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Domain Name News!

Don't lose your domain name to cyber-squatters. Be sure your contact information on your domain name record is up-to-date.

Listings Updated Daily On Your Website!

*Attention Agents in GA FMLS!* You can now have your own IDX solution! Contact Customer Support for details!

QuickHomes^® & our IDX Solution are helping clients nationwide! Here are the latest MLS’s that Advanced Access downloads: BAAR in AL; RCAR in TN; BNAOR in IL; and WCBR in UT. Click here to view our current MLS downloads to find out if QuickHomes is available in your area. For more information about QuickHomes and our IDX Solution, please visit this link.

E-Mail Signatures

Your e-mail is an extension of your business, so be sure you have an effective signature on all of your online correspondence. Your signature should include your pertinent information, and entice your recipients to contact you or to visit your website. Click here for more details.

Advanced Access Forums

Check out the conversation in the new Advanced Access Forums. Ask questions, learn more, and chat with other REALTORS® around the country. To see who's talking, log in to your Virtual Office and click on 'Support Center'.

Past Marketing Tips

Did you miss last week's Marketing Tip? Don't worry... We save them for you at a special location, just click here to view!

Intellicards v3.0

Be sure to check out the features in the fabulous Intellicards v3.0. We know you're going to love the versatility, the incredible graphics, and the sheer volume of e-cards you can send to your clients and prospects.

Forward these Helpful Tips

Please feel free to forward these Marketing Tips to friends and family! If your friends are not subscribers to Advanced Access, they can sign up for our Weekly Marketing Tips RIGHT HERE.

Happy Holiday Season!

Fall Holiday Season Office Closures

The Advanced Access management and staff will soon be celebrating the holiday season with family, friends, and loved ones. This is a friendly reminder to all Advanced Access clients that we will be closing our offices on the dates noted below in observance of the holidays.

November

Our offices will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 24th & 25th, 2005.

Our Customer Support Staff will be on hand to provide weekend support on both Saturday & Sunday, November 26th & 27th, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Normal business hours for the rest of our staff and management will resume on Monday, November 28th.

The members of the Advanced Access Management Team and staff would like to take this opportunity to extend to you, your families, and friends, a very Happy Holiday Season!

Helpful Thanksgiving Links

Is it done yet? - How to be sure your Thanksgiving Bird is safely cooked

Thanksgiving Recipes - A great collection from AllRecipes.com

Thanksgiving e-Cards - Send a free e-card through Hallmark.com

Additional Domain Name Pointings - What you should know

Do you have more than one domain name (website address) pointed to your Advanced Access website? If so, you should know that the way in which any additional domain names are pointed can affect your search engine placement.

301 Redirects

When an additional domain name is pointed to a primary domain name, it can be set up as an alias (302 redirect) or with a 301 redirect.

When a pointing is set up as an alias it means that if someone types in the additional domain name, they will see the aliased domain name in their address bar not your primary domain name.

When a pointing is set up with a 301 redirect, this will allow someone to type in your additional domain name and be directed to your site. The difference is they will see your primary domain name in the address bar, not your additional name.

To redirect or not to redirect; that is the question...

At first glance, you may lean in the direction of not using the 301 redirect for marketing purposes for those to whom you advertised your additional name. However, it is important to note that without a 301 redirect in place for your additional domain names, search engines will view the additional name as a duplicate site at a different address. This is called duplicate content and is considered SPAMMING by search engines which is subject to a placement penalty.

If you are simply using your website in such a way that search engine placement is not a concern, then removing a 301 redirect is an option.

If search engine placement is a priority (which is the case for the vast majority) then a 301 redirect is simply a must.

How do I make sure I have my additional domains directed properly?

If you have added any additional domain names through Advanced Access, each of your additional domain names were automatically pointed using a 301 Redirect.

You can contact us to request that we remove an existing 301 redirect, although, we do recommend that the redirect remain in place for your own benefit. It is entirely up to your discretion.

To make an inquiry or request regarding a 301 redirect on your additional domain name(s) through Advanced Access, please click here to email Customer Support.

If you have additional domain names pointed through a different company such as your domain name registrar, you should login to your account or contact them to be sure that your additional domain names are pointed in the way you wish.

.INFO Domain Name Confusion?

Within the last year, our domain name registrar has run promotions for various domain names. One of which was a promotion to buy a .COM name and get the .INFO name for free for one year. Many people who used our registration services left the box next to the .INFO name checked, taking advantage of the promotion, thus acquiring two names for the price of one.

We have seen many inquires lately that lead us to believe that many did not realize they were in possession of an additional domain name. When you get a renewal notice for a .INFO name when your website is at a .COM, check to be sure you aren't using it in any capacity. If not, and you do not wish to retain the .INFO name, simply do not renew it. You will get the automatic emails reminding you to renew the .INFO name; those notices can be disregarded. However, if your .INFO name was acquired as a result of this promotion, then your actual domain name (your .COM) is also up for renewal as well. It is important that you renew your .COM name if you have not already extended the registration in order to retain ownership of that name.

Should you have questions regarding this, please feel free to contact our Customer Support Team at Support@AdvancedAccess.com or 866-518-1571.

Winter Holiday Season Office Closures

December & January

Our offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas & Winter Holidays on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday December 24th, 25th and 26th with normal business hours resuming on Tuesday December 27th.

Our offices will also be closed in observance of New Years on Friday, Saturday and Sunday December 30th, 31st, and January 1st with normal business hours resuming on Monday January 2nd.

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