At this time, Book More Showings does not currently offer building IDX websites. That being said, it is on our product roadmap and we expect this to be a readily available option by either May or June 2024 as we negotiate partnerships with potential integrations with Elite Realty CRM and the various data feeds involved in this integration (TREB MLS, RAE MLS, etc.)
When IDX websites are available with Elite Realty Alliance, they will be available on the 'Elite' CRM plan which is set to cost no more than $200/CAD per month. Through careful evaluation, we've found most competitive IDX providers (in Canada) charge between $600-$800 CAD per month for fast, seo-optimized IDX websites. This price does not include a CRM similar in capability to ours as well.
As agents ourselves, we believe majority of IDX websites are overpriced and should not require long-term, expensive commitments to provide valuable listings to our clients. This is why we're carefully evaluating how we will release this feature to Book More Showings clients as we will not release anything that can be found somewhere else for a fair price.
What is an IDX website?
An IDX website is any website that has the capability of providing listings to consumers who wish to browse listings on that website.
For example, here is an 'IDX Website' built by Real Estate Webmasters
The easiest way to determine an IDX website is by asking one simple question:
"Can I view accurate listings on this website?"
Any IDX website will require at least one licensed agent from the respective MLS board to share something called a 'DDF Feed' which is an authorization key on your behalf to share MLS data with the public on a website. This data will be limited as it will only show active/pending listings and never any sold data or other data that would jeopardize the value of any MLS board's data integrity.
FAQs
Why don't you offer a IDX website already?
Why don't you offer a IDX website already?
Reason 1 - Our clients already have IDX websites
We've found roughly 31% of our clients already join Book More Showings with an IDX website already built. Therefore, we will typically integrate the Qualifunnel with their IDX website if they do have one already.
Reason 2 - It is not necessary
Our internal split-tests found the Qualifunnel website to yield better leads, so that's why its been our priority offering in both our own business and at Book More Showings.
We've found leads who inquire about questions on their criteria and opt-in to marketing are more receptive to prospecting as opposed to leads who are browsing websites for listings and are not willing to share their criteria or opt-in to marketing.
Do I need an IDX website?
Do I need an IDX website?
No. At our own Residential Real Estate team, we don't even prioritize IDX websites for our agents, nor have one ourselves, because our sales methodology doesn't find value in providing listings without truly understanding the consumers needs.
We believe in the Qualifunnel as being an ideal starting point for an online conversation with a consumer, because rather than just placating and sending listings they believe
Can you integrate with my IDX website?
Can you integrate with my IDX website?
In most cases, yes. If you already have an IDX website, you can share the link with our Marketing Team and we can double-check to make sure that our Qualifunnel is capable of re-directing your leads to your website, with all their criterial already pre-filled for a search inquiry.
The best case scenario will be for a lead to go through the Qualifunnel and then onto your website and inquire about a home.
What does my Qualifunnel look like?
What does my Qualifunnel look like?
You should have received your Qualifunnel link after you campaign was launched via Email. It will be under the Subject: "Your Ads Have Launched!"
If you are not able to locate this email, you can request the link by emailing [email protected]