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10 Must Bookmark Real Estate PPC Marketing Resources We Use (And You Should Too)

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Have you heard of other real estate investors having amazing success with pay per click advertising? Of course, you have. Now might be the best time to educate yourself on PPC and find out how it can help your real estate business. We’ve compiled a list of the top PPC marketing resources we use so that you don’t have to go digging around trying to find where the best information on PPC is. Pay per click is still a growing advertising platform to using when trying to get more website traffic, get more buyer and seller leads and close deals. But… PPC advertising for real estate has gotten more complex over the last few year. When learning about Google Ads, FB, and other pay-per-click services, having an idea of what motivated sellers and buyers are searching for when they are looking to sell their house fast is very important. You need to do some research and educate yourself. Use these resources and tools to become a real estate PPC expert! So what tools do we use when we’re diving into our PPC marketing or the PPC marketing with our clients to help them crush it. The Top 10 PPC Marketing Resources And Tools We Use Google Ads Google Ads is the reigning champion of PPC. The Google Ads tool and the advertising network are second to none. Whenever we’re launching a PPC marketing campaign, we start with Google Ads, then expand as we see results. So, there is no better place to start your PPC education than with Google. These resources provided by Google are a mix of beginner and expert tips and tools. Before you begin your own AdWords campaign, start here and get educated. Resources that Google makes available to learn about PPC: Google Ads Youtube Channel Google Ads Best Practices Microsoft Advertising The number 2 search engine to generate motivated seller leads consistently is Microsoft. Although they’ve made huge competitive strides, it’s nowhere near Google. But, Microsoft is still an important and useful platform for showing real estate ads. It’s demographic tends to be slightly different than that of Google and is a less expensive cost-per-click alternative. Like Google, Microsoft Advertising offers its library of resources on how to use its PPC tools: Get Started With Bing Ads Tutorial Bing Ads Get Started Guide Wordstream [Image Source] Wordstream’s PPC University Who’s not looking to cut down their PPC learning time and, in return, reduce your management costs and get better results? Wordstream can be used as that go-to PPC source. As both a PPC tool and consulting agency, Wordstream has grown to become one of the most comprehensive resources for PPC knowledge, offering up full online training (for free) via their PPC University section. Also, check out their Grader tool. Submit your PPC account to see how it ranks and get weekly reports. We love Wordstream and recommend you check out the following: Wordstream University Wordstream Blog Wordstream Grader Tool SEMRush – Traffic And Competitor Analysis [Image Source] SEMrush Want to see what your biggest competitors are doing with their PPC marketing campaigns in their market? Well, tools like SEMrush can help you do just that. SEMrush is a keyword research tool with a database of over 35 million keywords and keyword phrases used to drive website traffic. The data is taken directly from Google’s organic search results as well as Google Ads. It is one of the best keyword research tools available. Best of all, you can use it as a spy tool. It currently offers a free (limited) version and a full, paid, version. Why … Continued

