Monthly Newsletter #68, April 2014 Issue

 
 InterNACHI's Local SEO Listing Tool

InterNACHI has just released a new SEO tool that can help inspectors improve their ranking in Google, Bing, and other search engines' local search results (i.e. the results that come up with a map next to them at the top of the page).

As Google and other search engines have shifted away from traditional search results pages and toward local search listings for small businesses, search-engine optimization (SEO) for home inspectors has changed.  Getting links to your site has become less important as Google and others have started to focus on citations, or references to your company's name, address, and phone number (often called your NAP).
 
 
Inspection Tips for
Performing a Home Inspection 
   

Join us for a live, online webinar. We'll learn some advanced inspection tips for performing a home inspection using a whole-house approach. We'll review hundreds of digital pictures taken during actual inspections. And we'll discover many defects.  

 

Free and open to everyone.

 

Thursday, April 24, 2014, 9:00 p.m. EDT 

Check your time zone.  

 

Register for the free webinar.

 
Short Video Previews of InterNACHI's
"Home Inspection Business Course"



The course is online, free, and open to everyone.

Watch the video previews.

 

 
Building Cavities Used
as Supply or Return Ducts

 
Nearly all building codes restrict the use of cavity spaces as supply ducts. However, it has been common practice to use cavity spaces as return-air pathways.



Building cavities used as return-air plenums is one of the leading causes of duct leakage in homes today. Inspectors can learn how air leakage from ductwork may cause home energy loss, increase utility bills, lower comfort levels, and make the HVAC system less efficient.

Read the rest of the article.

 

 
Strategy to Determine Need for Mitigation
 
 

This is a recommended testing strategy for determining the need for mitigation of radon in homes.

 

Download the graphic for your inspection report.

 
"What Really Matters in a Home Inspection"
on USB Flash Drive

   


A .mov file of this video is on the USB flash drive. Embed this video on your business website.
 
Watch the full video at nachi.org/what_really_matters.

Purchase the video.

 

Inspection Business Logo:
Free Designs for Members



Have your marketing professionally designed by the InterNACHI Design Team. The design services are FREE. All you have to do is place an order for a custom print product.

For details, visit nachi.org/marketing.
 
 

Radon Testing Locations

  

InterNACHI has a new "Radon Test Locations" graphic to use in home inspection reports to help educate homeowners about testing for radon gas in their home.

 
 

Home Inspector Website Review
     
 

 

If you're an InterNACHI member and would like InterNACHI's Editor-in-Chief to review the homepage of your business website for errors and other issues, visit the link below to post your request and website address. You'll be notified when your feedback has been posted in the thread. In the meantime, read the feedback already posted for other members to see what you can do now to improve your homepage.

 
Click here for details.

 

 

How to Inspect the Refrigerator
 
 
 
A kitchen refrigerator is an appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump, which transfers heat from the refrigerator's interior to its external environment. The refrigerator's interior is cooled to a temperature below the ambient air temperature. Refrigeration is essential for storing food, and the cool temperature of the refrigerator's interior helps slow the growth of micro-organisms to prevent spoilage.

Learn more about inspecting refrigerators by reading InterNACHI's article at nachi.org/how-to-inspect-refrigerator-appliance

 
Free CE Marketing Cards to Give to RE Pros

 

Home inspectors in the following states, provinces, and countries can inform local real estate professionals that they can attain free Continuing Education credits provided by InterNACHI:

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Zealand, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee, and Washington.  
 
 

Order a Case of "Now..." Books and
Receive a FREE copy of
 "How to Run a Successful Inspection Business"

  
Order a case of InterNACHI's home maintenance book, "Now That You've Had a Home Inspection," and get a free copy of Nick Gromicko's "How to Run a Successful Home Inspection Business."

Please visit our vendor-partner, Inspector Outlet, to place your order.

Visit InspectorOutlet.com

     
Updates for Inspector Licensing,
Education and Marketing

 
FLORIDA:
Florida DBPR renews InterNACHI's live 120-hour pre-licensing class: nachi.org/florida-licensed-home-inspector-120-hours-classroom

ILLINOIS:

Take InterNACHI's free, online "Illinois Standards of Practice and Legal Issues" course at nachi.org/illinois-standards-practice-legal-business-human-rights-contract-online-course

MARYLAND:
Maryland approves InterNACHI's free, online courses for home inspector Continuing Education: nachi.org/maryland.htm

WASHINGTON:
The Washington State Department of Agriculture approves InterNACHI's online "Wood-Destroying Organism Inspection" course: nachi.org/wsda-approved-wdo-course

 
Residential Fire Extinguisher Inspector Logo

 
  

The Residential Fire Extinguisher Inspector logo is available for use by all InterNACHI members who have successfully completed InterNACHI's free, online "Inspecting Portable Fire Extinguishers" course.  

For details, please visit https://www.nachi.org/logos.htm#fire  



Discounts for InterNACHI Members!

 
InterNACHI Inspection Leads
Tops 4.6 Million 

    

InterNACHI operates hundreds of lead-generation websites all over the world. In early November 2009, we started tracking detailed statistics about a subset of leads generated by our top search engines. This number increases when a consumer clicks a link to one of our member's websites. 


New Zealand Approves InterNACHI as a Course Provider for Real Estate Agents


The Real Estate Agents Authority of New Zealand has approved InterNACHI as an Approved Provider of online courses to licensed real estate professionals, including real estate agents and salespersons.

     
New 9th Edition of InterNACHI's
Home Maintenance Book
    
 
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