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How to Increase your SEO with Google Plus | Bedford Hills NY Homes

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Google Plus is more than just a social media site. It can be a tool that can  help boost a website’s ranking on Google’s search engine.

With the changes and updates on the Google algorithm which was introduced as  the Hummingbird, Google Plus becomes an integral part of any online marketing  and SEO strategies of bloggers, webmasters and internet marketers.

So what is Google Plus, really?

Google describes the service as connecting social, communication and people  which is designed to build your website’s ability to rank higher on  search. Here we show you how to increase your SEO with Google+.

4 tips to build content relevance on Google Plus

Blogger and content marketers use their Google Plus profile to associate  their content to their own authorship. By writing high quality content about  subjects belonging to your business category will help the search engine to  identify you as an authority within your niche. Your content should always be  relevant to your business industry to help the search engine identify your  business niche where you are trying to build your authorship.

The main objective of Google Plus is to improve the user’s experience by  integrating quality content publication to your social networks. It requires  that your content should be one that is relevant, accurate and updated for the  benefits of your readers.

In order to help the search engine identify your authorship and field of  business industry, Google Webmasters offer the following tips to help you build  your content relevance on search:

  • Optimize your Google Plus profile. It is important to optimize your  Google Plus profile in order to make it more revealing to your followers. As  much as possible, complete all the required fields from your Google profile such  as adding your profile image (no one will like to follow an  anonymous  Google Plus author), website URL, business details and description. If you can,  have your Google Plus Page get verified by Google to improve your  credibility.
  • Link your Google Plus Page to your site and social extensions. By  adding your Google Plus Page directly on your website will make it easier for  the search engine to associate your website to your Google Plus profile. Use the  snippet of the code for your Page and connect the code to your Adwords campaign  as well as to your social extensions. Using the Google Plus badge or the +1  button will also make it easier for your social connections to follow and  identify your authorship to your website.

How Google Plus Can Increase Your SEO

  • Be consistent in posting high quality content. People are more likely  to follow you if you are able to constantly connect with them by posting high  quality content that they find useful. By writing highly relevant content,   the search engine queries can assist you in achieving high rankings in  Google web search and even on the Google Plus search results.
  • Make your content dynamically engaging. To make your post engaging,  offer your readers solutions to their problems. Commenting on the conversations  on your Google Plus page will help your readers to easily connect to your  content, making it more relevant to their needs and to the search engine as  well.

 

 

 

Read more at http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/11/11/how-to-increase-your-seo-with-google-plus/#R00S4iEXt6jhqKMC.99

Malibu Ranked Most Expensive Real Estate Market In U.S. | Chappaqua Real Estate

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It’s long been the home of Hollywood celebrities, white sandy beaches and some of the most picturesque views in all of Southern California – and now a new report says it’s the most expensive place to live in the United States.

According to an annual report, an average four-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the affluent beach community of Malibu lists for $2.15 million, compared to the average $63,729 price of a similar-sized home in Cleveland, Ohio.

The star-studded, 12,832-resident Malibu is just one of several California cities to rank among the most expensive markets in the U.S., along with Newport Beach, Saratoga, Los Gatos, and San Francisco, according to the 2013 Coldwell Banker U.S. Home Listing Report.

 

 

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/11/06/malibu-ranked-most-expensive-real-estate-market-in-u-s/

 

 

 

 

Joan Rivers squares off again with UES condo squatter | Mt Kisco Real Estate

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From left: Joan Rivers and 1 East 62nd Street

From left: Joan Rivers and 1 East 62nd Street

Joan Rivers is heading back to court today to try to kick out a troublesome ex-tenant from the Upper East Side condominium where the comedian presides over the building’s board.

In court papers, Rivers maintains that Elizabeth Hazan created a fire hazard at 1 East 62nd Street by using candles to light her unit after refusing to pay her electric bill and illegally entered the building last month. Hazan is a renter; the owner is a Belize-based corporation.

“Accompanied by a gaggle of reporters, (she) attempted to storm the building … forcing police to close down the street … (and) preventing at least one unit owner from leaving the building,” board lawyer Kevin Smith said of Hazan in an affidavit seen by the New York Daily News.

The board has had other legal run-ins with Hazan, a 41-year-old French Canadian. Her attorney, Darius Marzec, told the newspaper that the board’s latest court filing was “a continued bout of harassment.”

Rivers won a favorable ruling against Hazan in October when a New York state judge barred anyone from entering the $2 million home until the owner forked over $200,000 in unpaid fees. [NYDN]

 

 

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/11/07/joan-rivers-back-to-court-over-ues-condo-squatter/

Mt Kisco NY Weekly Real Estate Report | #RobReportBlog

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Mt Kisco   NY Weekly Real Estate Report11/6/2013
Homes for sale47
Median Ask Price$575,000.00
Low Price$225,000.00
High Price$3,950,000.00
Average Size2788
Average Price/foot$322.00
Average DOM133
Average Ask Price$972,195.00

What is the Right Social Media Policy for Your Company? | Bedford Corners Real Estate

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Social media can have huge positive impacts on a company, especially when it  comes to marketing and branding. However, without a solid and well-thought out  social media policy, some social media in the workplace can result in negative  consequences. Unfortunately, even minor mistakes or inappropriate posts through  social media can quickly spread and damage the image of a company.

