RealTown's RealTalk

Well....I don't want to come off sounding wishy washy....but really....I'm totally up for options that can provide all one can receive at BAP or www.busyagentpro.com I use the exclusive blogging tool for my market area mainly. I also have a couple of websites and a blog setup on their system...

What I like most is having all the extensive marketing tools at your fingertips ...all under one roof and best of all one low monthly cost....So far ....until I can find something that can not only beat the BAP's system hands down but would need to offer incredible customer support.....I welcome options...but really don't expect anything to compare for many years to come....?,,,:-)

I hope I'm wrong....competition is good ... raises the bar for everone and we all move up to the next level.....

In closing.....BAP is #1 in my Book......But please....Prove me wrong....:-)

Peace..

Steve Edwards

Website: www.port-angeles-real-estate.com

Cecelia Palmer wrote:
I, too, want to make a change. Love your line "less than brilliant
decision" . . . but here's my biggest concern. When you move to new
company, don't you loose your positioning in internet searches? Even if
you are able to use the same keywords, meta tags, etc?
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Cecelia, if you carefully replicate your content and such things as meta
tags, and use the same domain name, you should have no trouble. I've
moved lots of sites from other hosts to Point2 and all have improved in
search rankings.

Suzanne

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Suzanne Hathcock Stephens
Point2Agent Qualified Web Site Designer
http://www.SuzStephens.com
360-666-0881

With all the exclusive tools and options some of the website providers offer, syndication, blogs, etc...the questions that no one seems to ever answer is how many leads does the site get vs. unique visitors, how many leads convert to sales and how much income does it generate?

1) Are you getting 5%+ conversion of unique visitors to leads?
2) Are you converting 1%, 2% of the leads?
3) Does the site generate $20K, $50K, $100K, or ? in commissions?

It really great to hear how much support some of these website companies have, but unless someone supplies real data, the rest is just fluff. Most website companies are in the business to sell websites and their services, not worry about if you get placement on the SE's.

Right on! Drew,

I am amazed by how many of the questions raised in these forums and anywhere REALTORS gather have to do with which tools (hardware and software) are the BEST! Of course some tools are inherently better than others. Some software programs tend to lead in the right direction or are more forgiving when you make a mistake. Some computers have fewer crashes or operate more intuitively. BUT, none of them will produce a single lead if the operator doesn't know how to use the tools they have in their toolbox.

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