Cool concept.  Be glad to see how it works out for you or if it gets any traffic at all!

And why not?  If we're all striving to reach the first page of Google for 'blah blah state real estate', aren't we all trying serve our visitors.  People don't care what brokerage you work for, they don't care how many listings you have and they don't care what you can offer.  When they search for 'city state real estate', they're looking for one thing and one thing only, 'city state real estate'.

I've been preaching this since day one.  If you provide your visitors with what they're looking for, that alone, makes your web site "sticky".

Jay, I took a look at your site and it has the right idea.  Perhaps a bit more pictures and some keywords and you're good to go.

You have the right idea and I trully hope it works out for you.

Regarding the CSS, lol, you know how passionate I am about that.  Keep your page under 30K, give your visitors what they want and who says you can't be the next AZ success story.  You probably are already, but you know what I mean.

Good luck to you and I'll be watching your progress.

Great idea, most of us need more time to "think and drive". I think it may have good potential, sometimes people just want to know how much and whats available, this will "cut to the chase". Let us know...

That's sort of what I have been going toward the last few months. I have reduced my home page dramatically. I think it is a good idea.

M

Beats digging holes in the desert. I like it, (how about a prominent "Need a Realtor" link on the main page or at least an "email me if you want").  

Works for me.  Omy one thing I might add (for those like me looking from afar), is some kind of map indicating the extent of the MLS coverage.

I like the concept, but how can it benefit the host agent unless there was a tracking mechanism for visitors that would allow you to follow up or implement a drip campaign? Alternatively, what if you offered it to FSBO's (if allowed by local RE association) to also advertise their properties? This could be done for no or a nominal fee, and when they realize how difficult it is to sell their own home, you should be the first Realtors name that come to their mind.

Not sure if this is feasable, or even logical, just a thought.

Isn't CSS beautiful?

Jay, one more thing.  At this point, you're no better than Realtor.com and other sites that come up on the first page.  Try to think outside the box.  Dare to be different.

What are people really looking for?  Perhaps a specific subdivision?  What if you breakdown your site into subdivisions and instead of having your visitors choose, city, beds, baths, etc., why not just provide them with a way to search for homes for sale in a specific subdivision.  I'm not sure if your MLS allow you to do that, but that is one way to address the 'long tail'.  You've read my other posts and how I feel about subdivisions.  Right now, I get about 70 unique visitors a day just looking for homes for sale in a specific sub.

Dare to be different and Google will show you some love.  I honestly don't think Google cares about the content.  It cares about the uniqueness.  Think outside the box and Google will thank you for it.

Good luck.  You're on the right track.

I like it! Most people want us to keep it as simple and user friendly as possible. It's all about the listings!  

Interesting. It is certainly very clean looking. I like the idea of a map page though.

Let us hear how it goes.

Boy, Jay, that desert heat will get to you, won't it?

I have had a one-page site for over a year that I never finished developing that only has the IDX on it. It has no pagerank but will still come up for certain keyword searches. I'm thinking of using it for the lead partnership I spoke about in another thread. The site is www.RealEstate-Chicago.com  

                            http://www.RealEstate-Chicago.com

I like the look of yours but you got away from one page with the additional tabs at the top. I was planning on having hidden pages with reciprocal links on them to move it along when I get some time to work on it.

I think its a great idea - but it doesn't have to be a stand-alone site with its own domain name. This would work just as well as as "Search the MLS" link on your main site, or you could use a second-level domain for SEO purposes. That's the key - setting it up so people find it.

I really like the concept because it's very "not in your face".  You are there if they choose to contact you, but only then.  

Great idea Jay.  Thanks for sharing.  

Carol

I like it.  Hopefully it is just what the doctor ordered.

Jay... nice job!! That's a nice little site.  Lean and functional and fast!  Good job.  

I had a similar thought once, and did something using P2 listings2go at www.realtoledo.com.    

I appreciate the utility and the sense of humor on display at yours.  

Some consumers will appreciate the 'no strings attached' approach.  But will they call after "USING" you or will they call a realtor they meet at an open or sign call???  

Kind of reminds me of a question I had once when I saw a real estate sign in the desert.

But how will people find out about it, why would people go there and what purpose would be fulfilled?

I had something similar for a year and have kinda given up on the idea after only getting one lead in a year.

Todd

I think people want things simple. They don't want Flash,scrolling words, or ads all over the place. One thing I added to my site was a way for them to have me call them right away. It text messages my phone with their name and phone number. And I call them immediately. It is right on top. Sometimes people just want a human on the other end, instead of a voicemail,answering service, or any automated system.

Jay, let us know how you're doing in terms of traffic to the site once it's out of the "newborn" stage

Sounds like a great Idea. I see you guys talking about CSS a lot. I wonder if you can recommend a site which explains it in simple laymans terms?

Sue