THIS IS A POST I MADE ON ANOTHER SITE


First from my research and from the conclusions I have come to. The real estate directories such as www.epoweredprofessionals.com and www.relo-experts.com

Are capturing local real estate search phrases. This in its self is costing real estate agents that have rankings business.

Me personally I figure it could cost me 40k or more per year in business. Directories are meant to target national search phrases not local.

Since I see this as a trend I have recommended to everyone within our relocation group that they remove these sites. I will also recommend through other real estate sites that the same be done.

Since I know Doug who owns this site and Epoweredprofessionals as well will not be happy with this post.

It is time as Realtors we stop being scammed by these directories as to what benefit they offer us. Those realtors that dont rank in the search engines this has some benefit to but those of us that do rank it cost us money.

I believe by removing these types of directories it will affect their positions in the search engines greatly. I personally do not mind a directory coming up in the lower half of the top 10 for a search phrase of mine...but when you have them ranking # 1 2 and 3 for phrases like Atlanta real estate agent .. atlanta real estate...Boca raton real estate.. atlanta real estate... las vegas real estate agent and there are many others and I only use those because I search those markets.

Coming up for those search phrases pulls a realtor out of those top positions and that cost them money.

I can say this is a mission of mine dont know how long it will take but I will proactively fight and post to make sure all that are affected by this does something about it. We as website owners spend a lot of time and money on our sites to have someone whom you must pay to get listed in their directory to where it would offer you benefit have them pass you in the search results. This COST YOU MONEY in your market.

I believe that this post will be deleted but I hope that it doesnt. Either way this post is being posted on every real estate website forum and some seo forums that I am listed with. I am not the only one that feels this way there are a great number of realtors that have started to look at this and want to take action. Please check your own local markets and search phrases

If you have any comments please post them if this isnt removed. Would love to hear ALL opinions on this. I dont claim to know it all but this is how and many others like me see it.