(Florida investment property) Making the Move to Menorca

September 30th, 2008 admin Posted in realestate |

By Roger Munns

Millions of people per year go to the Balearic Island of Menorca to relax, unwind and get away from it all. But why are so many people now buying property in Menorca? There could be several reasons ranging from second homes, beach homes or even investment properties. People in general love the culture and evident history Menorca proudly displays.

Menorca’s Culture

The primary languages spoken on Menorca today are Catalan and Spanish. Due to her colorful past, some of the most vibrant celebrations in the world are held on Menorca. Two of the most famous and traditional summertime festivals are:

* Sant Joan, held in Ciutadella on June 24 includes the beautiful Menorcan horse as an integral part of the event.

* Dia de Virgen de Carmen is the feast of the patron saint of sailors. This festival is held all over the Balearic Islands in mid July.

The Menorcan horse has been carefully bred to have a very elegant shape and a coat of blackest black. Its main and tail are long, black and silky. These horses are a very prominent part of most Menorcan festivals, as they are a very distinct reminder of the island’s history and culture.

Healthy Mediterranean Diet

Gin is a favorite drink, especially during festes when it is mixed with bitter lemon. The resulting drink is called Pomada, locally. Low to moderate amounts of wine are consumed as well. The Mediterranean diet includes high consumption of fruits, vegetables, breads, cereals and locally grown potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds. Olive oil is a very important source of monounsaturated fat in the Menorcan diet. Red meats are very rarely included in the typical Mediterranean diet, while fish, poultry and dairy products are consumed in low to moderate amounts.

Lower incidences of heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels in the Mediterranean are believed to be due to the diet. The Menorcan lifestyle is generally more active than other parts of the world, resulting in lower death rates as well as lower obesity rates. In fact, Menorca is home to several citizens who are over 100 years old.

Menorca’s History

Menorca was named by the Romans. The name aptly means ‘Little One’. It is the smaller of the Balearic Islands. Majorca means ‘Large One’ and is the largest of the Balearics. Menorca’s documented history dates back to around 2100 BC and some of the oldest structures on the island are believed to be approximately 3,500 years old. More than 200 towers, believed to have been siege towers, still stand.

Menorca is home to a very large collection of megalithic structures. Some of the monuments include navetas, or chamber tombs, that date back to the early Bronze Age. Taules are t-shaped stone monuments that include a tall vertical stone with a long horizontal stone lying on top of it. At least 274 talaiots have been found on the island. A talaiot is a stone structure that was used for defensive purposes. Other possible purposes are not clearly defined or even understood.

Menorca has been a strategic point for refugees, pirates and leaders staging attacks on other countries. It has been under the rule of many distant civilizations including the Romans, the Moors, Britain, Spain, and even no official rule at all in its earliest days. The many coves and beaches provided shelter and a home for pirates. Evidence of piracy can be found in the waters surrounding the island. Divers often enjoy the ability to witness this little part of the past.

More information about the availability of Menorca property

can be found at the internet site yourmenorca.net

General information about Menorca which is sometimes called Minorca is also available including a Minorca weather forecast and the weather in Minorca today.

Real Estate Content and Article Marketing
By Matt Coy

Article marketing is an in expensive way of driving traffic to your real estate website. Most people who use the internet are looking for information. So if you provide information that is worth while, they will click on the link to your website to see if you have more information available.

What are the benefits of article marketing, especially for real estate agents? There are several benefits, such as:

* Articles can drive traffic to your website each time someone clicks on the link in the author’s box.

* Generating traffic can be completely free if you write your own articles. Even if you hire someone to write the articles for you or buy articles with private label rights, it is still inexpensive. Original articles can cost anywhere from $5 to $25 each, and prewritten PLR (Private Label Rights) articles can be just a few dollars each. Membership sites focused on prewritten PLR articles for real estate, like Agent Success Club, can make them even more affordable.

* You will get free incoming links to your website if you submit your articles to article directories. All of the directories allow you to put your website URL in the author’s box. If people like your article they may decide to visit your website to see what else you have to offer.

* Since internet marketing is all about building trust with your customer, writing articles will set you up as an expert in your area which, in turn, will increase your creditability with people who read your articles. The end result will be increased conversions of website visitors to clients.

Submitting your articles to an article directory means that other people can use your articles on their sites. If they do, you get free incoming links to your website. Some of the giant article directories are EzineArticles and ArticleCity.

The way it works is you write your article (or modify your prewritten PLR article), making sure you include your name and a link to your web site (even your photo if you want), and submit it to the e-zine of your choosing (or use a service like Article Marketer to submit your articles to lots of sites at the same time). Then publishers (web site owners) who are looking for free content to use in their newsletters, on their websites and blogs go to the e-zine article directories. If they choose your article, they will put it on their website giving you full credit by including your byline as a requirement for its use.

The advantage of having all of those one-way incoming links from all of the articles you’ve written is that your website will get a much higher ranking in the search engines. If you make certain that you include your local information in the web page meta tags, you may even get the number one spot for local searches. There are meta tags for “city”, “state” and “zip code”. You need to include this information on every page on your website. Why?

Let’s say you live in Nashville, Tennessee. An individual in Pennsylvania who is being transferred to Nashville goes to Google and types in “real estate agent +Nashville +tn”. If you included your local information and have been doing article marketing, your site could be listed on the first page of the search results. I’m sure you can see how this will be an advantage for you. It works for local customers as well as out-of-towners.

Matt Coy is the Founder/President of InFront Tools, and the developer of Agent Success Club, an innovative new membership site for real estate professionals. Visit AgentSuccessClub.com to see how our customized marketing & property CDs, personalized calculators, private label articles, newsletter maker, and other tools can revolutionize your online marketing.

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