Wholesaling website 12 posts by 10 users

Posted: 09/28/2008 at 03:45PM

Go to a hosting company and a registrar. You use a registrar to register your domain name, and then a hosting company to put up the web site. There are LOT of companies that do this. If you mean a full blown wholesaling web site right out of the box, there are several of the wholesaling gurus that sell such services.

Posted: 09/30/2008 at 06:55PM

Not specifically. The guy who used to be/is a firefighter was at our club a while back and sold a bunch of copies of his stuff. But, no, don't know if anyone's having any success. I would guess that if you were to buy one, and really work it, you would be able to generate some leads. The key, as with any of these courses, is applying what they teach you.

Posted: 10/03/2008 at 08:14AM

Another option you may consider is not going with building a website at all and instead working with a Content Management System (CMS). Not only are CMS's designed to be easily updated with new content, but they pretty much come with everything you could ever need. Also, most (if not, everything) you will need will be free. It just will take a little learning.

Some examples of CMS systems are WordPress (www.wordpress.org), Joomla (www.joomla.org) and Drupal (www.drupal.org).

I would definitely consider these. I think you will be pretty surprised at how amazing they can look as well.

Posted: 10/07/2008 at 10:48AM

I'll have to disagree with several of the above notes because it depends on:

1) How much you know about design?
2) How you are using the website and what are your long term plans?
3) What kind of system you are trying to create?
4) How much you want to spend?
5) Who will be in charge of updating the site

I'm not a huge fan of in-the-box solutions unless it saves me time, money, and gets the job done. As a graphic designer and having been in marketing for numerous years, here are things I worry about:

1) Finding web master that are responsible and reliable (yes, you lose control)
2) Many try to save a buck and go international only to get burned
3) Investors find a designer who don’t know the business so can’t provide input on set up, design, and functionality

The Norris Group happens to use Virtual Investor Plus for our back end for our retail website and I update some of the front end stuff by myself. I paid a nice sum to have it customized because I happened to not be too fond of their out-of-the-box front end. But I loved the back end functionality which I have no idea how to create. I'm a graphic designer but I'm working with people who are not so a solution that was easy for them to use was necessary. I needed a solution that was going to be up quickly and had the possibility of integrating phone services. This particular system has ways to catch contact info from different types of leads. The system is also expandable which I love.

I'm not selling you on any system. You just really have to look at your business model and decide how you want to utilize your website. I don't think enough people really do enough planning and a website is really a big investment (time and money). Some could simply get away with a well done LinkedIn Profile. Seriously!

If you do use an in-the-box design, I am real turned off by selling presentations. I just want to see what it has to offer. Talk around at your local club and find which ones you like and chase it down from there. The one I use has an upfront software cost and then an ongoing monthly fee. However, it is FAR LESS then what I would pay to develop the site on my own and update completely on my own. Opportunity costs. Your time is money!!! You figure out the best solution for your model.

Think of your brand, think of your long-term model, and think of what you want out of your hair and who will be managing this site. Is it worth getting a custom design and paying someone regularly to update it? Do you know enough and have time to do it yourself? Do you know what to ask for and what you need? Do you want to spend the time to learn? How much are you SAVING by purchasing out-of-the box compared to paying an assistant or designer?

If you’re looking for some reliable designers, shoot me an email. I do know a few but I know plenty that are complete flakes. It’s important to find people you can rely on and don’t disappear. Oh the joy of a wonderful team!

Posted: 10/08/2008 at 10:37AM

I would say that it depends on your overall goal as a company. I personally started with website tonight from godaddy.com. This gave me the ability to at least have a web presence and have them fill out a property profile. Everybody is getting very savvy on the internet so they like to fill out profiles. After a while I would definately hire someone to create your website and hire an SEO expert also.

Brandon Boyd, Boyd Family Investments

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Posted: 10/13/2008 at 10:48AM

Thanks for all of your replies.