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Time to Vote for the Most Impressive AA Website! One of the topics discussed in our Advanced Access forum is both fun and informative. Introduced last month by one of our valued clients - Gregg Wiatt, from Prescott Arizona, the subject is "Who Has the Most Impressive Advanced Access Website." Greg Wiatt, who has a VERY impressive website himself, worked extensively on his content and link popularity and has taken full advantage of the features and options available in our versatile Classic Package design. Nominations were made during the last month by our clients, and the final list of nominees have been compiled. If you would like to VOTE for the winner, please click here. Before voting, if you haven't already, you will have a chance to view each of the nominees' websites. The winner will announced in the June 2003 newsletter. The nominees for the Most Impressive AA Website work diligently to improve their link popularity, content and features available to the homebuyer and seller. As a result of their hard work, they have achieved high rankings on the search engines and large numbers of unique visitors each day. Check them out - visiting the nominees' sites may help you gain some valuable ideas for your OWN website. And then be sure to vote for the site you consider the most impressive. Remember to visit the AA forums for valuable information and advice about how to maximize your presence on the Internet, gain link popularity, and to share ideas with your colleagues in real estate. Changes in our Domain Pointing Service What is Domain Pointing? Domain Pointing is the process of redirecting additional domain name(s) to your primary domain. For example, if your website resides on the domain name: www.Johnsellsrealestate.com and you also own www.JohnDoeRealtor.com, www.JohnDoe.com, and www.Johnisyourman.com, you can "point" all of the domain names you own to your primary website address. That way, when the consumer types in any of the four domain names, they will all be directed to the same website. There are a number of benefits to registering multiple domain names and pointing them to a single website. One basic reason for multiple domain name pointing is to have the same domain name with multiple extensions loading the same site. For example www.JohnDoe.com and www.JohnDoe.biz could both load the same website. The benefit of this is whether the client types in the .com or the .biz domain name, they will arrive at the same website. Another benefit of registering multiple domain names is to avoid confusion and/or misspellings of your domain name. If you have a name that is difficult to spell, you might wish to register several different "versions" of your name. Some of our clients register domain names with common misspellings to give their clients and prospects a better chance of reaching their website in case they don't know the correct spelling. For example, we have two domain names here at Advanced Access - www.AdvancedAccess.com (the correct spelling,) and www.AdvanceAccess.com (a common misspelling of our name) to eliminate frustration for our own clients and prospects. Additional domain names can be a helpful tool to use in your traditional advertising. For example, if you specialize in several different geographic areas, it might be to your benefit to register additional domain names that reflect each city and focus your advertising accordingly. No matter which alternate domain name your client or prospect enters, they will arrive at your primary website. You can have as many domain names pointing to your website as you desire. Some of our clients have as many as one hundred domain "pointers." In order to accomplish this; however, all of the domain names you wish to point to your primary domain must be registered in your name and be "parked" on our servers. Then we simply configure our servers to "point" your second and subsequent domain names to your primary website. A lower price to point your domain! In an effort to provide you the best service at the lowest possible cost, we've dropped the price of our domain pointing service. You now have a choice whether to pay for your domain pointing service as a one-time fee, or at a lower cost annually. If you decide to pay for your domain pointing on a yearly basis, the price is now $15.00 per year, per additional domain. If you would prefer to pay a one-time fee for your domain pointing service, the price is a $50.00. If you currently have additional domain names pointed to your primary website, your next invoice will reflect the change to $15.00 a year. Protect Your Identity… Whether your domain name is your own name, or a catchy slogan -- whether you have one domain name or hundreds, be sure to keep your domain name current, and don't let it expire! For additional information about protecting your domain name, click here to read a previous marketing tip on the subject. Your domain name is your identity, and it is extremely important to keep it safe and protected. Read the following from real estate professionals who are using Advanced Access' Marketing Tips to their advantage: "With
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