May 2001 Newsletter

"I often sit and wish that I could be a kite up in the sky,
To ride upon the breeze and go whichever way I chanced to blow."

-Author Unknown

"Mr. Internet" Survey Results find AA Sites Best in a
3:1 Margin over the Competition

"Mr. Internet®," (a.k.a. Michael J. Russer), conducted a survey recently entitled "Which Vendor Has the Best Template WebSite Service?" We are proud to announce that the results were overwhelmingly in favor of Advanced Access, and Mr. Internet published the results in his ePOWER!NEWS™ sent via email recently to his subscribers.

The results of the survey include votes for as many as 19 different vendors. Advanced Access was a clear #1 standout choice among the respondents with a *3:1* margin over two other vendors who tied for 2nd place.

To visit Mr. Internet's Web site, just go to www.russer.com  You'll find his site to be an extremely valuable resource for the Real Estate professional. If you want to learn how to leverage your people skills into boosting your online business and enjoying it more - you will find a treasure trove of cutting-edge tips, tricks, strategies, and resources designed to help you get the most out of your online business with the least amount of time and frustration.  

You can also subscribe to his free ePOWER! NEWS newsletter by just sending a blank e-mail to join-epowernews_txt@lyris.epowernews.com .

To find out more about Mr. Internet's new ePOWER! PRO book, just
go to epowerworks.com/cgi-bin/welcome.cgi?15 

Advanced Access is pleased to announce our NEW and IMPROVED ListNOW program. This is a free upgrade for existing ListNOW users -- we've taken many of your ideas and suggestions and combined them into a fabulous resource for showcasing your properties.

Here are some of the features available in the NEW ListNOW….

  • Multiple Listing Categories….By popular demand, you can NOW post different types of listings with field names appropriate to each category, including the following:

    Residential
    Commercial/Industrial
    Rentals - Property Management
    Land
    Townhome
    Mobile Home
    Apartment
    n-Plex
  • Choose from 7 Hot New Layouts for your listing display - new and exciting styles are available to give your listings a fresh new presentation. A few examples appear below:

                                

  • Color Scheme Choices…. Now you can choose between 6 Beautiful Color Schemes for your ListNow display, so your property section will blend in with the rest of your website. Some of the color schemes now available are Gold and Black, Blue, Green, and Red.
  • Name Choices for the property listing section. Now you can choose the NAME of your property section. Some of the choices include:

    Featured Properties
    Our Properties
    My Properties
    Featured Listings
    My Listings
    Online Property Inventory
    and MORE
  • Banner Graphics Choices for the property listing section. Choose from ten beautiful choices of banner graphics. Some of the selections appear below:

 

  • Edit your Preferences…. Now YOU can determine how you would like your listings to be displayed -- in a "one liner" format, search page, or expanded format. You can also determine whether you want your listings to be displayed "low to high price, "high to low," or by priority order.
  • Guestbook Options…. If you would like your website visitors to sign a REQUIRED Guestbook before they view your property listings, simply use your mouse to set it up automatically.
  • Filter Listings by Farm Area - If you would like your listings to be sorted by "Farm Area" you can arrange them first by Farm, then by any price and/or priority.
  • Receive Statistics on your Property Listing...Each listing will have a counter that will let you know how many visitors it has received.  This will be a great tool for your sellers!
  • Your Website Visitors Can Reposition Your Listings - While viewing your listings, the visitors to your site can decide in which order they would like to view your listings. With the click of a mouse, the program will rearrange the listings - low to high price, high to low, and a number of additional selections.

Your ListNOW program is a FREE Upgrade.  We've been beta testing the program with some of our clients, and the new features described above have been enabled on Friday, May 25, 2001. If you have any questions about the NEW ListNOW program, please contact your Account Executive.


Justin LaJoie

 KUDOS TO OUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM, and everyone else connected with this nearly six month project. 

The Lead Programmer for this project is Justin LaJoie. Justin has been with us for a little over six months, and we are so proud to have him on our team, as he is an efficient and skilled programmer. He was recommended to us by one of our valued clients, Mariann Cordova. (Thanks Mariann!)

Troy Gregory, as Director of our talented and creative Design team, worked with all of the designers to set up the new layouts and the addition of the beautiful new graphics.


Troy Gregory


Kristina Morrison

 Kristina Morrison, our Vice President, was in charge of Product Development for the new ListNOW program. Kristina worked with both Programming and Design to combine our clients' ideas and suggestions with her own innovative visions into a dynamite new program for our clients.

 

Enjoy the ListNOW v3.0 with our compliments!

Homes Sell Faster with Presentation POWER

Staging is the most overlooked issue in real estate. According to a 1999 California Association of Realtors® Internet vs. Traditional Buyers study, buyers previewing houses on digital photos and virtual tours are eliminating a substantial number of homes because of a poor presentation. Without ever walking through the front door, buyers are rejecting houses with the click of a mouse, the study says. The country's top real estate agents know from experience that clever marketing only gets buyers to the front door. But presentation sells the product.

Recently we were introduced to the Presentation POWER video. The Presentation Power Video is designed as a tool to empower full-service real estate brokers and agents. By loaning it to their clients, brokers and agents share with their vital information about home presentation to their clients. Presentation Power allows you to go the extra step to show your clients how to make their houses show like a model and capture the interest of buyers previewing houses online. Research shows that people don't buy houses online; they eliminate them.

For more information about Presentation POWER, feel free to visit their website: www.homesaleprep.com.

Employee News:
Advanced Access Welcomes Scott "Spence" Spencer…


We're pleased to welcome Scott Spencer, aka "Spence," as our National Sales Manager. Spence came to us from Homes.com, and will be in charge of Major Accounts, Seminar Speakers, and Sales Development. A dynamic and friendly "people person," Spence brings a lot of ideas and enthusiasm to our Sales Department. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Spence now lives in Orange County with his beautiful wife, Sandy, and their two children, Madi, 5, and Kaden, 9.

 

 

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