So it has been about 2 months since we officially launched LandBin.com. For those of you who are not familiar with it - LandBin.com features the internets largest database of Minnesota land for sale and Wisconsin land for sale. Currently the site is displaying 49,000+ land, acreage, lots and farms for sale - with 246 new listings today!

Since the launch - over 100,000 people have visited LandBin.com and they have viewed 788,000+ pages. The record day so far is 6,367 visitors and 15,326 page views. So far, this month (as of 04/23/08) LandBin.com has had 58,017 visitors and 245,316 page views.

While the site is currently #1 on Y! for a couple of key phrases like mn land for sale & wi land for sale - we have not been seeing great results in The Big G…that is…until yesterday. Cameron and I were pleasantly surprised when we caught a glimpse of what could be the future. LandBin.com was ranked very highly on the Big G yesterday for some very competitive keywords and phrases. Although these rankings have disappeared for the time-being - we think we somehow ended up connecting to an updated G server and we are hoping (and keeping our fingers crossed) that those results are currently propagating through the massive system. Time will tell. If the results we found yesterday do happen to stick - it will be one of our greatest accomplishments since getting into the internet marketing business 10 years ago. It took years and years to get LakePlace.com to its current position - and if we cut out 4 years of heavy lifting with LandBin.com - we will be very pleased.

Land prices are going crazy right now - the demand is super high. The big players in the online land market (currently) are LandsofAmerica.com, LandandFarm.com & LandWatch.com - they are all great websites..but down the road, LandBin.com will display more land listings than all of these websites combined - which we believe will drive traffic and offer buyers and sellers the same advantage LakePlace.com currently offers.

If you plan to buy or sell land in the near future - we hope you will consider LandBin.com. Have a great day!

This was just pointed out to me by one of our readers. Since there is not a trackback or a mention from Inman News - I assume it is just a weird coincidence.

July 7, 2006: Pine Needle Lawn: Yurts - what a great alternative!

July 20, 2006: Inman News: Yurts: Affordable housing with an indigenous twist

Anyways, pretty interesting - thanks for pointing it out!

tags: inman news, yurts

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A week or two ago I found myself watching one of those interior design television shows. But this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill kitchen remodel – the designers were helping a family beautify their new lakefront yurt.

What’s a yurt? Basically it is a huge, permanent tent with a long history dating back to Central Asian nomads. They come in many sizes and colors and can be fitted with walls, kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms. They are erected on a wooden foundation and can be placed pretty much anywhere you can build a home. After a little research, it seems that most agree that it will provide you with about 25 years of all-weather/season shelter if cared for properly.

I know that many of our readers (maybe you) are searching for that perfect lake lot where you will eventually build your dream home. Instead of camping out or placing a travel trailer on the property for now – you may want to look at a yurt as a short/mid/long term alternative. Yurts start at around $4,300 for a 12×12 and the massive 30×30 model will run you about $9,500. A couple of leading yurt manufacturers are Pacific Yurts and Rainier Yurts.Â