[wilburrealtor]

We switched from Advanced Access to Agent Image. Our business is referral based and the image we present is very important. I think AA's websites look very unprofessional. One of the reasons is that they are very focused on getting you ranked high on google, etc. This is achieved by LOTS of text on the home page, which looks awful. However it does work. For us, the ranking was not as important as how the website looked, which is why we switched. We were VERY happy with how our website turned out with Agent Image. However, their customer service is a bit lacking and they don't have all the bells and whistles (yet) that AA has (i.e. the Email Campaigns). They do have an internet marketing department that we have not utilized.

[Madtown RM]

I have never seen an Advanced Access website that wasn't absolutely hideous beyond belief (I know, I know, I should tell you how I really feel!). It's incredible to me how people can put so much text on their homepage, such long lists of links and so much blinking text!

That being said, there is one AA site in my market that ranks well. I am working hard to get my site going so I can obliterate it to smitherines!!

[Discover Davis Homes]

Jolenta, may not be so wise to speak so strongly about other sites - you never know who might find this.

[Madtown RM]

I'll be the first one to take it back if you can find me an example of a nice looking AA site. I bet you can't!

[remarketingguy]

Originally Posted by Madtown RM

I'll be the first one to take it back if you can find me an example of a nice looking AA site. I bet you can't!

Hm...

Socal Market, CA

Jennifer Blalock - Kingwood, TX

Diamond Peaks Team - Crescent Lake, OR

Would three do?

[webmaster]

I believe she said "nice looking" - anchor text and username suggests a link drop... hmmmm

Originally Posted by remarketingguy

Hm...

Socal Market, CA

Jennifer Blalock - Kingwood, TX

Diamond Peaks Team - Crescent Lake, OR

Would three do?

[remarketingguy]

Nope, just stumbled on the subject of the forum in a google search and thought I'd put my two cents in. I use those websites as examples when I'm talking to other Agents.

[Phoenix]

Morgan,

What's "Step throat!"? LOL
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MadTown RM,

I had an AA site for many years, and I think more than a few people here would agree it was no where near ugly! Anyone back me up here?
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As for the title of this thread and which to consider... I wouldn't recommend either these days. REW has a great product, so does PT and a few other smaller companies. The big companies all seem to suck these past few years.

[Madtown RM]

The Diamond Peaks site looks decent but the other two examples given are pretty hard on the eyes, IMHO. I think light text on a black background is a big no-no and the other one, well way too much text to begin with, too wide (hard to read) and way too many junky little boxes all over the place.

Phoenix, you gotta pay attention. Don't you know Morgan's had "step" throat for months?

Can anyone tell me why someone with two posts has do-follow links? I thought there was a threshhold of 300 for that privilege.

[Madtown RM]

Oops, I hit send before I was finished.

So sorry, I'm not taking anything back (yet).