Many times I have assisted my PropertyMinder, Inc. Realtor clients in setting up chat services on their websites. I have been using the free utility from Meebo for quite a while (almost three years) and I have found the most recent release to be nothing short of cool.
By going to www.meebo.com you can log into any of your online instant messenger accounts at Yahoo, AOL, ICQ, Google Talk, MSN and others. This is nice, but the real gem is when you create your own Meebo account, you can create your own chat system and integrate it into your website through the use of a Widget, a small program code that will be embedded into any page on your website that allows for editing and the addition of HTML. With the PropertyMinder AccelerAgent Real Estate Website I suggest a button on the home page for Chat and to create a specific chat page.
This widget will allow clients to type chat with you. Many who are visiting your website may be more inclined to ask a question on a chat system as opposed to making a phone call and talking with someone. .....
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Interesting. My kids use it so I had not thought of it as a business tool. If all the platforms can use it then it might be a useful tool on websites for the potential customer who might want immediated information. A challenge would be for me to be online all the time.
Best,
Scott