FREE HTML Based Ad Enhancement Tool!

By
Real Estate Agent with Solid Source Realty

                                         

I don't know how many of you use Craigslist, Live Deal, Oodle, Ebay, ect. for your Real Estate Ad's, but if you aren't currently using Craigslist you should.  Craigslist get's 5 BILLION Page Views per month and is a fabulous tool if you can make your post stand out amongst all of the other posts.  The downside to Craigslist is that the posts look so bland unless you are an HTML guru.  So for those of you non-guru's out there, and even those guru's who want to save a ton of time you have to check out this FREE service for spcicing up your HTML Based Ad's.  It is called Sawitonline.com, and there is no catch!  I have tried to find one, so that I could report a pro and a con, but so far it has been great for me.  Here is a sample of one of the Sample Ad's on Craigslist created with Sawitonline, it isn't my ad but it will show you some of their capabilities.  In addition to the ad some of their FREE features include:

  • Photo Gallery and Slideshow
  • Virtual Tour
  • FlyerCreator
  • Open Houses
  • Directions
  • Unique URL
  • PDF Version
  • Email Distribution
  • Listing Counter
  • Manual Submission Copy and paste HTML versions of your listing into hundreds of classified ad websites such as Craigslist, LiveDeal, edgeio, Oodle, Google , eBay, blogs and any other website that supports HTML content.
  • Contact Reply Form
  • Instant Home Value
  • Mortgage Calculators
  • Local Weather Information
  • Local School Information
  • Real Estate and Mortgage Glossary
  • Moving Center

If this sounds a little like an infomercial I apologize, but when I stumble across FREE tools that colleagues and comsumers can benefit from I get so excited!

Comments (20)

Michael Thompson
CENTURY 21 Anderson Properties, Inc. - Anderson, SC
MBA

Thanks for the information. I am always looking for free tools which will enhance my marketing capabilities. I use Postlets.com for my listings. This website helps you to create category-specific ads that you build just once and post on several top classifieds sites quickly and easily. These other sites include Oodle, Google Base, Backpage, Propsmart, Vast, HotPads, and Edgeio.  

http://www.michaelthompsonproperties.com/

Apr 23, 2007 02:08 AM
David A. Podgursky PA
THE PODGURSKY GROUP @ Re/Max Direct - Boynton Beach, FL
THE PODGURSKY GROUP - Make the Right Move!

Thanks Amber

I am going to check this out and see if it works for loan info as well...

it could be a great joint marketing tool for Realtors and Mortgage Broker Partners

Apr 23, 2007 02:11 AM
Herb Hamilton
RE/MAX Preferred Inc. Realtors - Portland, OR
Real Estate Broker ,CDPE, Downtown Portland
Very cool tool thanks for posting
Apr 23, 2007 02:15 AM
Amber Steiner
Solid Source Realty - Cumming, GA
North Atlanta Real Estate

Michael-- thanks for your comment on Postlets.com, I have not heard of them yet either but they look great as well.  I am going to check them out in addition to this tool.

David--You are welcome!  I agree, this would be a wonderful tool for Realtor -- Mortgage Broker Partnership advertising.  I hope it has that capability!

Apr 23, 2007 02:15 AM
inactive AR account
Dayton, OH
Amber- great information. I'll check into it, too!  Bookmarked.
Apr 23, 2007 02:43 AM
Bob Force (REALTOR®)
Century 21 - Redwood Realty - Mount Airy, MD
The FORCE in Maryland Real Estate
Amber:
Will be checking it out. I too am always to make the listing look better.
Apr 23, 2007 03:40 AM
Laura Reed
RE/MAX NorthStar - Clarksville, TN

Amber,

If you haven't done so already, please check out vflyer . It is also free or you can pay a small fee for the upgrade packages.  I also advertise on Craigslist, here is a sample of one of my ads that was created using vflyer. If you dind't get to see My Blog About Vflyer. You can see all that it can do for you, activity reports, Widgets to post to your websites, blogs, etc, so many things... Hope you use it.

-Laurie

Apr 23, 2007 04:38 AM
Greg Herson
Mal & Seitz Real Estate - Portland, OR
Hi Amber, thanks for the information.  It will be helpful.
Apr 23, 2007 11:34 AM
Jim & Maria Hart
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Amber, thanks so much for sharing this great tool.  We use Craigslist all the time, but the ads are really bland.  We've used Postlets in the past, but our ads get deleted for some reason with that enhancement.  We'll give this one a try now. 
Apr 26, 2007 04:40 AM
waey wyqw
wyq34y - Dell, MT
Thanks for the information. I also like to utilize free resources whenever I can, as long as they aren't time consuming. I'll check it out.
Aug 04, 2007 01:57 PM
Joyce Heffner-Williams
Keller Williams Clients' Choice Realty - Monument, CO
Owner/Broker/EcoBroker - Monument Real Estate

Going to check it out now...
So many sites like this, but always looking for the best!

Aug 04, 2007 03:54 PM
Candy Henthorne
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring Texas Real Estate
I appreciate the great post and hints.  I am always looking for new things that can better myself and my business.
Aug 04, 2007 07:09 PM
Larry Wright
nwRealty.Com - Tacoma, WA
I love new online gadgets and widgets and will take a closer look at this one.  Thanks for sharing Amber.
Aug 06, 2007 03:47 AM
Seth Callen
Farmers Insurance - Lawton, OK
Thanks for the info. Amber.  It is much appreciated.    Do you know how much response you've been getting from your profiles on those free sites?
Aug 06, 2007 06:08 AM
Hugh Krone
Weichert Referral Associates - Hamburg, NJ
Realtor, Sussex County NJ
Thank you for a very helpful post
Aug 06, 2007 06:13 AM
Karen Hubert, CSP-www.centerstagedesign.ca
Center Stage Design-real estate staging, Dundas, ON - Brantford, ON
Hi Amber, Thanks for the tip and I am definitely going to look into this.  When I tried to visit your sample ad, it led me to Craigslist homepage.  So I have not seen a sample as yet.  Not sure why.   
Aug 06, 2007 06:29 AM
Rosemary Brooks
BMC Real Estate - 209-910-3706 - Stockton, CA
The Mother & Daughter Realty Team

Amber, thanks this is a great tool. Bookmakred and will revisit,.

Aug 20, 2007 04:22 PM
Misty Lackie
Go Smart Solutions, LLC - San Luis Obispo, CA
Real Estate Advertising

Also check out http://www.classifiedflyerads.com

Over 70 different template styles to choose from and your ad is syndicated to over 20 directories and feeds.  Also provides widgets, email to contacts, viewed stats, links clicked stats, free slideshow, free pdf's and a whole lot more.

Aug 20, 2007 04:52 PM
Carl Berg
ERA Wilder Realty, Inc - Columbia, SC
Thanks Amber I will have to go check this out.
Aug 21, 2007 04:03 AM
Anonymous
JC on th enet

Ha ha, everyone is thanking Aber but yet being poked in the eyes.  This is marketing 101, suckas!

 

Great job Amber!

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