Comments on: I’ve been so incredibly busy lately that I neglected to announce some really big news!

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:06:08 +0000

Thanks so much Mary! I’ve heard that you’ve been putting on some great webinars yourself!

The market for quality internet marketing education is still so new that I’m quite glad to see so many of us working to create awareness about the importance of a internet marketing among RE Professionals! Hopefully some of the buzz I’m hoping to create in SoCal will spread to the work that you guys are doing!

By: REBlogGirl

REBlogGirl — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:56:20 +0000

Nobody better for people to learn from than you, Dustin. The big boys clearly recognize the talent and glad to see you have attracted respected sponsors.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:02:03 +0000

Chris,

I haven’t used it recently… I did get a copy of it when I was at Move, and even played around a bit, but I never had a reason to run through it’s many permutations.

To their credit, every time I suggest other options as I did in this post from a few weeks ago, agents consistently go out of their way to let me know that Top Producer is still the best CRM option for real estate agents.

With that said, I’m honestly interested in learning about options that you think are better. What CRM do you use?

By: chrisdoesloans

chrisdoesloans — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:01:12 +0000

Dustin-

I am really into your blog, but I’m not understanding Top Producer. It fails on so many levels, being closed, expensive, proprietary..slugish, proprietary, counter intuitive, proprietary, and did I mention proprietary?

The fact that they have done the formatting is why they are ahead of the game, but the software is simply BAD. Etelos is the only CRM I’ve seen that’s worse.

Have you USED it? Even lately? Man oh man.

My only hope is that you LIKE the software and are doing it not for money…if that’s the case, I can question your judgement, which is way different than questioning your integrity.

By: Jim Marks

Jim Marks — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:15:16 +0000

…and there is more big “NEWS” coming… This is getting good!

By: TimJ

TimJ — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:00:07 +0000

This is fantastic, Dustin. It really speaks to the potential they see in you.

Congratulations!

-Tim

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:04:41 +0000

Loren, Justin and Eric: Thanks so much!

I’m hoping that the fun behind the 4RealzEd events is just beginning!

By: neighborhoods.org

neighborhoods.org — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:27:34 +0000

Congrats, Dustin! Hopefully this success will continue for you. I am very confident that it will. Your brilliant suggestions have already made my life much easier!

-Eric

By: Justin Z.

Justin Z. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:20:56 +0000

Dustin,

You may look at them “taking a chance” on you and I used to think this way as I have grown GoodmorningRealEstate.com, but what Zillow and Top Producer see in you is raw ability on the street. A place they cannot get to without you.

So, they are not taking a chance on you, they are invest in you by aligning their interest with yours. What is good for you is good for them, which is what is good for the industry as a whole.

Keeping rocking!

-Justin Z.

By: loren nason

loren nason — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:56:20 +0000

I can’t believe that was only a year ago.

I remember meeting you and Rudy and Brian and Roberta and a whole bunch of people.

Loren