Comments on: Where’s mom when you need her? http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html Turn On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matt Dollinger http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html/comment-page-1#comment-2783 Matt Dollinger Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:51:34 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html#comment-2783 <p>Template... the beginning and the end of the Real Estate Website. I have recently be working with a group of our agents to design a website and explored a number of providers. In an nutshell the conversation typically goes something like this with the provider:</p> <p>Me - So, I have sent you the diagram of the site that I would like created. Could you do this?</p> <p>Them - We provide agents an array of 1 Billion customizable templates.</p> <p>Me - ok. But we don't want a template. We would like the design for the one we have created.</p> <p>Them - We have a nice blue template with electric explosions in the background that looks VERY Web 2.0. </p> <p>And it continues. I almost cringe when I hear the term 2.0 with anything because very few even know what it means. (Read the article <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0</a> )</p> <p>I won't even get into my argument about what would make an agent 2.0 as I believe this goes along exactly with the underlying theme of the post. Cough up $1200, take the test, sign on with a broker, keep your day job at AppleBee's, and tell all your friends you now proudly are a Realtor. Uggh.</p> <p>Matt Dollinger<br /> @properties</p> Template… the beginning and the end of the Real Estate Website. I have recently be working with a group of our agents to design a website and explored a number of providers. In an nutshell the conversation typically goes something like this with the provider:

Me – So, I have sent you the diagram of the site that I would like created. Could you do this?

Them – We provide agents an array of 1 Billion customizable templates.

Me – ok. But we don't want a template. We would like the design for the one we have created.

Them – We have a nice blue template with electric explosions in the background that looks VERY Web 2.0.

And it continues. I almost cringe when I hear the term 2.0 with anything because very few even know what it means. (Read the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 )

I won't even get into my argument about what would make an agent 2.0 as I believe this goes along exactly with the underlying theme of the post. Cough up $1200, take the test, sign on with a broker, keep your day job at AppleBee's, and tell all your friends you now proudly are a Realtor. Uggh.

Matt Dollinger
@properties

]]> By: Joshua Ferris http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html/comment-page-1#comment-2782 Joshua Ferris Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html#comment-2782 <p>A very interesting read Marc. I agree that most Realtors half-a*s their internet sites and tools available to them and most brokers are too archaic in their ways to do anything worthwhile for their agents.</p> <p>I think what needs to happen or what will be the next evolution of real estate are agents who take the business seriously and handle it like actual professionals.</p> <p>I'm talking full time agents who are very well versed in technology but not so wrapped up in it that they can't see the bigger picture of what customer service still needs to be provided to the customer.</p> <p>These "real estate 2.0" concepts, Redfin and Bug! Realty and the like, I don't think even they get it. People don't want less service, they want better service.</p> A very interesting read Marc. I agree that most Realtors half-a*s their internet sites and tools available to them and most brokers are too archaic in their ways to do anything worthwhile for their agents.

I think what needs to happen or what will be the next evolution of real estate are agents who take the business seriously and handle it like actual professionals.

I'm talking full time agents who are very well versed in technology but not so wrapped up in it that they can't see the bigger picture of what customer service still needs to be provided to the customer.

These "real estate 2.0" concepts, Redfin and Bug! Realty and the like, I don't think even they get it. People don't want less service, they want better service.

]]> By: Marc Davison http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html/comment-page-1#comment-2781 Marc Davison Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:17:25 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html#comment-2781 <p>That is my point in a nutshell. </p> <p>Old School Service+Technology=</p> That is my point in a nutshell.

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]]> By: Louis Cammarosano http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html/comment-page-1#comment-2780 Louis Cammarosano Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:44:23 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html#comment-2780 <p>I remember when you didn't pump your own gas, the gas station attendant did it and checked the fluids in your car and washed your windshield for you.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wipe-Windows-Check-Oil-Dollar/dp/B000003CMF" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Wipe-Windows-Check-Oil-Dollar/dp/B000003CMF</a></p> <p><br /> The mistake realtors make is they try to rely on the technology to do the work for them and for web 2.0 companies they encourage the visitor to their sites to interact with their web sites' features instead of with the realtor.</p> <p>Real estate is still a very manual process that no web 2.0 "innovation" or blogging is going to change.</p> I remember when you didn't pump your own gas, the gas station attendant did it and checked the fluids in your car and washed your windshield for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Wipe-Windows-Check-Oil-Dollar/dp/B000003CMF

The mistake realtors make is they try to rely on the technology to do the work for them and for web 2.0 companies they encourage the visitor to their sites to interact with their web sites' features instead of with the realtor.

Real estate is still a very manual process that no web 2.0 "innovation" or blogging is going to change.

]]> By: Andrew http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html/comment-page-1#comment-2779 Andrew Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:45:27 +0000 http://wp.1000wattconsulting.com/2008/04/wheres-mom-when.html#comment-2779 <p>yeah or maybe there's just a less of need for realtors now.</p> yeah or maybe there's just a less of need for realtors now.

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