David - I find it interesting that Zillow will be or is already charging for this service. I am using the paid version of Postlets and Trulia Pro which offer a feed to Zillow. I better take a closer look and see if that relationship has recently changed.
This is my gut feeling.....we will be paying more and more for sites that are now free...Unlike Sam I am using the free postlets and trulia right now....how long will this last? I am waiting for Craigslistto start charging for their now free service...did I not just read that the New York Times is going to start charging for reading it on the Internet(not sure).
Thanks for the comments. I am sure you are right Dennis about paying for more and more of these sites. That is why I have been making a concerted effort to boost my own website through Activerain and other blogsites. Best of luck in 2010.
Between blogging, online classifieds, and some decent web SEO, it isn't that hard to get plenty of hits from internet leads. Why bother paying unless you absolutely don't know how to generate leads?
Sam, I actually heard from Zillow in the form of comments on my post. Actually four comments came back from different Zillow employees. The feeds will remain free, so nothing changes yet.
Rob, I agree with your comments. Last year 72% of my business came from the internet. In the past 75-80% were past customers and their referrals. Most of them are just waiting out this market right now.
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