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Frequently Asked QuestionsI love the features of the GOLD package, however, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get all the programs in place all at once. Can I start small & work up from there? Yes, you can start small and work up. While all of the programs that are available with the web site level you choose are initiated on your site, you can turn off all that are not relevant to your business. You can choose simply to inactivate them (they are not lost, you can simply select a check box and reactivate them at a later date), or change the pages to reflect something else that you have implemented (all the text on the pages is fully customizable). Will my SuccessWebsite be registered with Search Engines or will I have to do this myself? This is most definitely done as part of your SuccessWebsite service. All of the SuccessWebsites are search engine registered on a monthly basis with a minimum of 200 search engines. Will I have to advertise my site? Without question! Here is just an example of how using advertising in coordination with a SuccessWebsite can do for you:
"Once you got my page up and running, I began to advertise, using editorial
type ads in my newspaper advertising, where I display my homes for sale. The
first ad that ran, my team was overwhelmed with requests from the Web site. Not
just from the specific report advertised, but from many other reports listed on
the site. That first ad resulted in 19 report requests, resulting in 7
appointments, three listings and four buyers signed to buyer contracts. Simply
amazing! Since that time, we have tested different ads and continue to get 10 to
15 leads per week just from the site. These are good leads also, some
"now" business, some future business. I can't wait until the future
business catches up with the now business...I know we'll stay pretty busy.
Really amazing!" I already have an email address, will I now have to check the new email account that I receive with my SuccessWebsite? You will have the choice. Unless otherwise indicated, since most agents already have an existing email account, we set up the new SuccessWebsite email accounts to forward all messages to your existing email account. Thus, you can easily get all you mail in one place without having to check multiple email accounts, although, if you would like to check the email box directly, you can do that also. Does the price include my monthly Internet access fee? No, you will still need your current provider for Internet Access (or you will need to get one). This price includes your site hosting, an email account, all current and future development, the individual features of each program and product support. I am a new Internet user, will I be able to send some of the changes I wish to make to my SuccessWebsite to your firm? Certainly you may. However, we have made the Web Site Control Panel as user friendly as possible, creating an environment in which you will be able to make changes yourself, immediately. It will almost always take longer to have us make your changes than it will be to do it yourself. In most cases you will be able to make the change in less time than it would take to email or phone us to make the change request. Can I add links to other sites from my SuccessWebsite? Yes, most definitely. Within the Web Site Control Panel that comes with your site, you simply add the link to the page on which you want it to appear. Your site has a frames based implementation that keeps your top menu visible when users click on links. Therefore, when you create such links, your customers will get the impression that they are still at your site. How will I be able to tell how many people are visiting my site? With any of the site packages you will have full access to your site statistics. These statistics will provide you with a complete history of the previous period's site traffic, including hits, page views, which pages were viewed and many other valuable stats. Is there a way to add additional customizable pages for additional programs and guarantees that I offer to Buyer & Sellers? Yes. With the GOLD version of the SuccessWebsite, you will receive six (6) blank customizable pages (three blank, three blank with forms) that you can add extra information to. The SILVER version of the site has two (2) blank customizable pages (one blank, one blank with a form). Even with the BASIC version, you can modify one of the existing pages using the Control Panel to display your extra information. What can I customize within my site? The site has been designed to meet the following major goals:
The Web Site Control Panel allows you to customize any of the messages for your own marketplace, yet still use all of the proven techniques that make the site so profitable. Within the Control Panel you can choose to include or exclude any or all of the profit producing programs. You can also change the text or "tweak" the content for your specific marketplace. Although the structure of the site may seem somewhat restrictive, this is really not the case. Within any page, you can add any HTML formatting that you wish. This can include font changes (style, size, bold, italic, etc.), the addition of links to other pages, and the inclusion of images and/or tables. Simply add the relevant HTML code within the body field for each page within the Control Panel. Some of the pages within your site contain forms that allow your clients (people using your web site) to send email messages to you or request specific information from you. The actual form information cannot be modified, but the preceding text on the page can be. Can I put a Virtual Tour on my SuccessWebsite? Absolutely, most Virtual Tour providers will host your Virtual Tour and you can easily create a link from your site that will bring up your Tour. "Egg" tours can also be hosted directly with your site (an additional charge may apply). I like the sound of your service, but I’m still a little hesitant. I’m not a computer “techie”! Where do I start? You don’t need to