Content Ideas for Fall

OK mapping community - Here are some Fall mapping ideas:

First of all, check out the waterfall maps (start with Waterfalls of GA, SC, & NC Vol 1). With the leaves changing - wouldn't these waterfalls be the place to visit this Fall?

Second of all, what other things could you map that are Fall related?

- Corn and pumpkin mazes
- Haunted Houses
- Bed & Breakfasts
- Great places to see Fall's color across the country
- Football maps - tailgating, travel blogs, etc
- Octoberfest celebrations

Hopefully these spark you....

Thanks,

Maps

Map Management for Real Estate Agents

A few Real Estate agents asked me about how they could highlight their businesses using a map on Mapicurious. So here are 5 simple ways to use a map in the Real Estate business.

1. Showcase clusters of homes you are selling and significant points in the neighborhood beyond the school systems and police stations. This establishes credibility that you really know this neighborhood. A great example of this kind of map is Catherine Nelke's Housing Map.

2. Create a driving tour of houses for a client to be downloaded into their car's GPS. You probably thought this service would cost a fortune to implement, but it is easy to do with Mapicurious. You will see either Garmin or GPX on each map's Locations sidebar.

3. Add your homes listings and business cards to Google Earth. When you create locations on Mapicurious, they are surfaced in Google Earth. Now you can do 3D fly-overs of the areas you are selling homes.

4. You already have a website, how about adding maps without paying a programmer. Each Mapicurious map can be embedded into your site to look as part of your own existing site.

5. Custom brand your maps, by adding picture packs, color schemes, and You Tube videos. If you read about vCards used on Mapicurious, you can see that people can download your electronic business card. Check out Green Key's map.

If you have any questions about how Mapicurious can differentiate your Real Estate business - send me an email.

Thanks,

Maps

Add a Point and the Fun Map

Sometimes you don't want to add a whole map, but just tell the world about a single location. Now you can add a point just by completing the form at http://www.mapicurious.com/addapoint.

These points will automatically be displayed on the Mapicurious Fun Map.

If you already manage map at Mapicurious, you still need to login and create a location for that map as you did previously. This feature is for the users that just want to broadcast one point.

Thanks,

Maps