Archive of Tricks & Places


John M Peckham III


Jack Peckham ( ) is the Executive Director of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society, based in Boston, MA.

TRICK#1: LOST WEB PAGE DETECTIVE!
TRICK#2: FREE PHONE CALLS -- HONEST!
GREAT PLACE #1: CREATE SURVEYS -- GET ANSWERS!
GREAT PLACE #2: HOW POPULAR ARE YOUR COMPETITORS?

TRICK#1: LOST WEB PAGE DETECTIVE!

Ever get "Page Not Found" or a similar message when using a web address someone gave you? Addresses on the Web (URLs) are like addresses in the real world--people move--as do web pages! The "return to sender" of snail mail has become the "Page Not Found" of cyberspace! Dick Tracy has a trick to help you find that lost page!

Simply reenter the URL and delete everything after the last slash. This will tell your browser to "go back one page on the site". You can repeat this process by deleting back to the next slash. Quite often you will find that the page you are looking for was simply moved within the site. This cyber-sleuthing will help to track it down -- unless of course it went to Cyber-Heaven!

TRICK#2: FREE PHONE CALLS -- HONEST!
http://www.speak4free.com/

Give this one to the kids away at school. They'll love you for it -- and it will save a lot of collect calls!

This unique service provides a convenient, efficient, FREE alternative to conventional landline or cellular calls. Unlike others offering phone calls on the internet, this service requires no additional hardware and no download of software. It functions on all platforms and is simple, quick, and easy-to-use. The calls are all on your conventional phone with no computer speakers or microphones to contend with.

After you register, just add the numbers you want to call in the program's phone book along with your own phone number. Then when you click on a number the service automatically rings your phone and after a short ad, connects you to anywhere in the U.S. for a free 5-minute call.

You may not thrill to the short ads--but the kids won't mind -- and they'll like the price!

Here's a fast and easy way to read peoples minds! This free survey service provides you with a powerful survey engine that allows you to set up your own survey that you can send to a few---or even thousands of friends or business contacts.

For your business: Check on customer satisfaction. Test product concepts. Solicit business suggestions. At home: Use the survey for family or school event planning or reunions--even schoolwork!

This survey generator is easy to use with customizable templates. It's confidential and secure ---and, ta da---it's free!

GREAT PLACE #2: HOW POPULAR ARE YOUR COMPETITORS?
http://www.websmostlinked.com/

Go here to check on how your web site ranks---in the entire world! This quick and easy little site tracks how many other folks are linked to a web site and ranks them accordingly. All you need to do to check out your competitors (or friends) is type in their domain and click "submit". For example: realtor.com ranked 287 out of 382,498 domains in the tracking database.

See where your competitors rank! See where you rank! It's free--see where everyone ranks!

Real Estate CyberTips are provided with compliments of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society.