In my last blog post, I spoke about Real Estate Investor Website Design- 5 Critical Questions You Need To Answer-Part 2. I have received some emails about that post and few comments on the blog itself. One of the comments on the blog was asking me about uploading squeeze pages to the website. I know that some people are not very tech savvy so I decided to write a post here on the different tools you can use and how to upload your own squeeze page on your website to start building your own list.
So let’s get going here. Before you can upload your own squeeze page on the internet, you have to create it on your computer or outsource it to someone to do it for you. Here are the steps you’ll need to take to design and upload your own real estate squeeze page on your real estate website.
Step 1- Use a WYSIWYG Software
Some of the tools you can use to design your own squeeze page, and even the entire website are as follows:
Free Website Design Software Programs
Kompozer.net I’ve recommended this software before. Actually, this software is inside my RealEstateBlackBook. It’s a great software to use if you don’t want or can’t spend any money.
NVU This is another great software that you can use. It’s fairly easy to use so check it out and see which software you would prefer better.
Paid Website Design Software Programs
Dreamweaver This is a paid program but it is one of the best WYSIWYG programs out there. Actually, I prefer this program over Microsoft Frontpage. I’ve used this many times. It’s fairly easy to use after you play around with it for a while. You can also find ton of tutorials on the internet on how to use Dreamweaver.
Frontpage Another really good but paid WYSIWYG program. I’ve used it in the past but prefer Dreamweaver over it. I’ve got enough Microsoft products on my computer 
don’t you?
So there you go. Look through the above programs and pick one out. I believe that Dreamweaver has a 30 day trial version that you can check out. If you have any other questions, drop me a line in the comments below and I’ll answer it for you.
Step 2- Designing Your Real Estate Lead Generation Squeeze Page
Now that you have a WYSIWYG program installed on your computer, you need to start designing your squeeze page. For that, read over my past blog posts on squeeze page tactics including To squeeze or not to squeeze? That is the question… Part 1 and You need to Squeeze your Real Estate Investing Leads…Part 2.
Those 2 blog posts should give you a good idea on how to design a winning squeeze pages. There is a lot more to it when it comes to designing squeeze pages, but that’s outside of the scope on this post.
Step 3- Getting Your Domain Name and Web Hosting in Place
Now that you have created your squeeze page, you’ll need to upload it to your website. If you don’t have a website, you’ll need to get a domain name and a web hosting provider. To purchase a domain name, I would recommend using Namecheap. They are the only company I use. I used to be on Godaddy but I switched for reasons I won’t discuss here. If you would like to know, email me and I’ll personally tell you why I switched.
For web hosting provider, there are thousands of website hosting companies. So to nail down the list to just a few, it can be pretty hard thing to do. Anyways, here are a few choices for you:
For a low end, cheaper but reliable hosting company, I would suggest you check out Hostmonster. You can get some really good hosting for as little as $6/ month there. They give you unlimited hosting space, bandwidth and domain names on your account. It’s worth checking out. If you are just starting out, this might be a good option for you.
For a mid level hosting, I would recommend going with Hostgator. They have several great packages there as well. Personally, I would recommend going with the baby package but it’s entirely up to you to see which package will fit your needs the best.
That should be enough to get you started for a hosting company. But if you need a dedicated server where you’ll be driving ton of traffic to your site, let me know and I’ll give you some ideas of who you can use for your hosting solution.
Your Final Step- Uploading Your Squeeze Page On Your Website
Let’s recap. By now, you should have a squeeze page and a hosting company with a domain name of your choosing. Your next step is to get that squeeze page uploaded to your website. For that, you’ll need an FTP software. FTP stands for file transfer protocol and its a small software that you use to upload or download files from your computer to your website. Here are some choices for you:
My top recommendation is to use the Firefox FTP plugin. It’s 100% free and I use it all the time for my own uploads. Some other choices can include FileZilla, SmartFTP and CuteFTP. While the firefox plugin is completely free, the other 3 ftp software products have paid versions.
Before you can upload your files to your website, you’ll need to setup your FTP account. The easiest thing to do is to contact your website hosting provider and ask them for your FTP information. They should provide them for you with no problems.
Once you get that setup, you are now ready to upload. All you’ll do is drag your squeeze page file from your computer to your website html folder. Once the upload is complete, you can type in the squeeze page address on the internet and it should show up on your computer.
That’s it! You are done. See how easy it was? Now if you have any other questions in regards to this topic, drop me a line below in the comments area. I’ll make sure to answer that for you.
