Support Blog

We've added our obligatory support imagery, to the left.  One thing we know is that nothing is more fun than a support blog, that is why we encourage you to follow it all here, with all kinds of tips, tricks and the occasional youtube video.  

The latest tips and tricks and a quick overview are below.  If you want to know more, click on the title and you get the whole post.

If you want to view our full blog and search for questions in all of its WordPress-y glory, check it out here.

Also, if you are the tweeting kind, we recommend you keep updated with our latest news and info here. We'll try to figure out how that whole thing works one of these days.

 

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Recent Topics

The Death of Internet Explorer 6

Posted on 29 January 2010 | 3:31 pm

While our public facing websites work for IE6, our website builder does not, and frankly that was by design.  As we began to build our system we noticed that certain functions didn’t perform well with IE6 and a meeting of the minds resulted in IE6 being the minority of our users (at the time about [...]  more»

Understanding search engines and a bit on how they find and update your site

Posted on 14 January 2010 | 4:55 pm

We like to talk about our search engine optimization capabilities at RealCove, and with good reason, most all of our sites perform very well with Google, Bing and Yahoo!.  Our platform has extremely clean code for a content management system because we built it with SEO in mind.  Does that mean your site is going [...]  more»

Adding a PDF to your site

Posted on 28 December 2009 | 9:48 am

There are two ways to add a PDF to your site, depending on your needs.  If you are just adding a single PDF, and maybe just want it available at the bottom of your page, you can use the “Add A PDF” app.  Do this by clicking on the app and then go to Options [...]  more»

Some Quick SEO Tips

Posted on 28 December 2009 | 9:37 am

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a complex field and there is a lot that goes into it.  The RealCove system was actually first built with SEO in mind, so we do as much as we can to facilitate your success online, but we are just a tool to help you get there, and much [...]  more»

Domain Name Registration Scams

Posted on 22 December 2009 | 9:36 am

Have you received an email or letter recently telling you that you need to renew your domain that looks official but the rates are very high and you don't recognize the company? Don't fall for it, it is a scam.  more»

Importance of Titles, Descriptions and Keywords

Posted on 15 December 2009 | 2:20 am

If you are interested in having your site show up in search engines, make sure that you create an appropriate title, description and keywords for the pages you create.  First these help search engines properly categorize your pages, and you can help direct them in what the page is all about.  Secondly, the titles and [...]  more»

Navigation Quick Tips

Posted on 15 December 2009 | 2:15 am

As you know, your navigation represents pages on your site.  If you want to organize your navigation into categories, with sub-navigation, it is easy to do.  Here are some things to know. 1. If you don’t add content to a navigation item you’ve created, it won’t turn into a link and acts as a good category [...]  more»

Building an Effective Microsite

Posted on 8 December 2009 | 7:58 pm

Building an effective microsite is about sharing the information in your head, like you would in person or over the phone, in a place that is easy to distribute. Here is how to build an effective microsite with examples.  more»

Adding a Blog to your site

Posted on 21 November 2009 | 12:42 pm

Most sites include blogs which give you a good opportunity to provide new content to your site and interact with your users.  There are a lot of practical applications for a blog (such as this support blog).  Realtors may want to use a blog to update clients about important news in the areas they cover [...]  more»

Adding Links in your content and to other pages in your site

Posted on 19 November 2009 | 11:19 pm

Often you will want to link to another site, or to another page within your site from within your content.  This is easy to do and a great way to help people get more information and move around your site.  Here is how you do it: In the Text and Image Editor app you have a [...]  more»

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