Comments on: Contrarian or stupid? Don’t be surprised if I ignore you. http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/ A San Diego Real Estate Web Log Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:45:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Drew Meyers http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145606 Drew Meyers Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:47:15 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145606 Man, I miss a couple hours and miss the whole conversation :) I think the current "House for sale" graphic used (it's now 6:44) is a an improvement, but my vote has to go to <a href="http://www.realestatelovettsville.com/images/SearchListingsIcon150.gif" rel="nofollow">Jay's 2nd link</a>. Man, I miss a couple hours and miss the whole conversation :)

I think the current “House for sale” graphic used (it’s now 6:44) is a an improvement, but my vote has to go to Jay’s 2nd link.

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145605 Kris Berg Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:22:39 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145605 Jay - No worries. I fixed you. I am having to save my side bar at least twice a week. Now that you gave me one more "good idea," I will add your widget to my tomorrow's to-do list. Thanks for all your help! IDX on blogs: This is all I know. "IDX property searches may not be posted to blogs. I haven't made the time to find out if it is a matter of interpretation, and they mean "other people's blogs." I suppose that could be the case, now that I think about it, although that is not what the policy says. Thomas - I haven't seen the I.B. Rentin one before, and I thought I had seen them all! That's funny! Jay - No worries. I fixed you. I am having to save my side bar at least twice a week. Now that you gave me one more “good idea,” I will add your widget to my tomorrow’s to-do list. Thanks for all your help!

IDX on blogs: This is all I know. “IDX property searches may not be posted to blogs. I haven’t made the time to find out if it is a matter of interpretation, and they mean “other people’s blogs.” I suppose that could be the case, now that I think about it, although that is not what the policy says.

Thomas - I haven’t seen the I.B. Rentin one before, and I thought I had seen them all! That’s funny!

]]> By: Thomas Johnson http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145604 Thomas Johnson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:56:49 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145604 Kris: Ben and Lu must hang out with one of my Search people, Mr. I.B. Rentin. ;-) Kris: Ben and Lu must hang out with one of my Search people, Mr. I.B. Rentin. ;-)

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145603 Jay Thompson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:37:21 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145603 Way more better Kris! The long URL in my comment above stretched the comment box so it sent your sidebar way down below.... Sorry about that. Shoulda used tinyURL. Feel free to edit, or kill it. Or, even better, there is a nifty WordPress plugin that will fix that. It's called "WP-Chunk". Should be standard on all WP blogs. As for the NAR sniping about the use of "MLS".... don't get me started again... ;). http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2006/06/29/wp-chunk/ "my broker does not allow IDX to be imbedded in a blog." Sigh. But it's OK in "regular" web site?? Dare I ask the logic in that thought process? Way more better Kris!

The long URL in my comment above stretched the comment box so it sent your sidebar way down below….

Sorry about that. Shoulda used tinyURL. Feel free to edit, or kill it.

Or, even better, there is a nifty WordPress plugin that will fix that. It’s called “WP-Chunk”. Should be standard on all WP blogs.

As for the NAR sniping about the use of “MLS”…. don’t get me started again… ;).

http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2006/06/29/wp-chunk/

“my broker does not allow IDX to be imbedded in a blog.”

Sigh. But it’s OK in “regular” web site?? Dare I ask the logic in that thought process?

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145602 Kris Berg Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:32:19 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145602 1. We are now officially ahead of the post about the duck on the old comment tally board. :) 2. Jay, thanks to your four links, I had to drag you out of moderation, which I am now regretting - Another research project is all I needed! Seriously, thanks for the links. I am officially tabling it until tomorrow morning when I will be better rested. 3. I had a " #3," but I forgot. 1. We are now officially ahead of the post about the duck on the old comment tally board. :)
2. Jay, thanks to your four links, I had to drag you out of moderation, which I am now regretting - Another research project is all I needed! Seriously, thanks for the links. I am officially tabling it until tomorrow morning when I will be better rested.
3. I had a ” #3,” but I forgot.

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145601 Jay Thompson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:24:50 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145601 <p>Kris - </p> <p>What about something like <a target="_blank" href="http://www.1siliconvalley.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mapmlssearchsiliconvalley.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a>?</p> <p>And replace the shopping cart with a house icon (a bigger version of what is already there.)</p> <p>Or <a target="_blank" href="http://www.realestatelovettsville.com/images/SearchListingsIcon150.gif" frel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this...</a></p> <p>More "minimalist"...</p> <p>http://lunarproperties.co.uk/images2/home_icons_search.jpg</p> <p>Or, try this site using the search term "home search"..</p> <p>http://www.iconfinder.net/</p> Kris -

What about something like this?

And replace the shopping cart with a house icon (a bigger version of what is already there.)

Or this…

More “minimalist”…

http://lunarproperties.co.uk/images2/home_icons_search.jpg

Or, try this site using the search term “home search”..

http://www.iconfinder.net/

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145600 Kris Berg Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:23:44 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145600 Jay - By the way, you might have to watch the use of that evil "MLS" term one of these days, given NAR's position on the subject. Just sayin'. Jay - By the way, you might have to watch the use of that evil “MLS” term one of these days, given NAR’s position on the subject. Just sayin’.

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145599 Kris Berg Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:21:11 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145599 Okay - Fixed it a little. How's this? By the way, my broker does not allow IDX to be imbedded in a blog. I have to redirect to the web site, as archaic as that might sound. Okay - Fixed it a little. How’s this?

By the way, my broker does not allow IDX to be imbedded in a blog. I have to redirect to the web site, as archaic as that might sound.

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145598 Jay Thompson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:16:04 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145598 I have an IDX search button my my blog that is stunningly original. It says, "Search Phoenix MLS". Boring, but seems effective. I also have a page on teh blog itself set up with my IDX search. It was excrutiating to get it to work right, but kind of neat in that people stay on the blog, rather than going off to teh search on the main site. I was going to suggest a house (really I was, Drew stole that idea from me). I've also seen neat little Monopoly looking homes with "Search" in text across them (looks better than I am describing. Or the age old (but effective) home with a magnifying glass icon kinda thing. I wonder if given your shiny newe map based search if some sort of little map would work? I have an IDX search button my my blog that is stunningly original. It says, “Search Phoenix MLS”. Boring, but seems effective.

I also have a page on teh blog itself set up with my IDX search. It was excrutiating to get it to work right, but kind of neat in that people stay on the blog, rather than going off to teh search on the main site.

I was going to suggest a house (really I was, Drew stole that idea from me). I’ve also seen neat little Monopoly looking homes with “Search” in text across them (looks better than I am describing. Or the age old (but effective) home with a magnifying glass icon kinda thing.

I wonder if given your shiny newe map based search if some sort of little map would work?

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145597 Kris Berg Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:57:24 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2008/02/25/contrarian-or-stupid-dont-be-surprised-if-i-ignore-you/#comment-145597 Drew - That's it! Why didn't I think of that? Drew - That’s it! Why didn’t I think of that?

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