AdWords Nerds Review – PPC Service For Real Estate Investors

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Is AdWords emptying your budget with little return? Are you managing your own campaign? If hastily created, PPC can be a money pit. × × Demo Carrot: How many deals are you losing to your competitor’s website? Take a Free Demo PPC (PayPerClick) marketing is one of the online lead generation strategies we teach our Carrot clients to use to get traffic coming in while you build up your SEO and content marketing. Why? Because SEO is a long term game (highly profitable but it takes patience)… while with PPC marketing you can have traffic and leads coming in, in hours or days. It’s not “one or the other”… it’s a matter of your real estate lead gen goals and which one or ones best fit into your overall time and money budget to reach the prospects that you need to keep growing your business. Like this chart shows… PPC Marketing Can Be A Critical Part Of An Overall Lead Generation Effort For Many With that said, if you know that PPC marketing can be a great tool for you and your real estate investing business, but just don’t have the time to learn it yourself, you need to seriously think about finding an amazing team to do the work for you. Who specializes in working with real estate investors and all of the intracacies involved. Who specializes in performance above all else, not just setting up and automating a PPC campaign. And who delivers amazing customer support that you’re used to as a Carrot client. So… We Welcome Our Latest Carrot Certified Partner To Our Community… We’re excited to announce welcoming in AdwordsNerds to our Carrot Marketplace as our Carrot Certified Partner on the PPC marketing side of things. So, one of the first things you need to take into consideration before starting out in PPC is to perform a simple review Google search. Start the search by Googling terms such as “AdWords Nerds review” or “reviews of AdWords Nerds”. It’s important for you to have in mind how different PPC service companies have performed with past clients. Take a look at ratings, management fees, costs per conversions, lead generation, if you will have access to your account. There are some PPC consultants who might charge $150 to $5000+ per month or charge a flat rate per lead. Adding that optimized real estate PPC specialist is often the more “cost-effective” route than signing with a large agency. Those investors that try to manage their own AdWords campaigns usually become frustrated at quit. Leaving a bad experience. The solution: Hire a professional PPC service for real estate investors. AdWords PPC can be a very complex process. Without the proper guidance and education, one can become confused while wasting a lot of marketing dollars. With that, Dan at AdWords Nerds stepped up to the plate! AdWords Nerds is a certified InvestorCarrot PPC company and partner. Dan wrote a very detailed PPC guide that explains what things you should know about AdWords before you start advertising and spending money. This guide lays out the things you must know about AdWords before you start using it. Real estate investors have one of the toughest, weirdest, most complicated AdWords markets in the world. Dan came into investing after running AdWords campaigns in a dozen different industries. He worked with plumbers and coaches, plastic surgeons and ambulance companies. Not a single one of them had the sheer level of insanity found when he started digging into the world of online marketing for real estate investors. Why is that? Well, there’s a few reasons: High Potential ROI On Real Estate Deals Lends Itself To … Continued

Nearly $75,000 Net Profit With PPC Marketing and InvestorCarrot – Chris Campbell Case Study

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One of the coolest parts of our job here at InvestorCarrot is hearing the stories from our members when they implement stuff leveraging our system and get great (life changing) results. Well, one day we got this email below from one of our investor members, Chris Campbell of Real Property Mavens. So we hopped on and did a video case study with Chris recently that you can dive into below. On this Carrot Customer Case Study we dive into…  How he set a goal to do 6 figures his first year wholesaling (and fell just short) How Chris got started and what spurred him to quit his job How he found his first mentor (who he ended up closing 10+ deals with him) What he learned from getting cut out of multiple deals by his mentor How he lost $25k in profits on 1 deal by going “cheap” on the ______ _____ (find out in the video below) How he transitioned into a full-time wholesaler and netted almost $75k in 6 months in 2014 w/ online marketing through InvestorCarrot … and a lot more! Chris has a great story and he walks through how he started, how he got burnt, how he landed on his feet and went full-time, and what he does to generate his leads and deals right now in 2015 leveraging the web. Dive Into Chris Campbell’s Story Below! If you’re looking to ramp up your lead generation and you see the web as a way to get in front of more motivated sellers, cash buyers, rent to own tenants, and more… check out the InvestorCarrot demo and see what Chris and countless other investors are experiencing with InvestorCarrot. If you are an InvestorCarrot member and you’re interested in ramping up your PPC (payperclick) marketing like Chris did, check out our PPC services in the Carrot Marketplace.

