Since 2007 is almost over, so I thought I would see how I did with my predictions I made about a year ago:
- Sort of Correct: I think we will see RentalHouses take over the number one spot from RentClicks in terms of traffic in 2007. Not rental listings, but traffic. I monitor my competitors on 4 free metric sites in terms of traffic and then I average them out. The graphs I am looking at show RentClicks dropping and RentalHouses holding their own. At the current rate RentClicks will drop below RentalHouses towards the end of 2007.
- Correct: HomeRentalAds has already lost the #2 spot to RentalHouses this year and I predict that Homerentalads will continue to fall a few more spots.
- Correct: One to look out for is RentalHomesPlus. By my calculations they are currently holding the #4 spot in terms of traffic. Their site is “young†like mine but I hear they have a good team working hard getting traffic. I predict they will move up one spot this year to #3.
- Wrong: The new Rentals com beta site will move up in the rankings but will not be a contender in 2007.
- Wrong: Currently RentVine holds the #6 position in terms of traffic. I predict RentVine will move up to the #4 spot. I have been working very hard at this and have many new ideas to boost traffic in 2007.
- Sort of Correct: One of my competitors will outbid RentClicks from their high level sponsorship (â€ÂÂOfficial Partnerâ€ÂÂ) with NARPM and will secure that oh so precious link from the home page of NARPM.
- Wrong: I predict property managers will voice their disapproval of all the new banner ads that have been placed all over the rental sites this year. While these will not go away I predict they will tone them down a bit.
- Wrong: Prices? What will happen to standard pricing for placing an ad? I predict they won’t budge for 2007. However, watch out for sites like findhomerentals com which appear to be gaining traffic. Prices won’t drop in 2007, but I will predict prices will drop in 2 or 3 years because a free site will invade one of the top 3 spots in terms of traffic and listings. I think the large 30+ sales force used by the current top two sites will start to decrease as the free sites start to gain market share.
- Correct: Look for more consolation in 2007. I will guess that Primedia will purchase yet another rental site this year.
I got 5 out of 9 correct. I guess that is not too bad.
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what free site do you see other then craigslist -i use that before and i like it however i do agree that -your ad can be buried in there also i have talked to people who tell me about the fraud were people over seas emails them to take a money order for the home and it is made out for twice as much as the rent and for them to mail the rest to some like furniture mover’s or something -so i see people over time not wanting to use them as that do attract a lower type customer some times
reread my post see i type too fast left some words out but this time i spelled everything right -still no one will steal my content
maybe one day ! ONLY IF ITS THE MARK OF SUCCESS DAVE LOL
do you track hotpads, I think they have a neat map based solution and are strong up and commers.
I do track hotpads. look to the right to see posts I have done on them.