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Sneak peek: The NEW New Localism

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As Bob alluded to yesterday in his post about the Localism land rush schedule, we have been diligently following all of the conversations on ActiveRain about our members' likes and dislikes of the new Localism; we have taken your feedback and turned it into the "NEW New Localism" which will be launching before the end of August!

Without further ado here is a screenshot of what we are working on: (click the picture for a full resolution version)

Although it's highly unusual for a web company to reveal super top secret information like this to the public over a month before the expected release date, we believe that we need to share this design with our members now because it affects how their Localism sponsorships will be displayed in the near future.  The primary component you should notice is that the sponsorship area was moved from the left side of the screen to the right side (as indicated by the GIANT arrow).  We made this change primarily because you, our members, requested that it be moved to a slightly less commanding position.  As a result of the reduced prominence on the page we lowered the price of the sponsorship from $15/community to $9. In retrospect I completely agree with our members that this new position is far better.

Of course you also notice that the graphical elements of the site received a major makeover. For example, resulting from another common member request, we added a lot more color to the site.

Lastly you may have noticed the different colored tags on the top of the page.  Those I can't talk about, but trust me when I say that what they represent is AWESOME!

Click here to sponsor your community (shameless plug)

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Pam Winterbauer
Pam Winterbauer Real Estate - San Ramon, CA
"Providing Blue Ribbon Service"

Jon.....looks really great.  I can't wait till it's available in California.

Jul 31, 2008 04:08 PM
Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer
A Large Bank in America - Lafayette, CA

Jon, It's time to leave Vegas, give up the glitter, the midnight shows and come on home.   Home is where we live and work.   I like it. AJ

Jul 31, 2008 04:46 PM
Marlene Scheffer
Realty Station - Bremerton, WA
Realtor to Kitsap County, WA

Being your "guinea pig" state, I think you all did really well today.  I had about a 30 minute delay while sorting through my communities, but considering everything, AR did a great job.  Thanks!

Jul 31, 2008 05:42 PM
Judy Greenberg
Compass - Long Grove, IL
Compass- Long Grove -Buffalo Grove

I am so proud to be a member of this great organization.  People actually listen, and then there is a give and take...  Wow!!!  Thanks Active Rain

Jul 31, 2008 10:40 PM
Ana Connell
G & C Properties - Burbank, CA
Burbank Real Estate Agent

Love the changes!  I can't wait til I can join in!!!

Aug 01, 2008 08:40 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Thanks for the sneak peek - that really helps to clear things up.  I like the new new look too.  Looking forward to being able to upload some more good pictures soon.... how long do we have to wait for that?  BTW - when we upload pics to the posts do those ever migrate over to Localism on their own?

Aug 01, 2008 02:18 PM
Karen Monsour
Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL
REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

Fantastic...You guy's have educated us to the newness and all we have to do is live and learn from your fantastic vision...thanks!

Aug 03, 2008 02:25 PM
Heather Moriah Martin
eXp Realty - Allentown, PA
REALTOR - Lehigh Valley

Hey John! I clicked on your link to sponsor my community and when I was requested to pick my state...my state  is not there?  what do I do now? Please email me and let me know...thank you so much!

Aug 05, 2008 08:36 AM
Judith Reppert
United Country Countryside Realty - Mount Vernon, MO

This looks much, much better, more friendly and more interesting than the previous screen setup.  Very nice, thank you for listening to all of us and sharing it early.

Aug 05, 2008 10:18 AM
David M. Childress
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services - Akron, OH
I would love to be your RealtorĀ® in Akron Ohio!

Thank you AR members and staff. It truly shows that you were and ARE listening. I see no reason to not strive to stay a top neighbor in my areas of Firstone Park, Akron and Summit County, Ohio. The sponsorship is not threatening to me and I have purchased Firestone Park anyway.

I did not have to, as I am the only AR member and top neighbor here anyway, but I do want to support AR and it's staff for all the hard work and giving so much service to me for free this past year. I am the one who benefited, as I see it. Thank you, David!

Aug 08, 2008 02:13 AM
Loreena and Michael Yeo
3:16 team REALTY ~ Locally-owned Prosper TX Real Estate Co. - Prosper, TX
Real Estate Agents

Jon: Thanks for the sneak peak. Thanks for making AR great.

Aug 08, 2008 03:08 AM
Lisa Heindel
Crescent City Living LLC - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Real Estate Broker

Jon, I see this result when I google one of my listing addresses but the link does not work:

What's up with that?  (Not being sarcastic!)

Aug 08, 2008 03:35 AM
Paula Reno
Astro Realty (Buyer Agency) - Cedar Lake, IN
Broker, Owner - Cedar Lake Indiana Realtor, Astro

What am I getting for 9.00 per month???

Aug 08, 2008 04:44 AM
Rich Jacobson
Fathom Realty West Sound - Poulsbo, WA
Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker

Paula:  for more information, go HERE and HERE

 

Lisa:  The Listings and Market Reports are not being populated yet. Once we finish creating the tabs/links, they'll show up on their own separate page within the community.

Aug 08, 2008 05:59 AM
Lisa Heindel
Crescent City Living LLC - New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Real Estate Broker

Rich, will those tabs/links be finished before the site goes live?

Aug 08, 2008 06:10 AM
Rich Jacobson
Fathom Realty West Sound - Poulsbo, WA
Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker

Lisa:  Yes, they will....

Aug 08, 2008 06:25 AM
Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban - Cary, IL
SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL

This IS crowded here!  I did not know about the re-positioning until after I sponsored 4 but I think it's good content counts also!  Can't wait to see what the tags are all about:-)

Aug 08, 2008 09:25 AM
Jon Washburn
Seattle, WA

Lisa,

We are in the process of setting up the (first iteration of the) real estate section for localism.  Once up, Google will again send people to your listings.

Aug 08, 2008 11:01 AM
Tracy Santrock
Santrock Realty Group Inc. , - Cary, NC
Raleigh - Cary Broker

Looks interesting.  Just trying to navigate around the new feel.  I've still got questions about the top 3 cities in my area.  They were not available for purchase. 

Aug 19, 2008 02:47 AM
Kathryn Gorham
Green Key Realty - Emerald Isle, NC
Emerald Isle NC Crystal Coast

So now that it is no longer pre-launch - what do the color tags mean - is there another post on that somewhere?

Oct 24, 2009 01:29 AM