Home Rental Blog » NARPM http://www.rentvine.com/blog The pulse of the small unit rental market. Dave Dugdale reports what he sees in the online rental market place. Dave also provides a podcast show called RadioVine which is on a separate feed from this one. Visit www.rentvine.com/anc/radiovine.cfm for the shows and feed. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:22:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rentals.com Loses Traffic From NARPM http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-loses-traffic-from-narpm/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-loses-traffic-from-narpm/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:26:00 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-loses-traffic-from-narpm/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

Rentals.com Loses Traffic From NARPM

]]> If you look on the home page of the NARPM site you will see that the image link on the top right has been changed from Rentals.com to RentalHomePros.com.

So I wonder if NARPM is losing money because Rentals.com is not paying them for that home page link now?

I can only assume that RentalHomePros does not have to pay for that link. Will we see an increase in NARPM dues?

Update: Now it has switched back, do you think Rentals.com got upset and asked them to switch it back?

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Rentals.com Loses Traffic From NARPM

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-loses-traffic-from-narpm/feed/ 9 NARPM Conference Day Two Big News http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-two-big-news/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-two-big-news/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:53:38 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-two-big-news/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

NARPM Conference Day Two Big News

]]> On the second day of the conference NARPM announced some big news. I shot video of the announcement and plan to post it here on my blog if I can get permission.

If I can’t I will still write a post about it. I don’t want to write a long post about it now because I am typing this on my phone.

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NARPM Conference Day Two Big News

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-two-big-news/feed/ 1 NARPM Conference Day 1 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-1/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-1/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:33:20 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-1/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

NARPM Conference Day 1

]]> The show is going well so far.

I thought it was kind of fun talking with property managers that have the RentalHouses $299 unlimited plan that are looking for options after their plan ends in a few months.

The resort is very nice. I plan on making a video and placing it here so all of you that couldn’t attend could see the conference.

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NARPM Conference Day 1

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-conference-day-1/feed/ 2 I Am Off To The Scottsdale NARPM Conference http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/i-am-off-to-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/i-am-off-to-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:35:34 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/i-am-off-to-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

I Am Off To The Scottsdale NARPM Conference

]]> I leave for the conference tomorrow morning (Wednesday).

Since I have an engineering background and not a sales background I guess you could say I am a little nervous. Exhibiting at conferences is not my area of expertise.

The message at my booth will be that I am building a quality product. I will also show property managers that I am ranking #1 in Denver on Google. I will also tell them that I plan to expand that success past Denver into their markets.

I want to also introduce them to my free (but high end) mapVine tool and how it can help them with their own web sites.

But most of all branding the RentVine name so property managers can get used to the name as well as the logo.

I am sure I can’t compete with Rentals.com’s large booth at the conference, but I can compete with them on the web! Just look how I am going toe to toe with them in Denver and Colorado Springs.

If you are at the conference please stop by and say hello!

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I Am Off To The Scottsdale NARPM Conference

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/i-am-off-to-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/feed/ 1 Stop By My Booth at the Scottsdale NARPM Conference http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/stop-by-my-booth-at-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/stop-by-my-booth-at-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:02:38 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/stop-by-my-booth-at-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

Stop By My Booth at the Scottsdale NARPM Conference

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If you are going to the NARPM conference in Scottsdale next week please stop by my booth and say hello!

This week I am working on my hand-outs. I only have a week to finish everything up before my first conference. (Yes like everything else I am doing all of it myself including the banner sign shown above).

I am going to be showing off my mapVine tool for property managers that have never heard of it.

My booth is near the buffet and bar area and I think I am directly across from the RentMarketer folks, so please stop by and say hi!

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Stop By My Booth at the Scottsdale NARPM Conference

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/stop-by-my-booth-at-the-scottsdale-narpm-conference/feed/ 2 Prediction: Rentals.com Will Be NARPM’s Vendor of the Year http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/prediction-rentalscom-will-be-narpms-vendor-of-the-year/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/prediction-rentalscom-will-be-narpms-vendor-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:12:07 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/prediction-rentalscom-will-be-narpms-vendor-of-the-year/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

Prediction: Rentals.com Will Be NARPM’s Vendor of the Year

]]> I usually save all my predictions until the end of the year, but I have to add this one.

