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06-22-2005, 05:29 PM

Did not even look at the other sites but voted for our Matt........ :cool:
haha .. me too. But then I took a look and realized my vote was correct. No bias, babe :cool: well maybe a lil bit :)

Real Estate Forum

06-22-2005, 05:30 PM

By the way I am happy to see us all back together as a family :)

I have been hiding in shame over the email PM issues. :o

Phoenix Realtor

06-22-2005, 05:34 PM

Thanks everyone!

I had no idea... how nice to have an "internet family"!

I got an answer to my post on AA, they are stopping the voting on July 15th.

July 15th is the last day to vote.

Thanks again everyone, I'm not sure how to feel... this is really cool that everyone would pull together for me. And thanks again Mike for noticing that I was nominated in the first place. Browsing the competition huh???????

Real Estate Forum

06-22-2005, 05:36 PM

"We are the world, we are the children" ... never mind that song was composed by Michael Jackson :rolleyes:

Chief Tutor

06-22-2005, 05:37 PM

I voted for you :D

Phoenix Realtor

06-22-2005, 05:38 PM

One more vote!!

If you were starting now would you still choose AA?

Dave

Without a doubt. (Oh, and thanks for the vote!)

They have an excellent staff for customer support and they have an excellent product for the real estate website market.

I would like to get a completely custom site now that I ahve more knowledge than when I started, but no way I'll ever drop my AA sites. I'll just add a custom one to the mix. PM me if you want more insight...

sarahk

06-22-2005, 05:38 PM

A bit shabby nominating sites all based on the same template. Makes them standout as clones

Phoenix Realtor

06-22-2005, 05:40 PM

Good point Sarah, funny thing is there must be a thousand choices for templates over there at AA and 90% of the people pick ones form the first page. It's as if they don't know there are another hundred pages of templates to choose from.

Chief Tutor

06-22-2005, 05:49 PM

I am not sure if I would go for AA if I were just starting out. As a former Homes.com employee, I would have to go with their website because it has a built in lead generator thorugh the National Homes.com database. They have also recently released an online HTML editor so you can build your own pages.

They still can't rank worth a damm, but while I was their, I created a number of customized designs using their custom template.

Check out this one which is still up..... http://www.debrahobbs.com
or this one at http://www.prescotthometours.com

I now by posting these, I am opening myself up....but hey...if we are talking about being a family....... Now if you want to see the custom sites we do now...:D

loftninja

06-22-2005, 05:51 PM

i second the 2

Real Estate Forum

06-22-2005, 05:56 PM

I like that Ninja Blog look. But it seems to have messed up the template when you've added your logo on the right hand column.

Phoenix Realtor

06-22-2005, 06:01 PM

I am not sure if I would go for AA if I were just starting out. As a former Homes.com employee...
...They still can't rank worth a damm...

Enough said.

With no HTML knowledge and barely any webmastering skills, I have managed to get my site ranked in the top five for many, many very competitive KWP's following the advice given by AA and their private forum as well as utilizing the tools they have to offer. They have MLS/IDX systems, lead systems and so much more.

I never really pick on other website companies, I know that no one host is king, but just look at what I have been able to do with my AA site! I even have many interior pages placing very well (even with frames!, imagine that) for very competitive KWP's like Carefree Real Estate, Google (http://www.google.com/search?biw=982&hl=en&q=carefree+real+estate) has me at #4 for that one.

Enough testimonies here though. I like Advanced Access, you like Homes.com. We'll agree to disagree...

Chief Tutor

06-22-2005, 06:05 PM

Wasn't meaning to diss you. Just adding some opinions to the conversation. If you thought I was saying anything against AA, I was not. My sincerest apologies.

Real Estate Forum

06-22-2005, 06:10 PM

I personally welcome ALL opinions. That is why discussion forums are great. People can make up their own minds. I do have opinions but will keep them to myself :D I may throw out a couple of things here and there but overall we ALL have our reasons to decide what is best for us :)

Phoenix Realtor

06-22-2005, 06:16 PM

Wasn't meaning to diss you. Just adding some opinions to the conversation. If you thought I was saying anything against AA, I was not. My sincerest apologies.

No need to apologize, even if I was offended which I was not. Not sure if you noticed or not, but I actually gave you a green before I posted my comments because I laughed so loud at yours... "even if they don't rank, start with Homes.com". I was thinking "what's the point if they don't rank".

