Comments on: Zillow starts charging for listings http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html Turn On Tue, 22 May 2012 20:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: K. Waters http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-8711 K. Waters Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:24:20 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-8711 J. Bidwell, You're only charged if it's a manual posting. Send them through a feed and they'll all be free still. I've always thought the "if it weren't for our listings they'd have no website" argument was so weak. Bottom-line is that this is a symbiotic relationship: all sides who choose to participate get something out of it. Agents are listing homes there because Zillow is getting 6+ million visitors per month or something like that, which means more eyeballs look at your listings. So its ludicrous to make it sound like Zillow takes and doesn't give anything in return. If the ROI really wasn't there for you or your company then you'd leave. But you don't because it's not the case. That, or those in charge at your company are dumb and I'd like to think that's not the case. They certainly aren't perfect, but they're also not pointing a gun at your head to use their service. You can leave at any time. KW J. Bidwell,

You’re only charged if it’s a manual posting. Send them through a feed and they’ll all be free still.

I’ve always thought the “if it weren’t for our listings they’d have no website” argument was so weak. Bottom-line is that this is a symbiotic relationship: all sides who choose to participate get something out of it. Agents are listing homes there because Zillow is getting 6+ million visitors per month or something like that, which means more eyeballs look at your listings. So its ludicrous to make it sound like Zillow takes and doesn’t give anything in return. If the ROI really wasn’t there for you or your company then you’d leave. But you don’t because it’s not the case. That, or those in charge at your company are dumb and I’d like to think that’s not the case.

They certainly aren’t perfect, but they’re also not pointing a gun at your head to use their service. You can leave at any time.

KW

]]> By: J Bidwell http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-8695 J Bidwell Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:45 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-8695 My company already sends all it's listings to Zillow but I have been manually inputting the listings with photos. I ask all buyers where they saw my listing. I've never had anyone say they saw it on zillow. I spend so much money already, I'm not going to begin paying every website that wants my listings to post them. If it weren't for our listings they'd have no website. A ripoff, IMO. My company already sends all it’s listings to Zillow but I have been manually inputting the listings with photos. I ask all buyers where they saw my listing. I’ve never had anyone say they saw it on zillow. I spend so much money already, I’m not going to begin paying every website that wants my listings to post them. If it weren’t for our listings they’d have no website. A ripoff, IMO.

]]> By: Simon Cardash http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-7469 Simon Cardash Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:07:47 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-7469 It's a testimony to this site and Zillow that David G has responded to this article. Like many before them, they have got their platform right before maximising the opportunity that they have built. I say good luck to them It’s a testimony to this site and Zillow that David G has responded to this article. Like many before them, they have got their platform right before maximising the opportunity that they have built. I say good luck to them

]]> By: Louis Cammarosano http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-7050 Louis Cammarosano Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:32:03 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-7050 There also seems to be less traffic to send to apartments listings than Zillow originally claimed earlier this week. According to Comscore zillow is NOT the number real estate site; Realtor.com is. BTW zillow also trails much maligned AOL in real estate according to Comscore. http://tiny.cc/4grUn There also seems to be less traffic to send to apartments listings than Zillow originally claimed earlier this week.

According to Comscore zillow is NOT the number real estate site; Realtor.com is.

BTW zillow also trails much maligned AOL in real estate according to Comscore.
http://tiny.cc/4grUn

]]> By: K. Waters http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-7036 K. Waters Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:04:31 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-7036 Mike Lewis said: "Zillow is becoming more and more irrelevant in our business. For starters, Craigslist has brought Zillow to its knees." "...to its knees." HA! I almost thought you were serious with that one! Oh boy that was a good one. Classic. We'll cry and whine for a bit then 99% of those who talk all big and brave about leaving Zillow will be right back because they know it's worth it. At the very least, they'll give it a shot and watch their ROI closely to verify if it's the case for them. I wouldn't hire an agent that refused to pay barely 5 cents a day to market my home on a site that gets millions of eyeballs every month. And remember - the number of agents that would have to even pay this measly figure is sooooo low anyway. Let's get the crying done and move on already! KW Mike Lewis said:
“Zillow is becoming more and more irrelevant in our business. For starters, Craigslist has brought Zillow to its knees.”

“…to its knees.” HA! I almost thought you were serious with that one! Oh boy that was a good one.

Classic. We’ll cry and whine for a bit then 99% of those who talk all big and brave about leaving Zillow will be right back because they know it’s worth it. At the very least, they’ll give it a shot and watch their ROI closely to verify if it’s the case for them.

I wouldn’t hire an agent that refused to pay barely 5 cents a day to market my home on a site that gets millions of eyeballs every month. And remember – the number of agents that would have to even pay this measly figure is sooooo low anyway.

Let’s get the crying done and move on already!

KW

]]> By: Overland Park Homes for Sale http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-7017 Overland Park Homes for Sale Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:15:41 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-7017 Slowly Z seems to be making it's way towards the R.com business model. Slowly Z seems to be making it’s way towards the R.com business model.

]]> By: Baltimore County Homes http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-6986 Baltimore County Homes Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:50:20 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-6986 Craigs List gets us 10X more business. Zillow gets me marginal results. Ya, we will start paying for manual uploads....right. Syndication takes weeks to show-up on Zillow sometimes. Manual uploads were the only way to get them on the sight or that is what you wanted. We will not be using Zillow manual uploads. It is just another way to pick our agents pockets. Plus the evaluations of homes is so far off it's not funny. mmmmm my house is worth 500k....well mabe in 2006. However, according to zillow it still is????? Craigs List gets us 10X more business. Zillow gets me marginal results. Ya, we will start paying for manual uploads….right. Syndication takes weeks to show-up on Zillow sometimes. Manual uploads were the only way to get them on the sight or that is what you wanted. We will not be using Zillow manual uploads. It is just another way to pick our agents pockets. Plus the evaluations of homes is so far off it’s not funny. mmmmm my house is worth 500k….well mabe in 2006. However, according to zillow it still is?????

]]> By: Big Changes at zillow.com | Property Ad Guru http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-6984 Big Changes at zillow.com | Property Ad Guru Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:04:36 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-6984 [...] comments were relatively quiet on zillow.com's own blog, but over at 1000watt blog and agentgenius.com things were different, prompting zillow.com's spokespeople to [...] [...] comments were relatively quiet on zillow.com’s own blog, but over at 1000watt blog and agentgenius.com things were different, prompting zillow.com’s spokespeople to [...]

]]> By: Mike Lewis, Broker http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-6982 Mike Lewis, Broker Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:11:26 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-6982 Zillow is becoming more and more irrelevant in our business. For starters, Craigslist has brought Zillow to its knees. Zillow is becoming more and more irrelevant in our business. For starters, Craigslist has brought Zillow to its knees.

]]> By: Brett Meade | Realtor http://1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/12/zillow-starts-charging-for-listings.html/comment-page-1#comment-6980 Brett Meade | Realtor Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:17:19 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=3400#comment-6980 Zillow has always said that their business model it to make money off of advertising. If they do indeed drive more traffic, 6 times by their account, then it will probably be worth $9.95 for the 6 month listing. I'm a manual lister myself, part of the 3% minority, mostly because I have more control over my listings that way. Zillow has always said that their business model it to make money off of advertising. If they do indeed drive more traffic, 6 times by their account, then it will probably be worth $9.95 for the 6 month listing. I’m a manual lister myself, part of the 3% minority, mostly because I have more control over my listings that way.

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