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Real Estate Leads: The Importance of Quick Follow Up

Nov. 10, 2009
Categorized in: Tools
Tagged with: mobile message, text, txt

Our goal is to capture as many real estate leads for you as we can. This means that your property website includes several lead capture forms  - ALL of which require that your visitors enter their contact information.

Once you have captured a real estate web lead, it is crucial that you immediately follow up on that lead if you want to close a transaction. Many real estate professionals find that with good online real estate marketing campaigns, lead generation is not that hard anymore, but you still face the challenge of turning those leads into lifelong customers.

The most important thing you can do to turn real estate leads into customers is to follow up, and the sooner, the better. Imagine being able to contact a lead while they are still browsing your website – that would be the ultimate in capturing leads!

Our Listing website builder enable you to do just that. With ListingDomains.com you receive instant leads by a text message. With our LEADS2TEXT service, you can have your website leads sent immediately to your text-enabled cell phone.

If someone fills out a form on your website, our program will convert their message to text and transmit it to your cell phone, so you can follow up while your prospect is still viewing your website! This is one of the best ways to turn such a prospect into a customer, so make sure you take advantage of this free service.

New Online Classified Flyers

Nov. 2, 2009
Categorized in: Tools

Great news! We just released our new flyer builder that will allow you to post your listings (in style) on craigslist.org!

The new and improved flyer builder allows you to:

  • Choose your photos
  • Choose your layout
  • Choose your color scheme
  • Choose a graphic header
  • Track your results — see how many times the flyer was viewed and clicked!
  • View Sample

You can use the html code that is generated to also post your flyer on your blog or anywhere that allows html posting. The craigslist flyers are just the tip of the iceberg! Be on the look out for our new Agent Announce service that will send these flyers to agents in your area alerting them of new listings, price updates, or status changes. You will be able to send out 1,000 e-flyers using our database of agents for as low as $10.00. In addition to agent announce, we are improving our professionally printed products as well. Soon, in addition to our line of Just Listed, and Just Sold postcards, you will be able to order beautifully designed flyers to match your website and brand identity.
 
Our new craigslist flyer builder program is available FREE of charge to all Listing Domains users –  And coming soon for Real Estate Site users.

The Importance of Tracking Your Agent Website Statistics

Oct. 27, 2009
Categorized in: Tools

An important part of running a website – any website – is periodically checking your website statistics. After you’ve done everything you can to promote your website, including search engine optimization and social media marketing, you need to check and see if your efforts are paying off, and fine-tune your marketing efforts accordingly.

To help you stay on top of your real estate marketing campaign, each of our real estate websites comes with advanced website statistics. Our stats are live – you can see what’s happening right now – and they allow you to track not only where your visitors are coming from, but what they are doing on your site.

You can see which pages get the most page views, where your visitors are staying the longest (and where they bounce off right away and leave your site), and where they click on your links.

With our detailed graphs and charts, you can tell if your real estate marketing campaign is working and check your ROI.

Knowing what your traffic is doing can help you focus your most important content to the pages that get the most traffic. It can also help you see where you need to make improvements to your site  – which pages need additional tweaking to get more page views.

New LEAD CAPTURE service - Text-the-Domain

Feb. 3, 2009
Categorized in: Tools

New TEXT-the-DOMAIN service offers agents and brokers an easy way to go mobile!

 
February 9, 2009 -- ListingDomains.com, innovators of the single property website, announces a new lead capture tool that integrates TEXT messaging with single property websites. With “TEXT-the-Domain” prospective homebuyers are able to quickly receive listing details on their cell phone. In turn, the agent receives the prospects cellular phone number allowing them to follow-up with the prospect directly.
 
TEXT-the-Domain comes at a time when the popularity of text messaging has never been greater. Text messaging usage continues to increase by more than 150% year over year. As of June 2008, CTIA, the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, estimated that more than 75 billion text messages were sent/received in the United States every month. “We are very excited to offer this new service” says Amanda Cornelius, Founder of ListingDomains.com. “It’s the natural progression of our product, and now our clients are able to market their listings over a whole new medium that is growing by leaps and bounds.”
 
Here’s how it works: A potential Buyer pulls up to a home for sale; Prompted by the Domain Rider sign, he or she uses a cell phone to text message the property's “Domain Name” to 79274. Within seconds a text message is returned to the Buyer's phone with information about the home (including a description, number of beds and baths, and price) and a second message with the agent's contact information. The potential buyer can view photos, a detailed description of the property, and even access a special mobile ready website created specifically for the property. If interested, the Buyer can then request a callback from the agent, a property brochure via email, or schedule a showing. The agent is notified immediately, calls the buyer, and accelerates the sale.
 