I merely thought your post was funny how even you couldn't argue that they rank. Just kind of laughing... you'll find that I'm very, very hard to piss off. Life is too short.

Canadian Realtor

06-22-2005, 07:42 PM

It doesn't seem that there is a lot of choice from AA. All those sites are very uniform. It would be nice to see a little more variety, but Matt gets my vote...

ST, thanks for fixing up and emailing me about the forums being fixed...

HMiller

06-22-2005, 07:43 PM

By the way I am happy to see us all back together as a family :)

I have been hiding in shame over the email PM issues. :oThat was a very minor issue at best, no need to even sweat it ;) Now off to vote for Matt's site. :D

Real Estate Forum

06-22-2005, 08:39 PM

Thank you guys! And about AA sites being so similar .... I won't get into it :)
I cannot be biased but I need to say that if you are happy with your site, that is all that matters. I have my own preferences. And I am working on creating sites that rank and are user friendly as well.

There is always a better way to do things and practice makes perfect :)

CTABUK

06-23-2005, 03:49 AM

I voted too :D

carolo

06-23-2005, 07:15 AM

I voted too..

Good luck Matt!

PS. I took the real estate course - made 99% in my exam and will soon be an agent!

carolo

http://www.peihouses.com

Phoenix Realtor

06-23-2005, 04:45 PM

Thanks for the awesome support guys-n-gals!

Carolo, congratulations on the 99%! Enough law lessons, now it's time to learn the biz...

judyo

06-25-2005, 08:28 AM

At first I was just going to vote for Matt. Thought that was pretty unfair coming from a forum group so started checking out the others. Got bored with the same stuff over & over & went right back & voted for Matt.

You know, as long as you can get your site to rank well I don't care what it looks like (well, it should look somewhat professional) or if it's a template or not. Sometimes I feel we, as webmasters, are a tough crowd. However, we're creating our sites for real buyers & sellers out there that are probably quite impressed with most of our sites.

In fact, I have to admit I like the look of AA sites (imagining that I was a buyer). I think most have a professional look that appeals to the average surfer. Most have too much "stuff" which could make the site seem difficult to navigate, but I see that with a lot of different real estate and mortgage sites out there.

Congrats Carol!

MaxSinclair

06-25-2005, 11:53 AM

sorry, I'm late for the voting. Been overseas for a week. Matt, you're undoubtedly my #1 choice. Don't even want to look at the other contenders. Good luck!!!

Max

Phoenix Realtor

06-25-2005, 05:12 PM

Thank you Judyo and MaxSinclair!

Voting ends July 15th, 2005. Thanks for all the support. :)

Jiany

06-28-2005, 02:42 PM

Hi Keys To Florida
Are you a realtor practising in the Florida KEys?
If so do you know of any good deals or pre construction there?

Jiany

06-28-2005, 03:24 PM

Does anyone know much about optomization for Google and Yahoo, and msn ?

frobn

06-28-2005, 04:23 PM

I put my vote in for you Matt. Good luck.

frobn

06-28-2005, 04:29 PM

Hi Keys To Florida
Are you a realtor practising in the Florida KEys?
If so do you know of any good deals or pre construction there?
There is little pre-construction in the Florida Keys because we have a housing cap so very few new large projects and they are taken by the developers friends and real estate agents in the loop. If you have somethings in So Beach let me know.

Chief Tutor

06-28-2005, 04:37 PM

Love to see the networking going on. As the forum continues to grow....so should the opportunites. Go Big or Go Home is my motto!!!!!!!!!!!

Phoenix Realtor

06-28-2005, 09:27 PM

We are going BIG, no doubt!!!

Frobn, Thanks for the support. When are you going to start a thread all about Key West? I love that place! PM me when you do and I'll contribute a bunch.

frobn

06-29-2005, 11:58 AM

We are going BIG, no doubt!!!

Frobn, Thanks for the support. When are you going to start a thread all about Key West? I love that place! PM me when you do and I'll contribute a bunch.

My pleasure and thank you for your vote of confidence. I was thinking about a Key West thread but it would make me feel self-conscious it I put it on here. However, you sparked an idea that others may be interested in also.

Everyone has pride in their community. What if those of us with blogs on site or using the forum blogs invite others, that will reciprocate, to post information about their respective community. It could even be an ad for a rental or property. This could be an enjoyable way to get external links and that we can all benefit from. I want to think about it more and perhaps start a thread. If anyone would like assistance in setting up a blog for their site I would be glad to help.