Let's face it, as a real estate agent or real estate broker, your IDX solution is the most important thing on your real estate website. It's the #1 reason clients come back to your website. It can also capture more leads that turn into clients.

Below we list the Top 10 Features of an Advanced IDX Solution for your Real Estate Website.

10. Property Organizer - Save Searches and Properties

Today's IDX solutions allow consumers to save their searches and properties into an Online Property Organizer. This allows them to return at anytime to view where they have left off or see the properties they have saved. The IDX Control Panel allows you an easy view to see what searches are being performed by whom and what properties they are saving.

9. Daily Email Property Alerts

This feature allows clients (themselves) to setup search criteria where any new listing hitting the MLS will be emailed to them. The IDX Control Panel allows you an easy view to see who is receiving what and what their defined search is.

8. User Registration - DON'T PROMPT IMMEDIATELY!!

It has been studied and surveyed that you don't want to prompt a consumer for registration right away...especially if they don't even know what they're getting. With an advanced IDX solution, you can control when the consumer is prompted to register. For example, you can say after 5 searches are performed, the user is now prompted and can't continue without registering. Or for example, you can say after 3 times viewing property details, they are now forced to register. What this does is engages the user before asking for information.

7. Mobile IDX Website

A mobile IDX website allows your clients to easily search the MLS from their smart phone. Consumers accessing your website through their smart phone can be auto-redirected to your IDX mobile website. They say that within a few years there will be more searching from cell phones than from desktop or laptop computers.

6. Quick Search

A Quick Search in the header is almost a must for any real estate agent website. This is what drives users to your MLS Search and your advanced IDX where leads can be captured.

5. - 1. Click here to see the other Top IDX Features

 

Ultra Agent provides an Advanced IDX Solution with Advanced Lead Capture. Ultra Agent IDX is powered by iHomeFinder. We offer the best pricing for iHomeFinder IDX with packages starting at $34.95 /mo. which includes the website with IDX. Our websites also come with a full CRM (Contact Relationship Manager) and a Monthly Drip Email Marketing Newsletter.

 

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"I wanted a solution where people call me, not my competition. With Ultra Agent and Ultra Agent IDX, I get the leads, not someone else!"

~Dane Wildey    Dane's Website    Dane's Mobile IDX Website


If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for your time, I look forward to your comments.
Rick
Ultra Agent Rep

 
Posted by Real Estate Agent Websites by Ultra Agent on 10/20/2011 10:08 PM   Comments (60)   idx solutions, idx real estate website  
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JUL
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560,801 Points 12 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Called Shot Master

Great tips.  I am just getting deep into the importance of the IDX, daily emails and keeping up with all of the points that you mentioned.  It is allot to take in.  I am bookmarking your post and thanks for posting it.  The comments are great too.
11:47pm • #53
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130,118 Points

This is great information and I need to possibly explore more.
9:37pm • #54
AUG
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Well, I just paid 160/ mo for my IDX site. It's ugly and a waste of time trying to make it look like anything else. I knew that going in. I know how to drive traffic to it and IDX is just the most effective way to grab hold of that traffic and keep it for your own. I wish I had found this cheaper option before I signed up where I'm at.

Can it integrate within my wordpress site? That would really be nice. I was told mine would have a widget, but really it's a link to the site more or less. I want an imbed. 
9:58am • #55
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Hi Sharon - We have clients come to us all the time telling us how much they are or were paying for their IDX website.  Because we offer such low prices, we only integrate it into our websites.  Our websites are very easy to customize and also offer a full CRM and Monthly Email Newsletter.
1:44pm • #56
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Do you allow us to use our existing domain name?  I have 3 IDX's already and each of them allows me to own the domain name personally.  All 3 of my IDX's have all the features you list with the exception of the FaceBook app but not sure I am missing anything with that.
4:09pm • #57
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Hi Lawrence - Yes, you can use a domain name you already own for your website with us.
9:01pm • #58
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430,631 Points 1 Featured Post

This is new to me and I will check it out.  It is highly recommened..
5:57am • #59
SEP
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#8 Is extremely important! They will RUN if you prompt it immediately. Great tips!
8:23am • #60
OCT
08
 Thank you for the great education. I learned so much from your post.
7:01pm • #62
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Great post. If you prompt them immediately, they're gone. If you don't prompt them at all, you may as well not even have a website. 
4:38am • #63
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119,957 Points 4 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Good post.  I think any and all features that make searches easier for our clients is the best thing we can offer.
8:56pm • #64
NOV
14

Great tips; very poignant and helpful, thank you!
12:27pm • #65
DEC
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119,645 Points 1 Featured Post

I have Ihomefinder right now but not the Ultra Agent.  Wondering if I can switch and what will happen to my preset searches and established client searches?
4:04am • #66
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Hi Deb - We can switch your iHomeFinder IDX account under us.  All the IDX settings and Hotsheets should remain the same.  The best place to get started with us is through our free trial.  Once you start, I'll send you an email to get setup.

 

http://www.ultraagent.com/freetrial.aspx
9:49pm • #67
DEC
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 Does your solution have an easy way for us to link directly to individual listings?
5:25pm • #68
DEC
22
Outside Blog

Hi Ken - Yes it does.  You can send a link that will link directly to the listing details page on your website.  Also, we will be adding Single Property Websites for the listing too.  This will be available within a month.
9:40am • #69
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302,857 Points 27 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

I think I may be giving you a call... we currently have several sites but thinking of adding another one... Happy New Year

 
3:13am • #70
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193,526 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router

We have a team and currently use Market Leader for our IDX and CRM. It has some glitches we have a problem with but we have yet to find something better but we are actively looking. If we used your website and (if you have a search widget) on our other Wordpress websites would that give my team members the ability to keep their leads separate from each other while allowing me to monitor lead activity?  Could we interface to our lender in away that they could review and give us the LSU (credit review). Thanks!

 
11:15am • #71
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 Thanks for the information. Interested in checking your IDX SOLUTION demo and comparing it to what we now use.
5:45am • #73
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880,784 Points 10 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Okay, need to test Ultra Agent for 15-day trial. I hope I like it...
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