Comments on: “Forced Registration”: Pros and Cons http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: coffeeJix http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-174674 coffeeJix Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:18:58 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-174674 Hi! I like to be a part of your forum. Thank You Hi! I like to be a part of your forum. Thank You

]]> By: Pros and Cons of Online Visitor Registration | Small Business Insurance Finder http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-147726 Pros and Cons of Online Visitor Registration | Small Business Insurance Finder Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:50:30 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-147726 [...] Realtor and real estate agency sites. Prospective homebuyers may be asked to register after a series of page visits. Benefits of registration might include greater detail relating to property specifications, storage of saved searches (similar to the wish-list feature), and newsletters or email alerts featuring new listings. Kaya Hardin of IDX, which provides tools for online real estate searches, shares ideas for making registration attractive in an article on the pros and cons of forced registration. [...] [...] Realtor and real estate agency sites. Prospective homebuyers may be asked to register after a series of page visits. Benefits of registration might include greater detail relating to property specifications, storage of saved searches (similar to the wish-list feature), and newsletters or email alerts featuring new listings. Kaya Hardin of IDX, which provides tools for online real estate searches, shares ideas for making registration attractive in an article on the pros and cons of forced registration. [...]

]]> By: Morgan Carey http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-152724 Morgan Carey Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:25:14 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-152724 Bit of an old post here - but comes up high in Google and the topic has received some resurgence recently. As such we have decided to test the "forced vs unforced" situation using real sites (with thousands / sometimes tens of thousands of unique visitors) - you can read about the experiments here - <a href="http://www.forcedregistration.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.forcedregistration.com</a> (doing a bit of house cleaning still, don't mind the mess. Anyways - if you want to get past the opinions and are an numbers kind of person like I am - you might want to rethink your strategy once you have subscribed to some of the test case blogs. Bit of an old post here – but comes up high in Google and the topic has received some resurgence recently. As such we have decided to test the “forced vs unforced” situation using real sites (with thousands / sometimes tens of thousands of unique visitors) – you can read about the experiments here – http://www.forcedregistration.com (doing a bit of house cleaning still, don't mind the mess. Anyways – if you want to get past the opinions and are an numbers kind of person like I am – you might want to rethink your strategy once you have subscribed to some of the test case blogs.

]]> By: Morgan Carey http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-140554 Morgan Carey Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-140554 Bit of an old post here - but comes up high in Google and the topic has received some resurgence recently. As such we have decided to test the "forced vs unforced" situation using real sites (with thousands / sometimes tens of thousands of unique visitors) - you can read about the experiments here - <a href="http://www.forcedregistration.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.forcedregistration.com</a> (doing a bit of house cleaning still, don't mind the mess. Anyways - if you want to get past the opinions and are an numbers kind of person like I am - you might want to rethink your strategy once you have subscribed to some of the test case blogs. Bit of an old post here – but comes up high in Google and the topic has received some resurgence recently. As such we have decided to test the “forced vs unforced” situation using real sites (with thousands / sometimes tens of thousands of unique visitors) – you can read about the experiments here – http://www.forcedregistration.com (doing a bit of house cleaning still, don't mind the mess. Anyways – if you want to get past the opinions and are an numbers kind of person like I am – you might want to rethink your strategy once you have subscribed to some of the test case blogs.

]]> By: Should you Require Registration to View Listings on Your Web Site? A Vote from the Google Consumer | GeekEstate Blog http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-33193 Should you Require Registration to View Listings on Your Web Site? A Vote from the Google Consumer | GeekEstate Blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:42:23 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-33193 [...] or not agents and brokers should require registration in order to browse listings on your web site (Geek Estate coverage from February). The reason I am bringing it up again is that I found an interesting source of search engine [...] [...] or not agents and brokers should require registration in order to browse listings on your web site (Geek Estate coverage from February). The reason I am bringing it up again is that I found an interesting source of search engine [...]

]]> By: Rick Belben http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-13532 Rick Belben Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:08:22 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-13532 I have tried it both ways only to view MLS listings which is of course what most are looking for. I have stuck with a very basic instant registration. They do get to see 2 listings in full as a teaser before requiring the registration. They also get the added benefit by registering to save their searches and properties of interest and to get automatic updates. It is my personal preference and has worked for me. I have tried it both ways only to view MLS listings which is of course what most are looking for. I have stuck with a very basic instant registration. They do get to see 2 listings in full as a teaser before requiring the registration. They also get the added benefit by registering to save their searches and properties of interest and to get automatic updates.

It is my personal preference and has worked for me.

]]> By: Carnival of Real Estate - 78th Edition - Pine Needle Lawn http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8555 Carnival of Real Estate - 78th Edition - Pine Needle Lawn Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:04:36 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8555 [...] Unger presents “Forced Registration”: Pros and Cons posted at GeekEstate [...] [...] Unger presents “Forced Registration”: Pros and Cons posted at GeekEstate [...]

]]> By: Brian Columbus http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8550 Brian Columbus Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:33:32 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8550 Forced signup gives consumers a bad vibe. It would probably be similar to a mall retailer asking for ID at the door. Would anyone show their drivers licence just to look at a pair of jeans? Forced signup gives consumers a bad vibe. It would probably be similar to a mall retailer asking for ID at the door. Would anyone show their drivers licence just to look at a pair of jeans?

]]> By: Brad Coy http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8536 Brad Coy Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:32:05 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8536 Thanks to all of the seasoned agents above for sharing there thoughts on the subject first hand. My hat's off to you. I'm paying close attention. Thanks to all of the seasoned agents above for sharing there thoughts on the subject first hand. My hat’s off to you. I’m paying close attention.

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8531 Jay Thompson Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:56:31 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/%e2%80%9cforced-registration%e2%80%9d-pros-and-cons/#comment-8531 Whoops, cut myself off there... I think the decision to require registration or not may be quite dependent on the local market. Basically if you are in a market where most sites do not require it, you probably shouldn't either. If most do require it, then you may do better with it. Bottom line: test it. Whoops, cut myself off there…

I think the decision to require registration or not may be quite dependent on the local market. Basically if you are in a market where most sites do not require it, you probably shouldn’t either. If most do require it, then you may do better with it.

Bottom line: test it.

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