Comments on: #1 Real Estate Website In Phoenix: Oh Really?

By: FoundByDesign

FoundByDesign — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:35:35 +0000

Its always interesting to discover the backside of someone's claim to #1. Car dealerships have long claimed the #1 spot, even though one city may have 30 #1 dealerships. They all use some sort of basis... personally I think they are all #1 in BS. Your test of where someone ranks where it really counts, the Google SERPS, is a much better test of a worthy ranking. The only trouble is that Google rankings can fluctuate and vary depending on the search terms. Regardless, as long as you keep your focus on the right audience, they will always find you as their #1! Great article. Ed Nailor President, Found By Design http://www.FoundByDesign.com **FoundByDesign´s last blog post..New Client: BA Eldridge Interiors

By: Maureen Francis

Maureen Francis — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:43:14 +0000

It is easy to see that you have worked hard on your site and your blog. I will do my best Mr. T imitation and say, "I pity the fools that believe the FSBO dude who misrepresented his achievements."

By: RE Agent in CT » The Feed Bag

RE Agent in CT » The Feed Bag — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:21:02 +0000

[...] Jonathan Dalton catches a whopper of a lie in a mainstream newspaper story in First Redfin Now an Arizona FSBO Site and Jay Thompson backs him up promptly with #1 Real Estate Website in Phoenix. Oh Really? [...]

By: RE Agent in CT » The Feed Bag

RE Agent in CT » The Feed Bag — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:21:02 +0000

By: Do you think real estate reporting stinks? | BloodhoundBlog: National real estate marketing and technology weblog | There's always something to howl about...

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:20:53 +0000

[...] is no exception, with a girthsome celebration of FSBObesity, but Jonathan Dalton and Jay Thompson have the paper’s [...]

By: Louis Cammarosano

Louis Cammarosano — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:46:27 +0000

try this site for rankings (byowneraz doesn't rank)
http://www.compete.com

By: Douglas Trudeau

Douglas Trudeau — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:58:51 +0000

Jay – As can be expected you and Gregg at on top of it. I ran mine on Alexa and ranked 411,417. Not quite Gregg or you, but a work in progress. Number one is no fun anyway, there's no place to go but down.

When I hear and read about articles in the newspaper I am always reminded of what a professor said about natural horticulture. If you need good strong fertilizer, use newspaper. It's full of it.

By: Norm Fisher

Norm Fisher — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:17:54 +0000

Jay, there's a Canadian trainer that actually advises agents to just begin advertising that they are "number 1." Apparently he did it with a fair bit of success early on in his real estate career.

I agree that the public has almost had enough of these vague and often meaningless claims.

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Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:29:03 +0000

[...] #1 Real Estate Website In Phoenix: Oh Really?I think it’s completely fair to say that almost any site ranking near the top of Google for the search term Phoenix Real Estate can safely be called a “Real Estate Website in Phoenix”. We’ll toss out the national sites such as Yahoo, … [...]

By: Tony Marriott

Tony Marriott — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:29:59 +0000

Jay – I took a look at the "wonder site" mentioned above. Their testimonial page has a total of 10 entries. 7 from 2005 when everything available was moving quickly, 2 from 2006 and just 1 from 2007 so far. Seems to be a sharp decline in the number of satisfied customers – not that 10 in 3 years represents much in the way of market share!