Testimonials
Diana Russell
I am so impressed with Cherie. I know this because of what people are saying about my website and what my statistics are representing.
Before contracting with Cherie and her company I wandered around in cyberspace for years with a great web address and had no clue about what people were looking for, what the search engines were looking for, what mattered or what didn’t matter. For the most part, I trusted web designers (bad decision) to structure a web site reflecting what I thought people wanted.
You know how it is when you through some material on the wall, hoping that something will stick? Well, I’d contracted with yet another boilerplate web design company (one of many) and paid them another amount of money (non-refundable) and was again disappointed when they were unable to accomplish what I wanted. This company did however; recommend that I look into working with one of their third party assistants. I looked at many resumes. Cherie’s looked the most promising. With her team, I am now positioned to grow my business the way I had always imagined it should be done.
The next generation of people are looking for real estate through the internet. You will need as part of your arsenal a great internet presence.
Don’t throw away eight years of your life struggling as I did. Give Cherie a call.
Diana Russell, Broker, e-Pro
Phone: 801-706-0925
Fax: 801-266-0105
Lynn Dasteel
I want you to know how much I appreciate all that you have done to make an incredible website for me. Once you got to know me a bit and learn what I wanted to generally convey in my website, you and your team went to work to create a beautiful, warm and professional website.
I’ve have numerous compliments already and it has, within just 2 weeks or so, generated a number of leads, one of which I will be meeting in March. This individual said that it was the website and ease with which he could access listings and get more info than anywhere else, that he contacted me. He is moving his family from Arizona and seems very receptive to working with me.
It all started with the website! I am very appreciative, Cherie — thanks for being an integral part of my professional life!
Fondly,
Lynn Dasteel
Casa Pacific Realty
Jackie Youngblood
Dear Cherie,
I want to take this opportunity to say “Thank You” to you and your staff for a job well-done. I am enjoying my website tremendously and receiving so many wonderful compliments on the professional appearance of it.
Your staff were great to work with and I appreciate the timely manner in which you, Jodi, Faryn, and Scott answered my emails and returned my telephone calls. I was impressed with your firm’s dedication and expertise in building SkipTheOutfit.com.
Respectfully,
Jackie Youngblood
Harold “Bill” Graeber
I had an incredible experience working with Cherie Young and Online Marketing Strategies. Her team took extensive time to work with me and probed deeply to discover exactly what I wanted in my website: everything from the graphic design, the font style, the menu selection, an incredible slide show of local architecture, and the overall tone, which captures the essence of my local community. The graphics they delivered were incredible and are now featured on all of my marketing materials and have become part of my brand identity. Follow up tweaks were responded to quickly and with enthusiasm. Check it out for yourself at www.movetojerseycity.com. I highly recommend Cherie and her team.
Harold “Bill” Graeber
www.MovingToJerseyCity.com
Mike Del Vecchio
I’m just about reaching my 2-year anniversary as a REALTOR. Like most newcomers, I’ve stumbled around trying numerous approaches touted by books, training, other agents, and experts. I quickly learned that the old pros were not great with their web approaches and handling internet prospects. Great, an area where a rookie can stake a claim.
My learning curve started with the zero or small design fees, $29-$49/month cost, template solutions. What a bargain! Now I had a site that was boiler plate, gave me a so-so image, produced a whole 4 visitors per month, and no business. What a sad commentary when I could personally increase traffic by 25% just by visiting my own site.
There had to be a better way. I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar by Michael Russer (Mr. Internet). I took his course and learned volumes about how to effectively interface with internet prospects and how to plan and structure a web presence. Now for the design. Throughout this process I met Cherie Young at Online Marketing Strategies. She and her team design sites that make a statement. This wasn’t cheap, but I wasted a year fooling around with cheap. Their design platform of choice was Point2 Professional.
The result was a web site to be proud of. As a REALTOR, especially a newer one, your image is everything. I have also incorporated a pay-per-click campaign which Cherie helped with. I know this has helped me with the clients I did get.
Point2 has tons of tools for REALTORS, and I’ll focus on just a few. I wanted to constantly keep in front of prospects through their incubation period with a drip campaign. I evaluated several, and they ranged from third-rate to complicated and expensive. Point2 Pro version had all the capabilities I needed, and at no extra cost. There was a great added benefit. For all the leads I had not yet made personal contact with, wouldn’t it be great if I knew which ones opened my e-mails and which ones didn’t? Now I can focus on reaching the “warmer” prospects.
While I still have a long way to go, the several clients I’ve gained have more than paid for the initial investment. I also know I’ll get additional referrals from them. I also have several good prospects in the pipeline. Many of my peers are lamenting about how slow the business is. My issue is getting ready for the visiting prospects I’ve recently gained.
All the pieces are now in place, and thanks to all of my newfound teams of helpers, I’m looking forward to an incredible 2008!
Mike Del Vecchio
www.BoomingInAustin.com