Back in January I wrote about this, and
this morning I spoke with a potential seller that wanted to know about
National Internet Exposure for their Williamsville home for sale. So
I thought that I would republish it today...
What does a Buffalo home seller get with National Internet Exposure?
This article has been swirling around in my head for some time now, ever since I read this post by Eric Blackwell over at Bloodhound Blog. The folks over at Bloodhound have a way of stirring the pot and start people thinking. In his article, Eric pointed out why National Home Search
Sites suck and he so simply stated the issues many home sellers don't
realize may be impeding their ability to sell their homes.
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How many of you have had a presentation
by a Realtor® about how much exposure you will get on the Internet if
you list with them. They will post your listings on Realtor.com,
Zillow.com, Trulia.com, and the countless other National Listing Websites
to advertise your home for sale. Well let's talk about the most
popular search term in our area Buffalo NY. Put Buffalo as the city,
you will get only homes with Buffalo in the IDX city field. Not
problems if you are in Allentown, but what do you think if you are
selling a home in: Williamsville, Clarence, N. Tonawanda, Orchard Park,
Wheatfield, Cheektowaga, Amherst or Lewiston?
Did you catch the problems?
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