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And the award for first Point 2 agent goes to

By: Randy Lyon
Saturday, August 18, 2007 4:15 PM

The Point2 community has grown by leaps and bounds throughout the United States. Here in the heartland we seek out the best values. This post is an attempt to pay homage to those who spotted Point2 in it's childhood and have remained loyal supporters and users of Point2.

tand up and be counted Point2 members. Who remember the days when there were limited modules, no html, no drip emails, no message board? I want to know the agent who was the first Point2 customer and still remains a member today.

Who is the granddaddy or grandma of the Point2 community? I have been a Point 2 member since May of 2003. I know there are a few who have been here longer. I hope I will not offend anyone by telling you how long they have been a member. I think the longest member in Illinois is Tammy Kaspar, she started in March '03, how about sharing how long you have been a member of this community.

This is the second post I think the first one got lost in the blogosphere.

Comments

Member Since '03	Ed Boyer said: I been here since Oct 03......Just a newbie....haha August 18, 2007 4:18 PM
Member Since '03	Mipeco Realty, Inc - Michaela Krestenic, Broker-Owner said: Hi Randy, nice to see you posting here! I've been around since late summer 03 ... back then P2 was nearing 12,000 members. Then in the following months I started signing up other agents in my office. I remember back than a lender was offering "free" websites in our office and I didn't like the whole deal of a mortgage company harvesting my leads in order to give me a website ... so I looked for something better that would be JUST MINE ... and came across P2 ... and have been a loyal member ever since. August 18, 2007 4:49 PM
Member Since '03	Mark Cohen, Broker said: I started my first Point2Agent site on April 14, 2003. It was http://eyemarkrealty.point2homes.biz, a standard site. On November 12, 2003 I upgraded to professional and began a monthly payment. So, I will claim April 14, 2003 as my starting date. August 18, 2007 5:03 PM
Member Since '03	Mark Cohen, Broker said: I started my second Point2Agent site on December 9, 2003. It was http://gainesvillefloridahomes.point2homes.biz. So I have had two Point2 sites since 2003. www.EyemarkRealty.com since April 14, 2003 and www.GainesvilleFloridaHomes.com since December 9, 2003. Therefore, even if I wasn't the very first, I certainly should get some credit for being a pioneer two times over. August 18, 2007 5:20 PM
Member Since '04	The C Team said: Not too long here. April of 2004, but I introduced it to my current office when I came back. Darcy August 18, 2007 5:48 PM
Member Since '06	Norm Fisher said: I certainly can't make this claim but I'm almost positive it would be one of my competing colleagues from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the home of Point2. I remember before they even had a product you could pay for and they were recruiting Saskatoon agents to test the product. I think the web product was more suited to heavy equipment than real estate at that time. A number of those people would still be members today. Come to think of it, Wendall Willick may have told me it was Mark and Barb Wouters but I can't recall for sure. http://www.woutersrealty.com was registered on April 20, 2001 and I'll bet it was pointed at Mark and Barb's P2 site at that time. August 18, 2007 8:32 PM
Member Since '03	Mark Cohen, Broker said: Obviously the members living in Saskatoon, Canada would know about Point2's existence before those of us in the USA or other countries, so they will automatically take the award for being the first. Randy, you should separate this out to a Canadian first member and a USA first member. When was Point2 first advertised or marketed to those of us in the USA? August 19, 2007 7:48 AM
Member Since '04	Vance Remele said: <--------< Vance 2004 August 19, 2007 9:35 AM
Member Since '04	Phil Rotondo said: 1804.....it seems like only yesterday August 19, 2007 10:47 AM
Member Since '03	Terry P. Geary said: April or May 03, August 20, 2007 11:31 AM
Member Since '03	Gail Griffin said: March of '03 August 21, 2007 7:56 AM
Member Since '03	Mike Farmer said: November of '03 August 21, 2007 7:59 AM
Member Since '04	Sarah Phelps, Broker Asc., ABR said: January 2004 for me August 21, 2007 5:43 PM
Member Since '03	Mipeco Realty, Inc - Michaela Krestenic, Broker-Owner said: wow ... I see there is a lot of us ... original "03s" ... maybe P2 could step in and let us know who were the ones in Canada and USA? August 21, 2007 6:57 PM
Member Since '03	Terry P. Geary said: Gotta edit mine..... I am Jan. 03 August 22, 2007 10:57 AM
Member Since '06	Sharron and Steve Lobman said: Oh my, I was just a baby when most of you joined...lol! August 22, 2007 3:17 PM
Member Since '03	Randy Lyon said: The copyright on the bottom of Mark Wouters site says 2000. I wonder if anyone in the US remembers how we heard of point2. I know for me the offer of a free starter site enticed me to join immediately. January 14, 2008 4:57 PM
Member Since '03	Gene Carey said: I also joined in '03 but since I was using the free site, I don't have an invoice to tell just when it was that year. Like Michaela, I received an invite email from someone. January 14, 2008 7:32 PM