]

Oldfield

OLDFIELD
Oldfield
1 Oldfield CIrcle
Bluffton,  SC  

Oldfield is a private club community of 500 homes and home sites, built along a spectacular Greg Norman golf course and the Okatie River. Oldfield’s ideal location is just a 30-minute drive from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, and a 30 minute drive from both the charming town of Beaufort and Hilton [...]

Sun City

SUN CITY/RIVERBEND
Sun City/Riverbend
127 Sun City Blvd
Bluffton,  SC  

Sun City Hilton Head is located 13 miles west of Hilton Head, with 4,000 homes, on 4,300 acres, Sun City has attracted retirees to South Carolina from all over the country. The price of homes ranges from the mid $100,000s to the high $400,000s. The 18-hole Okatie Creek [...]

Moss Creek

MOSS CREEK
Moss Creek
1523 Fording Island Road
Bluffton,  SC  

This private country club known as Moss Creek Plantation has more than 1,000 homes and 70 villas with marsh views, deepwater opportunities and features two championship Tom Fazio golf courses. Located just minutes from the Hilton Head Island Bridge, Moss Creek’s 1,042 acres are bordered on the west [...]