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8
Reasons Why You Need a Great Real Estate Website
- 70%
of U.S. Households now
use the Internet as an information source when
shopping locally for products and services.
Findings also suggest the Internet is poised
to surpass newspapers as a local shopping
information resource. In this day and age,
you can't afford not to have a website!
Source: The Kelsey Group (http://www.kelseygroup.com/press/pr050322.htm)
- Reach
the Majority of Home Buyers
According to National Association of REALTORS®, 71%
of all home buyers used the Internet at some point
during their home search. Also according to National
Association of REALTORS®, among those consumers
who use the Web, 90% ultimately retained the services
of a real estate professional. If you don't have an
Internet presence, you won't be able to reach the majority
of buyers out there.
- Keep
Up With the Competition
The younger generations (and the not so young generations!)
expect their real estate agent and broker to have a
website. If you don't have a website, it shows sellers
that you do not have the technology to effectively
market their property online. If you don't have a great
website, you may lose a potential client to an agent
or broker that does have a great website.
- Attract
Sellers
A website will help you attract sellers. You can
feature their home on your award-winning website and
you can include your website statistics in your listing
presentation to show them how many hits your website
gets. Having a website shows sellers that you do have
the technology to effectively market their property
online.
- Attract
Buyers
A website will help you attract buyers. By advertising
your website instead of advertising specific listings
you will gain more exposure. Buyers will be able to
search for properties via your website and view valuable
resources such as articles, reports, mortgage information
and guides.
- Capture
Leads
Our real estate websites are "lead-capturing" websites.
Anytime someone signs your guest book, completes a
contact form or requests more information on a listing,
their contact information will be emailed to you and
will automatically be added to your Online Lead
Manager . Your Online Lead Manager saves ALL
the information submitted by visitors who contact you
at your web site. Use it as an electronic filing
system for active and past clients!
- Save
Time and Money; Provide Better Service
A website allows you to save time and money by
providing 24/7 service to your clients. Buyers
and Sellers can logon to your website and search for
properties on the local MLS, view real estate resources, contact
utility companies, check out local schools and attractions,
research mortgages and more. whenever they want!
- Keep
In Touch
Our real estate websites come with a professionally
written monthly newsletter geared for home owners.
The newsletter is automatically published every month
on your website and it customized with your photo and
your own introduction. You can also use it to keep
in touch with your past clients by emailing the newsletter
to them each month.
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