We’ve done all we can in the lab, now it’s your turn!
We can only learn so much in a beta test. We need real world exposure to understand how things really work under pressure. So, all of the new features are now officially live! But we want your feedback to help us understand what is and is not working in your specific environment.
Your feedback will help us make any changes that might be necessary to insure everything works just the way it should. We’ve already begun getting good feedback, both positive and negative, so thank you!
Internet Flyers
You can now begin building and distributing flyers. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to do that.
You can view the demo flyer from this video here.
Category RSS Feeds
You’ll notice an RSS Feed icon [ 
] in the “Manage and Edit Existing Shows” area. Click on that icon and you’ll be taken to a page where you can select a full or partial feed of all the Shows marked as “Viewable in Other Shows.” You can do this for any category you wish.
We have successfully tested these RSS feeds in the RSS feed widgets that come standard with Blogger, Wodpress.com, Wordpress.org and Typepad blogs. For blogs that don’t come with built in RSS Feed widgets, like ActiveRain, we recommend the RSS Feed Widget by Grazr.
A Brand New Player
There are still some changes we’re going to make once we get your feedback, but it’s up and running. You will notice a change in the look and also a new ending to each Show that will better focus the Internet viewer on the additional features of the Show. This is also found under Menu.
The zoom icon left of the speaker will play the Show in full screen mode. This button will not be active on Shows embedded using the html method before today’s launch. If you would like full screen to function in those old embedded shows, you will need to replace the old code with new code. If you embedded your Shows with the Java version, there is no need to do anything.
In addition, there are new ways for the Internet viewer to share the Show with friends and family. We’ve made the embed code public, so anyone who wants to blog about a house they like can embed the Show right in their post. (Today that code points outside of the player, but once we’ve received all of your feedback, we’ll be moving that inside the player.)
Social Bookmarking and Social Networks
We’ve also made it easier for Internet viewers to share Shows they like via social bookmarking sites, like Digg, Del.icio.us, and StumbleUpon, and the social networking site, Facebook. Each of these will make it easier for people to spread the word about a home they are considering for purchase, or to promote the home you are selling for them, or to simply share a random Show they’ve enjoyed. We’ll be writing more about the value of this later.
We Want Your Feedback.
Please give us your feedback on these changes and let us know anything that is not functioning properly by emailing customer service. This will place your comments and technical issues directly into our ticketing system.
We’re looking forward to your input.
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The flyers look fantastic. Can’t wait to play around with it more.
Maureen… thanks. Be sure to let us know if you run into any problems. We want to get them fixed as quickly as possible!
Jeff,
The possibilities are endless!
Thank you for continuing to improve and update RealEstateShows.com. The ability create a flyer that has it’s own unique url now means that all of the houses I shoot can essentially have their own webpage. Not to mention the incredible exposure they can now receive on the various real estate web sites that RES provides feeds to.
Continues to be the BEST visual marketing medium for real estate.
The new features are fabulous! The only thing I would change is the template offerings. The Metal are just a little too cold for a business driven by emotions. I hope we have additional choices down the road. Would like to see the ability to mass email the flyers as well.
Even with the few suggestions, you are by far the best at what you do, thank you.
Cindy… thank you. More templates will be coming soon. We wanted to test with a limited set to make sure everything is working properly. We’ll have a lot more color variations on the minimalist designs. Thank you for your suggestions!
If you have the ability to turn off and on different parts of the program, is there a possibility to have the related shows automatically play after the feature show? And for those who do not want that option to have the ability to opt out, the viewer always has the ability to stop the show.
Related shows are most often lost shows, what can we do to make sure non-computer visitors (our clients) have the benefit of seeing our entire production on a property?
I love this program, just trying to help you get to next.
The flyer feature is a great addition to your service and will save us time we have been spending creating our own flyers.
Is there a way to directly send a flyer via email or can you just send a link at this point? It would be nice to be able to send the entire flyer. My $.02
Hi Jeff,
I love the new flyer addition to realestate shows. I am a active rain member and subcribe to realestate shows. I am a home stager in Idaho and it is great way to show case my work. In regards to the flyers could you make a different templates or features for stagers. The current is really good for realtors but could you maybe just do a general flyer that may have just services, about the company, before and afters, etc. I know a lot of stagers on active rain would love that. If you do something for stager could you let me know and i will write a blog about it.