Why will Rentals.com become vendor of the year? Because it appears that  NARPM didn’t sell that many silver and bronze packages yet for the Scottsdale conference.

I hear stories that vendor of the year is traditionally given to the one that pays the most.

Yep, I am guessin’ after this post that RentVine will not be the vendor of the year.

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Prediction: Rentals.com Will Be NARPM’s Vendor of the Year

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/prediction-rentalscom-will-be-narpms-vendor-of-the-year/feed/ 19 RentVine Blog Has More Visits Than NARPM.org http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentvine-blog-has-more-visits-than-narpmorg/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentvine-blog-has-more-visits-than-narpmorg/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:53:07 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentvine-blog-has-more-visits-than-narpmorg/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

RentVine Blog Has More Visits Than NARPM.org

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I am not sure why I find this amusing, but this blog has more visitors than the NARPM.org site!

Last month NARPM.org had 1,281 visits.

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As you can see from above just my blog had over double the visitors than NARPM.

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RentVine Blog Has More Visits Than NARPM.org

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentvine-blog-has-more-visits-than-narpmorg/feed/ 0 NARPM Membership and Scottsdale Conference http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-membership-and-scottsdale-conference/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-membership-and-scottsdale-conference/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 19:08:07 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-membership-and-scottsdale-conference/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

NARPM Membership and Scottsdale Conference

]]> Well I finally signed up for an affiliate NARPM membership and I also signed up for the national NARPM conference in Scottsdale AZ.

I was assigned booth #34 which is right next to the RentMarketer booth (#35) and the food and drink area. So please grab a drink and stop by my RentVine booth this September.

Since this will be my first time exhibiting I am not sure what I will have to give away. I have been working on my Phoenix rankings so I should have a story to tell about the traffic I am receiving for the Phoenix area.

Now I need to book the hotel and get some booth display items.

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NARPM Membership and Scottsdale Conference

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/narpm-membership-and-scottsdale-conference/feed/ 8 Working on the Rental Page for Phoenix http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/working-on-the-rental-page-for-phoenix/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/working-on-the-rental-page-for-phoenix/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 21:37:45 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/working-on-the-rental-page-for-phoenix/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

Working on the Rental Page for Phoenix

]]> Since the NARPM national convention is going to be in Scottsdale this September I thought I better work on the Phoenix market before I get there so I have sometime to sell.

A couple of weeks ago I was doing just terrible ranking wise in Google for my Phoenix page, now I am starting to get better rankings in Google. Now I just need to become a member and get a booth.

Do you think I should get my booth next to Rentals.com? :)

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Working on the Rental Page for Phoenix

]]> http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/working-on-the-rental-page-for-phoenix/feed/ 1 Shout-Outs to the People I Met at the NARPM Conference http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/shout-outs-to-the-people-i-meet-at-the-narpm-conference/ http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/shout-outs-to-the-people-i-meet-at-the-narpm-conference/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:24:34 +0000 Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/shout-outs-to-the-people-i-meet-at-the-narpm-conference/ Post from: Dave Dugdale RentVine.com A Picture of Dave Dugdale

Shout-Outs to the People I Met at the NARPM Conference

]]> I got to meet some nice folks at the NARPM Denver conference this week (In the order I think I met them):

  • Nathan Voegtle from RentalHomesPlus
  • Brian Frisby from RentalHomesPlus
  • Mike Anderson from HomeRentals.net
  • Lisa Ray from RentMarketer
  • David Borden from SmartBox (Former President of RentClicks)
  • Matt Teichman from MyNewPlace
  • The 3 ladies at the Rentals.com booth – sorry I forgot your names (Karen?).
  • Tim Howell from his own law practice
  • Ray Scarabosio past NARPM president

Sorry to those who I met but didn’t get cards from – perhaps I will remember you next time.

I should have got a booth for $50 so I could have met property managers but my bonehead marketing department (me) screwed that up.

I hope to become a member of NARPM and exhibit in Phoenix unless NARPM declines my membership after my last post.

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Shout-Outs to the People I Met at the NARPM Conference

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