Baron Briefs

Sometimes we receive email from brokers and agents who make it clear they are not fans. This beauty just arrived in my inbox from “Jim”:

Is there a service I can use to pick out a brain surgeon or a great attorney or a day care provider so I can bid and not be conceerned[sic] with their quality or their true experiance[sic] or past bad service.I thought prostitution was illegal.Great concept!!”

“Jim” not only illustrates his difficulty with the English language, but he totally misses the point of AgentRankâ„¢ whose sole purpose is to represent an agent’s “quality”. If an agent can’t prove he or she has a good track record, they will not see a whole lot of action on RealtyBaron.com. Unfortunately, I can’t help but think there are a 1,000 agents for every “Jim” who leave our little corner of the Web with the same misunderstanding.

This was such a big remodeling effort, we may have thrown ourselves right back into “beta” status. However, it was a much needed overhaul. Here are a few of the big changes:

1. Brokers/agents now log in from a separate area of the site.
2. The look and feel has been slightly improved.
3. The page flow responsible for creating listing auctions has been greatly simplified.
4. Anonymous Q&A between agents and homeowners is now possible. (This was a much needed feature to help avoid surprises after a listing auction completes)

Let me know what you think. And, of course, report any bugs if found. Thanks!

A quick shout for those who are still with us. I’ve been working feverishly on a newly skinned website scheduled for release within 2 weeks (which really means 3-4 weeks in the world of software). Hopefully, it will not only look delicious, but it will address numerous “usability” challenges brought to my attention from homeowners and agents alike.

Cheers!