Comments on: Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water! http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/ Real Estate Agent News and Information Technology Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Business2 » Blog Archive » Realestate.com.au Communications Grind to a Halt… Again! http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1936 Business2 » Blog Archive » Realestate.com.au Communications Grind to a Halt… Again! Mon, 18 May 2009 05:46:38 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1936 [...] there was REAIAC (The REA Industry Advisory Council) [...] there was REAIAC (The REA Industry Advisory Council)

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1935 Peter Ricci Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:49:07 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1935 Yes you are right Paul, these things are pretty easy as they all should be standardised.... From: Peter Ricci Phone: 02 9300 6282 Mobile: 0438 391 397 Email: peter@etcetc.com.au Comments: Hi Paul, I was wondering if this house had a toilet Property Address: 2-270 Bondi Road Bondi Property Suburb: Bondi Shortcut URL: http://www.realestate.com.au/3245678 AJAX Quick Peek: Link (this just does a quick pop up and shows short snapshot of listing. Work Required: First part (less than a day) Last Part AJAX: Couple of days testing Yes you are right Paul, these things are pretty easy as they all should be standardised….

From: Peter Ricci
Phone: 02 9300 6282
Mobile: 0438 391 397
Email: peter@etcetc.com.au
Comments: Hi Paul, I was wondering if this house had a toilet
Property Address: 2-270 Bondi Road Bondi
Property Suburb: Bondi
Shortcut URL: http://www.realestate.com.au/3245678
AJAX Quick Peek: Link (this just does a quick pop up and shows short snapshot of listing.

Work Required: First part (less than a day) Last Part AJAX: Couple of days testing

]]> By: Paul Krayven http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1934 Paul Krayven Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:25:55 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1934 I see the occasional double up from all portals. Some REA emails irk me though, you know those ones that state someone is interested in property id number 12345678 without printing the address in the email, no link to the property or realestate.com.au. You have to read the email open your browser, navigate to realestate.com.au input the id number just to see what property the enquirer was talking about. Talk about annoying. I've campaigned for this to be changed numerous times now with false promises that it'll be looked at and nothing has yet been done. It's been like that for years. Perhaps you can employ me for a day and I'll fix the code for everything that annoys me :) Sorry if this sounds very negative I see the occasional double up from all portals. Some REA emails irk me though, you know those ones that state someone is interested in property id number 12345678 without printing the address in the email, no link to the property or realestate.com.au. You have to read the email open your browser, navigate to realestate.com.au input the id number just to see what property the enquirer was talking about. Talk about annoying.

I’ve campaigned for this to be changed numerous times now with false promises that it’ll be looked at and nothing has yet been done. It’s been like that for years.

Perhaps you can employ me for a day and I’ll fix the code for everything that annoys me :)

Sorry if this sounds very negative

]]> By: Robert Simeon http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1933 Robert Simeon Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:53:46 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1933 We get a few doubles from REA and don't get any from Domain. We get a few doubles from REA and don’t get any from Domain.

]]> By: Paul D http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1932 Paul D Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:39:00 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1932 Dear Dave, My last Question, was between two of your posts, in fact the last two on this topic, so I find it hard to believe that you did not see it. It's about the emails we receive from REA. In Feb, more than 9% of them were the same email received twice. Now, I'm happy to put it down to the impatience of the people making the enquiry, and that there is probably a software solution that can be used to rectify the problem. The other side of the coin is that there are a huge number of emails that are sent twice, and REA are counting them as separate UB's and no wonder the figures just keep going up. Firstly, does anybody else reading this have the same problem ? (does anybody bother to check??) and, is it that hard a question to answer ?? Interestingly, we have wery few emails from Domain that are sent twice. Dear Dave,
My last Question, was between two of your posts, in fact the last two on this topic, so I find it hard to believe that you did not see it. It’s about the emails we receive from REA. In Feb, more than 9% of them were the same email received twice. Now, I’m happy to put it down to the impatience of the people making the enquiry, and that there is probably a software solution that can be used to rectify the problem. The other side of the coin is that there are a huge number of emails that are sent twice, and REA are counting them as separate UB’s and no wonder the figures just keep going up. Firstly, does anybody else reading this have the same problem ? (does anybody bother to check??) and, is it that hard a question to answer ??
Interestingly, we have wery few emails from Domain that are sent twice.

