Featured Real Estate Agent of the Month 
“The Power of Internet Marketing” Debra
Gravelle Debra Gravelle may be a fairly new real estate agent, but she is certainly not new to real estate. She worked for six years selling Internet programs to other Realtors. Now that she’s a Realtor herself, she understands even more so the value of finding the right online marketing programs. In our exclusive interview with Debra, she discusses how her business has skyrocketed in the past six months as a result of finding the right marketing mix, one in particular that has shown immediate ROI – she has become a diehard fan of BuyerLink™! “I’ve closed over $1 million in volume from BuyerLink since I became a member six months ago,” said Debra. “It’s amazing to have gotten the business I have in a market like this.” Listen to the HomeGain Radio interview with Debra Gravelle:
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- Arthur Banks, Denver, CO A: That’s a good question we get frequently regarding our BuyerLink program. The short answer is that there isn’t a way to control when you get your visitors during the month. Every day, an algorithm that controls how visits are distributed through the system automatically calculates who should get traffic, and at what intervals. Knowing that several real estate agents could be subscribing to the same city while at different coverage caps, it has to solve the problem of how to meet everyone’s cap. To do this, it calculates, and recalculates information daily about who has received visitors so far for the month, who still needs visitors, and what’s the best way to distribute those visitors. Due to these factors, it’s close to impossible to determine exactly when your page will be featured. If you do not see your page featured, rest assured you are still getting the visitors you are paying for! Unlike TV or radio advertising where no one wants that desirable 2:30 AM timeslot, visitors are going to come to your page at all hours of the day with the same intention of looking at information on buying a home. I would also recommend not to click the city to link to see if your website is featured since you will be charging that real estate agent (which might be you!) for that visit. One of our real estate agents was checking our site to see if he was available 90 times over a two week period and not only did he charge himself close to $200, but he maxed out his cap which meant no real consumers would be visiting his page for the remainder of the month. We don’t want to see this happen to you too! |
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Video Contest ends in 2 days! Win terrific prizes by submitting a short video to this year’s Agent Appreciation Campaign contest. Read Video Contest Details |
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HomeGain Adds HTML Editor on AgentEvaluator® and AgentView!
If you’re a customer on either of these products watch your inbox in the coming weeks for more details! |
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HomeGain’s General Manager Named a Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leader of 2008 Inman News has named HomeGain’s General Manager, Louis Cammarosano, one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Leaders of 2008” in the Technology and Real Estate category. The list reflects the real estate industry’s best and brightest and who embody leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence. |
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We’ve redesigned our homepage to simplify the layout and help homebuyers and sellers easily locate what they came for – comparing agents, getting home values or searching homes for sale. We are excited about the updated design and straightforward navigation we have added. Take a moment to check it out! |
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Visit us at booth #3231 at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida November 7-10. 
You will have the chance to learn more about showcasing your business with AgentView, and walk away with new strategies, discounts and free prizes including Max, Flip Ultra™ camcorders, Bluetooth headsets and more! |
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Give Your Listings a Boost! As a HomeGain member, you can upload your home listings for FREE. |
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To find out if you may qualify for Silver, Gold or Platinum status, please contact your Regional Manager or send an email to agent@homegain.com. |
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September New Members
Agents who have closed $125,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads
Agents who have closed $75,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads
Agents who have closed $50,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads
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“Dee Heizer at HomeGain has provided me with outstanding customer service and assistance setting me up on AgentView. This marketing product is all inclusive and I fail to see how it can be upgraded. Thanks, Dee, for all your help.”
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Customer Advocate of the Month Each month, HomeGain recognizes one person who upholds and represents HomeGain’s high standards of customer care. HomeGain is pleased to announce the Customer Advocate of the Month is Holly Evans. In her Client Services role, Holly offers exceptional customer service day after day to HomeGain customers. Satisfied agents write in frequently singing praises about Holly (which, by the way, are highly valued and we greatly appreciate the time and thought agents take to write these letters and emails). Holly also will take on projects that benefit real estate agents. Holly’s positive attitude is also a huge plus for HomeGain employees who require her assistance, and know they can go to Holly for support that is timely and accurate. |
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Q:
I’ve been on your BuyerLink program for a few months, but every time I
go to your site to try and find the link to my page, I never see it. Is there
a way to tell when my site will be up?
You
asked and we listened! Great news – we are in the process
of adding an easy to use HTML Editor on AgentEvaluator® and
AgentView! This editor will make it easy to add formatting
to your text – you can choose your font, bold and italicize
text, insert hyperlinks and much more!
Congratulations
to HomeGain's newest Silver Club, Gold Club and Platinum Club
members. These members represent our top performing real estate
professionals nationwide and receive a reduced referral fee
rate.
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