It’s an old saying but with the advent of all the high-resolution digital cameras being included on smartphones and tablets, it’s more relevant than ever. At 8 megapixels of resolution and steadily improving optics, almost anyone can take stunning still images using nothing more than their new smartphone. Just surfing the web reveals that many websites are taking advantage of faster processors and larger broadband connections to deliver eye-catching images to their visitors. This is why we are seeing a greater number of websites using high-resolution image galleries that rotate through multiple images of their products, company and services.

Realtors now realize that the first impression most potential buyers will have of their listings is a picture from the web, often pulled from their MLS. Our local MLS here in Santa Clara County has reacted to this demand by offering the ability to upload more images than before and even at higher resolutions. The best real estate websites are leveraging this content by using images of current and past sales to create an engaging and attractive image gallery right on the homepage of their website.

At Baynet we offer custom designs with these large, high-resolution image galleries that can be updated without the need of an independent HTML designer. Just add, remove or update your gallery from any computer with images you wish to display on your website. So ask yourself: Does my website provide pictures of homes and the community that get visitors thinking about purchasing a home with you?

-Ted King
Sales
Ted@baynet.com

There is plenty of debate on this subject with technology experts insisting on things like search engine optimization (SEO), a web 2.0 platform, mobile application, videos or live chat function. The fact is that consumers care far less about any of these things than the actual inventory itself. Let’s remind ourselves that listings are at the core of this business and the means by which almost all realtors and brokers are paid. Trying to compete with Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow or RedFin for those top search result positions on Google is simply too difficult, time-consuming and ineffective for an individual agent or broker. And building a website from the ground-up on a platform like wordpress or intuit can be an exercise in total frustration even without integrating a feed from the appropriate MLS(s). Baynet solves this problem by making it easy to create a website with an automatic connection to the MLS for listing syndication and customizable home searches. This gives your clients and visitors to the website easy access to the inventory on the MLS with options for automatic email alerts about listings matching their interests. ANSWER = HOMES

“How can I keep visitors on my website longer and capture a greater number of leads?”

The best way to keep clients and visitors on your website longer is making the listings easy and fast to find. This means going a step above and beyond offering a customizable home search with fields that need to be filled in order to receive results. Web browsers want to use their mouse or finger to click on buttons or links to lists of homes rather then enter criteria and get prompted to leave contact information. Our e-agents websites make it easy for the agent or broker to setup instant searches for farm areas, local hotspots, bank-owned homes, short sales or even luxury properties in any area of the MLS. These searches don’t need to be updated or managed and since the results are displayed within the website, all matches are highlighted in a manner that directs the lead to the website owner rather than the listing agent.  These simple searches also create a wealth of individual property pages that are often retrieved by Google for people searching a property address. Take a look at Laurel Jack in the east bay, Eddie Munoz in Santa Cruz, Ed Anderson in Sacramento or Michele Delfino in the north bay to see examples of these pages in action. Is your website serving up listings as well as these agents???

The functionality of the system remains the same. We did not move anything around, or tamper with the content.

Let us know if you have any suggestions or concerns!

Here if you need us,
BayNet World Support Team
support@baynet.com

We have added a new feature to your e-agents.com website!

Your statistics report page will accumulate all the hits to your site within the week. It will then sort through the most popular pages hit, and the property with the most hits. This data is then displayed to you in a pie chart format.

This is disabled by default, but can be easily activated by following a few steps:

1. Log in to your account @ www.e-agents.com
2. Click on “My Website”
3. Click “Website Statistics”
4. Place a tick where it reads “Send me weekly website statistics report”
5. DONE!

Now you will receive an email on a weekly basis that will look like the image below.

Below the colored pie chart, there is a legend that identifies each color on the pie chart. The email will also include the name of the page visited, total number of hits the page has received, and the ending date for the week it is reporting for.

• The first pie chart displays data for the pages visited on your website. 
• The second chart displays data for the most visited property details.

Contact us by phone or email if you need further assistance.CUSTOMER SUPPORT PHONE: (408) 253-8090

We are available for e-mail support during regular business hours. Please send all questions to support@baynet.com. Your emails will receive a response within the hour.

1)      HTML Flyer

• The system has a point and click Listing Flyer creator. Use the “Marketing Wizard” to create the flyer and send it to your seller and all your SOI Database.

2)      Craigslist Posting Tool (Manual Syndication ~ We send Auto Syndications)

• You have a point and click Craigslist Posting tool in your “My Website” à “Listings and Gallery” à “Manage Syndications” that creates a really nice Craigslist Flyer for you.
• Just click the drop down menu and select the listing you want to post to Craigslist. It will generate the code for you, and all you do is copy and paste into Craigslist.

3)      Reverse Prospector

• Run a reverse prospector search. This will give you a list of all agents who have a client that match your new listings, and you can send an email to all those agents who have potential buyers for that property.

4)      Social Media Posts

• Post your new listings to your social media platforms
• Social Media Rule of Thumb ~ 90% Community / 10% Your Listings

5)      eFlyer Brochure (Additional Cost ~ Based on Number of Recipients Selected – Min. $12.95)

• This is a great service to market your new listing to other Real Estate Agents.
• Great to market any services to other agents.

6)      Single Property Showcase Site (Additional Cost ~ $27.00 per year)

Thank you everyone for patiently waiting while we worked to release team templates to our e-agents website. We have released 2 different template formats for you to choose from.

Features for Team Template I:

• 16 recommended color scheme options
• Full control of team member profiles
• 960px by 345px banners
• Top and bottom navagation links
• Social media icons added for your team members
• 4 members can be displayed on the template

Features for Team Template II:

• 7 recommended color scheme options
• Full control of team member profiles
• 905px by 129px banners
• Top and side navagation links
• Social media icons added for your team members
• Default featured listing slideshow & quick search widget
• 4 members can be displayed on the template

Click the thumbnails below to see all of the features offered on the new team templates!

Need help selecting and configuring your team template?

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide on setting this up.

Need a Facebook Fan Page for Your Business?

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Here are a few Facebook pages created by BayNet – click the thumbnails to view the live fan page on Facebook!

Wishing you and yours a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!

From all of us at BayNet World, Inc.