It is good to see you back. Yes, June is down in traffic to my site but not phone calls and showings so it is all good. I hope for the best for everyone else.

Russell - My traffic has been the same but I am getting less prospects for the same amount of traffic. Yahoo finally discovered my site and I have my best rankings on them but Google still remains my top generator of traffic. With headlines yesterday reading, Two Year Price Declines Predicted in Housing Market, it is an uphill battle to reduce inventory. It may be a long hot summer!

Fortunately, I'm working mostly with buyers right now, so I have a lot going on.  I discontinued my PPC on Google except for one ad for my B&B that is for sale, so my traffic is down a tiny bit on the website.  I have good organic rankings on Google & Yahoo for a couple of keywords, so it's staying up there.

I am around 15 prospects a week, but recently they have been higher quality -- they email, ask questions, give me more information to go by -- really showing interest -- which is encouraging. I just put in an offer from one that first started on my site a year ago.

I am getting more and more of those from the pipeline I have been filling for several years. It makes me think that from the startup, website marketing is a 3-5 year deal before the steady sales start coming in. It is not an overnight producer where you get leads and close on them in a month, but if the pipeline is filled, the ones from 6 months, 1 year, even 2 years, begin to show up and say -- I'm ready to buy.

Yes, Belinda, I would suggest all agents sharpen their buyer agent skills right now -- it will be more work, but it will get you through the market adjustment.

Hi Russell  I noticed a big decrease in last weeks numbers.  So I spent the day making sure everything was on Craigslist and rewrote the Headlines.  I got a little bump in traffic just by doing that.  I will let you know.  I also, look forward to when it picks up.

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Mike said,

It makes me think that from the startup, website marketing is a 3-5 year deal before the steady sales start coming in... but if the pipeline is filled, the ones from 6 months, 1 year, even 2 years, begin to show up and say -- I'm ready to buy.

All I can say is....YIKES! That is what I am experiencing. Right now I have 5 buyers who truly consider us to be their realtor of choice, but they are not yet in a position to buy. I am hoping it won't take 5 years!

Sharron,

It will trickle way before 3-5 years, but I'm thinking the establishment of a full steady flow may be a 3-5 year process -- especially if you are establishing longevity and recognition with search engines.

Sharon, I'm getting a lot of those 6 month to 1 year out buyers right now, too.  I've heard that many times it doesn't take that long, that they just are not ready to make a commitment to the process or agent yet.  If we follow up, continue to stay in touch, offer friendly advice and information on real estate, it will happen and it's part of the pipeline filling process.  When I first started, I didn't even know there *was* a pipeline, much less how to fill it. :)

Late May and June have been my worst. I thought I was jinxed. Good to hear feedback. It is picking up now. Whoohoo!

Yes, all of a sudden my P2 Index is dropping, but the number of prospects that I have been working with has really increased!