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Q. What is a single
property website?
A. A website that is completely dedicated to
one property with it's own address specific domain.
Example: http://www.555MainSt.com
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Q. How can a single
property site help me?
A. They'll impress sellers, win listings, promote
you online, produce more qualified buyer leads, save
time, save advertising dollars, eliminate the need for
web designers, help you manage property documents, distribute
listing info across the internet (syndication), get
better search engine placement (SEO) and so much more...
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Q. How will buyers find
my single property websites?
A. Place your property-specific domain (555MainSt.com)
everywhere you would normally advertise: flyers, postcards,
sign riders, newspaper ads, e-mail, craigslist. All
websites are also automatically syndicated across a
large network of real estate portals (Trulia, Oodle,
etc). You can even use it as a virtual tour on Realtor.com.
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Q. I have a website
already, how is a single listing site different?
A. It's different because it's completely dedicated
to your sellers property (they love this). With a property
website the home becomes the focus of the advertising
and does not get lost amongst the thousands of other
homes online. The street address url also makes it very
easy for buyers to remember.
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Q. Can they be used
on Realtor.com as a virtual tour?
A. Yes. iPropertyWebsites is an approved picturepath
tour provider. You can automatically submit your site
to Realtor.com (as a virtual tour) through our website
once you've created an account. There is a $25 fee that
we collect on behalf of Realtor.com for this option.
Submission is free if you are a Showcase
Listing Enhancement subscriber.
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Q. Are there any monthly
reoccurring charges?
A. No! Many of our competitors charge monthly
subscription fees which can get costly. We charge a
reasonable flat rate per website that includes everything
you need (hosting, domain, etc). You can also purchase
packages (5 & 10-packs) of sites for deeper discounts.
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Q. Do you offer a free
trial? When do I pay for my site?
A. Yes! You can use our site, create as many
sites as you want, try every feature. All for free.
You simply pay one flat rate when you're ready to publish
your site (make it live). With our Free-Preview Tool
you can even e-mail your client a link to their website
before you publish it, making it an excellent listing
appointment tool.
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Q. How hard is it to
create a property website?
A. It's extremely easy! Anyone can do it, no
html or programming experience required.
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Q. What kind of information
can I add to my site?
A. There is no real limit to what kind of content
you can add to your site...photos, videos, music, slideshows,
blogs, custom pages, custom links and the list goes
on...
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Q. How long does it
take to create a single-property website?
A. If you already have your photos and descriptions
ready, you can have a nice site built in about 15-20
minutes. A more simple site can be created in just a
few minutes. It's all up to you and how much content
you want to add. There are quite a few time saving features
such as a custom page library and a feature picker that
will save you tons of time as you create more sites.
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Q. How often can I
change my property-specific web sites?
A. You have full control over the editing and
updating of content on the site. Login to your account
24/7 and make changes at your convenience.
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Q. How long will it
be before my web site is live on the internet?
A. It only takes a couple minutes to publish
your web site after it's been built. Our wizard will
walk you through the domain registration and activation
automatically. Usually sites are online with an hour
but sometimes it can take 24-48 hours for the domain
name to propagate.
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Q. Will a property
specific web site help my search engine rankings?
A. They can. You have the ability to customize
your site meta-tags to fit your SEO needs. You can create
unlimited custom keyword rich pages , link to blogs,
your other listing and link back to your regular business
web site. Cross linking between sites is the key. Done
properly, you can turn your property sites into SEO
machines.
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Q. Can I add a video
or 360 degree tour to my listing websites?
A. Yes. You can actually do both. Our intuitive
interface makes it easy to link to a Virtual tour and/or
add video. You can even add a video and display it on
your home page (instead of a slide show or static image).
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Q. Are the property
websites submitted to search engines?
A. Yes. We automatically submit your site to
Google & Yahoo (MSN no longer takes manual submissions).
Typically we see single property web sites hosted on
our platform indexed within a couple weeks.
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Q. What should I do
with a site after my property has sold?
A. Turn it into a 24/7 lead generator by changing
the status to sold, adding a "Sold" banner
to the home page picture and customizing the meta-tags
and custom pages to be very keyword rich. Some agents
even take a photo of the happy new buyers and post it
on the site. The first thing they'll do after purchasing
their new home is e-mail all their friends and family
(possible future leads) the property web site. At the
end of the year of hosting you have the option to renew
your site (at a discounted rate) or let it expire.
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Q. Can I re-use my
web site for another property?
A. No. A website can only be used for one property
and is not transferable.
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Q. Who owns the listing
website domain name?
A. You do. At anytime during the 1 year domain
registration period you can transfer the domain away
to a new registrar. We will approve the transfer and
the domain will be yours.
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Q. Can I use a domain
name I already own?
A. Yes but we do not offer a discount for this
and still require you to register a new domain when
activating your site. Once the site is active you simply
forward the domain you own to the new site. Please contact
our support team if you have questions about doing this.
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Q. Do you offer sign
riders?
A. Yes. You can purchase a sign rider during
or after the website publication process for $19.95
(includes UPS ground shipping).
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Q. Will they work
with For Sale By Owner (FSBO) properties?
A. Most definitely. FSBO's find single property
websites a great way to give their property a professional
online presence and assist them with marketing.
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Q. How do I show my
client a site before it's been published?
A. There are a couple ways. One way is to login
to your account and show them the site during your listing
presentation. The other option is to use our Free-Preview
tool, which allows you to e-mail a user name and password
to the client so they can view the website (and statistics)
on there own time.
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Q. Is there a limit
to how many photos I can upload?
A. You can upload as many as 100 large (640x480)
photos to your site.
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Q. How large will
my photos display in my property web sites?
A. Your photos will automatically be resized
to 640x480 once they've been uploaded. For quicker uploads
try resizing your photos before uploading.
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Q. Will my website
have traffic statistics?
A. Yes, we have an extremely user friendly
statistic
utility built into each website. You can even give
your sellers access to the stats.
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Q. Can I send my clients
website traffic reports?
A. Yes, you can e-mail
your sellers their own user name and password to
the site so they can check the stats at anytime.
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Q. Do you offer custom
template designs?
A. Yes. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
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