From Zero to $100K/Month in 12 Months: How Mike Closes 3-4 Carrot Deals Every Month

From Zero to $100K/Month in 12 Months: How Mike Closes 3-4 Carrot Deals Every Month Investor/Agent Mike Wall turned his real estate investing side hustle into a steady business, closing 3-4 deals monthly with an average profit of $25,000 per deal by focusing on high-quality lead sources that saved him time & energy. Here’s how he did it. Closing 3-4 Deals Per Month at ~100k/mo Profit $25k Profit Per Deal On average, at 3-4 deals per month $4,000 Per month Marketing spend (PPC + Carrot) Take our free interactive demo to get a full walkthrough of what Carrot can do for you. The Challenge: Chasing Unmotivated Leads & Overspending on Marketing Mike was a real estate agent with a brokerage of 20 agents, doing 300 deals per year, who dabbled as an investor but decided to get serious about it. It only took a few months into investing to get tired of chasing down un-motivated leads and competing against other investors for the same lead lists — cold calling, direct mail, text blasting, etc. He was spending time chasing dead leads and blowing his marketing budget without closing deals. Before Carrot, Mike paid $7k for two custom websites and spent $5k/month on offline marketing but was hardly getting any visits to his website and had ZERO leads. He’d wasted money and wasn’t standing out. I never got anything from my old custom websites… You go where people are getting results. I saw people in competitive markets using Carrot, so I knew it was the platform I needed. He realized it was time to rebuild his investing business on proven, consistent marketing sources. That’s when he found Carrot: The Solution: Mike’s “AHA!” Moment – Finding Carrot & Dominating Google When Mike realized the most motivated leads were searching on Google, he started researching which website builder to go with. The AHA moment was when Mike was Googling “we buy houses” in competitive markets and found Carrot sites were the ones ranking. He noticed Carrot laid out a path for creating an inbound flow of leads like he was searching for – and that a Carrot site was the “hub” to send all your marketing to so it converts better. Step 1 was getting a Carrot site launched and doing the initial work to optimize it for SEO. Mike knew that SEO results take diligence and time, so to get leads immediately, he began sending Google Ads/PPC traffic to his new site. Step 2 was logging into his Carrot site and using tools like the one-click Location pages, and Automated Credibility Posts, along with the AI rewrite tool to pump out content that would rank well in Google. He made sure to save time by following Carrots training and guidance every step of the way. × × Demo Carrot: How many deals are you losing to your competitor’s website? Take a Free Demo 427 Total Leads from Dec 2023 – Jan 2024 Mike’s 6-Month Plan to Generate Consistent Inbound Leads Month 1 – January 2024: Months 2-3: I couldn’t survive without the SEO Tools…I love the SEO & content tools, but it’s more about combining everything. Months 4-6: Months 6-12 The Result: Mike’s Path to $100k/Mo in Deals After 1 year with Carrot, Mike is averaging $75k-$100k profits per month (that’s 3-4 deals per month at $25k average profit per deal!) – All but two of the deals he closed this year were from SEO & Google Ads to his Carrot site, and those two were referrals from Carrot deals! BEFORE Carrot: (January 2024): AFTER Carrot (January 2025):