Live DEMO - Text Message: 555MainStreet to 79274
 
This new service can be added to any Listing Domains website for a one time fee and comes with special TEXT-the-Domain sign rider options. Because the system is fully integrated, the property details and photos are automatically pulled from Listing Domains, leaving no extra data entry for the agent. Best of all, and unlike most TEXT messaging services available today, there are no monthly fees for this service. Once an agent orders the service, it is up and running along with the website for the entire year.
 
When it came time to choose a mobile service provider, ListingDomains.com turned to CellSigns, the leading provider of real estate mobile marketing and messaging services.
“We are honored to be working with Listing Domains and helping their customers go mobile” says Mark Ford, CEO of CellSigns. “More and more, mobile is becoming a necessity when it comes to reaching and connecting with an audience and homebuyers are no exception. The integration of our two services makes allot of sense since the home search process is both an online and offline exercise.” 
 
CellSigns offers interactive mobile marketing tools for real estate agents, brokers and MLS Boards via text messaging, SMS (text messaging), MMS and WAP (mobile internet sites). The service is supported by every major wireless carrier and works on over 99% of all cell phones. CellSigns has even won the "Most Innovative Technology of the Year" award from Inman News for their mobile search and property marketing system.
 
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Founded in 1999 by real estate professionals to offer unique Website marketing tools for the real estate industry, Properties Online LLC bridges traditional marketing techniques with the evolving technology of the Internet. Their product Listing Domains (ListingDomains.com) enables real estate brokers and agents to create a compelling website for each property and uses the actual property address as the domain name. Additional products include DOMAIN RIDER yard signs, RealEstateSites.com, AreaTour.com and the soon to be released, AgentWidgets.com.
 
CellSigns (www.cellsigns.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of QWASI Inc. (www.qwasi.com), is a leading mobile marketing company providing interactive mobile solutions for business via text messaging, SMS, MMS and WAP. The company's services are supported by every major wireless carrier and work on more than 99 percent of all cell phones. The company offers real estate marketing tools, SMS chat, mobile classifieds, mobile real estate search tool Mobile Agent (http://www.mymobileagent.com), group communication, enterprise alerting and the only interactive property marketing service for real estate. CellSigns powers over 1.1 million real estate listings, 1.5 million mobile ads and alerts. For more information, contact Christy Gunkle at 877-747-9274 or cgunkle @ cellsigns.com.

What every AGENT website must have.

Dec. 18, 2008
Categorized in: Tools

If you're like 60% of REALTORS you already have a website to showcase your many talents and listings. The question is, does your website give your prospects what they are looking for? According to the recent study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS, 84% of homebuyers now use the internet to search for homes. That same study also outlined what homebuyers value online.
 
What Buyers Value Most
84%    Photos
82%    Detailed Property Information
60%    Virtual Tours
39%    Interactive Maps
37%    Community Information
24%     Information about Recently Sold Properties
 
What Buyers are Looking for Online
95%    Properties for sale
21%    Information about the area
4%       A real estate agent
4%       A real estate company
 
FIRST Step Taken During the Home Buying Process
32%     Looked online for property for sale
20%     Contacted a real estate agent
12%     Looked online for information about the home buying process
9%       Talked with friend or relative about the home buying process
7%       Contacted a bank or mortgage broker
7%       Visited open houses
5%       Looked in newspaper or magazines
2%       Contacted a home seller directly
1%       Attended a home buying seminar
           
Taking this study into consideration we have compiled a list of features that every agent website should have.
 
1.         Listings / Property Search
2.         Market Reports
3.         Lead Generation Forms
4.         Interactive Maps
5.         Neighborhood Information
6.         Recently Sold Homes
7.         Custom Pages & Links
8.         The Ability to Update your Website Anytime without Assistance
9.         Detailed Reports for Buyers and Sellers
10.       The ability to include topical videos or audio messages
 
If your website is lacking in any of the above mentioned features, you might want to check out a new product brought to you by the creators of ListingDomains.com.
 
“RealEstateSites.com” is the most comprehensive, affordable agent website to come along in a long time. Not only does it offer sales associates total flexibility when it comes to the design elements, but it gives them valuable tools to help market themselves and their listings online. Now sellers can enter their address and find out about recent home sales in their neighborhood. Now buyers can see how the market is doing by viewing the market reports that the agent created with a few clicks of their mouse. Not only are they packed full of useful information like downloadable reports, but they are professionally designed to please the most discriminating eye. (See sample at: www.KimAgent.com).
Now until June 30th, 2008 pay no set up fee for your agent website!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

New Agent Websites

Sep. 29, 2008
Categorized in: Tools

New from Creators of ListingDomains.com Comes a Beautifully Designed, Affordable Agent Website with All of the Tools Agents Need in Today's Technology Driven Market


"RealEstateSites.com" is the most comprehensive, affordable agent website to come along in a long time. Along with total flexibility when it comes to the design elements, RealEstateSites.com offer sales associates valuable tools to help market themselves and their listings online. Now sellers can enter their address and find out about recent home sales in their neighborhood. Now buyers can see how the market is doing by viewing the market reports that the agent created with a few clicks of their mouse. Not only are they packed full of useful information like downloadable reports, but they are professionally designed to please the most discriminating eye. (See sample at: KimAgent.com).

