It is must for each real estate agent to have their own website to get noticed in the online world. In this age of the internet, any real estate agent without a website is losing a trick . There are many real estate websites available, but what makes a real estate website successful.
Good and Unique content is the first thing that contributes to a successful real estate website. Template websites are all over the place, but why would a consumer spend any time on a site that looks like many others? Create good, unique content that is all about the area you serve.
Second, and this is really almost first, have a really good home search feature. Most people looking to buy a home search the internet before they ever contact an agent. A good search feature is one that is easy to use and feature-rich. Visitors should be able to search by various combination of things in addition to the standard criteria like price, number of bedrooms, square footage, etc.
A good property search feature will allow visitors to search by school district or subdivision or by map. A good search feature will also allow visitors to build searches that can be saved so they can come back to the same search or searches later. A good search feature will allow visitors to save listings as favorites.
Simplicity in navigation is very important. The home page should not be cluttered with too many links and images. It should be simple for a visitor to see where to click to search for homes and anything else that is important to them. Outbound links should be programmed in such a way that it should open either in a new tab or in a new window. That way if someone clicks out to a school site and then closes that window, the real estate website should remain still opened.
Getting back to visitor use and content, most visitors to real estate websites want nothing to do with an agent at first. It is all about searching for homes. However, after searching for months, visitors are likely to want additional information. As they get closer to actually looking at homes and decide on an area to look in, they will want to know about schools, recreation, shopping and more. A good real estate website will have this information available.
Photos are an excellent thing to add. Many people searching for homes do so from afar. If they do not know the agents city, photos can say a lot more than words.
Call to action - each page on a successful real estate website should have a call to action. Call me, click to search homes, email me - all of these are calls to action. The agent's telephone number should also be by the call to action. Some people will actually pick up the phone and call with questions.
A successful real estate website will also have a good bio on the agent who owns the site. As people get closer to contacting an agent, they will want to know about the agent. They will want to get an idea of whether or not they think the agent is a good fit for them.
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