What a better way to get research than to ask real estate agents what they would want in a Website. Keeping it down to three features will really highlight the most important pretty quickly. Here are my entries:

  1. RESPONSIVE: This is a word that we hardly heard before last year, but now is all the rage. A responsive website will render a mobile search correctly. Since mobile website searches are growing dramatically, a real estate website needs to be able to show information in the best possible manner to mobile users.
  2. SECURITY: I know how many attempts there are to break into my website every day. I’ve added extra security, but do believe that any website provider should supply some level of security to prevent hackers from breaking into sites. Even a simple notification of failed login attempts would be useful.
  3. SPEED: “I feel the need...the need for speed.” I know I’m not the only one who has navigated away from websites that load slow. While I know that the content on any given page affects the speed greatly, the site architecture also has a lot to do with the speed load. A website that isn’t fast loading will get few return visitors.


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Posted by Richard Iarossi, Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate on 02/19/2013 04:27 AM   Comments (12)   Miscellaneous Topic in the ActiveRain Channel   website  
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1,452,718 Points 46 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Good luck with the contest. Have a good day.
4:30am • #1
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Have fun with the contest. I agree with your need for speed!!!

Betsy
4:33am • #2
563,045 Points 17 Featured Posts Called Shot Master
Richard - sound like good ideas for improving my website!
4:47am • #3
816,377 Points Outside Blog Called Shot Master

We definately are picking up mobile searches by clients on our web sites.
4:56am • #4
646,602 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Good morning Richard. What a great and focused approach to reality. Well done and communicated. I suggested this. Enjoy the day.
5:31am • #5
919,309 Points 80 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Called Shot Master

Rich, Hack-proof would be a nice feature and speediness is necessary in our industry. Great list of Must-Have's!
10:58am • #6
1,652,585 Points 134 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Richard,

What a great list.  Websites need to be and do those three things for us to depend upon them.  I love the way you think....
7:23pm • #7
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Rich  You hit the big three.  My service provider is also a REALTOR so he built my site for speed.  My WP blog is pretty much a copy of it
9:40am • #8
980,599 Points 114 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I agree with all three you've identified.  The need for speed is important, and security . . . which is important as the hosting company seems to get hacked!
12:55pm • #9
662,029 Points 17 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Rich - Speed and security are of utmost importance!     I could not agree more.    I am having a new website created, and those are two HUGE concerns!
7:29pm • #10
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897,048 Points 35 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Rich - those are all great items to wish for. Security is important to all of us.
6:16am • #11
549,582 Points 36 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router

I checked both of my websites. Only one was slower 6.8 or so. Thanks for the info!!
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