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Many years ago, I was advised to do the same. I quickly realized that I, as a viewer, would never submit my contact details and that it would tick me off to be asked. I quickly removed that requirement from my site and now have only the people who want to work with me, get in touch. I like the Field of Dreams approach Amanda and Jared Christiansen
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Women of Westchester W...
West Harrison, NY
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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No. I have never required prospects to register before searching on my websites.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
4,272,984
No! I tried that once and it drove people away.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
617,935
Amanda and Jared,
I suggest offering an inducement to register rather than impose limitations.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
823,679
For years I didn't require it and was told by other agents that they and their clients loved getting information from my site. So... this new site I have requires after three views, but I agree that I don't like sites that require it either, so may go back to open access.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
658,540
I think the standard is usually 3 or 5 views before prompting for info. We let people look for free but if they provide info to set up an account they can save favorites and recieve email updates from their searches. That way, if they were looking and don't leave info they proabbly weren't serious anyway, the ones that see the value in the saved searches are the ones we want. good luck.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
4,800,132
Yes. I ask for registration after 3 views. I then require registration after 6 views or they can no longer see results pages.
Some give me bogus info. But, I pay good money and spend a lot of time tweaking my site. If they want to use it, I want to be able to contact them.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
979,596
Amanda and Jared - I allow complete access to my site/home searches without requiring any registration. However, they can sign up/register on my MLS search so they will be able to save their searches and receive email updates.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
5,879,696
I have mine set for 3 homes, then they have to sign up.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
6,424,873
I just unsubscribed from a blog tonight because they required me to fill in my name and email in order to watch a video.
Let them see the listings without the hardsell, or they will go elsewhere, if they like what they see on your site they will call or send you a note.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
1,771,867
I changed one of my sites to 2 and I had registration go up dramatically. I put so much into the site, why give it away for free?
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
564,720
There a different strategies on this one. Obviously, if you have some sort of forced sign up, you will get more "leads"...and you will also lose more potential clients.
I agree w/ Susan Emo and have found in our business, it's better to let the customers self select. If they contact you, they are very interested. Leads to better close rate and use of your time.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
1,712,876
I have tried that before but I truned it off.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
1,847,771
Ours you can change to zero 3, 5 whatever. Most 'people' say that to get the most leads obviously you force register. Then when you do that people go where they don't have too. I've taken it off now probably over a year & I have seen less people registering but then alot less 'Jack Daniels'.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
150,466
I will have it in about 15 minutes they are telling me (they are tweaking it now), however I told them to make sure it allows an opt out.
I hope my site (whichever of the 12) wow them enough to come back, and maybe save their search, that is if they don't want to sign up right off.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
4,351,507
I've gone by and forth with this, but I don't require it. If they are going to give you fake info, what good is it? We let them play at our expense!
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
1,231,853
Howard Hanna website in PA does not require registration but a few competitors won't give even one w/o full identification.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
1,057,554
Nope. They only register if they want to save their searches . . .
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
921,504
They can search as many times as they want on my website.
However, access to 'priveledged data' requires membership.
I do not remove or prohibit activity based on their reliance on the website.
Besides...if they are on your website, you have EVERY piece of information you need to convert them to a contact. Why would you use tactics developed in 1988?
Also. some dialing for dollars organizations have traumatized citizens who now know better than to open their portal of contact.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
914,098
I have peopel tell me that the reason they visit my website and search there is because they don't have to register. When they are ready, and they decide to use me for their agent, they'll let me know. There are numerous places for people to search, if they are on my website, they have the opportunity to get to know me, and I have greater chance of getting business from them.
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
4,319,873
Amanda and Jared Christiansen - makes sense for sure. You want to capture the lead.
I know many other sites give that as freebie - however you want to generate the leads so why not?
3,168,134
I have two sites and go both ways. First of all, I don't want Elvis and Mickey Mouse registrations and forced registrations brings those. So I have my primary site that allows a person to look at the entire MLS and never register. BUT BUT BUT, I have a link on my home page to my other site and explain that they can save, share, comment, ask questions but to do so they have to provide us with email and phone number. So I tend to get more serious people clicking through and registering
3,986,308
402,010
Part of the answer may lay in the content on the website. That is critical.
If you have good content and great search ability then they should register to take advantage of it.
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