Comments on: Google’s My Maps http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122285 ARDELL Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:18:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122285 Hey Galen, I think my no frills version gives the consumer what they want. 1) They can search the mls - all properties in the mls. 2) I don't capture their email address when they set up an account to email them the new listings. 3) They don't have to look at my forever smiling face while looking at property :) Does anyone really need a website to do more than help them find property, and notify them when new properties that meet their criteria come on market? Now that we have blogs, do we need to give advices on websites? I read some Tips on RE Websites and think, Wow, they must have written that site five years ago and never updated the advices. Aren't blogs a better avenue for people looking for current advices regarding buying and selling real estate, than static websites? Plus they can anonymously ask questions if they don't understand the advices or have more questions after reading the advices. To what extent do you see blogs changing what websites need to offer? Hey Galen,

I think my no frills version gives the consumer what they want.

1) They can search the mls – all properties in the mls.

2) I don’t capture their email address when they set up an account to email them the new listings.

3) They don’t have to look at my forever smiling face while looking at property :)

Does anyone really need a website to do more than help them find property, and notify them when new properties that meet their criteria come on market?

Now that we have blogs, do we need to give advices on websites? I read some Tips on RE Websites and think, Wow, they must have written that site five years ago and never updated the advices. Aren’t blogs a better avenue for people looking for current advices regarding buying and selling real estate, than static websites? Plus they can anonymously ask questions if they don’t understand the advices or have more questions after reading the advices.

To what extent do you see blogs changing what websites need to offer?

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122280 Galen Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:52:39 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122280 Oh anonymous, if you could only spend the time looking at other agent sites. Marlow's site is not great in terms of design (no offense, Marlow!), rather it is great at conveying a unique personality, approach to real estate, and passion for all things strange. It's an easter egg hunt. The slick flash-based agent sites with pretty pictures and generic bios convey nothing to consumers and they're off-putting. "Just for kids?" Annoying! Oh anonymous, if you could only spend the time looking at other agent sites. Marlow’s site is not great in terms of design (no offense, Marlow!), rather it is great at conveying a unique personality, approach to real estate, and passion for all things strange. It’s an easter egg hunt.

The slick flash-based agent sites with pretty pictures and generic bios convey nothing to consumers and they’re off-putting. “Just for kids?” Annoying!

]]> By: anonymous http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122211 anonymous Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:05:59 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-122211 if you really think that this "marlow" is a great site, I beg to differ. everything is a pop-up window unnecessarily. the design and readability is horrible as well. however, Google Maps, My Maps is awesome. if you really think that this “marlow” is a great site, I beg to differ.
everything is a pop-up window unnecessarily. the design and readability is horrible as well. however, Google Maps, My Maps is awesome.

]]> By: Matt Cohen http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-120851 Matt Cohen Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:53:39 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-120851 If it wasn't so astonishingly slow, I far prefer the interface on CommunityWalk.com - especially the ability to categorize, sub-categorize and order the map points. Compare my two Minneapolis / St. Paul maps: http://www.communitywalk.com/map/22655 http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z=11&om=1&msid=102706517330542430593.00000111c8177ae7b58a7&msa=0 If it wasn’t so astonishingly slow, I far prefer the interface on CommunityWalk.com – especially the ability to categorize, sub-categorize and order the map points.

Compare my two Minneapolis / St. Paul maps:
http://www.communitywalk.com/map/22655

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z=11&om=1&msid=102706517330542430593.00000111c8177ae7b58a7&msa=0

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-120502 ARDELL Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:27:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/04/05/googles-my-maps/#comment-120502 Did you see Eileen's new site? Talk about "bells and whistles"! Did you see Eileen’s new site? Talk about “bells and whistles”!

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