Have you been "Googled"

Robert,

Curiously enough, your last post made me faint!  I finally get it.  Thank you.

How can I compete with Google, when they have millions of listings, cars, boats, news, weather, AND PRETTY PHOTOS,  81.9 million visitors indeed. 

They own the content, they own the traffic, they own the net!

Game over!

I think I will take your previous advice!

I would love to hear from anyone that has a success story.  I bet if you email everyone in your business sphere and asked them to post to this blog, we would be hard pressed to find anyone with

1. Documentable facts.

2. Wild Success.

I want to meet a "Google Champion", the Olympian of the Net!

Seriously, guys lets see it.

Robert,

It is not FREE!  It took me months of my precious time to get to the top.  Once there, I did everything I was consulted to do.  Believe me, this is not my first Rodeo.  I made more money in less time with every other client acquisition strategy and have documented proof. 

Why, because I track my leads, all of them.  I know my cost per lead, so I know it does not work. 

You are certainly right though, they do rule, and we have all driven our cleints there. 

Here's how.  For the past ten years, we have put our web address on everything and told everyone to go to the net.  HOLY COW, it's no wonder so many people go.  There have been over 1 million real estate agents promoting the net now for 10+ years, for FREE! 

Really, I feel Googled,

and I am on your side too.

Respectfully yours,

Fred

Hi Dee,

Well, only one one deal from Google so far in the last year from this group.  I have talked to hundreds of agents and businesses over the past year, none of them have given me any success stories. 

I hear the hype, read the type, but show me the money folks!

Please check this site out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_see,_monkey_do

You will be amazed at the description of this process.  This is what I had been doing for the past 7 years, so I do not mean to offend anyone, just help educate those that want to know the truth.

For everyone who commented today on this blog before I go to bed, 

Here is a wise, ancient proverb to reflect upon:

The three wise monkeys (Japanese: san'en or sanzaru, or sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys") are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil.

Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be covering his abdomen or crotch, or just crossing his arms.

Food for thought,  Who knows Google's mission statement?

Hey Dwight,

Thanks for the feedback.  I was just reading an article today that said the Microsoft was devoting 25% of their business to advertising sales. 

Wow, see if you can get anyone else to comment on this.  We may be on to something.

Fred

P.S. Since I spoke up, I might be the fourth Monkey

Thanks Gita,

You make an excellent point. When I would go out on listing appointments, I did the same thing with Realtor.com and Google.  My sellers were so impressed that I was at the top of Google and had that their listing was going to be on Realtor.com, that they usually listed with me too.  

I am just soooooooo glad and incredibly relieved that they never asked me if I got any buyers or sellers from this method of marketing their home.  Quite frankly, I would have had to say no and walk out of there with my presentation in hand and no listing agreement. 

You see Gita, I know, just as many others do, that many of the things we do in our business do not work. 

Unfortunately, most of us put on a show for our clients to impress them about what a great job we are going to do for them.  While I agree that the Internet promotes their home and thats what they hire us to do, Google and Yahoo, Zillow and many others can too. 

One of the main reasons we as Realtors have licenses, is because of public trust.  If we are not being honest with ourselves, how and when will they ever trust us again?

Hi Robert,

I opened the online version of the New York Times today and read the business section as I do every day.

This artical on Baltimore smacked me in the face.  Wow, what a wake up call.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/business/04baltimore.html?_r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1191513873-lpM6M5kgKb3P1t3FmmTzFA

Who knows who is right about this issue.  The only thing we can count on in business is facts. Period.

Hi, Bill,

Well you certainly made me laugh, but I'm not sure if your suggesting Google stinks, or your'e relieved at the end of the day. 

Hi Jason,

Well, some real stats, I think.  Is Realestate.com realtors part of IAC?

Hi Jason,

You are affiliated with IAC, which actually makes you a Googler, not a Googlee.  You actually take being Googled to a new level, congratulations.

Thanks for the stats, though, I can see how you would you could do $50 Million in sales, lending-tree alone spent $24 Million a year on Internet advertising on the net.