Compass Internet Systems Announces New Product for Real Estate Professionals

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RISMEDIA, April 16, 2008-Compass Internet Systems announces the release of a new CompassSearch product for real estate agents and brokers. The ADVANCED CompassSearch subscription (which the company began providing in early January) allows agents and brokers to:

– free themselves from tending to their websites
– free themselves from performing regular content upgrades
– free themselves from writing copy or worrying about SEO.

The new subscription has Compass performing all those services for the client. In addition, the subscription is provided with:

– an optional Point2 Professional website platform free for up to two years (an $1150+ Value)
– full subscription to the WebReporterTool, the Internet’s best and richest analytics reporting package
– full coaching and site service including a monthly coaching call
– building and maintaining the agents site for the full subscription period
– placing and maintaining the client’s site on the first pages of the major search engines for terms that fit the neighborhoods that they target as their primary markets.

The company guarantees that the client will have their site on the first pages of the major search engines or that the client will sell a home from the subscription (clients chose the guarantee they prefer). The company has about 1000 clients all over North America who already are doing both. All the foregoing is included (with considerably more) for only $289.95 per month during the introductory period ending June 1, 2008, after which time the subscription will be $339.95 monthly for new members (All existing clients are protected from price increases as long as their subscription is kept in good order for as long as they remain subscribers.).

“The response to this product has been overwhelming,” Sean Hogan, COO of Compass reports. “We offered this product starting January 1 of this year without promotion and over 75% of our new clients have chosen this option. Choosing this option simply means that the client hires us to handle the complete maintenance of their site from an SEO and lead generation purview, which frees the client to sell homes instead of trying to keep their content updated and having to work on enabling their sites to be found by Internet buyers. Our clients need only attend their monthly phone or e-mail coaching (Client’s choice) session with their appointed Compass Customer Service Representative (CSR) to be fully informed of their progress.”

“Our job is to analyze, manage and adjust the client’s site to where it is a revenue producer,” Hogan continued.

Agents and brokers do not want to be IT people, “Hogan added, “They just want to list and sell property. Our ADVANCED subscription lets them do what they are best at and leave the heavy lifting (technology-wise) to us. The only thing the agent must do is post their listings.”

“The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that less than 10% of all agents are happy with the production from their websites. In comparison, over 90% of Compass clients renew their subscriptions, indicating a high level of satisfaction with their service,” Hogan continued. “While our product cannot make poor marketers successful, it is used by strong marketers to sell and list more properties and our clients that confirm that.”

“REAL SEO(TM) is about far more than simply being on the first page of the major search engines,” Hogan concluded. “We refer to CompassSearch as REAL SEO(TM) because being found is just the first of four steps in the process that make up Internet Marketing Services for Realtors(R) and real estate agents. REAL SEO(TM) helps agents and brokers realize the benefits that being able to be found on the major search engines can bring. Our job is to deliver leads and sales for you, not just to get you found. That’s REAL SEO(TM): real meaningful results from having a presence on the major search engines because we are constantly promoting your site.”

For more information, visit http://www.CompassInternetSystems.com.

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