One more update... Here are some comments made by Aaron after this was posted:

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When you are editing a vflyer, there is a link to the Photo Editor. On that screen, you can upload one main photo and up to 24 gallery photos. As you browse, select an image and upload from the lower entry area, it will continue to add photos. 

By the way, from the “Advanced Contact Settings” link, you can upload an Agent photo, logo, and reference the Realtor association logo. 

If a user goes to a postlets and clicks on “Powered by postlets”, the user is sent to the front door of postlets. From there, a user could find other properties in the area. From the vFlyer home page, there isn’t a way to find other properties. This is important because people are setting up other ad campaigns that point back to their vflyers. Those users would not want the visitors to easily jump to other properties.

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Man, that is frustrating... I just about finished my post and firefox crashed...   So here we go again

This is a followup post to the one I made earlier today concerning the functionality of Postlets.com and vFlyer.com

After posting, I received a private message from one of the founders of vFlyer: Aaron Sperling.  He wanted to clear up a few things about vFlyer.   And in order to be fair, I want to post his comments here.  They have a really great service, and I want to be as objective as possible.

Here are his comments to me, and my commentary:

vFlyer offers upload of up to 25 photos.

*On my flyer, I couldn't see where I could upload more than 2.  Am I missing something there?

We also allow users to add custom fields and custom links.

*This is a great function.  If you need to add more specific info in categories, the custom fields can help.

With these custom links, people can easily link to video and virtual tours.

*I'm not sure why anyone would need more links than to a virtual tour and to their website, but I'm sure someone will find this useful.  One thing vFlyer does not do is embed video into the flyer itself.  This is a very cool feature on postlets. 

vflyer also provides much more professional design themes.

*This is absolutely true.  The degree of customization available is fantastic. 

vFlyer offers advanced activity tracking so users can see where there traffic is being generated.

*I think I mentioned this on my last post.

vFlyer also provides an advanced tool for facilitating craigslist postings.

*This is something I overlooked before.  And unless I am mistaken, this is a feature of the browser plugin, which would still require you to go to the craigslist homepage, find the category, and enter posting information.  Postlets does most of that for you.  But, one thing I need to mention is that the browser plugin can really help with other classified sites that require manual posting.  The plugin will quickly add your html to your listing.

Another key differentiator is that vFlyer isn't a marketplace. It provides standalone professional landing pages for your online ads. Users cannot jump from your ad to another ad on vFlyer. I am not aware of any other service that has taken this approach.

*I'm not sure what Aaron was getting at here.  I have a postlets flyer in front of me, and I don't see any way to jump to another ad.  Am I missing something?

 
I would suggest that you provide a fully filled out example of a vflyer in the comparison.

*As requested, here is a sample link for a full flyer: http://getaways.vflyer.com/1/index.html

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