Comments on: EricBramlett.com vs. AustinHomeSearch.com

By: Efren

Efren — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:58:35 +0000

Hi Eric, great sight. That’s great on your traffic. I’m a new agent and am wanting to get my sight set up. I see that you used mlsfinder. Who designed and is hosting your sight if you don’t mind me asking? Again, great job on the sight traffic!

By: Jamesww

Jamesww — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:16:19 +0000

Hey Eric,

You want to help me give HAR a run for their money. I have been trying for two months now to get a IDX feed from them so that I can put up a custom IDX but they keep ignoring my calls and give my broker the run around all the time.

I sure would like to put up numbers anywhere close to them but it is difficult doing so when they play the agents around here. Anyways great job and I wish you luck in the near future.

James

By: Michael Reilly

Michael Reilly — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:52 +0000

mitch – The best you can hope for is that your local MLS launches the new consumer site with it’s own search tool built in house and doesn’t buy a decent idx tool such as one from mlsfinder or REW. The search tool on AustinHomeSearch.com is so bad that most people venture off it in search of a better site with an easier to use, more effective tool to search listings.

By: Mitch Argon

Mitch Argon — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:55:27 +0000

Our local MLS is soon to launch their ‘consumer site’ which is supposed to be great for all of the agents (lol) who are competing with yet another site…..

I am with you. I would be upset if the regional MLS is using mls dues for PPC – especially with the waste of the ‘disconnect’ between neighborhood pages and the home page….

I will be on my toes here and hope we don’t see the same thing!

By: Michael Reilly

Michael Reilly — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:35:46 +0000

Did anyone else notice a couple of weeks ago, austinhomesearch.com started doing PPC ads for specific Austin neighborhood names like seven oaks, and covered bridge, and some others. I don’t have a problem with the board promoting it’s site but they should think about the return on investment since it’s our money. My opinion is that when someone types in a specific neighborhood name you better take them directly to a page about the neighborhood or show listings for that ‘hood like realty austin does so well. The Austinhomesearch.com ads would take the user direct to the AHS home page which i’m sure had about a 99% bounce rate within a few seconds. I’m only complaining becuase it’s our money that was spent on those ads.

By: Eugene Chuang Garg

Eugene Chuang Garg — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:21:41 +0000

Yes I agree you did a good job. I am not reallys into Alexa and doubt the number most people have of their competition….

By: phonesheet.com

phonesheet.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:48:49 +0000

Looks like you have done a great job. If you simply keep the post comming you will get traffic.

By: bucalo

bucalo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:46:49 +0000

Looks like its going well for you ;-) I dont trust alexa that much to be honest..

By: Eric Bramlett

Eric Bramlett — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:38:00 +0000

That’s actual my blog with the traffic spikes due to viral content. The viral content built tons of links, but it typically takes ~3 months to see any search engine effects from viral linking.

By: Business Basecoat

Business Basecoat — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:00:33 +0000

It’s interesting to see that following on from their spikes their traffic came back down to your level.

You’d have at least thought that their campaigns would have won them links, and so move up in the search engines and gained an increase in their baseline traffic.

Or alternatively, your link building is matching them without the need for the viral stuff.