Comments on: Point2 Agent Changing Pricing Model

By: Bonnie Erickson

Bonnie Erickson — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:02:06 +0000

Hey, Jay, speaking of P2Agent sites that are not updated, yours has an old symbol in the banner that I hear is no longer applicable! Congrats on your move to independence! It’s definitely well earned and well deserved!

By: Ken Smith

Ken Smith — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:26:43 +0000

I know why they excluded their current customers, but they should include them also.

By: Karen Goodman

Karen Goodman — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:46:12 +0000

I’m a big fan of this change. I think forcing new users to spend $120 per year for the site will result in sites that aren’t totally abandoned.

I think they really need to do something to deactivate the abandoned sites. I like the idea of sending out emails to free site users and requiring them to click a link to keep their site active. If they don’t do it within 30 days, then the site goes inactive. They could then be given a 30 day grace period to reactivate their sites (with an email announcing the deadline). After the grace period is up, the site could be placed into an inactive group and could be reactivated if the user opts to start paying the $10 per month.

Of course, this would drastically reduce the number of website users that Point 2 could claim, so they might not like the idea.

By: Jim Boyer

Jim Boyer — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:52:29 +0000

I think they should charge for the NLS, as what you said is accurate to the point of being silly. way to many listings are way out of date.

By: Sallie

Sallie — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:36:31 +0000

Good move for P2. In the past, P2 did notify a member if they haven’t logged in for 30 days. I believe the site would become inactive after that time….the problem is the site was never removed from the system.

Now if P2 can address the problem of listings shown as active when in fact they are sold, expired, etc…..If I had recently purchased a home and found it was still being marketed for sale on numerous sites on the web I wouldn’t be very happy.

By: Chantal

Chantal — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:45:03 +0000

P2 have fantastic websites. I’m a professional member and the site is well worth every penny I pay (and some…but ssshhhhh – don’t tell them I said that).

I think it will build the overall integrity of the sites community by having active handshake partners and real estate agents that have a higher chance of keeping their sites updated on a regular basis.

Also, should bring in some more revenue to support new upgrades, R&D, and keep the company profitable and competitive.

Great move P2!

By: Charleston Real Estate Blog

Charleston Real Estate Blog — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:50:54 +0000

Jason, great idea, the funny or not so funny thing is that some agents don’t even know they have a p2 website but that’s what happens when there is no cost.

By: Jason Brown

Jason Brown — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:44:28 +0000

It should help stop the mess from spreading at least.

I have seen other sites that send you an email once a month to verify your listing is still current. It’s painless and you click on the box that says yes and it’s verified – and you’re done for another month. I can’t imagine it would be hard for Point2 to implement this for ALL listings. If the user doesn’t respond in a timely fashion they move the listing to inactive status until the user responds.

By: Laura Scheer

Laura Scheer — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:43:06 +0000

Jay, I think its a good move too. I wonder if they will rise the other prices as well. I hope not.

By: The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:47:49 +0000

Kfrance – Brendan is at VendAsta. I’ve written about it a few times on this blog.

http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/?s=vendasta

More at http://www.vendasta.com