Real Estate SEO Blog

Written by Matt McGee

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  • Today

Real Estate SEO & AI SEO: The Original Data Cheat Code

Original data is a cheat code for SEO and AI SEO. That Google ranking factors survey I mentioned last week agrees.

  • Sep 27

Real Estate SEO: Schema, LLMs.txt, and the Structured Data Myth

For a couple years now, these have been a big part of sales pitches from the AI hustlebros and GEO/AEO/AIO agencies that have sprung up hoping to make a quick buck. Don't be fooled.

  • Sep 18

Real Estate Client Loyalty System: What's the time commitment?

    The first 2-3 times Cari and I did our Forever Clients workshop, someone on Zoom would inevitably ask that question. Here's the answer.
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    • Sep 15

    My prediction: You'll be writing listing descriptions very differently within a year

    That standard 3-4 paragraph "flowery narrative" listing description you've been writing isn't going to serve your sellers as well in the future as it has in the past.

    • Sep 2

    Google LSAs Get Even Worse for Real Estate Agents (and many small businesses)

    Starting October 1st, Google is going to start charging you for being a busy real estate agent.
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    • Aug 31

    Are You Only Winning at AI SEO Because LLMs are Dumb?

    Some real estate agents are succeeding today at AI SEO because the SEO company/consultant they hired is using short-term tactics that take advantage of the fact that today's LLMs are dumb. This won't last forever.

    • Aug 24

    10Xing Your Content? You Better Know the Risks

    There's an idea going around that you need to 10x your AI content to succeed. Before you do that, make sure you know the risks.
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    • Aug 18

    My New Sprinkler Guy Can Teach Real Estate Agents an Important Lesson

    I got home from a recent real estate conference and discovered that about 25% of our backyard grass had turned brown. What happened next turned into an important lesson for real estate agents.

    • Aug 11

    The Big Fuss over Claude Watermarking Missed an Important Fact

    It's interesting to see all the posts about Anthropic/Claude adding watermarks to text and image content, because all the fuss is missing an important fact.
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    • Aug 11

    AI Search Visibility Graders for Real Estate Agents: What You Need to Know

    AI Search visibility graders are becoming popular in real estate. But do they deliver on the promise to assess your visibility in ChatGPT, Google/Gemini, and other AI tools?
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    • Jul 26

    How Much Does SEO Cost for Real Estate Agents in 2026?

    What you pay depends on your market size and competition, your goals, how quickly you want to see results, and whether you're hiring a real SEO consultant, a production-line vendor wearing an SEO label, or someone who "does SEO" on the cheap to earn a quick buck.
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    • Jul 14

    Can Real Estate Agents Use AI to Write SEO Content?

    Yes, but there's a condition: What you publish has to include valuable expertise and experiences that could only come from you. Here's how to do that.