When developing their new agent websites, Properties Online took into account the recent National Association of REALTORS® study that outlines what buyers and sellers value online. These key items were the foundation that they built their templates around, making sure to allow for complete customization of every tool available.

What Buyers Value Online*:
84%    Photos
82%    Detailed Property Information
60%    Virtual Tours
39%    Interactive Maps
37%    Community Information
24%    Information about Recently Sold Properties

One of the best things about this new product is the pricing. Agents can choose between a month to month plan for $30 per month, or an annual plan for only $299 per year with a one time setup fee of $199.00. The company also offers a 30 day money back guarantee to anyone who is not completely satisfied with their website.

If you're like 60% of REALTORS® you already have a website to showcase your many talents and listings. The question is, does your website give your prospects what they are looking for online? "Our goal was to create a product using all the latest technology and features available while keeping it easy to use for the agent and easy to navigate for the buyers and sellers. I think we accomplished just that." Says Amanda Cornelius, CEO of Properties Online, LLC. "Look for more features and enhancements in the near future."

About Properties Online, LLC
Founded in 1999 by real estate professionals to offer unique Website marketing tools for the real estate industry, Properties Online bridges traditional marketing techniques with the ever evolving Internet. Their products have increased lead generation while saving time for agents, sellers and buyers.

*The 2007 National Association of REALTORS® profile of home buyers and sellers.
 

Listing Domains Expands its Product Line

Jan. 21, 2008
Categorized in: Tools

Listing Domains, the original and leading property website provider, announced today that it is expanding its product line to include Just Listed and Just Sold postcards. Partnering with Beyond Graphics, a Real Estate printing company, Listing Domains is able to dynamically pull property photos and details into a printed format making the order process quick and simple.

"We are very excited to now offer our clients the ability to order postcards with a few clicks of the mouse." says Danny Brennan of Listing Domains. "Our order process allows the agents to choose between photos that they have already uploaded to their property website and dynamically place them in the designated areas for a streamlined process that is extremely easy to navigate."

The postcard designs include several color options and were created to help drive more traffic to the agent's listing website. Along with the print material, Listing Domains is continually adding XML feeds to their long list of features and enhancements. "We feed our listing websites to GoogleBase, Trulia, Oodle, Vast and other property portals." says Al Cornelius of ListingDomains.com. "The new postcard product, coupled with the free Domain Rider sign and XML feeds will help drive traffic and increase the number of total visits each website receives."

Visitors to property websites created using the Listing Domains (www.listingdomains.com) system stay much longer than average. According to Neilsen's Net Ratings the average website visit time is 46 seconds. By comparison, the average time spent on each Listing Domains website is 4 minutes, 54 seconds.  Al continues: "In addition to presenting unlimited property photos, bulleted Features and detailed Remarks about the property, Agents may provide links to special documents including disclosures, reports and other information, even sensitive documents that may be password protected. These features add depth to our websites and generate interest from visitors in a way that less informative sites cannot do."
 

About ListingDomains.com

May. 16, 2007
Categorized in: Tools

 

A Listing DomainTM web site is a complete free standing web site devoted to one property. The domain name is generally the address of the property e.g. www.555MainStreet.com. Each Web site comes complete with a free DOMAIN RIDERTM sign that attaches to any traditional for sale sign, showcasing the properties web site address. The sites contain detailed information about the property, unlimited photographs, the agent’s photo and contact information, a “solicit feedback” form, the ability to upload property reports and much more.

Founded in 1999 by real estate professionals to offer unique Website marketing tools for the real estate industry, Properties Online bridges traditional marketing techniques with the ever evolving Internet. Their products have increased lead generation while saving time for agents, sellers and buyers.

Properties Online founders realized how easy it is to have a listing lost amongst the shuffle on MLS and agency Websites. This inspired them in 2000 to create their core product ListingDomains®, a patented technology that allows agents to offer their clients their very own Property website. Since then, ListingDomains® has undergone years of beta testing and upgrades to make it both efficient and extremely user friendly.

 

ListingDomains® enables property brokers and agents to create a compelling web presence for each property and uses the actual property address as the domain name. Each domain offers significantly more information about the property than the traditional tabular listings available online today. Fully customizable to meet the demands and buying characteristics of the local market, the easy-to-use platform: Empowers agents to efficiently expand their business, generate more traffic and leads. Draws sellers with a high-tech and unique way to showcase their property 24/7/365, Motivates buyers with a visually stimulating experience, rich in information content that will invite follow-up contact with the listing agent and broker.

 

Properties Online is committed to developing their program, building relationships and solidifying strategic partnerships that allow for them to offer their product at the lowest possible price. Today they hold one US Patent for ListingDomains® and have another pending.