Some companies today fear this bad press so much that they create a strict  social media policy. For example, these types of strict  policies have firm guidelines on what can (and cannot) be posted  through social media, and who is allowed to post.

Other companies recognize the value of employees sharing their own opinions  and content via social media, and have set up more relaxed and casual  guidelines about social media in the workplace.

When choosing or changing the social media policy of your company, a good  place to start is by taking a look at these two types of options.

Here are the two extremes.

#1. The strict social media policy

What are some of the rules that a strict social media policy may include?

  • Employees must provide a disclaimer on their social media pages stating that  their posts do not represent the views of the company.
  • Only employees that have been chosen as “official” social media  representatives are allowed to contribute to the brand’s social media.
  • Employees cannot share logos of the company along with their posts on social  media.
  • Social media is not allowed in the workplace at all.
  • Employees using social media should only engage in conversations about the  company itself, for example as a customer service tool.

Here is an excerpt of the strict and formal social media policy that applies  at Oracle.

Oracle Social Media Policy

#2. The relaxed social media policy

Some rules that a casual and relaxed social media policy may include:

  • Use common sense when deciding what to post online.
  • Don’t publish any confidential company information.
  • Be respectful and courteous.
  • Be honest about who you are.
  • Respect the privacy of others and do not post private conversations or  personal information of others without asking permission.

Here is an example of a more relaxed and casual social media policy at Ford.

 

 

 

Read more at http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/10/22/what-is-the-right-social-media-policy-for-your-company/#XM17FMZyBhf5BEQp.99

Happy Birthday, Westchester! County Turns 330 Friday | Westchester Real Estate

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Friday marks the 330th anniversary of the founding of Westchester County, and at the Westchester County Historical Society in Elmsford, staffers Katie Hite and Patrick Raftery are dedicated to preserving the county’s rich historical significance.

The county was first formed on Nov. 1, 1683. With the British still in charge, the county government was established as a way of organizing the region. Most towns weren’t established until after the Revolutionary War. What is now the Bronx was originally part of Westchester before being annexed into New York City in the 1870s.

The major population centers of Westchester were Bedford and White Plains, where the two courthouses were located. There were some small towns, but most of the land was divided into manors, land bestowed upon wealthy individuals who let farmers work their land in an almost feudal society.

When the Revolutionary War broke out, Westchester played an important role, acting as a buffer zone between land owned by British and American forces.

“It was as much a civil war as the Civil War was,” Hite said. “People within families, within communities took different sides.”

Many historical sites still survive from the Revolution, such as the Bedford Courthouse and the Purdy House in White Plains, which served as Washington’s headquarters. The Odell House in Hartsdale was where Washington and Count de Rochambeau devised their strategy to attack the British in Yorktown, VA.

Many of the owners of the manors sided with the British, and were forced to give up their land after the war. The land was sold at affordable rates to the farmers who worked the land, and towns began to be established.

“Nowadays, people tend to think of the county as a suburb of New York City, and really the railroads made that possible,” Raftery said. “Someone could wake up, hop on a train and head into the city for work, where before they couldn’t do that.”

A lot of the population lived and worked in the county, operating stores, farming, working in manufacturing. Once the railroads came in, more people started moving out to Westchester.

“They began moving out for the fresh air,” Hite said. “They didn’t want to live in an overcrowding, teeming place. They wanted peace and quiet. And that trend accelerated when the care was invented and became something that everyone had.”

The Westchester Historical Society was first established in 1874 and is one of the oldest historical societies in the country. Located in the same building as the county’s records department, its library contains more than 100,000 private and public documents from the county.

The books, letters, photos, diaries and maps are carefully preserved in a temperature and humidity controlled vault. Visitors researching their family, home or other aspect of Westchester history can visit and receive help finding the records and information they need.

 

http://armonk.dailyvoice.com/news/happy-birthday-westchester-county-turns-330-friday

 

Most Beautiful House in Astoria Asks $1.25 Million | Chappaqua Homes

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Exemplifying the classic aesthetic that the Queens neighborhood is known for, this three-story house in Astoria, marketed by aptly-named brokerage Modern Spaces, just hit the market for $1.25 million. It includes many of the trademark Astoria features that have long inspired architecture lovers—falling-off weatherboard siding, half-assed graffiti, boarded-up windows, and more. Buy it today!

· Listing: 31-40 47th Street [Modern Spaces] · Astoria coverage [Curbed]