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VFlyer Convert

As you might remember, a few months ago, I played around with using AlaMode's ListingXpress as a "listing-content managment system" on our web site:  http://www.bob-taylor.com/index-listingexpress.htm

It wasn't bad, but I didn't like the load time, and I didn't like the large toolbar at the top, and I couldn't figure out a way to hide it.

So I tried Vflyer instead.  Take a look at http://www.bob-taylor.com/ now, and compare.  Yep, that's what I wanted.

The tool used:  An Inline Frame ("IFrame")  http://activerain.com/blogsview/114881/I-Frame-You-Frame  Aaron of Vflyer very graciously removed the pagination feature for me, so all the listings display in one continous list.

Five stars, and thumbs up for Vflyer!

9 comments • Cheryl Johnson • July 26 2007 08:51PM

Comments

Cheryl - Vflyer is great. I actually learned about it here on active rain.
Posted by Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) over 4 years ago
I'm going to have to check that out..
Posted by Ron Hackett, CRS,GRI,ABR,SRES,e-Pro (Coldwell Banker Heart of the Hills) over 4 years ago
Ron:  You don't have to go very far to check VFlyer out.  Here's their blog on Active Rain:  http://activerain.com/blogs/vflyer
Posted by Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA over 4 years ago
I love vflyer.. they look so good..
Posted by Manhattan Beach CA/ e-PRO..... Kaye Thomas... (Real Estate West) over 4 years ago
It looks great, glad you found a solution that works for you now.
Posted by Bradenton Real Estate - Linda Reynolds over 4 years ago
WOW, Bob's second site with vflyer looks so much better. Aaron is very helpful and I love vflyer. I love the fact I can change a price in vflyer and it automatically changes it in the widget.
Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) over 4 years ago

Cheryl - it does look so much better.  The first one also took a long time to load.  There is a third option - If you belong to Real Estate Shows you could link the shows together to create a listing page.  Here is mine. Some of the fields are not filled out because I'm not a realtor and a lot of the shows are not for listings.  I think Bob has a listing page in his sidebar.  

I know vFlyer can get expensive for agents.  The good thing about RES is that it is $99 for the year, everything included.  

The other great thing about RES is that you can also put neighborhood shows on the page.  The last great thing is that RES is coming out with a Flier feature in the near future.  It is going to have all the real estate stuff and a show embedded in it also.  

You know I loved vFlyer but now I'm jumping ship.   

Posted by Maureen Maureen over 4 years ago

Maurren:  I am an RES member, and I do like it.  But I decided to use VFlyer, since the flyer page, to my mind at any rate, worked better as a descriptive one-property landing page,  when a viewer clicks thru for more info.   I remember Jeff was working on a flyer page thing a while back, hope he releases it soon! 

(But I'm copmmitted to VFlyer now, so I'm not looking to change <s>).

Posted by Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA over 4 years ago
You can also get one of those little listing widgets.  They are cool. Here is an example of one.
Posted by Maureen Maureen over 4 years ago

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