]]> By: Robert Simeon http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1931 Robert Simeon Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:04:01 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1931 Domain - smash REA. Fact !! In Mosman / Cremorne / Neutral Bay. Back to the bowser - or is that educated searchers are tired of the REA bull%^&% ?? Domain – smash REA. Fact !! In Mosman / Cremorne / Neutral Bay.

Back to the bowser – or is that educated searchers are tired of the REA bull%^&% ??

]]> By: Glenn http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1930 Glenn Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:57:48 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1930 Dave, You gave us : Dave,

You gave us :

]]> By: Anthony http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1929 Anthony Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:51:59 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1929 Let me suggest a survey Dear Agent, Assume you list property with Australia's 2 largest property sites. Realestate.com.au and Domain.com.au If you had to decide that you could only use one of these sites, which would you select? Publish results. User satisfaction, cosmetics, etc all will become insignificant against which site delivers better results. The other elements are window dressing - and REA has every right to do what ever they like - if they continue to deliver better results. Let me suggest a survey

Dear Agent,

Assume you list property with Australia’s 2 largest property sites. Realestate.com.au and Domain.com.au

If you had to decide that you could only use one of these sites, which would you select?

Publish results.

User satisfaction, cosmetics, etc all will become insignificant against which site delivers better results.

The other elements are window dressing – and REA has every right to do what ever they like – if they continue to deliver better results.

]]> By: Robert Simeon http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1928 Robert Simeon Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:43:02 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1928 Glenn, I have been arguing these very points with REA for years now - and they always have selective hearing. They don't understand that agents are jack of their compulsive desire to sell their homepage to third party advertisers. REA are not about agents they are about themselves hence, the reference that the vast majority see them as being arrogant. More interesting is that you don't see agents referring to Domain as being arrogant as they listen. I do however agree with Dave on his service station analogy. The only difference being that when you go in to pay you see the mars bars and cans of cola. With REA they hang the mars bars and cans of cola off the bowsers. REA are out of touch with a vast majority of agents. As I pointed out before they should send the same survey that Domain sent agents. I bet they would struggle to get close to 65 per cent were Domain got 97 per cent. However, they will then tell you about the 3.7 million visitors and email leads etc etc. But they won't mention that their homepage is arguably the worst of any portal that displays on the www !! The agents hate it - but banks love it !! Glenn,

I have been arguing these very points with REA for years now – and they always have selective hearing.

They don’t understand that agents are jack of their compulsive desire to sell their homepage to third party advertisers.

REA are not about agents they are about themselves hence, the reference that the vast majority see them as being arrogant. More interesting is that you don’t see agents referring to Domain as being arrogant as they listen.

I do however agree with Dave on his service station analogy. The only difference being that when you go in to pay you see the mars bars and cans of cola. With REA they hang the mars bars and cans of cola off the bowsers.

REA are out of touch with a vast majority of agents. As I pointed out before they should send the same survey that Domain sent agents. I bet they would struggle to get close to 65 per cent were Domain got 97 per cent.

However, they will then tell you about the 3.7 million visitors and email leads etc etc. But they won’t mention that their homepage is arguably the worst of any portal that displays on the www !!

The agents hate it – but banks love it !!

]]> By: max http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1927 max Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:41:59 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/20/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-water/#comment-1927 Glenn, have you been on those grumpy pills again? I agree though, the idea of such bords etc are to promote free thinking... A nerdy think tank if you like. Glenn, have you been on those grumpy pills again?

I agree though, the idea of such bords etc are to promote free thinking… A nerdy think tank if you like.

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