The Most Valuable Features to Include on Your Real Estate Website RIGHT NOW
Once upon a time, the word “value,” in the real estate industry meant only one thing: how much a property is worth.
Today, it also applies to marketing your services. Your “value proposition” tells the world why they should hire you instead of the agent down the street. It’s what you offer potential clients that few others do.
“Unfortunately, many businesses either bury their value proposition in buzzwords or trite, meaningless slogans or don’t bother highlighting it on their site and in their marketing campaigns – or they don’t figure out what it is at all!” according to Dan Shewan at wordstream.com.
We think it’s safe to say that most agents want to succeed and some mimic their fellow agents in the hopes of making that success a reality.
Thus, real estate blog posts end up full of duplicate messaging (“Now is the Best Time to Sell!), overused slogans (“Everything I Touch Turns to Sold!”), and websites are devoid of a value proposition or with one every other agent offers.
Let’s talk about the latter—your website.
Figure out what real estate consumers think is valuable
To figure out your value proposition, you need to understand your target client, especially his or her pain points. Your value proposition should quickly explain how your service solves the biggest problem.
Another way to come up with a value proposition is to determine how the benefits of using you as their agent differ from what other agents offer. Do you offer free staging to your listing clients? Discounted commission?
I see that look on your face, but a discounted commission to a listing client is quite valuable, as is free staging or free handyperson service to help get the home ready for the market.
In fact, your entire website should answer a visitors’ needs, from the site loading quickly to fuss-free navigation.
The NAR’s “Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends” report compiles an annual list of what homebuyers find the most valuable on real estate agents’ websites. Here are the top 5:
- Photos of homes for sale and neighborhoods
- Detailed information about homes for sale
- Floor plans
- Virtual tours (not video; those came out near the bottom of the list)
- Real estate agent contact information
Your MLS listings will hopefully fulfill the first two wishes. Do you offer floor plans to listing clients? Buyers want them. What about 3-D tours or virtual walk-throughs?
Finally, and it may seem quite basic, but ensure that your contact phone number is at the top of every page on your website.
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