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CraigsList,Market Snapshot Power!

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Real Estate Agent with West End Residential

I had forgotten about this technique until I got an email reminder from TopProducer about generating leads using the free advertising power of CraigsList.  Its amazing how you can let the little things slip by but I figured I'd take another go at it, this time by utilizing the power of screen shots.  I typically save pictures of the graphs from my Market Snapshots and save them as .png files to later post on my ActiveRain blog.  This time I took the .png pics as well as a Screen Shot of the entire Market Snapshot and added these pictures to my CraigsList posting advertising a Free Market Snapshot of an interested parties' area.  Here's what the Snapshot looks like:

 

 

Screen Shot

I inserted this into the "picture" parameter along with two market area graphs along with Market Snapshot and Community Info hyperlinks into the main body of the ad.  I found this to be a much better improvement to my old method of advertising on CraigsList.  Here's a Screen Shot of the ad:

Screen Shot

 

 

 

 

 

Sam Miller
RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH
Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

Peter - Have you had any of your posts flagged or removed by Craigslist because you have been posting website links?

Feb 05, 2010 07:57 AM
Marcie Sandalow
Marcie Sandalow, Compass 301.758.4894 - Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Chevy Chase DC real estate

I'm bookmarking this so I can remember it for my next listing.  Thanks.

Feb 05, 2010 08:01 AM
Peter Di Eduardo
West End Residential - Morristown, NJ

Sam- no problems. 

Feb 05, 2010 08:04 AM
Teresa Cox King
RE/MAX of Orange Beach - Orange Beach, AL
Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, Alabama

Peter- Do you know of any other market snapshot providers?  TopProducer does not offer this for my MLS, unfortunately.

Feb 23, 2010 10:35 PM
Peter Di Eduardo
West End Residential - Morristown, NJ

Hi Daphne, I know I've seen the Market Snapshot service on Realtor.com's website so I don't think its propriatary to TopProducer. TP may have an arraingement where they offer the service and it then integrates any leads generated into TP's CRM software.  You may have to badger your MLS to participate in the program.   Market Snapshot only became available to my MLS about 2-3 years ago.

Feb 25, 2010 04:20 AM
Ray Saenz
Exit Realty Laredo - Laredo, TX
Homes for Sale in Laredo, TX - Texas, Realtor

Peter,
That's great information, I'm wondering as in your other blog asked, if you can add links, I don't think so, I have added some ads before, but links, is there a way to get around, I will dig more into, keep the good work !

 

Mar 01, 2010 02:51 PM
Carolina Crew Realty Keller Williams Winston Salem
The Carolina Crew, Inc. - Winston-Salem, NC
Residential | Commercial | Prop Mangement

I have done this and gotten several leads. Nothing closed yet. I am a former skeptic of the program but I think if worked correctly it can generate leads.

Mar 19, 2010 06:31 AM