Acceleration vs. Innovation: Self-Guided and Virtual Tours In the last 90 days, marketers in the multifamily industry are flocking to new ideas, excited about the changes that are happening. People are calling it “innovation” but really these solutions have been sitting on the wayside, begging to be integrated. The impact that COVID-19 has had on…
Anatomy of a Search Engine Results Page At 30 Lines, we’re asked “how” we get websites to rank higher in Google, and most times we need to delve a little deeper and look at “where” we need to rank as well. Many times it helps to break everything down by sections in the SERP (Search…
Virtual and Self-Guided Tours- Tools to get you started Property tour alternatives aren’t going away anytime soon. Self-guided and virtual tours are now a major aspect of your leasing toolbelt. Zumper shows that 32% of people prefer virtual tours because of COVID-19 with an additional 11% prefer them regardless of the virus. Even more striking…
State of Search – May 2020 Kristi Fickert, Senior Vice President of Engagement and Growth Patrick Laycock, Senior Manager of Digital Strategy The month of May indicated it was the start of a return to normal in the search world after the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic threw the multifamily industry into a state of…
Black Lives Matter Let’s be clear; racism crosses the line. Every time. No excuses. Usually, we share multifamily news and information in our weekly emails and this blog, but there is much bigger news going on in the world. Over the past weeks, we’ve listened to the voices of the Black Lives Matter movement. We’ve…
Self-guided VS Virtual Tours: Now is the Time The impact the pandemic has had on the multifamily industry is creating a domino-effect of rapid changes. From rent support to amenities and everything in between, every aspect of renting and leasing apartments is shifting. But before you can even get that tenant to their move-in date,…
The State of Search: Why Mid-Sized and Midwest Markets Should Elevate Their Marketing Efforts, Now. Kristi Fickert, Senior Vice President of Engagement and Growth Patrick Laycock, Senior Manager of Digital Strategy Our team of strategists spend the majority of their time digging into data. It’s their job and it’s what they live and breathe, every…
Working from Home- Before, After, and During COVID-19 For many of us, working out of our living rooms has been unchartered territory, but at 30 Lines we have been doing this for a while. “Normal” work environments are being redefined and the way that we connect, work, and relate to one another is changing daily….
The State of Search: Are Renters Still Searching for Apartments? Kristi Fickert, Senior Vice President of Engagement and Growth Patrick Laycock, Senior Manager of Digital Strategy Our team of strategists spend the majority of their time digging into data. It’s their job and it’s what they live and breathe, every day (even outside of the…
Case Study – Lease Magnet Messaging that Converts We are no strangers to the power of Lease Magnets (also known as pop-ups or lead magnets). Lease Magnets have been shown to double or even triple conversions for multifamily websites. Without a lease magnet, leasing teams rely on prospects to find the contact form on their…
How Does SEO Actually Work? SEO is one of the most commonly-used terms in the digital marketing world. Anyone who has worked with a digital agency can tell you that you need SEO. But, many times they won’t be able to tell you why. We’re here to provide a glimpse into the world of…
State of Search- Week of April 20th Kristi Fickert, Senior Vice President of Engagement and Growth Patrick Laycock, Senior Manager of Digital Strategy Our team of strategists spend the majority of their time digging into data. It’s their job and it’s what they live and breathe, every day (even outside of the COVID-19 era). Numbers…