Comments on: MyHome – In some ways, the hits just keep coming! http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/ 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: Robert Simeon http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2407 Robert Simeon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:55:31 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2407 Dear Richardson & Wrench Mosman & Neutral Bay, Firstly, thank you for placing your listings on myhome.com.au as part of our introductory free trial offer, it has been an exciting start! This email is to ensure that we have your most up to date contact details. Please click on the link below to update and confirm your contact details are correct. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to this mutually exciting journey together! Security Dear Richardson & Wrench Mosman & Neutral Bay,

Firstly, thank you for placing your listings on myhome.com.au as part of our introductory free trial offer, it has been an exciting start!

This email is to ensure that we have your most up to date contact details.
Please click on the link below to update and confirm your contact details are correct.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to this mutually exciting journey together!

Security

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2406 snoop Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:18:06 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2406 New CEO replaced Meno Veneklas is Austin Bryan. I believe he and some of his new team are ex american express. New CEO replaced Meno Veneklas is Austin Bryan.
I believe he and some of his new team are ex american express.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2405 Glenn Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:35:30 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2405 I dont think anybody would be surprised by that, even the team that got replaced. I dont think anybody would be surprised by that, even the team that got replaced.

]]> By: Peter http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2382 Peter Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:17:47 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2382 Snoop, how do you know this? Snoop, how do you know this?

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2381 snoop Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:26:05 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2381 Theres an entirely new team at myhome now. Theres an entirely new team at myhome now.

]]> By: Robert Simeon http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2404 Robert Simeon Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:02:46 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2404 Myhome are now finding out that what they should have done in the first place is exactly what they are doing now. It still remains an embarrassment of errors in their Mosman search for houses where the first two listings identify a property sold last year and the next sold five years ago - with the listed agent now not even working with them today having left many years ago. This identifies that the agents never look at the portal so it then has no chance of ever becoming income producing. It is a management problem and quite obvious that they know very little about the machinations of real estate. I think PBL should go to www.seek.com.au and advertise - at least they would get a discount as they own that portal. Maybe they should try the new Fairfax Digital site www.thebigchair.com.au to find those that understand the real estate industry. The management of MyHome backed the wrong horses and it is fast tracking the business strategy of Run Property. Myhome are now finding out that what they should have done in the first place is exactly what they are doing now. It still remains an embarrassment of errors in their Mosman search for houses where the first two listings identify a property sold last year and the next sold five years ago – with the listed agent now not even working with them today having left many years ago.

This identifies that the agents never look at the portal so it then has no chance of ever becoming income producing. It is a management problem and quite obvious that they know very little about the machinations of real estate.

I think PBL should go to http://www.seek.com.au and advertise – at least they would get a discount as they own that portal. Maybe they should try the new Fairfax Digital site http://www.thebigchair.com.au to find those that understand the real estate industry.

The management of MyHome backed the wrong horses and it is fast tracking the business strategy of Run Property.

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2403 Peter Ricci Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:35:03 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2403 I agree Glenn. I know MyHome has been a big stuff up. The key is that they understand it. I think so far they have failed to see their faults, although now I think they would as they would have had to answer to higher powers after this First National stuff up. I also think that the Australian was completely wrong in their assumption that it was to do with poor enquiries. That does not add up as they would have known going in that it was not going to bring in a lot of enquiries to begin with. I think it had everything to do with FN agents having to call up and get listings off the site that should not be on there. So if this is true their import system was not very well planned and executed. I think First National have just told them to get their act together. I suppose it is just about ironing out the bugs. I have said this many times before. A soft launch would have been much smarter way to go, with no advertising at all until they got everything right. Get it right , get the listings, make the agents happy and then go hard with the marketing. Once they get out of the denial stage they will be fine. I agree Glenn. I know MyHome has been a big stuff up. The key is that they understand it. I think so far they have failed to see their faults, although now I think they would as they would have had to answer to higher powers after this First National stuff up.

I also think that the Australian was completely wrong in their assumption that it was to do with poor enquiries. That does not add up as they would have known going in that it was not going to bring in a lot of enquiries to begin with.

I think it had everything to do with FN agents having to call up and get listings off the site that should not be on there.

So if this is true their import system was not very well planned and executed.

I think First National have just told them to get their act together. I suppose it is just about ironing out the bugs.

I have said this many times before. A soft launch would have been much smarter way to go, with no advertising at all until they got everything right. Get it right , get the listings, make the agents happy and then go hard with the marketing.

Once they get out of the denial stage they will be fine.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2402 Glenn Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:20:23 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2402 It took them 9 days to run that story. The latest news!! A prime example of newspapers reporting on yesterdays news alright.. Dont go counting Myhome out for the count yet. PBL and Microsoft can afford to make a few mistakes and neither give up that easy. They will sort out their problems and turn things around. It took them 9 days to run that story. The latest news!! A prime example of newspapers reporting on yesterdays news alright..

Dont go counting Myhome out for the count yet. PBL and Microsoft can afford to make a few mistakes and neither give up that easy. They will sort out their problems and turn things around.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2380 Elizabeth Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:39:34 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2380 Good morning, and perhaps not such a good morning for the folk at myhome. The Australian has a story on First National pulling out of myhome (page 21). In another post we are debating realsearch, its model and approach to the industry. Here we have the mighty PBL and microsoft who have the money and resources to really make a go of things. Yet once again the powers that be seem to be making a mess of things because of the approach to the industry and poor design. This makes me have a new respect for realestate and domain. However, perhaps the great hope for real competition now resides with Google, or even homehound (will have to see what the new look homehound is when they launch, if they launch) E Good morning,

and perhaps not such a good morning for the folk at myhome.

The Australian has a story on First National pulling out of myhome (page 21).

In another post we are debating realsearch, its model and approach to the industry. Here we have the mighty PBL and microsoft who have the money and resources to really make a go of things. Yet once again the powers that be seem to be making a mess of things because of the approach to the industry and poor design.

This makes me have a new respect for realestate and domain. However, perhaps the great hope for real competition now resides with Google, or even homehound (will have to see what the new look homehound is when they launch, if they launch)

E

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2401 Elizabeth Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:59:38 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/15/myhome-in-some-ways-the-hits-just-keep-coming/#comment-2401 Good Morning, Is myhome/PBL trying to buy LJHooker Head Offices loyalty? Since the revelations last week about the homehound deal stopping LJH from participating with myhome, this week LJH advertisements are all over the Today show on channel 9, with the LJH logo on the weather map. Word in my patch is that the local offices are having issues with out of date listings, and that the office has not been sending up listings. Expect to see more editorial on the big franchisors this weekend on the myhome tv show. Does anyone know the ratings for this? If what everyone on this blog is saying is true, and that google will soon offer real estate content, then perhaps myhome and LJH Head Office are wasting their time trying to do back door deals. Google will provide the agents with the choice to do what they want with their listings. E Good Morning,

Is myhome/PBL trying to buy LJHooker Head Offices loyalty?

Since the revelations last week about the homehound deal stopping LJH from participating with myhome, this week LJH advertisements are all over the Today show on channel 9, with the LJH logo on the weather map.

Word in my patch is that the local offices are having issues with out of date listings, and that the office has not been sending up listings.

Expect to see more editorial on the big franchisors this weekend on the myhome tv show. Does anyone know the ratings for this?

If what everyone on this blog is saying is true, and that google will soon offer real estate content, then perhaps myhome and LJH Head Office are wasting their time trying to do back door deals. Google will provide the agents with the choice to do what they want with their listings.

E

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