Each year Builder magazine does its top 100 list. Last week while going through the list, I visited the website of the top 15 builders. What I found, is that it is very hard to find a picture gallery of their homes. Over 78% of home buyers will visit a builders website before they visit the model home. We also know that the model home is one of the best selling tools in a builders arsenal. Make a quick visit to the Flickr or Picasa websites and you will see how … (5 comments)
home: Helping others
- 03/31/09 12:46 PM
It is easy to help others when times are good. Exceptional people help others even when times are tough.
I attended an event earlier this week where one of the speakers made a profound impact on me. The speakers name is Paul Estridge Jr. The event was a kick off pep rally for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Paul's company, The Estridge Company, is building the next home for a deserving family here in Indianapolis. What struck me about the event is the manner in which Estridge is approaching the project. It would be too easy use the large exposure of … (0 comments)
home: Realtor Bloggers Needed - Extreme Makeover. Home Edition & Estridge Homes
- 03/27/09 07:32 AM
Estridge Companies is building the next Extreme Makeover Home Edition home right here in Indianapolis and we need help from Realtors. The "door knock", announcing the family, is less than a day away. From there, Estridge will demolish the family's old home and build them a brand new dream home in 106 hours. ABC will be shooting the 2-hour season finale here in Indianapolis, which will air on May 17th. Paul Estridge Jr. truly believes this opportunity is about more than just one family or one neighborhood. He has said time and again that we as a community can and should … (3 comments)
home: The Jon Guy, GuyCo project Part II
- 11/17/08 02:32 AM
Blogging Works In an earlyer post, The Jon Guy Project, I outlined some ideas on helping Jon and his company GuyCo improve their online visibility.
When I first started speaking with Jon, the only way to find his website was to type GuyCo into the search box. Using Jon's name or any key words associated with his name, industry, or community came up with no results. Activerain Matters Here is a recent Google search result.
Wow My two Activerain blog post came up higher on the search results than both Angies List and Jon's website. Activerain is a powerful … (0 comments)
Who, What, Why The press release was for one of our builder clients, The Estridge Companies. We recently launched a new website for Estridge which is powered by homeowner generated content. The site functions as a platform for homeowners to post and share pictures of their new home their own personal website. There is also a public searchable location for people to browse, search, and view hundreds of these pictures. We wanted to make the launch … (1 comments)
home: Greetings!!!
- 08/11/08 03:08 PM
Hello active rain members. My first blog entry is going to be a simple one. It is a brief introduction of myself. My name is Rob Wagoner and I am located in Noblesville, IN. I have been the new home industry since 1996. First as a sales person and then as a sales and marketing manager. As the housing market slowed, I was continually asked to get more sales using fewer resources in a shrinking market. It seemed like an impossible task. During a Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis (BAGI) golf outing, one of my sales people and I started talking … (13 comments)
Why don't builders make better use of photo galleries?;)
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