Comments for Active Website Enterprise Network Blog http://blog.activewebsite.com Real Estate Technology Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Conference Highlight: How Do You Feel About Syndication? by Sara Bonert http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/10/12/conference-highlight-how-do-you-feel-about-syndication/comment-page-1/#comment-3829 Sara Bonert Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:08:02 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=3599#comment-3829 Sara from Zillow here. I just saw this post, sorry to have not seen it earlier, and have a few comments. 1) First, to say that Zillow places no-follow links on the listing detail pages back to the data source is inaccurate. We've always followed the link back. 2) Secondly, we don't "sell leads back" or at all for that matter. That isn't our business model. If you as the listing agent have created a free profile on Zillow, you will be displayed four different times on the listing detail page and if someone chooses to contact you, you are directly sent the lead. If you don't create a profile, you displayed as the listing agent (if we're being sent this info) in the Listed By section of the page at the bottom. 3) Regarding the bounce rate, this doesn't surprise me at all. What I don't get is if the agent ends up getting a new buyer or seller, why do they care if the orginal contact came from a media site or their own site? of course I understand why you would take this position as a website developer, as you get judged on traffic measures. But for the agent getting a live body in their car is the most important thing when earning a living. Lastly, I find your position confusing, as someone who offers syndication as a benefit of the product suite they offer? If you don't believe in syndication, why offer it to your clients as stated on your Products page? Sara from Zillow here. I just saw this post, sorry to have not seen it earlier, and have a few comments.

1) First, to say that Zillow places no-follow links on the listing detail pages back to the data source is inaccurate. We’ve always followed the link back.

2) Secondly, we don’t “sell leads back” or at all for that matter. That isn’t our business model. If you as the listing agent have created a free profile on Zillow, you will be displayed four different times on the listing detail page and if someone chooses to contact you, you are directly sent the lead. If you don’t create a profile, you displayed as the listing agent (if we’re being sent this info) in the Listed By section of the page at the bottom.

3) Regarding the bounce rate, this doesn’t surprise me at all. What I don’t get is if the agent ends up getting a new buyer or seller, why do they care if the orginal contact came from a media site or their own site? of course I understand why you would take this position as a website developer, as you get judged on traffic measures. But for the agent getting a live body in their car is the most important thing when earning a living.

Lastly, I find your position confusing, as someone who offers syndication as a benefit of the product suite they offer? If you don’t believe in syndication, why offer it to your clients as stated on your Products page?

]]> Comment on Network Mobile Traffic Is Double Internet Average by Valerie Suelzer http://blog.activewebsite.com/2012/01/26/network-mobile-traffic-doubles-internet-average/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 Valerie Suelzer Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18:55 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=4609#comment-3820 Thank you for this information, Dyana. We were at 19% mobile traffic in December but didn't know how that compared to what the network and the internet as a whole was doing. This helps - looking forward to seeing more information like this - Great Job! And thank you, Active Website, for getting our sites Mobile ready early on! Thank you for this information, Dyana. We were at 19% mobile traffic in December but didn’t know how that compared to what the network and the internet as a whole was doing. This helps – looking forward to seeing more information like this – Great Job! And thank you, Active Website, for getting our sites Mobile ready early on!

]]> Comment on Training Your Agents in 2012 by Kyle http://blog.activewebsite.com/2012/01/18/training-your-agents-in-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 Kyle Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:00:13 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=4520#comment-3798 This is great. Training has been a big initiative since our site went live in July and we're seeing positive results. I will certainly bring this up with our project manager but will there be an opportunity for someone in my position to load my own training material or will this be restricted to Active Website content only? This is great. Training has been a big initiative since our site went live in July and we’re seeing positive results. I will certainly bring this up with our project manager but will there be an opportunity for someone in my position to load my own training material or will this be restricted to Active Website content only?

]]> Comment on New Year’s SEO Resolutions for 2012 by Jeremiah Daly http://blog.activewebsite.com/2012/01/05/new-years-seo-resolutions-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 Jeremiah Daly Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:20 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=4437#comment-3730 Great post Katelyn! Looking forward to next week's SEO Juice! Great post Katelyn! Looking forward to next week’s SEO Juice!

]]> Comment on Conference Highlight: How Do You Feel About Syndication? by Why Choose a Realtor When You Have the Internet? « Tampa Bay Real Estate Blog | Smith and Associates http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/10/12/conference-highlight-how-do-you-feel-about-syndication/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 Why Choose a Realtor When You Have the Internet? « Tampa Bay Real Estate Blog | Smith and Associates Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:59:19 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=3599#comment-3722 [...] but upset buyers and sellers with the occasional threat to sue.  As many predicted, including Active Website, there have been several brokerages dropping out of the syndication game and taking full control of [...] [...] but upset buyers and sellers with the occasional threat to sue.  As many predicted, including Active Website, there have been several brokerages dropping out of the syndication game and taking full control of [...]

]]> Comment on Holiday Blog Swap – Real Estate in 2030 by ivan larco http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/12/15/holiday-blog-swap/comment-page-1/#comment-3693 ivan larco Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:31:12 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=4236#comment-3693 Thanks for giving that information,This is very useful to us.thanks again Thanks for giving that information,This is very useful to us.thanks again

]]> Comment on Conference Highlight: SEO and The Authorship Markup by 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/10/25/conference-highlight-seo-and-the-authorship-markup/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:21:56 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=3626#comment-3573 [...] an online author, having the authorship markup linked to your Google profile can increase the likelihood of someone clicking on your article in [...] [...] an online author, having the authorship markup linked to your Google profile can increase the likelihood of someone clicking on your article in [...]

]]> Comment on Google Launches New Social Platform, Google+ by 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/07/15/google-launches-new-social-platform-google/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:15:26 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=3174#comment-3572 [...] everything together, on June 28th, we saw just how “social” search would become with the launch of Google+. With its rapid growth, there isn’t a web user out there that hasn’t noticed the difference in [...] [...] everything together, on June 28th, we saw just how “social” search would become with the launch of Google+. With its rapid growth, there isn’t a web user out there that hasn’t noticed the difference in [...]

]]> Comment on Google Takes on Facebook’s “Like” Button by 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/03/31/google-takes-on-facebooks-like-button/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 2011 Re-cap: Google and Search in Twenty-Eleven | Active Website Enterprise Network Blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:10:35 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=2793#comment-3571 [...] March 30th Google launched the +1 button, which resembled Facebook’s “like” button and it’s “peer recommendation” appeal. Right [...] [...] March 30th Google launched the +1 button, which resembled Facebook’s “like” button and it’s “peer recommendation” appeal. Right [...]

]]> Comment on Holiday Blog Swap – Real Estate in 2030 by ivan larco http://blog.activewebsite.com/2011/12/15/holiday-blog-swap/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 ivan larco Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:39:03 +0000 http://blog.activewebsite.com/?p=4236#comment-3494 nice stuff real estate companies now in boom nice stuff real estate companies now in boom

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