For busy Realtors who enjoy primary communication with their customers and contacts via E-mail, RealtorPage is introducing a new wireless E-mail pager - the EmailPager2000.

The EmailPager provides the ability to instantly respond to clients' and potential customers' E-mail messages instantly, giving the agent with such technology an advantage in the marketplace.

According to RealtorPage's research, REALTORS® are finding that more customers are seeking information about homes on the Web and using the Internet to find and interview agents. E-mailing as many as five to ten agents for more information, these customers expect to have an instant response, and will typically choose to work with the first agent who contacts them.

This research is supported by the National Association of REALTORS® findings that buyers and sellers will choose the first agent with whom they come in contact. The NAR found that 90 percent of home buyers contact three or fewer agents, and 58% of home buyers contact only one agent.

Although many Realtors are increasing their use of the Internet as a means o f marketing their homes and their services, some are finding it difficult to get leads or to turn those leads into sales. According to RealtorPage's research, the reason is simple - lack of instant response to Internet leads.

The site points out that the Internet gives its users almost instant access to all sorts of information, so users naturally expect that when they send an email, or fill out an online form on a web site, that someone will get back to them within minutes.

When someone is using the web to find a house, they will typically E-mail five to ten Realtors, twice the number typically contacted by other means, during that session. According to the site, the way to cash in on this homebuyer is to be positioned to quickly respond.

The EmailPager is a two-way wireless email device, about the size of a beeper and the cost of a PalmPilot, which has a keyboard that you can instantly type in a message and send. In this way, you are demonstrating your ability to communicate with buyers who want to communicate via E-mail.

The EmailPager can also be used in listing presentations to demonstrate your readiness to answer the messages of interested buyers or agents. It enables the Realtor to stay in touch with leads while showing properties, or while in meetings.

It also has the following easy-to-use features:

• Address book
• Clock with Alarm
• Multiple alarm or vibrate alert settings
• Saves messages for you
• Can save hundreds of "canned replies" of your choice.
• Battery and signal meter
• Menu driven for easy use
• Toll Free operator dispatch service available
• Runs for weeks on a single "AA" alkaline battery

For palm of your hand efficiency, the EmailPager2000provides the optimal balance of functionality and portability.

Published: December 7, 1998

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