Increase Your Lead Response Time – Try WebtoPhoneLead for Free!

We were recently contacted by RunningWhales – a vendor who is promoting a new product, WebtoPhoneLead, that calls your phone the instant someone submits a form on your website. A survey by the California Association of Realtors reinforces the importance of Realtor Response time: 86% of leads felt that response time was “extremely important” when deciding on their real estate agent 31% of Internet home buyers expected their real estate agent to respond instantly to their online inquiry 96% of Internet home buyers expected a real estate agent to contact them within 4 hours of their online... (more...)

Mobilize Me Add-on

Advertise your Mobile IDX solution so visitors know it is available and contact you when they are viewing property on the go. Our “Mobilize Me” add-on includes a combination of pages, graphics and scripts to promote your Mobile IDX on your website. If a visitor is using a mobile device when viewing your site, they will be redirected to your Mobile IDX search automatically. Add-on includes: New page created so visitors can enter www.yourdomain.com/mobile on their mobile device which will display your Mobile IDX solution. We recommend you advertise this link in all your print advertising,... (more...)

Mobile IDX Solution Marketing Suggestions

Suggestion 1 One great way to promote your mobile IDX search, is to create a marketing page on your website to let visitors know how they can use this valuable tool to get more photos and property details on “any” active listing while on the go. Encourage them to bookmark your mobile search on their mobile device. Promote that they can enter any property address number or street name to quickly find more details. Include a link to view your mobile friendly search for visitors using a mobile device. Feel free to use the example text found at the end of this article and any images on... (more...)

How to Integrate Your Mobile IDX Solution

Now that most IDX providers offer a mobile friendly IDX Solution, the question now becomes, how do I best integrate this new feature on my website. Below are some suggestions and the basic advantages and / or disadvantages. This is by no means a definitive list, but just some ideas to get you thinking. Option 1 Most Popular – Simply add a graphic or text link that visitors can click on to view your mobile search. Better yet, create a mobile IDX marketing page that explains the benefits of using your solution and how visitors can access it. This will give visitors the option to choose between... (more...)

Mobile IDX Solution – IDXCentral Lite

IDXCentral.com has released a mobile IDX Solution for all subscribers at no additional charge. Offer your website visitors a mobile version of your IDX Solution so they can search and view listings on the go. Visitors can search for listings via basic criteria (area, bed, bath and price) or specifically by MLS number, street number or street name. Your contact information will be displayed prominently at the top of every page with your phone number and email address so they can easily contact you directly with questions. Result pages will display home address, price, bed, bath and square feet.... (more...)