Estate Agents
What is the cheapest way to get my properties
in front of my greatly increased number of potential clients?
Property portal databases-seamless integration
Property portal databases
If you are using one of the commercial house search
facilities such as Property File, Aserta, Right Move etc. we will
ensure that this facility is seamless integrated into your site.
All pages using the service look identical to those pages within
your site itself and will load smoothly into your sites overall
frame.
We can even arrange connection to multiple databases
and split your search facility into lets and sales (as one example).
We have independently reviewed all the current
crop of service providers and we can give impartial advice on which
(if any) would be best for your operation
Pros and Cons
The idea is simple. One site collects all the
UK's properties for sale and for let and arranges them in a database.
Users can search for the property of their dreams in seconds without
having to trawl a mass of individual sites. Then they can click
through to the Agent who has instructions on that property and make
the necessary arrangements.
The Reality
There are almost as many databases as individual
Estate Agents. The public can't stand this.
All are slow and based on decrepit technologies.
Many sites are simply lists, with little or no
searching possible.
Many sites don't display pictures of the properties,
making comparison impossible.
There is no vetting of Agents within the sites.
You could find yourself next to some very shady operations.
Almost all the facilities are vastly overpriced
at up to £6,000 per year!
The Benefits
Rather than developing a search facility within
your site, linking to a cheap database will allow your clients to
search within your own properties.
Some sites will drive some (but not much) traffic
to your site.
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