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Add Pizzazz to Your Listings Online - GoGoPin!

By Ann Cummings

Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine NH and Maine Broker

November 16, 2008 07:30 AM

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If you're like me, I tend to get bored easily with the way listings look online. I use Craigslist, more frequently now than I used to, and I put my listings up here on Active Rain from time to time as well. We all know about vflyer and postelets, and using html (if you're gifted enough to use that) to jazz up listings to post them for consumers.

I was doing my morning reading of the blogs I subscribe to outside AR, and something on one of them really caught my eye. "How to Create Custom Graphic Ads for Craigslist, eBay: GoGoPin" This article showed up this morning on Sellsius' real estate marketing blog, and it's a great new tool to use. Check out the article and see how easy GoGoPin really is!

I followed the link over, and decided to give it a whirl because I want my ads on Craigslist to stand out, and I am getting a little tired of the way I post them. To see how my latest ads on Craigslist now look, click on these links:

Springbrook Circle in Portsmouth NH - Condo For Rent
South End Portsmouth NH - Large Studio For Rent

I was also curious how it would work with posting here on Active Rain, so I gave it a whirl here, too. The links to those posts using GoGoPin are below:

Springbrook Circle Condo For Rent - Portsmouth NH Condos
Downtown Portsmouth NH - Studio Apartment For Rent

When I did the 2 posts here on AR, I embedded the GoGoPin flyer into the center of my post. There are no frames or borders, so it just looks like it's part of your post.

I like it because you can be as creative as you care to be, or as creative as your imagination will let you be. I did these 2 ads pretty quickly just to see how easy it would be to use, and it's super easy. If I can use it, you can, too!! I'm sure of it! And you can be far more creative than I was on these ads.

Thanks Sellsius for sharing this tip, and thanks to the guys at GoGoPin for such an easy-to-use tool to give ordinary ads and flyers new looks!

Ann Cummings, New Hampshire REALTOR
RE/MAX Coast to Coast
Portsmouth NH
  ann@anncummings.com
        888-349-5678x 3839
Servicing the Coastal Areas of NH & Southern Maine

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Teresa Berry

Seattle, WA

Ann - heading over to it out - or should I say gogo-ing over - your craigslist ad look great and thanks for sharing gogopin with us. Cheers!

Nov 17, 2008 10:50 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Teresa - thanks!! Have fun playing around with it. I think it's a great tool to have to work with and make our online listings look just a bit different than others.

Ann

Nov 17, 2008 11:37 AM

Joddie Roberts

Mountain Real Estate and Property Management - Spokane, WA

Your Spokane Realtor - Spokane, WA

I like that! I, too, get very bored with the same 'ol....thanks for the new tool!

Nov 17, 2008 03:32 PM

Neal Bloom

Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL

Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

Hey Ann,

I need to try this on my next listing...it's a good change from the others and it looks good to me. Thanks for sharing it.

Nov 18, 2008 11:28 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Joddie - have fun with it. I just did some more last night for some of my listings, and I love that you can do whatever you come up with in your mind!

Hey Neal - you're welcome, and those are the reasons I am enjoying using it as well. Have fun!

Ann

Nov 19, 2008 01:33 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi All - I just wanted to let you know that not only do the people at GoGoPin have a great product, but they also have great customer service, too.

I had a little problem yesterday while trying to do a new flyer on one of my listings. I had tried all kinds of things to get it fixed, and finally sent them an email. They responded back to me in less than an hour, and it was a real person not an automated response, and then another follow-up email last night letting me know another update. Needless to say, I was impressed with that kind of follow-up especially in this day and age when we've all gotten to used to the lack of follow-up by some companies.

Ann

Nov 19, 2008 01:36 AM

RE/MAX EXCEL

RE/MAX EXCEL - Logan, UT

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out!

Kim, RE/MAX EXCEL

Nov 19, 2008 03:59 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Kim - you're very welcome! I hope you have fun with it!

Ann

Nov 19, 2008 12:04 PM

Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807

HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ

Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Okay, so I haven't posted any listings on craigslist as of yet. I guess I will have to check that out, then check out this gogopin thing. It looks like it is set up for a really nice presentation.

Nov 20, 2008 06:16 AM

Lovejoy Team

Re/Max Alliance - Brandon, MS

Wow!!! This is cool. I can use this for my listings as well as just improving the look of my other posts.

Nov 20, 2008 07:48 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Troy - what you can do with GoGoPin is a lot of fun! Whatever you can think of for design/layout, you can pretty much do. They give you the code to insert it on craigslist or eBay or wherever you want to put it up. Give it a try!

Hi Lovejoy Team - exactly what I am using it for! It is cool!

Ann

Nov 21, 2008 04:25 AM

Katerina Gasset

The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT

Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Ann- I use the point 2 syndication tool and for craigs list we just copy and paste the html. But this is a cool idea to do some fun things with and change things up a bit if you are not concerned about branding.

Nov 21, 2008 01:38 PM

Karen Rice Keller Williams Real Est

Keller Williams Real Estate - Hawley, PA

Northeast PA & Lake Wallenpaupack Home Sales

Ann, I just discovered GoGoPin this week - it looks pretty nifty though I ended up making a very icky layout. LOL

Nov 21, 2008 01:46 PM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Katerina - the great thing about GoGoPin is the ease of use. Whatever creative layout your mind comes up with, you can do it with their software. I don't think most consumers will even notice the little logo that shows up on your flyers. I cut part of their code out, so all I have is their little logo, and I don't mind that. For something this easy and great-looking to use for free, their logo showing up is not a big deal.

Hi Karen - just go recreate it! It's so easy to start over and just do a new one - don't do 'icky', do pretty!!

Nov 21, 2008 09:42 PM

Fred Doleac

Fred Doleac - Bean Group - Amherst, NH

Real Estate in a Virtual World

Thanks for the tip, will check it out and follow up.

Nov 22, 2008 01:00 AM

Derek and Mariana Wagner

The Artisan Group- Keller Williams Premier Realty - Colorado Springs, CO

The Artisan Group - Colorado Springs REALTORS®

WOW. That is pretty cool. I can already think of some great ideas for this.... Thanks Ann!

Nov 22, 2008 02:10 AM

Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Fred - you're welcome! It's really very easy to use - have fun with it.

Hey Butterfly!! It is cool and the sky's the limit with what you can with their software. Knowing you, I bet you'll come up with some really great uses - I'll keep an eye out so I can mimic you! ;-)

Ann

Nov 22, 2008 02:39 AM

Michael Wayne Jackson

Coldwell Banker - Novato, CA

Broker - Seniors Real Estate Specialist Novato

I just checked out this website and it looks like you have to download their software. I will check this out later thanks for sharing Ann.

Jan 22, 2009 04:02 AM

Anonymous

Adam Odnert

Thanks for the good news about GoGoPin.com/ad it keeps getting better and better.

Adam

Jan 27, 2009 07:52 AM

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Ann Cummings

RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi Mike - I don't think you have to download anything, at least I don't remember having to do that. You do all your work on their server, and it's so easy to use!

Hi Adam - it's a great tool to add some punch and pizazz to marketing pieces. I've gotten some great comments about the pieces I've used it on.

Ann

Jan 28, 2009 09:31 AM