Having the best web presence takes skills - How to best represent your clients from Sandpoint, Idaho REALTOR® Gary Lirette

With over 100 websites, there are few private individuals that can compare with my web presence. While in a company meeting, our broker, Jeff Bond, suggested that having YouTube videos would help a website's position in Google. So, using my tiny netbook, I put two videos on one of my sites right then and there.

This year those websites are on target to get over 450,000 hits. The websites range from pure real estate business, to art, community support, and a variety of other fields and interests, all about Sandpoint, North Idaho, and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort.

Other REALTORS® have to pay web pros to do their sites. They have to hire people to create content and write material. I am a Flash animator, with several published books and works, and have created all content, designed the sites, taken the photographs, and even shot the videos.

One of my sites has been judged one of the four top community websites in North Idaho.

You decide for yourself. Here are some of the dozens and dozens of websites I have created for myself, as well as a couple of others:

www.SandpointID.net
www.SandpointCentral.com
www.SkiSchweitzer.net
www.Sandpoint-Idaho.org
www.HopeIdaho.net
www.WaterfrontHomesSandpoint.com
www.RealtySandpoint.com
www.SandpointRealtor.net
www.Sandpoint.cc

Every one of my listings gets special web presence, from enhanced listings on sites like Realtor.com or Trulia, to Craigslist, to even videos on YouTube.

Special listings get their own exciting websites, and some areas get special attention, like the site we prepared for Comeback Bay.

It isn't enough that websites get the message out. We add high-quality print materials on glossy media, way better than plain paper printing.

Is it enough to be providing a strong web presence and good print media? My team continues to do print advertising. Most REALTORS® can't afford to advertise in the rags and magazines that we continue to provide. I was the only REALTOR® to advertise on radio this year. This fits my profile since I am going into my seventh year as the host of two radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts & Adventure. This year I have done less than any of the previous five in terms of supporting and providing time and funds to local charities and events. Even so, nine charities and events have gotten over 120 hours of commitment from me, as well as over $12,000 in direct contributions.

This kind of community support and commitment creates a warm and fuzzy feeling from the community. This kind of commitment creates trust. I often hear from various visitors and townsfolk, "You should run for mayor!"

When a writer for Where to Retire magazine was looking for someone to interview that represents what Sandpoint is all about, my name came up over and over. The December issue of the magazine produced a showcase article titled Undiscovered Haven: Scenic Sandpoint, ID. The six page piece covered much about what makes Sandpoint special, and a large part of that article was about our experience here.

We also back all this up by being part of Sotheby's family of companies. Sotheby's has been one of the few brokerages that still attract viable buyers. We have the tools, experience, and savvy that produces sales that are the envy of our industry.

There are a lot of reasons my team and I should help you with your real estate experience in North Idaho, and it starts with cutting-edge technology and a strong web presence. That experience has been years in the making, and the know-how of internet technology can't be replaced with the best of the old-school ways of doing things: footwork, doing our homework, people skills, and just showing up every day with a good attitude to get the job done.

Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty

200 Main Street
Sandpoint, Idaho

208-255-3474