Top Producer - 8i Improvements over 7i and still boring websites
By Kurtis Holsapple | February 22, 2008
Working with agents in the Portland, OR area, I run into many different contact management systems, but keep running into Top Producer. Just about every agent using this system is using version 7i, and with it’s quirks and annoyances, it seems to be doing a pretty good job of providing agents what they need to get their jobs done. With the release of 8i Top Producer answered some of my big problems with it. The user interface is much improved. It is easier to navigate and find what you need. It is a little faster (not sure if that is just a cache thing or what, but it seemed overall slightly faster) and best of all, it finally runs on Firefox! This is a great step to get agents into freedom to run their business the way they want, not the way they have to.
I personally don’t recommend their websites though. Simplistic, template based websites have their place. They should have their price too, and I believe that what you get for $59.95 a month isn’t really worth it. Integrated IDX solutions are pretty much standard now, and without Top Producer 8i (or 7i) already set up, you really loose out on the lead capturing benefits. For $20 a month, you can get the best web hosting that is available, and have $30 a month to spare on finding a great IDX solution. Your start up fee will probably be more than the $149 startup fee that you have with Top Producer but you aren’t stuck in a bubble.
Check it out if you want to. For everything that they offer, most agents can find a package that works with their budget (packages range from $59.95 to $249.95 each month).
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February 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
What annoys me about TopProducer:
Working for a title company here in Portland, we use constant contact for sending out our monthly newsletters, class announcements, or flyers with a link to an image stored on a remote server. When I send the emails out, I instantly have several agents email me saying that their system won’t let them view the images.
Since I’ve never used the system, I can’t tell them how to fix it. Assuming there’s a way to allow the blocked content??? (Anyone wanna help?)
I emailed the support team at Top Producer, oh about 3 weeks ago, and still haven’t heard back. Talk about GREAT customer support. Not that I’m a customer, but I (like Curtis) work with a lot of agents who use it.
So, lately I’ve just been telling those agents that TopProducer isn’t that great, and they should switch to something else. Any recommendations?
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
The agents that I know have switched from Top Producer to something else all seem to move toward EurekaWare. You can read a post I did on that software here.