Comments on: Rentals.com Raise Rates, No Guarantees, Charges for Signs http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/ 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. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rentviner http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36793 rentviner Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:08:14 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36793 Pardon the misspellings in my posting. It's my typing... Pardon the misspellings in my posting. It’s my typing…

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36791 Dave Dugdale Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:10:21 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36791 I am glad you got a good laugh out of it. I am glad you got a good laugh out of it.

]]> By: rentviner http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36790 rentviner Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:51:38 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36790 I stumbled across yoru site while looking for a place to rent and got caught up in your blog. I got a great laugh about it. Here you are the one horse shop taking on the "big guys" and not understanding what they are doing. Perhaps that is why your business hasn't grown past the one horse shop. You only have yourself for ideas. While I too wonder why a price increase would every be good. If you lower your prices, could you put CSI out of business? Gee. try it and see what happens. It's only your income that you'd be risking. But then again, Craigslist is free... and you and CSI are as well as a bunch of others. I originally came here to find a place. What does it for me? How many relevant listings in my area. I stumbled across yoru site while looking for a place to rent and got caught up in your blog. I got a great laugh about it.

Here you are the one horse shop taking on the “big guys” and not understanding what they are doing. Perhaps that is why your business hasn’t grown past the one horse shop. You only have yourself for ideas.

While I too wonder why a price increase would every be good.

If you lower your prices, could you put CSI out of business? Gee. try it and see what happens. It’s only your income that you’d be risking. But then again, Craigslist is free… and you and CSI are as well as a bunch of others.

I originally came here to find a place. What does it for me? How many relevant listings in my area.

]]> By: Robbie http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36789 Robbie Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:02:48 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36789 Who ever said the service was bad? Dave and I just question the "whois" information provided for the domain registration of the website. :) Who ever said the service was bad?

Dave and I just question the “whois” information provided for the domain registration of the website. :)

]]> By: landmark http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36785 landmark Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:37:03 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36785 check out the rentnice.com site. It's actually not a bad service. We inquired with them to list our apartment complex, so we'll see how it goes.. check out the rentnice.com site. It’s actually not a bad service. We inquired with them to list our apartment complex, so we’ll see how it goes..

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36784 Dave Dugdale Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:40:19 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36784 Rentals.com finally took some of their banner ads off their home page so it could load faster. I guess they are listening to me. Rentals.com finally took some of their banner ads off their home page so it could load faster. I guess they are listening to me.

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36778 Dave Dugdale Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36778 "Josh", My wife read my post and also brought up the same point as you did. You are not alone. Here is what I am thinking; once you start out with a price that has been fixed for years and then goes way up (in percentage) those people using the service will question why the increase. If you are an airline and have fuel costs increases that is understandable, but if you are an internet company, let's say Comcast and you raise your broadband price people are going to wonder why? Computers, servers are all dropping in cost. So that leaves salaries. Salaries for a sales force. "Josh" - you and I have debated the sales forces issue before and you know where I stand. :) “Josh”,

My wife read my post and also brought up the same point as you did. You are not alone.

Here is what I am thinking; once you start out with a price that has been fixed for years and then goes way up (in percentage) those people using the service will question why the increase.

If you are an airline and have fuel costs increases that is understandable, but if you are an internet company, let’s say Comcast and you raise your broadband price people are going to wonder why?

Computers, servers are all dropping in cost. So that leaves salaries. Salaries for a sales force.

“Josh” – you and I have debated the sales forces issue before and you know where I stand. :)

]]> By: Josh http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36777 Josh Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36777 "Because in the Internet world, just like the computer industry prices go down not up - it is almost a death sentence to raise prices." Interesting quote you had in your post. I'm just wondering where prices are going down with regards to online advertising? In fact, if you look across the major verticals of the newspapers the amount of money being placed online is growing 20% year over year with no slow down. As the amount of money drifts away from the papers / magazines advertisers will spend the money if there is value in the product. If property managers believe $49 is valuable to them renting there owners houses they will pay for it. This is just my 2 cents and would be interested to see what you think? “Because in the Internet world, just like the computer industry prices go down not up – it is almost a death sentence to raise prices.”

Interesting quote you had in your post. I’m just wondering where prices are going down with regards to online advertising? In fact, if you look across the major verticals of the newspapers the amount of money being placed online is growing 20% year over year with no slow down. As the amount of money drifts away from the papers / magazines advertisers will spend the money if there is value in the product. If property managers believe $49 is valuable to them renting there owners houses they will pay for it. This is just my 2 cents and would be interested to see what you think?

]]> By: Robbie http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36776 Robbie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:19:42 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36776 Looks like apartments.com now feeds to rentalads? http://www.rentalads.com/rental-properties/Florida/Jacksonville/ I understand you make money form the clicks on the site. But I think this takes so much away from a nice website like rentalads.com your thoughts Dave? Looks like apartments.com now feeds to rentalads?
http://www.rentalads.com/rental-properties/Florida/Jacksonville/

I understand you make money form the clicks on the site. But I think this takes so much away from a nice website like rentalads.com

your thoughts Dave?

]]> By: Lester http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-36775 Lester Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:03:40 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/rentalscom-raise-rates-no-guarantees-charge-for-signs/#comment-36775 Hi Doug, Sorry I don't even have a website. :( I work for an apartment community in Nebraska. And, as you can imagine, there ain't much happenin here! Take care, Lester Hi Doug,

Sorry I don’t even have a website. :( I work for an apartment community in Nebraska. And, as you can imagine, there ain’t much happenin here!

Take care,
Lester

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