- Posted by mikel on March 3, 2010
MISSOULA — March 3, 2010 — Today AgentExcel announced the
release of two new entries in their real estate agent website design product line.
The first entry is a free real estate agent web site giving real estate professionals
the opportunity to employ many of the AgentExcel site features such as Google
based maps searches for real estate listings, lead capture, and an easy content
management system that allows for some customizing on website pages. The
second entry removes the few restrictions that remain in the free real estate sites.
At only $19.99 a month it makes a compelling argument for web site affordability.
“The unique distinction of these site is that they are built on a XHTML/CSS
based content management system that allows the sites to be more easily read by
search engine spiders,” said Adaptyne CEO Brandon Smith. “This is a new
opportunity for real estate agents. We are essentially giving them the opportunity
to create a site that is better than many of the sites they currently pay for.”
“According to a recent NAR report, real estate professionals reported that over
80% of their leads came from the internet. This just goes to show that to be
competitive you have to have a website. The main features that are used by
prospective real estate clients are map based searches of what is available in their
market and an easy way to contact the real estate professional when they are ready
to tour the property. Our free sites provide those features. If you want your site
to do more for you and you have room in your budget then you should also
consider some Search Engine Optimization packages as it makes your website
much easier for your prospective real estate clients to find” states Mikel Ochs,
AgentExcel Website Design & SEM Consultant. Demand for the sites in the
beta phase has been brisk and the expectation for the full release is high.
In addition to the these two product releases there are also packages available
for larger offices and brokerages.
Adatpyne and AgentExcel are trademarks of Adaptyne Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.The names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information:
Jace Rutherford, 888-311-8882, jace@agentexcel.com
- Posted by craig on April 21, 2009
What makes a website credible?
I just reread this article from http://captology.stanford.edu/pdf/p61-fogg.pdf and found several truths that stand up.
I found interesting that people were also finding websites more credible if they were more user friendly and if it noted that they had been a previous visitor. Does this make a website credible? You only have to look at something like Craigslist, ebay or Amazon - they recognize you individual.
Definitely, we can agree that commercial advertisements and amateurism are a definite website turn off. Although, I was surprised to see that their research noted that the younger respondents were more critical of glitches and typos.
I was impressed by the overall conclusion that there are many perceptions that the different demographic groups shared when it came to credibility. Real Estate agents must be cognizant of these facts primarily because to be successful they must reach an ever widening demographic.