How to Conduct Keyword Research for Google Ads for Real Estate Investors

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Keyword research is the foundation of successful Google Ads campaigns. It helps you discover the search terms your ideal clients are using, allowing you to align your ads with their needs and intent. For real estate investors, targeting the right keywords is crucial for reaching motivated buyer and seller leads—those actively searching to sell quickly or find investment deals. × × Ready To Get More Leads & Close Your Next Deal? Take Your Business To The Next Level Join the next Challenge In a competitive market, effective keyword research ensures you attract high-intent traffic, not just clicks. This guide is designed for real estate investors, particularly those using platforms like Carrot and will help you find and use the best keywords to optimize your Google Ads and maximize your ad spend. Why Keyword Research is Crucial for Real Estate Investors: Boost Leads and Slash Costs Real estate is one of the most competitive industries in online advertising, with countless agents and investors fighting for attention. Without a solid keyword strategy, your Google Ads can easily get lost. Keyword research is the key to standing out by targeting the exact search terms your audience is using. For real estate investors, reaching motivated sellers and buyers is essential. These leads are ready to take action, whether it’s selling their house fast for cash or finding investment properties. Keywords like “sell my house fast” or “cash home buyers” attract high-intent leads who need quick solutions. Precise keyword targeting ensures you spend your budget wisely, bringing in qualified leads rather than unqualified clicks. By focusing on phrases like “off-market properties” or “investment homes for sale,” you’ll connect with serious buyers and sellers in need of fast results. In a competitive niche like real estate, you need a focused strategy—and that begins with smart keyword research. Setting the Foundation: Understanding Search Intent Before diving into keyword research, it’s essential to understand the concept of search intent. Search intent refers to the purpose behind a user’s query on Google. There are three main types of search intent: transactional, navigational, and informational. For real estate investors focused on generating leads, the most valuable search intents to target are transactional and navigational. These users are further along in their decision-making process and are more likely to convert into leads. Transactional keywords are key because they signal immediate action. Navigational keywords, while often brand-specific, are also valuable because they indicate the user knows what they want and are actively seeking your service. Search intent directly impacts the type of ads you create and the keywords you prioritize. For instance, a person searching “sell my house fast” has clear transactional intent—they are looking for a quick solution, and your ad should reflect urgency and a direct call to action, like “Get a Cash Offer Today.” In contrast, someone searching for “real estate market trends 2024” is still in the research phase, so while they may not convert right away, nurturing these leads with content and retargeting ads can eventually pay off. Let’s take two examples to illustrate how search intent affects keyword strategy: Understanding search intent allows you to align your keywords with your goals, ensuring that your ads are displayed to users who are most likely to convert. Focusing on transactional and navigational keywords can result in higher-quality leads and a more effective ad strategy for real estate investors. Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Keyword Research for Real Estate Google Ads Option 1: Use Google’s Keyword Planner Google’s Keyword Planner is a powerful tool that helps advertisers discover relevant keywords for their campaigns. It provides valuable insights into keyword search … Continued

Carrot Success Story: How Carter Steph Grew His Investing Business To $2 Million In Revenue

Carrot Success Story: How Carter Steph Grew His Investing Business To $2 Million In Revenue How Carter Steph’s closing rate skyrocketed from 7% to 20% within a few months after switching from a custom website to Carrot. Carter Steph has been a licensed broker for 20 years. In 2016, he purchased the real estate investing business he now runs in Oklahoma City. Snapshot: What I didn’t expect after switching to Carrot, is my lead to close ratio increased 50% on my offline leads! – Carter Steph Carter Steph is a real estate investor since 1992 and is also a licensed real estate broker in Oklahoma City. He’s also a practicing attorney for almost 20 years and has been the General Counsel at 1-800-2SellHomes since 2014 and co-owner since 2016. He’s no newbie to real estate. He and his team consistently generate seven figures per year in net profits, while closing on about 20% of their leads. The growth is steady and predictable. “You ask anybody in town, and they know us,” he said in a CarrotCast interview. Read the tips below, taken straight from Carter Steph’s 7-figure growth strategy. The tools: Carrot features For Carter, Carrot is the central hub that brings all of his marketing efforts together. He’s running PPC ads to drive traffic to his site while leveraging Carrot’s easy content marketing tools and strategy to build his SEO for long-term lead generation. Since he’s driving traffic from all of his marketing efforts to his Carrot site, he can track performance across all campaigns and channels, giving him the clarity needed with his marketing strategy. Here’s how Carter is using Carrot as the central hub to tie together the marketing efforts they were once doing on their own to become the authority in their area: Switching from a custom website to a Get a high-converting websiteBefore Carter Steph went on his journey to $2 million in revenue in 2018, he was doing some things very differently with his website. In fact, with the powers of technology, I was able to dig up his several-year-old website for all of us to look at. Believe it or not, that custom website cost Carter and his business $5,000 upfront and $700 per month for hosting fees. That’s quite expensive. And it’s even more expensive when you find out that it had a terrible conversion rate and almost never generated any leads for Carter’s business — the leads it did generate weren’t very good quality and Carter’s close rate was only 7%. For that reason, they were spending $1,500 on PPC every month but $30,000 to $40,000 on TV ads. Then they switched to Carrot. Carter said the difference was immediate. After just two days, their new Carrot site generated its first high-quality lead. Within a few months, their close rate skyrocketed from the previous 7% to 20% because lead quality increased. After Trevor and Carter ran some estimations on the CarrotCast interview, they determined that Carter is saving between $20,000 and $50,000 every single month in lost lead-gen closing potential after switching from their expensive custom-made site to one of our Carrot sites. Wow! Now they close 20% of leads, their PPC budget is $8,000 per month (because their website is converting as it should be), and they’re growing like crazy. Sometimes, the small changes make a big difference. And at Carrot, small, iterative, conversion-optimization changes is exactly what we’re focused on. ;-) Evergreen MarketingIn marketing terms, Evergreen is marketing you do once, and it works for years… not hours, days or weeks. Content relevant for a long time, that serves your best prospects, and … Continued

