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Posted about 12 years ago

How Important is a Website for a Realtor

 I guess we can all agree that web presentation is necessary for every business. It doesn’t matter whether you are opening a local flower shop or an international software giant, you simply have to let people know about your business. Of course, you have to apply different strategies for every kind of business. Also decisions about your goals, tactics to reach them and expenses will definitely vary. But there is one thing that has to be a part of every single strategy, in order to be successful towards customers – online presentation. Imagine, you are a Vancouver realtor. You know something about importance of websites, but you have no clue how to create a good one.


First of all, you need to figure out, what do you want your clients to find on your website. Vast majority of potential home buyers start their research online. You need to figure out keywords, people are usually looking for and on these bases you can start building the entire site. The page has to be attractive on sight, you need to use warm colors and create a friendly atmosphere. The content of the page has to be adequate a relevant.


Very important is to introduce yourself, write something about your skills and successes in real estate business. I would definitely recommend naming every single award you received, even if it is a small, unimportant one. The thing is that people have usually no clue about the importance of a price. They just see a gold medal and that’s usually enough for them to create their own picture. Then you have to create some buying and selling section and don’t forget for MLS Listings. There are lots of ways to improve your search for houses. The criteria in Vancouver can be for example neighborhoods, Vancouver school catchments or many others.


Your online presentation needs to be active. You have to make sure that your page ranks are increasing. To reach increasing popularity of your website, you need to offer the best services from the very first moment. You may be a great personality with outstanding skills, but if your potential clients get distracted by your terrible website, you lose before you even have a chance to prove your qualities.


Sales process has its steps and they are not all conducted virtually. Web is just the entry gate. After your client passes it, everything is in your hands. And that’s the right moment to prove your real skills. If you lack them, you can’t save it with a nice functional website. What happens is that client makes a decision to meet you and is expecting at least something as good as the website he saw. Thus nice and well structured website is necessary. But you shouldn’t forget it’s just a piece of a larger picture.


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