To Your Success,
Peter Kolat
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Hey Peter, Thanks for all the free info you give your readers. You are doing a great service. I am a Real Estate Wholesaler and I am in the process of setting up a Squeez page. I wanted your opinon on 2 companies I was referred to for domain name and web hosting. They are cheap-domainregistration.com and webhosting.directhorizon.com. How are these compared to the one’s you recommended. Also I am not that savvy with computer applications( alright, I’m horrible with it) html’s, url’s and any other L is not up. In your recomendation for building my squeez page can you give me something a 5yr old could understand
I just need a simple squeez page the grab name and email address. example… http://vacantsellerrehab.com/. Thanks for all your help!!!!!!!!!
Hi Erby,
Thanks for your comments. I’ve never heard of either one of those companies but from looking at their websites, here are my thoughts.
Cheap-domainregistration.com looks like a reseller account for Godaddy.com. I’m not 100% so don’t quote me on it. Either way, they’re $8/year for a domain name. I would recommend you go with namecheap.com for $9.69 per month and if you search for “namecheap coupon” on Google, you can find a discount coupon there to get the domain name cheaper.
The other hosting company I wouldn’t go with for website hosting. They don’t give you any details for what you’ll get if you host with them, unless I missed it. if that’s the case, you’re playing lottery.
I checked out your squeeze page. it’s a good start but I would get rid of all of the keywords at the bottom, just as a start. Google can see right through that tactic and may penalize you.
Peter Kolat
Peter,
I am not sure I understood all steps to create sqeeze page,
as I have not tried yet.
But what I want to say here is : The information you provide about
Internet Marketing is extremelly valuable to my Real Estate business
Cleberto
@Cleberto Copetti –
Thanks Cleberto. What can I elaborate upon to make it clearer? I know this stuff can be really confusing sometimes. Let me know.
Peter Kolat
Hi Peter,
You are definately the best when it comes to REI info….
I’m actually in the middle of trying to figure this techy stuff out myself…
I’ve been searching youtube.com for terms such as FTP and squeeze pages…
It definately helps when it comes to step by step video on all this techy stuff…
I’ve been currently using hostingviper.com…
It’s only $9.95 for your domain, and $28 a year for hosting… Not to bad…
Alway’s good to know I can go to realestateblackbook.com for all my REI needs…
Thanks again,
Steve
@Steve –
Thanks a lot Steve. Woow! Thank you very much for such a warm comment. That means a lot to me. I noticed you are in Michigan. Where at?
Also, let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.
Peter Kolat
Thanks Peter,
You and your site deserve the comment…
My fiance and I have been working out of the Grand Rapids area…
Always looking to network with all Michiganders when it comes to REI…
I’ll keep in mind what you said though, and appreciate the gesture…
Just keep doing what your doing, and I’ll keep learning as I go…
Thanks,
Steve
@Steve – No problem Steve. Keep in touch,
Peter Kolat
I see that this article kind of focus on squeeze pages for REI websites, but I just wanted to say that I have found squeeze pages to work really well on other types of real estate websites as well. I used to have a squeeze on my primary training site http://realestatelicensedirect.com and continue to use these pages on several other real estate training and agent related sites.
With my main site I was capturing some extremely targeted visitors but haven’t yet created a new page since my recent site redesign. I think that you can really use a squeeze page in virtually every real estate market or any market for that matter.
You did list several things that I did not now and I would say that this by far one of the best squeeze page tutorials I have ever read, thank you for the time that you put into writing this page. Hopefully, I will catch the time to create a new squeeze over the next month or so, in which case this info will really come in handy!
Mike
@Mike K -
Thanks Mike. Yes, squeeze pages can be used for virtually any type of a real estate website. I’m glad that you see the REAL value in them and that you are using them in your business.
Also, I’m happy that you found the tutorial on squeeze pages, as you put it “by far one of the best squeeze page tutorials I have ever read.” That means a lot to me and if you need anything else from me, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Peter Kolat
This is a great resource tool write-up.
Thanks.
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Yes, I know how you feel. Here’s a simple and easy way to get rid of all of
that spam. Install a plugin call Akismet plugin.
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Once you do that, you’ll see 2-3 spam comments a day. Let me know if you
have any other questions.
To Your Success,
Peter Kolat
As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you
You are very welcome Wayne. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.
Peter Kolat
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@Hugh –
Thanks for stopping by Hugh. Don’t be stranger
Peter Kolat
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@Erick Ocasio –
Thanks Eric. I appreciate your comment. Browse around because there are dozens of topics in here. Let me know if you would like to write about a particular subject.
To Your Success,
Peter Kolat
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Great article, thanks. i always wonder how long a squeeze page should be, any thoughts?
@Forex Ste –
Hi Forex Ste,
The best answer I can give you and probably the answer that you don’t want to hear but it is TRUE, very TRUE, is that the it doesn’t matter how long the squeeze page. What matters is how well it converts. Therefore, the best converting squeeze page is your answer. You need to test it because it depends on your target market.
Some markets respond better to long copy while other respond better to 1 page short copy. I hope this helps.
Peter Kolat
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