Frequently Asked ADVERTISER Questions and Answers
What Is ClosingContacts.com?
A website created to allow Advertisers to promote their businesses online to Real Estate Buyers and Sellers in your geographical area. The website is easy to navigate and provides quick contact to businesses required during the process of selling or buying a property. There are title bar tabs that drop down providing other useful services to Buyers and Sellers such as mortgage calculators, various checklists, Buyer or Seller tips, and links to Municipality, Provincial and Federal websites.
What Type Of Website Is It?
ClosingContacts.com is a user friendly website designed to allow Buyers and Sellers to navigate quickly to the products and services they require when buying or selling a property. It is a time saving interactive directory with the top categories being the services most needed to complete the sale of a property such as Banks/Brokers, Home Inspectors, Insurance Brokers, Lawyers and Surveyors. The other categories are all related services such as Locksmiths, Moving Companies, Exterior or Interior Maintenance, Staging Services, Pet Services etc. all available at the click of the Buyers or Sellers computer mouse.
The Advertisement:
Example, when a Buyer or a Seller clicks on Home Inspectors they will be taken to a secondary page showing the Home Inspectors advertisement in a business card/contact format. These advertisements will show your company’s contact information, a photo and/or company logo, a few lines of company information, a link to your own website if you have one and a coupon, special or feature tab if applicable.
What is The Price of This Advertisement?
Your company investment would be $249.00 for the year. ($199.00 during the launch campaign) This price includes entering your contact information, input of your photo and/or logo, proofing of your ad, web hosting and making any required changes for a 12 month period from the date your advertisement was placed. ClosingContacts.com will give your company online exposure to potential Buyers and Sellers in your area 7 days a week 24 hours a day. You will also receive the ClosingContacts.com quarterly newsletter.
Doing Business in Multiple Areas:
You can advertise in more than one geographical district/area. If your company does business in more than one district/area where ClosingContacts.com has created a website, then you will be able to participate in additional areas to a maximum of 2 additional districts/areas for a fee of $25.00 each upon their launch dates.
Quarterly Newsletter:
You will also receive a quarterly newsletter from ClosingContacts.com with updates on any enhancements to the website, tips for your own website, local real estate market updates, new coupons or specials available and many more features.
Proofing Your Advertisement:
Once your company information has been created in the website advertising format and your photo and/or company logo have been uploaded a copy of your advertisement will be made available for you to proof.
Adding Coupons, Specials or Features:
If your company has a coupon, special or a feature you would like to offer to the potential Buyers or Sellers it can be made available thru the addition of a Coupon/Special/Feature tab added to your advertisement space. When a client clicks on this tab they will be able to read and print your coupon, special or feature if applicable.
Updates or Changes:
If your address, phone number or any other important information in your advertisement changes throughout the year our support department will gladly make the changes for you at no additional charge. Required changes can be sent to support@ClosingContacts.com this email address is also available on the website.
Can Clients Link Directly To My Website?
Yes, if you have your own website, a link in your ClosingContacts.com advertisement will send Buyers and Sellers directly to your website. You will still have all the same contact information in your advertisement with your website link displayed along the bottom.
My Company Name Starts With A "Z" Who Will See My Advertisement?
The advertisements show up randomly in a different order every time someone clicks on that category. There is also an "Alphabetical" order tab near the top of the page. When clicked it creates a drop down menu of the advertisers in that category in alphabetical order.
Why Are No Real Estate Sales Representatives Allowed To Advertise On ClosingContacts.com?
The site is set up to be a service provided FREE of charge by Sales Representatives or Brokers to their clients or customers. Sales Representatives and Brokers would not want to send their clients or customers to a website if they could be re-directed away from them to another Sales Representative or Broker.
What Advantage Will Sales Representatives And Brokers Have In Participating?
They will be able to save their clients valuable time by making available to them all the contacts they will need to get their property ready to sell or to close the property they have already bought. If a Sales Representative, Broker or Brokerage would like to add this website as a link from their own website ClosingContacts.com will create an optional customized URL Address for them to use. They can incorporate this URL Address through a tab or button on their own website. When their clients or customers click on the ClosingContacts.com tab or button the website will appear only now it will be customized to show the Sales Representative’s own photo, company and contact information.
I Already Have Several Sales Representatives Who Refer Their Clients and Customers to Me:
These business relationships would still exist. If a Sales Representative or Broker already has a referral network whereby they send their clients and customers to certain businesses they still would. The ClosingContacts.com website directory would be in addition to any suggestions or referrals they are already making.
What Contact Information Will Show Up In My Advertisement Space?
You will be able to submit preferably by email your company logo and one additional photo or graphic. Your company name, address, contact information including phone number, fax number, toll free number, and email address. A few lines of additional information or your slogan, your website address and an optional coupon, special or feature tab.
The Real Estate Market Is Not Quite What It Use To Be.
This is all the more reason to participate on the ClosingContacts.com online directory. Whether the market is hot or has slowed down if you want to target your advertisement directly to Real Estate Buyers and Sellers in your area than this is the website to be on. An ad in a local newspaper can easily get lost amongst all the other ads for many other types of products or services. Today’s Real Estate Buyers and Sellers want the information they need to get their property closed or ready to sell in the quickest and easiest format. This will eliminate the need to scan through the newspaper or pick up a handful of flyers or business cards for real estate related services and than have to type in each address separately to check out these company’s websites. All the Buyers and Sellers have to do on ClosingContacts.com is click and make contact with the companies and services they require.
If You Are Also Selling Advertising Space To My Competitors Why Should I Advertise On ClosingContacts.com?
Real Estate Buyers and Sellers want choices so they can make informed decisions. Just as this site is not designed to be used exclusively by one Real Estate Brokerage, it is also not designed to be used exclusively by one type of advertiser per category. You would not be as anxious to advertise on this site if it was limited to one Real Estate Brokerage nor would Buyers or Sellers be as anxious to use this site if they thought it was limited to one choice per category. Buyers or Sellers may not check out your website or call your company every time they are looking for your type of service. But, if your advertisement is not on the site than there is no contact information readily available for the Buyers or the Sellers to click on while using ClosingContacts.com.
How Will I Know When To Renew?
You will receive a notice one month prior to the anniversary date of when your advertisement was uploaded on the website. You will be asked if you would like to renew and if you would like to make any changes or updates to your company contact information or your coupon/special/feature offering if applicable.
What If I Decide To Stop Advertising On ClosingContacts.com Halfway Through The Year?
Your advertisement would be withdrawn from the ClosingContacts.com website within 48hrs upon receiving your written or emailed request. ClosingContacts.com Advertiser refund policy is applicable for 30 days after the date the advertisement is uploaded to the ClosingContacts.com website. The refund policy is for 100% of the amount the Advertiser paid for the advertisement. There will be no refund after 30 days as the advertisement cost is almost completely used up front to pay for the creation,uploading, maintaining and hosting of your advertisement.
