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Your First Real Estate Web Site Subscribe to Your First Real Estate Web Site 14 posts by 8 users

Travis S.

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Charleston, SC
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/19/2007 at 11:05PM

I'm going to re-design my web site. I am going to try my best to make it plain & simple. I was wondering if you guys could please post some " Independent Investor" sites & some things that is a must for your first RE site.
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Lou C.

Real Estate Investor
N Charleston, SC
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/21/2007 at 06:48AM

Not only keep it simple, but keep it to just one message. Remember that you just want to collect their contact info. Don't have a bunch of info that is going to have them moving around your site becasue tehn they'll just surf right off your site. The best thing to do is to offer a free report if they will just put in their contact information.

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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/21/2007 at 10:07AM

Your Website is simple and neat. Certain coloring standards can be still improved for better readability.

Travis S.

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Charleston, SC
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156 posts
Icon_minipost Posted: 12/21/2007 at 10:48AM

I just re-did it. What do you guys think of it ?
Does it look professional ?
Do you think all the info is there that needs to be there ?

Dan O.

Real Estate Investor
CO
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/21/2007 at 04:10PM

Are you by chance Travis?

Overall, your site looks pretty good. Here are a few of my suggestions for improving visitor value. Please don't take any offense:

1.I'd get rid of the Name and ID number request mentioned in the body and instead use an affiliate link (if an ID # is necessary) that visitors could click on that would track click thrus.

2.I'd reconsider the (striped) background you currently have. It's a bit distracting and painful if viewed for any length of time.

3.You might want to get rid of the visitor counter in your header panel. Visitors don't need to know how many visitors you're getting (or not getting) and it's distracting.

4.Red background on your buyer/seller forms are painful.

5.Tighten up your copy a bit.

6.As wholesalepro suggested, you might want to test a squeeze page (opt in for free special report, etc.)

Hope this Helps,
Dan

Travis S.

Carpenter
Charleston, SC
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/21/2007 at 07:45PM

Originally posted by "Dan O'Connor"
Are you by chance Travis?

Overall, your site looks pretty good. Here are a few of my suggestions for improving visitor value. Please don't take any offense:

1.I'd get rid of the Name and ID number request mentioned in the body and instead use an affiliate link (if an ID # is necessary) that visitors could click on that would track click thrus.

2.I'd reconsider the (striped) background you currently have. It's a bit distracting and painful if viewed for any length of time.

3.You might want to get rid of the visitor counter in your header panel. Visitors don't need to know how many visitors you're getting (or not getting) and it's distracting.

4.Red background on your buyer/seller forms are painful.

5.Tighten up your copy a bit.

6.As wholesalepro suggested, you might want to test a squeeze page (opt in for free special report, etc.)

Hope this Helps,
Dan

Thanks. There are two ways to everything. Good or bad. I take in things as good. So I really do appreciate the time you guys take to help me out. Thanks again.

Tom M.

Residential Real Estate Agent
Moriches, NY
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/24/2007 at 11:06AM

i would put links in your home page like:

In order to contact us, fill out the http://www.thebesthouses.net/sell.htmlsellers/buyers form. - but just make the word the link and of course separate the sellers buyers form links -

one for sellers and one for buyers.

continue through the homepage - make it easy for visitors to get right to the punch. no screwing around.

check for misspellings as well - i.e. " how does our " 123" process WORK" not " works" .

how do you plan to market the site?

Patrick M.

Commercial Real Estate Broker
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/24/2007 at 12:22PM

Originally posted by "thebesthouses"
I just re-did it. What do you guys think of it ?
Does it look professional ?
Do you think all the info is there that needs to be there ?

Looks good.

Travis S.

Carpenter
Charleston, SC
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156 posts
Icon_minipost Posted: 12/24/2007 at 10:33PM

Originally posted by "noobdog1"
i would put links in your home page like:

In order to contact us, fill out the http://www.thebesthouses.net/sell.htmlsellers/buyers form. - but just make the word the link and of course separate the sellers buyers form links -

one for sellers and one for buyers.

continue through the homepage - make it easy for visitors to get right to the punch. no screwing around.

check for misspellings as well - i.e. " how does our " 123" process WORK" not " works" .

how do you plan to market the site?

I'm going to do some TV spots, radio plays, magazine ads, new paper ads & any other publication that I come across.

Mike S.

Real Estate Investor
Minneapolis, MN
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/26/2007 at 07:37AM

Hello,
How does one first get the website ctarted, for the berst price? I want to start one, but do not know the best way to go and still be in a lower budget. Can you suggest a service that can design me a basic website? Thanks, Mike

Travis S.

Carpenter
Charleston, SC
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156 posts
Icon_minipost Posted: 12/26/2007 at 04:10PM

Originally posted by "msedwick"
Hello,
How does one first get the website ctarted, for the berst price? I want to start one, but do not know the best way to go and still be in a lower budget. Can you suggest a service that can design me a basic website? Thanks, Mike

I designed my own site. Was that the question that you were asking ?

David S.

Real Estate Investor
Verne, IN
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Icon_minipost Posted: 12/29/2007 at 06:02PM

I was glad to see you guys talking about this. I have talked about this for a few months too.

I have looked at Godaddy for the domain purchase and hosting. About $45 a year for a simple deal, with 100 email accounts I think was incluced.

I can do the design myself.

We did you guys get your domain name and who hosts your sites?????

Thanks

Travis S.

Carpenter
Charleston, SC
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156 posts
Icon_minipost Posted: 12/30/2007 at 10:19AM

Originally posted by "dcsand"
I was glad to see you guys talking about this. I have talked about this for a few months too.

I have looked at Godaddy for the domain purchase and hosting. About $45 a year for a simple deal, with 100 email accounts I think was incluced.

I can do the design myself.

We did you guys get your domain name and who hosts your sites?????

Thanks

I got my domain through www.namecheap.com & I got my hosting from www.rawtunez.com/ixwebhosting

David S.

Real Estate Investor
Verne, IN
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104 posts
Icon_minipost Posted: 12/30/2007 at 10:53AM

I will take a look to compare, thanks for the info and time.

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