know anything about computers or the Internet! We take care of everything -- initial development, programming, web site hosting, and site maintenance. You don’t need to find a separate Internet Service Provider to host your site. Your web site will be up and running on the Internet, within one week, with a support team behind it that understands your business. Once it’s online, you don’t need to worry about it. You simply follow-up on the HOT prospects that are automatically generated for you. If you have questions, we’ll be there to answer them. Just like any other technology, all you really need to know is how to use it successfully. Let the technical experts worry about how it works. If you don't yet have a domain name, we'll help you select and register your own unique domain name (e.g. www.YourName.com). If you already have a registered ".com" domain, we'll transfer it to your new SuccessWebsite for FREE. Either way, you will have your own web site FAST (most sites are online within one week after the completion of the domain name registration or transfer)! Where do you start? Simply sign-up now using one of the easy methods below and that’s it! We've eliminated 100% of the financial risk. Once you’re up and running, just follow the simple steps to success. You’ll be glad you did! 1. Order Now! 2. CALL us toll-free at 1-800-361-9527 or (416)227-0363. 3. Email us at sales@consulnet.com. You can be up and running with your own customized SuccessWebsite just one week after you sign up. I’ve been told that I can get some of my affiliated partners (ie. Home Inspector, Lawyer, Mortgage Broker) to help pay the cost of my site. How does that work? If you're a GOLD level subscriber to the SuccessWebsite, you can create pages within your site for your key affiliates or partners. You can easily promote your partners, and develop profitable back-end alliances without directing traffic away from your site. You could even charge your affiliates an advertising fee (or a commission on sales) for these pages and reduce or ELIMINATE THE COST of your site. One subscriber currently charges his four affiliates a total of $250 per month (paying for his site in its entirety and pocketing $100 to boot!) “One of the best things we did is to advertise the Mortgage Broker that we use for most of our business on the site. The broker pays for this ad, which pays for our site. We have had many hits from this page and have made the process of pre-approving clients much easier and less time consuming, in the end making more money.” GEORGE GILLESPIE, Royal LePage State Realty, Stoney Creek, ON I already have a web site. How do I know that the SuccessWebsite will work better? A recent review of real estate web sites, revealed that only 2% of the sites studied were likely to be effective in generating new business. READ THIS CAREFULLY – 98% of the agents studied are essentially throwing their money away on poorly designed, ineffective web sites. The vast majority of real estate web site developers are technicians or graphic artists, NOT marketing experts. They spend far too much time and money developing a “cool-look” for your site, rather than presenting compelling benefits to your potential prospects. Too much effort is spent linking to third party content (which usually will just bleed your traffic away), rather than working on new and better ways to ensure that visitors turn into prospects and in turn into paying clients. If you already have a web site, you need to ask yourself some key questions: Does it use proven Direct Response techniques? Does it give visitors a reason to contact you? Does it create an ongoing stream of highly qualified prospects? Can people find it? Does it contribute effectively to your bottom line? Are you able to keep the content on your site current and useful for your clients? Chances are that you have answered NO to at least one of these critical questions. One thing is for sure, however: once you have a SuccessWebsite, your answer to all of these questions will be an unqualified YES! Someone told me that I can have more than one domain name registered to one site. Is that possible with the SuccessWebsite? Yes it is and we highly recommend this strategy. Many of our clients have used a second, more neutral domain name for use in advertising their SuccessWebsite. This can help to reduce the appearance of bias and it doesn't mean you need a second web site - once you've registered the name, we can set it so that it points to the same web site as your primary domain name. This is called "domain parking", and costs only US$5.95 per month for each parked domain. Note: You automatically receive up to 4 Free Parked Domains with the GOLD version of the web site, so you can have 5 domain names pointing at your GOLD site for no additional charge. How long will it take to get my web site up and running? You can be up and running with your own customized SuccessWebsite just one week after you sign up. We do all the work and let you focus on what you do best... sell real estate. Is there a charge for the initial set-up of my site and what if I want to make changes to the content at a later date? You might be thinking that getting on the Internet is a very daunting and expensive task. Well, up until now you’d be right. Initial development costs for a professionally designed and implemented web site could easily range into the thousands of dollars. In fact many companies that offer “real estate web sites” charge outrageous setup fees and up to $250/month for nothing more than Internet brochures. One agent recently told me of spending $5,000 to design his site – Ouch! And then, another $1,100 to update it just five months later – OUCH! For a limited time, we almost completely eliminated the setup fee (our usual setup fee is $997 – but, we’ve reduced it to $199 with this special offer, and you don't pay that until you have completed your Risk Free, Pay Nothing, 60 Day Test Drive). There are three levels of web site that you can order. The only charge for each plan is a low monthly hosting and maintenance fee.
