Custom Design for an Award Winning Maui Agent

Damien Zanolini is a well-known luxury realtor based out of Coldwell Banker in Wailea, who believes that, "you truly deserve the best from the real estate professional representing you." With that in mind, we are pleased to share the re-design of Damien's website, SellMaui.com, which is truly an extension of that belief.

The new site is easy to navigate and features our new IDX layout, which includes multiple search capabilities and features a new, fresh layout for listing pages. The Maui IDX will allow visitors to SellMaui.com to browse all real estate listings in Maui County; the listings contain geographic location, listing price, and so much more!

Interested in having us design and build your next website? For more information, contact us at webmaster@meyercomputer.com.

Santa Stops at Wailuku First Friday

Over 800 gifts were given to Maui keiki (children) in need of a little holiday spirit! Mahalo to everyone that participated and had their photos taken with jolly Kris Kringle at the Wailuku First Friday and also a huge Mahalo to those that donated time, toys and also funds towards this year's Santa Photo Booth. Participants were asked to donate a toy or $5 towards Maui United Way's Annual Toy Drive.

Mahalo to our clients that donated:

• Tess & Bob Cartwright - Whalers Realty, Inc.
• Sunny VerMaas & Richard Lopez - Maui Paradise Properties
• Debra Merle - HomeOnMaui.com
• Joseph Blackburn - Maui Land Broker & Management, Inc.
• Mitch Mitchell - Sakamoto Properties
• Bob Horcajo - Kamaaina Properties

Non-stop smiles and laughter made this evening a success and we look forward to helping our Maui community during our next fundraiser!

Local Maui Company Wins Community Business Award

Each year, we like to help at least one local Maui non-profit organization that we see truly making a positive impact in our community. We try to help them re-establish a successful online presence with a professional website, marketing tips, technical & email support.

On October 12th, 2012 we were honored to receive the 2012 Maui Non Profit Director's Community Business Award, presented by Susie Thieman, Executive Director of Lokahi Pacific & President of MNPD. A huge mahalo goes to Laksmi Abraham, President & Chief Professional Office of Maui United Way and Sherri Dodson, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Maui for their wonderful nomination!

Understanding Each Section of Your Business Page

Have you started a Business Page on Facebook?

Unlike a personal Facebook account, a Business Page is a great way to accumulate Fans that are interested in your products and/or services. Are you utilizing each section correctly? Here is a diagram of the top portion of a Facebook Business Page:

Cover Image
Your cover photo is the first image that can be seen when a user enters your page. Use this valuable page real estate wisely. Display a large image that is eye-catching and interesting. Keep in mind that regardless of how large your image - Facebook will display your image at 851 pixels by 315 pixels. If your photo is too small it will enlarge and blur.

Profile Picture
Your profile picture will display at 160 pixels by 160 pixels on your profile page, layered in front of your cover image. Keep this picture clear and wordless because it will be shrunken down to 50 pixels by 50 pixels when you send out posts and converse with users online. Clear, basic logos are best from our experience.

Messaging
The messaging feature is optional for business pages. We like to leave it on so that users can easily connect with us.

About Section
When you first create your account, Facebook will prompt you with business questions. Your answers will be used in your About section. A portion of that About information will be on display directly under your profile picture. Information will usually include the type of business you are, your physical address, phone number and operation hours. Think of it as a virtual business card at the top of your page.

Third Party Application Icons
A great way to customize the functionality and look of your page is with third party apps. Have a YouTube channel? Connect your account to Facebook. You run e-Newsletters with MailChimp or ConstantContact? Connect your newsletter sign up. These applications will show directly beneath your Like button and the cover images are customizable. App covers will need to be sized at 111 pixels by 74 pixels.

Your Friends
This section is proprietary to you. If you have a Facebook friend that is connected to this page - they will show here.

Facebook is ever-changing and they continue to update the look and feel for the layout of profile pages. What applies today, may not necessarily work tomorrow. It is always best to keep an eye and ear out for upcoming social media changes and updates. Keep up-to-date on recent changes by subscribing to this blog.

Maui Realtor Connects Socially with a Fresh Design

Are you Social?
Connecting with clients online through social media can become intensive, but it is definitely worthwhile. Users can directly connect with business professionals with questions and inquiries. We commend Debra Merle of Island Sotheby's HomeOnMaui.com on her recent social communication efforts by utilizing Facebook to connect with the world.

By connecting with Deb on Facebook you can directly access the latest community events, market rates/statistics and of course Deb's lovely listings! She is a leading source of Upcountry Maui information and you can connect with her by visiting Facebook.com/DebraMerle.

Along with a new Facebook Business Page, we have also released Deb's website redesign! Her new site features our new IDX layout with multiple search capabilities and a fresh new layout for listing pages.

If you are a business professional that is interested in tapping into the social media world, shoot us an email. We are more than happy to set up a free consultation.

Our latest custom designed website has gone live. We would like to introduce Maui real estate specialists Emerald Club Realty, Inc. At EmeraldClubRealty.com you can find Maui properties using the convenient Quick Search box on the homepage, searching by map, or by creating a custom search. Emerald Club Realty, Inc. also incorporates our easy to use Showcase Properties Module to display amazing properties on Maui.

For EmeraldClubRealty.com visitors there is an abundance of information. Check out our extensive Condo Information Database and research Maui condominiums before you decide to buy. You also have access to our constantly updated Maui Information Database. The Maui Information Database provides you with current movie listings and upcoming events. You can also use the Maui Information Database to find information about schools, activities and tours, weather, restaurants, and churches.

Here at Meyer Computer, Inc. customer satisfaction is our number one priority. Our staff is happy to help with questions you may have concerning your marketing, design, and social media management needs. If you are looking to develop your online presence give us a call today at (808) 249-0970 or stop by our conveniently located Central Maui office and we’ll be happy to work with you.

