Comments on: More Real Estate Upgrades from Google Maps http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/ Everything You Need to Know About Property Portals. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:29:38 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: peter http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3496 peter Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:35:15 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3496 the fact that you are all charging to list in the first place makes me want to list on google and all the other free portal sites they are so many of you in such a saturated market . I will be listing my portfolio exclusively on free sites from now ps i still get good leads the fact that you are all charging to list in the first place makes me want to list on google and all the other free portal sites they are so many of you in such a saturated market . I will be listing my portfolio exclusively on free sites from now ps i still get good leads

]]> By: Java http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 Java Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:12:40 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3462 Fair point as we actually agree Fair point as we actually agree

]]> By: Craig http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3458 Craig Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:54:24 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3458 Java, the revenue model is pretty clear, it's the ad's plastered all over the page. They are making billions from these ads. I think you seem to be of the opinion if Google annoy the major portals they will stop putting their ads on Google and Google will stop making money. What will actually happen is over several years (not overnight) the portals may stop putting ads on Google but as Maps Real Estate takes off agents other real estate related organisations will start advertising more on these ads and less on portals. Basically the advertising and revenue will just be redirected from portals to Google, whoever is generating the revenue for them. Google are in the advertising industry and when they see the ads all over sites like realestate.com.au they want a piece of that action. They could quite easily squash any portal pretty quickly but to do so would be not good for their reputation and possibly illegal, so instead they will do it over a transitional period of several years. Java, the revenue model is pretty clear, it’s the ad’s plastered all over the page. They are making billions from these ads. I think you seem to be of the opinion if Google annoy the major portals they will stop putting their ads on Google and Google will stop making money. What will actually happen is over several years (not overnight) the portals may stop putting ads on Google but as Maps Real Estate takes off agents other real estate related organisations will start advertising more on these ads and less on portals. Basically the advertising and revenue will just be redirected from portals to Google, whoever is generating the revenue for them. Google are in the advertising industry and when they see the ads all over sites like realestate.com.au they want a piece of that action. They could quite easily squash any portal pretty quickly but to do so would be not good for their reputation and possibly illegal, so instead they will do it over a transitional period of several years.

]]> By: Java http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3454 Java Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:06 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3454 Craig, depends on what you mean by charging. Someone will have to start paying at somestage otherwise it makes no sense. As people have mentioned before, if google really wanted to take over the portal world, why would they do so without having some sort of revenue strategy? Dont tell you're one of those people who still see's them as the quirky kids that do it for the love not money? Craig, depends on what you mean by charging.

Someone will have to start paying at somestage otherwise it makes no sense. As people have mentioned before, if google really wanted to take over the portal world, why would they do so without having some sort of revenue strategy?

Dont tell you’re one of those people who still see’s them as the quirky kids that do it for the love not money?

]]> By: snoop http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3453 snoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:15 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3453 UI still sux Google do search They shld stick at it UI still sux
Google do search
They shld stick at it

]]> By: Craig http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3430 Craig Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:59:41 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3430 Java, you can not be serious if you think Google are going to start charging for their service. Java, you can not be serious if you think Google are going to start charging for their service.

]]> By: tom http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3427 tom Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:09 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3427 web 2.0 what decade are you living in ? no one wants or will dominate arrogance is always ugly bigger you are the harder you fall if no one wants to get on those crash diets far be it from me to throw my tupence i know nothing......... :-) really r web 2.0 what decade are you living in ?

no one wants or will dominate

arrogance is always ugly bigger you are the harder you fall

if no one wants to get on those crash diets far be it from me to throw my tupence

i know nothing……… :-) really
r

]]> By: PADZ http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3426 PADZ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:50 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3426 Baggies - I wouldn't sell those Rightmove shares if I was you. See this article below form the Times today. 20/11/2009 09:00 Panmure Gordon has given an upbeat assessment of Rightmove’s prospects on the stock market on the back of its attractiveness to potential buyers. The broker said an improving mergers and acquisitions market was likely to focus on niche strategic assets, such as the online property search website. US-based portals looking to diversify their revenues were the most likely buyers, Panmure Gordon said. Rightmove rose a penny to 569.5p. 20/11/09 Times 77 Baggies – I wouldn’t sell those Rightmove shares if I was you. See this article below form the Times today.

20/11/2009 09:00
Panmure Gordon has given an upbeat assessment of Rightmove’s prospects on the stock market on the back of its attractiveness to potential buyers.
The broker said an improving mergers and acquisitions market was likely to focus on niche strategic assets, such as the online property search website.
US-based portals looking to diversify their revenues were the most likely buyers, Panmure Gordon said. Rightmove rose a penny to 569.5p.
20/11/09 Times 77

]]> By: Java http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Java Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:38 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3425 Is it just me or does Tom write in a rather bitter tone? Anyway still waiting...Craigslist ok. Gumtree no way. Ok let me ask it a different way. Tell me some free real estate portals that are genuinely challenging a market leading membership site in a developed market? I ask that a a real question as I dont know of any. Google, as some have mentioned above will not be free for ever. We all know this. Anyone who thinks so is off in "the cloud"... with web 2.0, user generated / local content and any other cliche and buzz term from the last few years. At the blunt end of the stick are the generic mass market agent and property hunters who dont give a toss about anything other finding buyers and houses as easy as possible. Free and buzzy or 5k a year that closes me deals...I know where my money will keep going. Is it just me or does Tom write in a rather bitter tone?

Anyway still waiting…Craigslist ok. Gumtree no way.

Ok let me ask it a different way. Tell me some free real estate portals that are genuinely challenging a market leading membership site in a developed market? I ask that a a real question as I dont know of any.

Google, as some have mentioned above will not be free for ever. We all know this. Anyone who thinks so is off in “the cloud”… with web 2.0, user generated / local content and any other cliche and buzz term from the last few years.

At the blunt end of the stick are the generic mass market agent and property hunters who dont give a toss about anything other finding buyers and houses as easy as possible.

Free and buzzy or 5k a year that closes me deals…I know where my money will keep going.

]]> By: Baggies http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/11/more-real-estate-upgrades-from-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 Baggies Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:48 +0000 http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/?p=7240#comment-3424 Another small step to world domination....better start selling my Rightmove shares. Another small step to world domination….better start selling my Rightmove shares.

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