Why Do You Fill Out an OnLine Form?

It actually said I only have 35 characters left, because the REAL title should be.......

Why Do You PARTIALLY Fill Out an OnLine Form

If You REALLY Want The Requested Information?

Now, I've done this...and so have you. And so has probably everyone else. 

It looks great. Some FREE thing, or this or that....so in you go! You are excited and you start typing and then there it is.....BAM....

And you FREAK out! Right? They want my name? My email? My Phone Number?

Ah Heck NO!  And you run...or at least move onto the next site that might not want your left arm.

But you see, real estate websites that do this ARE a bit different. We hope to work with you to Buy or Sell a home. In order for us to do either, we sort of need to know either WHO you are, or WHERE you live.

I currently work with a lead-type generation company. I'm not calling them out by name, simply because I'm not. It's a great system....although I've yet to get a concrete lead (take that as meet with a potential Seller) since I started with them. 

Not to say it's their bad...but I get all these partial leads. Meaning, Page One on the site asks you if you would like to know what your home value is....well OF COURSE you do! So you fill in your address. 

BAM....next screen and we want to contact you. Well, DUH....if you want to know the value of your home, we need to be ABLE to contact you. But you say.....Ah Heck NO....and off you click. 

But wait? I thought you WANTED to know the value of your home? 

Well, I did until you wanted to know WHO wanted to know.

Never fear, my system give me that "partial lead"....that address you typed in on Page One. So I can go off and scour the tax records and FIND who you are. I have to snail mail (GASP) you information, but at least I got something, right? But in today's love-of-technology society, that follow up would be MUCH easier, and quicker if you would of given me that email address. But no, You ran off! 

So I guess my question is, did you not think I would want to reach out to you and see if you had any questions about the market, or learn more about YOUR home so I could give you an accurate value?

Why Do You PARTIALLY Fill Out an OnLine Form

If You REALLY Want The Requested Information?

Ok, don't mind me...I'm off to search tax records so I can send you the info you REALLY wanted!