Thanks Maria
You don’t have to use those headers they are just ideas.
Maria and Maureen… thank you for your suggestions. We’re making a list and deciding what things to work on next!
I agree with being able to email that flyer to anyone or post a link to the internet flyer along with the Video show.
Jane
The flyer capability is terrific! The sooner you provide more template offerings, the better! I agree the only one I would consider now is the simple silver metal one and even that is a little too industrial. It would be great to have very simple, traditional and elegant ones (i.e., classy, not gimmicky or fake looking) in a choice of colors that would compliment the traditional colors of the homes we are showcasing. And possibly even some colors that would match our corporate logos. And, of course, the ability to mass email both the flyers (where it would show up on the email message page, not as an attachment as many would not bother to open) and the real estate shows would be awesome. Thanks!
Jane… we are looking at these options and prioritizing where we move next.
Laurie… more are on the way. We created these eight so we could see what styles our initial users picked most often. We are tracking the selection numbers and are moving forward based on what we’re seeing, and based on input like yours. Thank you!
Thank you for the new flyer feature. I’m looking forward to trying it! Thank you for making it simple to feed the different websites too. This should save me a lot of time.
So how about taking these flyers to e-mail to a client list.
Certain realtors will e-mail other realtors when they get new listings, or just some of our client base in general like to see new listings.
Sort of the same idea as lets say Constant Contact.
Is there a way to embed this into an email? or are we better off just sending the link to the flyer?!?
Andrea… you’re welcome!
Vanessa… the email we just sent out used the “craigslist” code from the flyer publish menu. You can use that code anywhere you can enter html, including Constant Contact. Give it a try and let us know how it works!
Hi Jeff,
This is the best! I’m so impressed! You gave us exactly what I was trying to do with other flyers. I’m excited to play with it. Thank you for giving us so many possibilities.
Jeff, I continue to be amazed at just how wonderful the service is that you provide. I am Sooooooo pleased with all that you do, and thank you so much for adding the wonderful Flyers!! The service that you make available to us is a valued contribution and Thank you for all that you do to make our job easier & “professional.”
Love the new flyer function and have used it already. Was wondering if there is a way to print the cover page of the flyer to use as feature sheets at the homes I list.
Nice job on the flyers. It would have been nice if you had not made it so easy.
This is so great how you always raise the bar and bring the newest best stuff to real estate shows, you make it so easy for us!!
Katrina
Jeff
Thanks for spending time with myself and the team at Getz Properties. I’m glad we got a chance to talk about your new enhancements with the flyers. I didn’t realize what an awesome addition this feature is to your product line until I fully explored it tonight and viewed your tutorial.
The possibilties with this feature are amazing and your enhancements continue to seperate your service far above and apart from your nearest competitor.
Great Add..
MR
Martin… it was great to spend time with both you and Jenny. Thanks for inviting me and thanks for the kind words!
Hi,
I have to echo the question posed by Sue. Is there anyway we can print the flyer in a 1 page format that can be give to potential purchasers? This would be extremely beneficial – if they’ve visited a dozen homes, why not make your subscribers stand out? Just a thought. Also, will there be seasonal templates as well? An Ocean theme would be nice.
Chris, on the publish page for the flyers there is a “download pdf” link that you can use to print the flyers. As for seasonal themes, you bet!
Love it, would love to be able for the flyer to just be there. I have found in my area that if agents have to click open a new listings or anything they delete. I know I do, but if it just is in front of you they ( I ) will look.
Missy… yes, it’s on the dev list!
GREAT! THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MAKES MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER….LOVE IT!
Sally… That certainly makes us happy around here!
Is there some way to have another line of text added to the flyer and also the flyer PDF? I want to add “Licensed in Virginia” in the Contact Info section. (I have it as my title in my Profile, so it does show up in the actual show, but not in the flyer.)
Thanks!
Thank you, thank you for making it easy to get a nice presentation on Craig’s List! Also, thanks for making it easy to get on those other sites, i.e. Trulia, etc.
Great Job as usual.