floorpalnonline: Please - Dont Forget The View - 01/25/11 09:08 AM
The good news, is that photos of listings are gradually getting better. Virtual tours are improving in accurately depicting a listing. Its no longer the exception to the rule for 20 plus photos to highlight a property.
However, Ive noticed an alarming hole in many listings content. (floorplans - yes, but thats another post) Quite simply - most homes don't showcase nor mention the view.

In many cases the view is THE selling point. Many listings have renovated kitchens, new carpet and a luxurious master bath.  Don't  forget the granite, whirlpool or school district, but rather focus on what a … (8 comments)

floorpalnonline: FloorPlanOnline - FPO 2.0 Going LIVE next week (brief video) - 04/26/10 08:04 AM
FloorPlanOnline will launch the new FPO 2.0 Format on May 1, 2010. Place your orders now to be the first on your block with the new enhanced premium virtual tour. Enhancements are everywhere – Video, Photos, FloorPlan and Room Planner all with new crisp wide format, new easy to use navigation and built in local link tool, Google maps and Street View, Social Media and SEO. We Need Your Feedback! – Let us know what you think about the new format and comment below! Our goal is to provide the most robust content platform for property online. The all new FPO … (1 comments)

floorpalnonline: Room Planner is live (& FREE for now) - 03/16/10 11:55 PM
FloorPlanOnline is proud to announce Room Planner is now live! Buyers can Click and drag furniture and decorate a room within the virtual tour. Any floorplan order placed after Mon March 15th gets the Free Room Planner for the life of the tour. (limited time offer) Check out the brief video to see RoomPlanner in action and learn more. … (4 comments)

floorpalnonline: Subject: VERY Impressed with this Service and Busines Model - 03/10/10 11:04 PM
Subject: VERY Impressed with this Service and Busines Model
From: Tami Garneau www.fmrealty.com
I have to say I have just gone through my first listing in my Real Estate Career. In my prior career I worked for a large WW wellknown Vendor and I was a product manager for technology products.
I am so impressed with the toolset, quality of service the product and processes deliver and especially the customer service. This has been the best value and service I have leveraged in my Real Estate Career and I can not imagine not doing a listing without IT!!
Your … (5 comments)

floorpalnonline: A peek at whats new and $0 / FPO 2.0 Beta Launch - 02/25/10 08:00 AM
Just launched the new look to the FloorPlanOnline Website today - gotta love wordpress websites.
Along with the shiny new images we've included helpful content like listing presentations custom made for many of our top clients. (just send a logo and Ill make yours if not already there) and Free Demo tours for any agent or broker who registers (also great to show home sellers).
The really cool new Virtual Tour features and Robust Marketing er..tools are kind of under wraps for now - but we are getting ready to do the Beta Launch for FPO 2.0. Current registered clients will … (0 comments)

floorpalnonline: Location Location Location is Dead Dead Dead in 2010 - 01/06/10 01:34 AM
It came as a shock to me while reading the latest 2009 NAR Survey results. After all, Location is king, and I view NAR as providing Quality Data …Right? A few questions came to mind: What survey question was asked? Should agent and broker marketing efforts change? What took the #1 spot?
First – It could be that the results are due in part to the question asked. “What are the factors that most influence where you buy” The answer options took location – and split it up into 8 separate proximity questions. They used the word Convenience – as in … (8 comments)