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What do we need to get IDX Broker on your site? We just need 3 things to get IDX Broker on your site:: Please visit http://platinum.realtycandy.com or https://bit.ly/2EHKjbZ to signup for an IDX Broker account. When you use our signup link, they waive their $100 account creation fee. If you already have an IDX Broker account, please send an email to developers@idxbroker.com that simply says “We want to use RealtyCandy as our developer.” It is fast, free, and easy. Your payments will be the same as they are right now, and you will continue to pay IDX Broker directly. They typically make this change […]

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What is a Saved Link? A saved link is a tool in IDX Broker that allows users to showcase listings from certain cities, counties, postal codes, subdivisions, etc. We could even filter them by price range or any other search criteria available in the IDX Broker Advanced Search. IDX Broker Saved Links are ideal to create simple and effective community pages that you can link directly from your website. You can also share them with your leads. Where to Create a Saved Link In order to create an IDX Broker Saved Link you need to first log in to your […]

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What is IDX Connect? IDX Connect is a service we offer our clients in order to integrate IDX Broker with their websites. In this particular post, we are going to review an IDX/Wix integration. What does IDX Connect include? OmniSearch tool on the homepage Branding and styling: we will make your IDX pages match your website pages 20-point setup and optimization OmniSearch Tool When we do the IDX Connect service for a client, we add our OmniSearch tool to the home page. (pictured right) With our search tool, website visitors can run searches filtering by city, county, postal code, address, […]

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At RealtyCandy, we offer IDX Broker integration to existing sites or brand new sites. If you decide to create a new WordPress site hosted with us, there are a few things you receive with your signup: 1. First, we install our WordPress theme, Simply IDX 3.0 to your site. This theme has multiple home page designs to choose from and comes with a visual page builder called Beaver Builder that makes building a site fast and simple. 2. We integrate your IDX Broker account to the site, no additional charge required. This service is normally $79 on its own, but […]

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Many of our clients want to customize every aspect of their IDX Broker integration as much as possible to make their site experience more personal for their users. One question we get often is how to set up the lead sign up “Thank you” page with a wrapper. The “Thank you” page will have the Global wrapper applied on it. You can set the Global wrapper here. (Pictured above)   You can also find this page by logging in to your IDX Broker account Dashboard and navigating to Design > Website > Wrappers. (Pictured to the left) Setting up your […]

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We want to showcase this cool website that we have just finished work on. This is https://www.lanierliferealty.com; Russ, one of our clients, built out this website on WIX. This is a Real Estate site for lake homes at Lake Lanier, a famous lake located in North Georgia. He hired us to do IDX Connect for him, this is our premium IDXBroker service and it includes: Setup of the omnisearch tool on the home page. We setup all the IDX pages using the header and footer of your existing site and match the styling of your site. We configure the settings […]

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We recently talked to a friend of ours who was so excited to be working with a real estate agent that continuously sends her various properties that she likes. She couldn’t seem to understand how the realtor took the time to research her preferences and send her these properties daily. In reality, what this realtor probably did was sign her up to an automatic property update software. By doing something as simple as that, the agent got a client to feel loyalty towards him and at the same time she was content with the results she was getting. Seeing how […]

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Real estate offers amazing opportunities for engaging content. Science shows that our brains are able to process images much faster than text, so if you really want to attract attention, use really good visuals. Prospective clients look for informative, valuable, or entertaining content that prioritizes high-quality visual design. If you’re searching for ways to do that, here are our tips on how to create great real estate content for your audience. First- Visual Appeal When showcasing beautiful properties to potential home buyers, there’s no end to the photo and video content a sharp realtor can create. Professional-looking photos, infographics, charts […]

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The housing market continues to thrive in Cleveland and 4saleCLE needed a quick and user friendly design that could allow sellers a professional website with an easy to use interface. Their multifunctional design lets users create an account, search for homes, receive updates and even schedule visits all in one place. One of the really cool features is the ability to break down the listings into different neighborhoods. This is an excellent sales tool they use for buyers to zero in on specific neighborhoods instead of having to scour the whole city and then filter out areas of their preference. […]

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Do you want to make your Register/Login IDX widgets more stylish and appealing for your leads? We often receive this request from clients like Jenna from mymomentumteam.com that wanted to change their default IDX widgets style to look more like their websites. This widget style was created for her as you can see at https://mymomentumteam.com/active-adult-homes-sale-powder-springs/pickens-place/. To style your Register and Login widgets like the image above, all you need to do is copy the following CSS code into your website. /* IDX Popup and Registration Widgets */ #LeadSignup, #LeadSignup.LeadSignup, #IDX-widgetLeadLoginWrapper { width: 350px!important; max-width: 100%!important; padding: 30px40px!important; border-radius: 0!important; -webkit-border-radius: […]

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