As part of your web site, you will receive access to your very own Web
Site Control Panel. This
easy to use control panel allows you to customize the sales messages for your
own marketplace, anytime you like, as
often as you like, from the comfort of your own home or office. You can choose to include or exclude any of the pre-existing
content as easily as flicking a light switch on or off. You can even change the text or “tweak” the content for your specific
marketplace. Nothing could be
easier or simpler. And don’t
worry, we include easy to follow,
step-by-step instructions. If
you can surf the web, you’ll be able to customize your web site, quickly and
easily, with no special software or expertise. If you have a SILVER or GOLD site you can also customize the colors and
graphics schemes of your site to give it a more unique, personalized look.
All these features are included with you low monthly charge.
How does the Automatic Stay-in-Contact system work? As any savvy marketer will know, one of the keys to closing any deal and profiting from clients over the long term is a reliable follow-up system that delivers a proven sales message. Frankly, nearly all businesses fail dismally in this regard. I know. We developed this revolutionary system because our company couldn’t do it either. Follow-up has traditionally been both a difficult and time-consuming task. For most independent businesses, prospects are usually contacted once via mail or telephone. Some so-called “modern thinkers” or “Internet gurus” only rely on email auto-responders to do their follow-up (boy, are they missing the boat!). There is always the good intention to follow up again later, but the discipline required to do this is sorely lacking (“when I get around to it” just won’t do the job). If your only client follow-up is a single email auto-response, don’t count on making many sales. As with direct mail, one-shot follow-up isn’t nearly as effective as a coordinated campaign of follow-up messages. For every person that responds to your message, there are 2, 3, 10, maybe more, who almost responded. These people who ALMOST responded WILL respond to another nudge, or two, if the nudges come quickly enough. Now, with the Automatic Stay-In-Contact Follow-up Forever System, you can automate your follow-up system almost completely (in most cases we still recommend at least an initial telephone follow-up)… and still be assured that your clients are being “nudged” regularly with your message. Using content developed by some of North America’s best copywriters and the proven marketing materials of top real estate professionals, we have created a targeted campaign of follow-up messages that are delivered to your clients, from YOU, on a pre-scheduled basis via email. Every two weeks, for six months, your prospects will receive valuable home buying and selling tips and “real estate insider secrets”. Whenever they decide to make their move, you’ll be the first one they call! As part of your GOLD level site, we’ll include this 1000 message level system, absolutely FREE. I like the idea of sending my clients “free reports”, but who will build the content? We provide everything you need to get your site up and running as quickly and easily as possible. This includes all the copy for each of the free reports your clients request. Tried, tested, and proven scripts, reports and unique selling propositions -- Every word has been carefully developed and tested in the million-dollar real estate businesses of North America’s top realtors and has been carefully modified for your use on the Internet. Every word has been carefully crafted and honed to perfection by some of the world’s top direct response copywriters. Do I really need to be on the Internet? Let’s face it, nobody actually buys a home through the computer. An integral part of the “Real Estate Office of the Future” is the Internet. Never before has there been such an effective means of developing a meaningful two-way relationship with your customers and automatically increasing your sales. Remember, years ago, when you first heard about something called a “fax machine”? Or a “cellular phone”? Did you think these were just fads, techno-gimmicks with no long-lasting place in your real estate operation? Or did you see them as new opportunities to help your business? Can you imagine doing business without them today? Just like the fax and cell phone, the Internet is an incredible opportunity to catapult your sales to a new level by leveraging yourself with technology. The Internet is NOT a fad, either – over 100 million people are now online in the U.S. and Canada, and this number is growing rapidly! In fact, many experts predict that within just a few years, the Internet will be far more important to your business than your telephone. Even more important for you, the Internet is used primarily by middle and upper-class families with children – a prime demographic for real estate marketing. If they are not there already, it won’t be long before the vast majority of your target market is “on the Net”. What if I’m not happy with my web site? What is your cancellation policy? We are so confident that you will love you SuccessWebsite that we offer the following NO-RISK TRIPLE GUARANTEE. Click here for more information.
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