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Nathan Gesner, Broker / Property Manager (American West Realty and Management)

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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
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     Don't use the widgets from sites like Zillow and Trulia.  They are no follow backlinks that will benefit Z and T, but not you.

Jan 02, 2017 06:46 PM
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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Smart people have already hinted at the reason to avoid these widgets.... speed. People like me will not wait and move on to a faster site!

Jan 03, 2017 02:25 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nathan,

I would recommend ignoring and keeping it simple.  A

Jan 02, 2017 08:14 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

There are lots all over the place - interest rates, Zill garbage and more - however, you may want to be careful because of they change your profile is going to look like it's missing something

KISS - Keep it simple sweetie

Jan 03, 2017 04:41 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I would steer away from them unless you see something on someone's AR blog that you really like and feel would add value. They tend to slow down the load time and AR does not always respond well to them - they may never load - unless they have fixed that issue. And see what Fred Griffin has to say, too!

Jan 02, 2017 08:03 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

They do slow your loading speed down and anything that you want your consumer to see can be put in your signature area.  You want to be sure to send them to YOUR website, YOUR Facebook page, etc. - not outside links that don't help you keep them tied to YOU!

Jan 02, 2017 08:15 PM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

Years ago, people would run widgets here and it would slow down many blogs.

Jan 03, 2017 12:33 AM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I too am lacking on this subject...

Jan 02, 2017 06:43 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

A good question and I do not know the answer.

Jan 02, 2017 06:10 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Those no longer work. I used to put widgets in my right hand corner of my profile but since the upgrade it no longer works. You can add videos there if you choose by resizing them.

Don't put a Z widget anywhere please.

It doesn't slow down AR but obviously they are blocking them for some reason.

Jan 03, 2017 05:03 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

As others have already written. TMI in blogs backfires.

Jan 03, 2017 04:42 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I can't say I have a strong opinion one way or another. A very limited amount of widgets is probably ok.

Jan 03, 2017 04:11 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

when I first started writing blog posts, I was told that widgets are a distraction.... and you should definitely keep away from anything that strengthens Z and T

Jan 03, 2017 07:40 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Nathan and Angie Gesner Used to see a lot of them here, but no so much anymore. There must be a reason.

Jan 03, 2017 06:39 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good question and some good answers from those in the know!

Jan 03, 2017 06:08 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Gary L. Waters, Broker Owner, Waters Realty of Brevard, LLC nailed this one!

Jan 03, 2017 05:09 AM
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Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

Its a good question but I don't know the answer so I will read the answers and follow along

Jan 27, 2018 08:54 PM
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Bob Crane
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Avoid them.

  • Many direct back to zillow's site or other places.
  • Many slow down your blog.
Jan 04, 2017 06:56 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I don't know of any widgets

Jan 03, 2017 06:33 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Nathan Gesner - if the widget sends the consumer to your site, perfect. If not, just don't use it.

Market Leader widgets are okay, I think.

Jan 03, 2017 03:07 PM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I would not use it.

 

Jan 03, 2017 02:08 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
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Don't use them.  They slow you down and my readers might not have the patience to wait around.

Jan 03, 2017 12:06 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

See if your webiste has a widget you can copy and use. This will drive traffic to your personal website when used.

Jan 03, 2017 11:57 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Don't use a flexIDX widget.  That thing bogs down the site and constantly has a javascript timeout error.

Jan 03, 2017 10:05 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
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Lots of great comments here. I am not a fan of widgets ... the only one I use is the RealBird property widget. 

Jan 03, 2017 09:47 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Others have answered.

Jan 03, 2017 08:19 AM
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Sean Casey
Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate - Newark, DE
Greenville, Hockessin, Newark & Bear Homes

I wish ActiveRain let you use IDXBroker widgets.  They are pretty lightweight javascript widgets, but for some reason they only allow other types of widgets.

Jan 03, 2017 08:00 AM