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| April 2010 LeadStreet Updates New & Enhanced Features |
| New Listing Data – New Construction RE/MAX of New Jersey and Reliance have teamed up with New Home Index to provide Agents and consumers with a new construction search feature. Now, new construction can be accessed just as seamlessly as residential, luxury, commercial and distressed properties can be. New construction is the next step in the RE/MAX commitment to provide consumers with the most comprehensive and integrated platform for conducting a real estate search or to market a property. When doing a property search consumers will now see a New Construction Tab included with the search results. If there is new construction in the consumer’s search area and if that builder has his or her listings with New Home Index they will be displayed under the New Construction Tab. Also available are New Construction listings throughout the entire country, allowing consumers and Agents to search new construction in any state. Additionally, Agents can work with builders in their area, providing them with exceptional marketing benefits from the new search capabilities. Builders’ listing information will be displayed on sites throughout the country, including remax-nj.com. If you know a builder who needs a web site to promote new construction, please contact the Regional help desk at help@remax-nj.net. We’ll send you the New Construction information form and New Home Index will do all the work at no charge to you or the builder. (Enhanced builder and Agent options are available from New Home Index) We are adding an Opt Out feature to LeadStreet for those Agents who do not want new construction listings displayed on their web site. (New Home Index is your source for New Construction properties across the nation. Search from thousands of new homes for sale throughout the United States) Web Sites 1024 x Width The web sites are now wider in keeping with the common 1024 pixel width screens in use by consumers, in contrast to the previous 800-width web sites. Home Page Layouts Additional home page layouts are being added that fill the 1024 page. Custom Web Site Header Images For Agents (Office & Teams) that want a completely custom header on their web site (preferable created by a designer), there is now a tool to upload your own header image. The tools will achieve multiple header images so that Agents can save and switch headers at will. Site Builder Top- Navigation To the four topic section buttons that are managed with the Site Content tab of the Site Builder, additional button types can be added and controlled including buttons that: - Link to site/content pages - Open forms - Link to off-site URL’s Each button has a Hide/Show control to allow Agents to build new buttons before activating navigation. Drop Down Navigation Menus As an enhancement to web site landing pages, Agent, Office, Office Group and Team sites will all include drop down menus as part of the web site navigation. This feature is enabled by default and can not by disabled. Mobile-Web Search Universal Mobile URL There is a browser detect that identifies browse type (mobile or PC) and directs the user to the correct web site view (mobile or full browser). This means a special mobile URL is not required for all existing domain names. M-dot Mobile URL for Computer Browser To connect directly with the mobile search using your computer browser just add an M-dot (m.) in front of any web site domain name (m.domainame.com) This connects the user directly to the mobile search, regardless of browser type. Mobile Search The basic mobile search is in place with a search via city or zip. The mobile search maintains all web site and listing Agent branding, along with lead assignment integrity and MLS disclosure requirements. Just enter your LeadStreet URL into any mobile browser and you’ll be directed to the new mobile web site. For example: enter www.remax-nj.com in to your mobile device to see the Regional Mobile Web site, or on your PC enter m.remax-nj.com. Internet Client Manager The LeadStreet Client Manager is now linked from the mobile web search. This allows you to accept leads and manage clients using your mobile phone. Just click on the Agents Only link at the bottom of the mobile web site start page. Then login to LeadStreet. Campaigns and Emails Campaigns & Email Signatures Until now all campaign emails and “send” emails displayed an Agent branding object/signature in the right column. Now an Agent can designate the placement of the Signature object as footer, header or right sidebar. An additional option is for the Agent to create his/her own Custom Signature that can be placed as a Footer or Header. When sending an individual email there is one more option which is to specify “No Signature”, allowing Agents to create their branding signature within the body of the email. Custom Signature & Campaign Settings Located within the User Tab is the Signature control section with two tools. First is the tool for creating the Custom Signature. Second is the tool to designate Signature type and Signature position for all subsequent campaign emails. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Regional Help Desk (help@remax-nj.net). |
| May 2009 LeadStreet Updates New & Enhanced Features |
| Intranet and Web Pages Widgets Support New Feature Lead generating widgets and forms can be embedded directly into websites. Advanced users can even customize the widget design. These widgets can be placed on third party web pages, or on Site Content pages. A new “Widgets” tab has been added in the Site Builder. Widgets
Layouts and Themes for Office Groups and Office Teams Enhancement Support for additional web site Layouts has been added for Office Groups and Team sites. Color Themes are now available for Office Group sites. Custom Web Site Headers Enhancement Images for web site headers can selected within the Site Builder. Map Search Unified Search New Feature Search criteria are exchanged between the Property, Sold, and Foreclosure Searches when moving between searches. Right Sidebar New Feature A sidebar on the right side of the map replaces the map listing summary popup. The sidebar contains all of the same data as the map popup. By default when first entering the map search, and prior to selecting a property, the right sidebar will display the Property Finder with the login fields if the user is not logged in. Filter Non-Exact Addresses from Map New Feature Filter properties with non-exact addresses from the map by selecting the "Show only Exact Addresses" radio button on the map. The search results table will continue to show all addresses. Search Results Table Enhancement By default, the search results table on the Map Search will stay constant when the map is moved and zoomed in and out of. The user can select between the default, and matching the search result table with the map using a radio button option on the map search. Search speed optimizations Enhancement A number of optimizations have been made that will result a faster map search. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Feature Properties in SEO Manager Enhancement The Feature Properties module is now available for optimizing in the Site Builder/SEO Manager. Listing Details Page Price History New Feature The Listing Price history is displayed for every listing: a popup box including initial price (“New in Database”), price decreases, price increases, and “Current List Price”. Listing agents have per listing control of whether the price history displays for a listing. Intranet Mail and Domain Name Record Management New Feature We are adding a new tool for agents to manage their DNS. The agents will now be able to enter the MX and other records that they get from the email provider. With this tool and the information from their email provider, agents can now have their email setup on their own domain. With this tool, agents will also have the ability to create custom sub-domains for their domain. For example, if the agent has a separate blog site, they can add a sub-domain for blog.domain.com and point it at their blog server. Image Manager Enhancement The Image Manger can now be accessed as a stand-alone tool with the Site Builder. A new tab “Image Manager” is available in the Site Builder under Site Content. Selection this tab brings up the Image Manager so that images can be uploaded, etc. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Regional Help Desk (help@remax-nj.net). |
| realPING & RE/MAX of New Jersey Available June 1, 2009 |
 As you are aware, the Region decided not to continue the realPING service for all our Agents a few months ago. Since then we have been working with Reliance and realPING to create a low cost way for you to resume your realPING services by opening up your own account with just a few clicks. A new "Subscribe to realPING" button will be added to the LeadStreet user home page on June 1st. If you would like to restart your realPING service or sign-up as a new client, login to LeadStreet and click on the Subscribe to realPING button. You'll be transferred to a website where you can enter your credit card information and subscribe for the service. If you choose to subscribe to realPING, there will be a $24 per quarter fee ($8 per month with no per call or per minute charges). You will be able to add your realPING button to e-mail signatures, virtual tours, newsletters, blogs or other websites, without limitation. For those who had previously activated realPING, your previous account will be re-established with all settings and call history intact. Anyone activating a new account will automatically have Click-to-Talk buttons added to several locations on their website. If Broker/Owners desire to offer realPING at an office level, a substantial discount is available. Please email support@realping.com or call 800 668 6536 |