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CRM is better than average, themes are ok. Everything is an add on. You need to pay to drive traffic...
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CRM is better than average, themes are ok. Everything is an add on. You need to pay to drive traffic to your site otherwise no one will ever find you. Also had a problem sorting foreclosure and short sale and REO properties. The contract I've signed for a year increased in a middle which I've never seen before. After that it was all going downhill. I'll give it a 1 for the speed.
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I was with real geeks for a while, but have found a much better solution with Chime. They were a go...
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I was with real geeks for a while, but have found a much better solution with Chime. They were a good company with good support. They recently sold to FNF, which may be part of the change, but they increased the monthly billing by 44% with no notice!!
In addition, I was a client with a contract that had been with them for multiple years.
Since there is not any loyalty, we're moving on. Plus, the new system is 100% more user-friendly and better integrated with other platforms/systems.
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My experience with Real Geeks was very different than most. At issue was the fact that the owner dev...
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My experience with Real Geeks was very different than most. At issue was the fact that the owner developed and still derives income from a #1 rated website in my city of San Diego.
I really wanted this website. I know that it is good and can get results. Yet when I tried to develop my website with them, I was constantly told I couldn't do certain things, or make certain choices about my site because they conflicted or competed with the owner's San Diego site.
Ultimately I had to back out and to this day am disappointed. I was not allowed to develop my site in peace. The owner was less than professional in my instance, and should just not do business with other agents in San Diego if we are not able to do as we wish with our sites.
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Building the website with RealGeeks is fairly easy to do, although there are not many options as far...
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Building the website with RealGeeks is fairly easy to do, although there are not many options as far as the layout of your webpage. The CRM is also very easy to use.
The home valuation tool (if you decide to invest in this feature), is inconsistent and only works sometimes. If you post the home valuation link and it is not functioning, a message is sent to your lead that you will contact them with more info which means that you then have to run comps that should have been provided automatically to your lead. This becomes extremely time-consuming and doesn't provide the instant gratification to your lead that he or she is looking for.
There is no customer support available on the weekend, so I am still awaiting resolution of a problem that I emailed RealGeeks about on Saturday. It is now Wednesday, but RealGeeks support team didn't start working on the issue until Monday.
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I use realgeeks to generate buyers. It is sticky, but on it's own needs one or more 3rd party applic...
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I use realgeeks to generate buyers. It is sticky, but on it's own needs one or more 3rd party applications. Pros: leads come back frequently. Con: anything that is that sticky needs an integrated crm.
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It took more effort than I anticipated to create a quality website and have lots to learn as a new a...
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It took more effort than I anticipated to create a quality website and have lots to learn as a new agent about how the leverage the Real Geeks Platform, but its done everything I've expected of it so far.
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Love how Real Geeks has helped me grow my business, has great live support when I need them, and mos...
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Love how Real Geeks has helped me grow my business, has great live support when I need them, and most of all it comes with great coaching & training resources that have helped me master the platform, and helped take my skills to the next level and the mastermind community is incredible.
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I have had real geeks as my website provider. Over all I have had more deals from customers that cam...
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I have had real geeks as my website provider. Over all I have had more deals from customers that came to through my website (Generically) then any other website I have tried,Z57,Marketleader,Homes.com and several others. Since I have had Real Geeks ,their customer service has improved .I am able to feel comfortable making changes to my site since it is user friendly and they have videos that help alot !. This is the first site where a customer commented on how easy it was to navigate without me asking what they thought of my site !
One negative (If any) is their webinars that I receive invites to are usually several years old and their market is Hawaii which is nothing like my market .
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As many other reviewers have stated, Real Geeks is a great option for lead generation at a reasonabl...
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As many other reviewers have stated, Real Geeks is a great option for lead generation at a reasonable price, particularly when compared to one of their competitors who more than doubled their prices overnight! "Real Leads by Real Geeks is a highly efficient and effective marketing solution for generating, capturing and managing home buyers/seller leads.
One of the best lead generation and management systems available. A fully integrated custom IDX and marketing solution to drive traffic, capture leads, manage-cultivate them and close more transactions.
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Real Estate Webmasters (REW) recently decided to price gouge a large portion of their customer base,...
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Real Estate Webmasters (REW) recently decided to price gouge a large portion of their customer base, prompting what I would imagine is going to be a large exodus from that company. Older REW platform users previously paying $200.00 per month were bumped to $500.00 on a month's notice. Plus, everyone is being pressured to upgrade to one of their new platforms at what REW is calling a "discounted rate" of $3500.00 to $4000.00.
I switched to Real Geeks and I'm very pleased with the move and more than satisfied with their service and technology. Geeks platform may not be superior to the expensive modern REW sites but they are certainly better than the old REW Legacy site I was running.
Superior load times in under 2 seconds for enhanced SEO performance, text messaging directly from the CRM, and text drips in addition to email drip campaigns, a really good seller lead generation tool, weighted round robins for buyer and seller leads, a far superior lenders CRM, and lots of third party software integration options, etc, etc.
Also, a much better dash board offering a more detailed overview of lead activity and follow-up reminders for both current and upcoming.
Signup cost is $500.00 and monthly costs are a fraction of what REW now charges. Customizations are limited but adequate and have to be performed either by the user or by third party contractors at a reasonable rate. Unlike REW at $200.00 per hour.
Tech support is free and far more responsive; typically with a 3 to 5 hour turn-around time or less. I have found them to be extremely competent and thorough in handling all my requests. They will transfer all your existing leads to the new site for you at no charge providing you supply the csv file.
Lots of video presentations and help files to help you get started. I was able to get my site up and running with everything transferred including leads, content, users, customizations, and drip campaigns in about three weeks on a part time basis.
Also, after making the switch I noticed a big jump in lead conversion rates. Not sure yet if those are organic or PPC.
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