 It may be hard to keep up with the rapid advances being made in the technological world these days but do not worry because Meyer Computer, Inc. is here to help. One major example of the progress in modern technology is that cell phones are now being built with more advanced computing abilities and connectivity than they were before. With that said, have you looked at your website on your smartphone lately? While your site may look amazing on a laptop or desktop it may not look so great on a modern iPhone or Android. Even worse, potential customers will most likely be frustrated if they need to constantly zoom and scroll to find what they want. They may even chose to leave your site and use a website that has actually been optimized for use on their phone.

Luckily enough, we here at Meyer Computer are always trying to provide our clients with the best services. We are proud to announce that we now create mobile websites optimized for iPhone and Android. A website optimized for smartphones allows your clients to easily browse for properties and contact you directly from their Android or iPhone. Clients will also be able to access your site without having to download a separate app or typing in a different address. Our websites include the standard IDX features that have been customized to look good on an Android of iPhone. Additional graphical upgrades and social media integration are also available for a nominal one-time fee. If you would like to see a few examples point your smartphone to:

http://www.SakamotoProperties.com
http://www.BarryBrownMaui.com

If you are interested in getting your own mobile friendly site and are currently a client of us here at Meyer Computer, Inc. please e-mail us or call (808) 249-0970 today. For those clients that are not realtors, do not fret because you too can give us an e-mail or call and set up a free consultation today.

Meyer Computer, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to our portfolio: LizzieLovesMaui.com. Liz Slater is a valuable member of the Coldwell Banker Island Properties team and is licensed as a Real Estate Broker in both Hawaii and Arizona. If you’d like to learn more about Liz be sure to watch the Introduction Video on her website. 

LizzieLovesMaui.com is an excellent resource for anyone searching for a Maui property. Liz Slater uses the easy to manage Showcase Properties Module to present buyers with Maui properties that she believes to be Maui's Best Buys. Clients can also learn more about Maui by looking through the Maui Condo Database or the Maui Information Database both of which are monitored regularly. Liz gives investigators many options for searching for properties including general property search, property search by map, South Maui search, or West Maui search.

"A very big Mahalo to Meyer Computer for the design, development and smooth operation of my new website - I love it! Meyers' staff did awesome work and did it cost efficiently for me. Meyer Computer's staff is extremely knowledgeable, very professional and solution oriented. I would HIGHLY recommend Meyer Computer to anyone that is in need of website design, development, enhancements and hosting."

If you are a Maui Realtor, with an IDX subscription, and you are in need of a new website contact Meyer Computer, Inc. to get started today. We are easy to reach by phone, (808) 249-0970, and e-mail, or come on in to our office, right here in Wailuku, which is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Meyer Computer, Inc. is proud to unveil Claudia Garcia's new website: MauiInternational.com. Claudia is a certified Distressed Property Expert and International Property Specialist, as well as American Home Stager. Claudia's website is one example of our Quick Site Plus Template. The site also features our easy to use Showcase Properties Module, which displays data you wish to show based on the MLS number you enter. Another useful feature of MauiInternational.com is the Maui Information Database (MID), which includes the Maui Condo Database as well. The MID is constantly being updated in order to give users the most current information on the island.  

Another new website we've recently created is SteveBakerOnMaui.com. Steve took advantage of our free RAMsites for Maui realtors with the first upgrade. Upgrade Package 1 comes at $29.95 a month and allows you to use your own domain name and create up to 100 e-mail boxes. Steve Baker was able to add content and customize his site with our user-friendly Content Management System. Another perk of choosing Upgrade Package 1 is that Steve's clients have access to the Real Estate Glossary which gives users useful real estate definitions while they are searching for a Maui property.

"I could not be happier. The ease of navigation on the back side is great. Your tools have made it so easy to add links and pages that I could easily spend too much time on the site and not enough time on real estate."

If you are ready to develop your online presence, contact Meyer Computer, Inc. today and we can help you create your new website. Our Content Management System is user-friendly and easy to maintain for those clients who would like to take control of their website. We also offer Marketing Packages for businesses that are looking to be found by potential clients.

Google Search is the most used search engine on the World Wide Web and they are constantly working towards lowering the rank of low-quality sites and returning higher-quality sites near the top of the search results. In February 2011 Google introduced Google Panda, named after engineer Navneet Panda, to the world. Google Panda is a ranking factor that has been added to the search algorithm, it serves as a filter that identifies what Google believes to be 'low quality pages'. Basically Google Panda's purpose is to reduce spam search results. If Google Panda believes that there are too many low quality pages they will flag your site.

If you want to rank higher then it is important to create unique, high quality content that will add value to your site, diversify your traffic sources, and clear out old pages that are weak and add no value. Google Panda essentially focuses more on quality than quantity. Google has also been making many individual changes that are subtle yet important and over time can add up to a radically improved search engine.

Each month they feature a blog about the changes that they've made and how it will affect your search results. One notable feature that they discussed in their February 2012 blog are improvements to freshness; new signals have been applied that will help Google surface fresh content in their results quicker than before. Google has also launched a new system to find results from the user's city more reliably, in other words they will now be better able to detect when search results are local to the person who is searching.

We here at Meyer Computer, Inc. are constantly researching new and innovative ways to keep our Hawaii SEO and Internet marketing clients ahead of their competition. Whether it's Social Network Marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Google+), creating content (Blogs), search engine optimization, or pay-per-click advertising (Google AdWords, Facbook Ads) -- we can build the perfect marketing campaign to fit your needs. In order to do well you need more than one person campaigning your online marketing, we have an entire team dedicated to working with you. Call us today to schedule your free consultation (808) 249-0970.