$40k Profit per Deal | The Power of Inbound Marketing w/ Beau Hollis

$40k Profit per Deal | The Power of Inbound Marketing w/ Beau Hollis How SimplySold has achieved a $40,000 per deal business using Carrot. The company is a local, Louisville-based business that uses Carrot’s inbound marketing guidance and resources to gain new clients online. Snapshot: Beau Hollis is the founder of SimplySold in Louisville, Kentucky. He’s been investing in houses for the past 7 years. Currently, the majority of his business involves acquisitions that he does himself. He also has an acquisitions person and a full-time videographer. It’s a low-key, small operation, but it has a high intention, and they go aggressively after deals. “You know, I spend my time and effort and energy to do this business to provide for my family, not only money but years of my life, getting this up and going to have it, work is worth, the journey is not in vain.” From Beau’s Carrot leads, his average profit per deal is nearly $40,000. He’s done $400,000 in assignments in his Carrot site alone in the last six months. Before using Carrot, he had no online presence and no experience in building websites. “I had no world tech experience, and I just didn’t have an online presence. I didn’t want to have to build a website. So Carrot made that really easy for me. Obviously, people cannot find you, people have no clue who you are, they can’t find your business, they don’t know if you’re in business at all, and so if they can’t find you, they can’t do business with you. So you have no lead flow inbound from a website.” At first, his vision was to dominate the outbound marketing space, whether it was cold calling, texting, or other things. However, the lifespan of somebody doing outbound marketing all the time is limited. “I have come from a background of sales, and I understand that you’re gonna do this one thing all the time, whether it’s cold calling or texting or putting out bandit signs, and there’s a lifespan to that.” Outbound versus inbound leads are two things that are drastically different. Outbound leads are when you’re seeking out someone. A lot of work, effort, and energy is going into it before you even think about reaching out to the person. Inbound marketing, or evergreen marketing, is a completely different mindset. You optimize your website with content: videos, blog posts, and testimonials. Inbound offers a whole other world. People are seeking you out. The challenge: Creating the path to the world of inbound marketing This is a business to close deals. Serious real estate agents and investors want to make Evergreen inbound marketing a real avenue, not just a little street but a highway. Evergreen inbound marketing takes a plan and plenty of patience. It takes a lot of video work on YouTube and on-page SEO with keywords and good content for high rankings. “My expectation was that I’m just going to turn it on, get it up and live and then it would just bring in the people just saying, please take my house, that’s why I thought it was at the beginning when I first got, I just got it up and I just had, I just had it out there, I didn’t do any kind of optimization. I did zero, absolutely zero customization to the website.” His website had been just sitting there for a long time. Years. Then Beau had a conversation with Trevor to get the ball rolling. He started implementing on his website and using the tools Carrot provides our members. Keyword tracking, campaign tracking, video postings… and over time and hard … Continued