Comments on: Survey – 50 most powerful property portals in the world http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/ 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: scratchweasel http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3950 scratchweasel Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:18:07 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3950 @ Lucas NG/Shor re. Global Edge's top overseas sites: Global Edge are a UK-based company and they seem to see things from the perspective of a UK estate agent wanting to do well overseas, whether or not that is their actual intention. Their top sites report was based on Search Engine rankings for a selection of overseas-based keywords so it's understandable that they miss out US and Australian sites. Given that Google is the UK's most used engine, the average joe in the UK will be querying its UK/European datacentres and will get results weighted towards their geographical location even if they use 'rest of the web option' but you blog for SEO Moz so I'm sure you know all about this and far more than I. :) @ Lucas NG/Shor re. Global Edge’s top overseas sites:

Global Edge are a UK-based company and they seem to see things from the perspective of a UK estate agent wanting to do well overseas, whether or not that is their actual intention.

Their top sites report was based on Search Engine rankings for a selection of overseas-based keywords so it’s understandable that they miss out US and Australian sites. Given that Google is the UK’s most used engine, the average joe in the UK will be querying its UK/European datacentres and will get results weighted towards their geographical location even if they use ‘rest of the web option’ but you blog for SEO Moz so I’m sure you know all about this and far more than I. :)

]]> By: Lucas Ng http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3955 Lucas Ng Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:58:13 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3955 www.domain.com.au has a domain strength of 60% (would have ranked 8th in the top 50 list) www.myhome.com.au = 37% www.homehound.com.au = 33% www.raywhite.com.au = 23% www.realestateview.com.au = 38% Above 30% would have ranked you in the top 30 so in other words, most big Aussie property sites would have ranked in most 'powerful' 50. The article writer used a nice hook, too bad his/her content is fluff. http://www.domain.com.au has a domain strength of 60% (would have ranked 8th in the top 50 list)

http://www.myhome.com.au = 37%
http://www.homehound.com.au = 33%
http://www.raywhite.com.au = 23%
http://www.realestateview.com.au = 38%

Above 30% would have ranked you in the top 30 so in other words, most big Aussie property sites would have ranked in most ‘powerful’ 50.

The article writer used a nice hook, too bad his/her content is fluff.

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3954 Peter Ricci Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:16:08 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3954 Good point Lucas, it seems it is a little flimsy and I am sure others have missed out. Good point Lucas, it seems it is a little flimsy and I am sure others have missed out.

]]> By: Lucas Ng http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3953 Lucas Ng Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:07:39 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3953 GlobalEdge didn't put the 'top 50 property websites' into the trifecta tool, they just picked '50 property websites' that they assumed were the biggest, if that makes sense. They've left out biggies like move.com, homegain.com (both among top 5 US property websites by users) and of course, domain.com.au :) When the trifecta tool is working for me (seems to be down at the moment), I'll run the stats for domain and some of other Aussie property sites... Disclosure: I'm one of the bloggers at SEOmoz (username: shor) and I also moonlight at Fairfax Digital (or is it the otherway around?) GlobalEdge didn’t put the ‘top 50 property websites’ into the trifecta tool, they just picked ’50 property websites’ that they assumed were the biggest, if that makes sense.

They’ve left out biggies like move.com, homegain.com (both among top 5 US property websites by users) and of course, domain.com.au :)

When the trifecta tool is working for me (seems to be down at the moment), I’ll run the stats for domain and some of other Aussie property sites…

Disclosure: I’m one of the bloggers at SEOmoz (username: shor) and I also moonlight at Fairfax Digital (or is it the otherway around?)

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3948 Peter Ricci Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:28:29 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3948 Thanks Sian, it wouldn't surprise me if there were more, a pain in the *&^%side doing each every one of them! Thanks Sian, it wouldn’t surprise me if there were more, a pain in the *&^%side doing each every one of them!

]]> By: Sian http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3952 Sian Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:19:57 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3952 Peter, I hope you don Peter,

I hope you don

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3951 Peter Ricci Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:34:59 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3951 Yes, but if you look how they are rated, its is all about strengths of partnerships. This does not reflect which is the most popular, by visitor numbers or page views. It is a very broad type measurement. Yes, but if you look how they are rated, its is all about strengths of partnerships. This does not reflect which is the most popular, by visitor numbers or page views. It is a very broad type measurement.

]]> By: Craig Adams http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3949 Craig Adams Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:18:37 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3949 Peter, Don't realestate.com.au (REA) own the number 5 on the list which is Propertyfinder.com? If so how come Right Move which are the number 1 site in the UK rank below them as Propertyfinder is number 2 over there. Am I missing something with the way these sites are measured? Peter,

Don’t realestate.com.au (REA) own the number 5 on the list which is Propertyfinder.com?

If so how come Right Move which are the number 1 site in the UK rank below them as Propertyfinder is number 2 over there.

Am I missing something with the way these sites are measured?

]]> By: Greg Vincent http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3947 Greg Vincent Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:40:50 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3947 Peter do you know if there is a big player out of this list in the Commercial Real Estate sector or would RealCommercial come under the realestate.com.au banner too? Wow! One can only imagine the difference in advertising rates based on the rankings of number 1 & number 50 on this list. PS. I hope it kicks butt Craig :) Peter do you know if there is a big player out of this list in the Commercial Real Estate sector or would RealCommercial come under the realestate.com.au banner too?

Wow! One can only imagine the difference in advertising rates based on the rankings of number 1 & number 50 on this list.

PS. I hope it kicks butt Craig :)

]]> By: Craig Honeyman http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3946 Craig Honeyman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:39:19 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2008/07/25/survey-50-most-powerful-property-portals-in-the-world/#comment-3946 Peter, It Peter,

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