I’m certain that when he first launched his Quantum Leap System program, it had to have a significant impact on most Realtors careers. However, it seems the Craig has not updated his system in years. Much of what worked 8 or even 2 years ago does not work in todays fasted paced real estate market.

For instance, his success websites in my opinion are a hugh joke (yes I had one and yes it got me leads).  While the site obtains leads, most of the leads are pretty much worthless. You have to sort through 100s of leads  just to find one decent prospect, to much work for me :). There is a much better way to obtain on-line business than to give out foreclosure lists to every wanna be investor out there.

Your real estate site should have the latest MLS Search capabilities, as well as the latest market information, become your local markets real estate authority.  You won’t need to trick prospects into leaving a trail, as a matter a fact, they’ll seek out your services!

Keyword research is a critical aspect of your search engine optimization campaign. It’s a must that you target the proper keywords, so that the search engines and most importantly your customers find you.

So where should the keywords be placed? Here are a few places to insert your content:

page titles - page file names - image alt tags - sites navigation - description meta tags - blog - header

Here is a great definition found on Search Engine Watch,

social media: A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.

Social Media sites can assist you in attracting visitors to your real estate website and can also be a great branding tool for you or your brokerage. Social sites are also an excellent way to obtain one-way-links, traffic and attract attention to your websites content.

Below is a great list that will assist you in generating direct backlinks to your site. Establish profiles on the social media sites below, and place a link on your profile, back to your web site.

1. Digg
2. Propeller
3. Mixx
4. Kirtsy
5. LinkedIn
6. Current
7. PostonFire
8. BloggingZoom
9. CoRank
10. Technorati
11. MyBlogLog
12. Bumpzee
13. LinkaGoGo
14. Bibsonomy
15. Mister-Wong
16. MyLinkVault
17. ClipClip
18. 9Rules
19. AssociatedContent
20. Blogoria

What is a link bait? Definition by Search Engine Watch:

link bait: Editorial content, often sensational in nature, posted on a Web page and submitted to social media sites in hopes of building inbound links from other sites. Or, as Matt Cutts of Google says, “something interesting enough to catch people’s attention.”

So you’ve come up with a great link bait piece, now what? Just like with anything else you’ll need to market the great content you just posted on your blog or website. The best way to attract readership and links to your website is through Social Media Sites such as Digg or Propeller.

Make sure to use attention grabbing headings, that will draw in readers. Your main startigy should be on obtaining readership and or links. So what are the best ways to obtaining the above, well here a just a few.

• Causing Fear
•  Being Funny
• Attacking
• Creating User Resources (MLS map features, school rating, etc)
• Interviewing Industry Experts