DallasRealEstateSearch.com submission

Hello,
Sorry to be "that guy", but checking on the status of Dallas Real Estate Search submission to Top: Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Metro Areas: Dallas-Fort Worth: Business and Economy: Real Estate yesterday. Right after I submitted it, the page suggested that I apply to edit this category. I did apply and being honest I listed the site that I was affiliated with and wrote my own description (objective if you can believe it) and submitted it.

I received the rejection letter this morning, and while I am hurt as I have been trying to join the ODP for quite some time now (not just in this category), I am ok with rejection.

Here's my question: Does this automatically take my site out of the queue for submission? If not, am I still in the queue, and does this category still need an editor--meaning is my wait to get submitted indefinite?

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my question.

James

If you actually submitted the site and didn't just put it on the application, then, no, rejection for editorship doesn't remove your site from the pool of unreviewed for that category. Unfortunately, Winans/GMAC Real Estate is already listed in that category as http://www.texasmls.com/ and won't be listed under http://www.DallasRealEstateSearch.com/ as well.

All editors above that category level as well as several hundred Editall+ editors can edit that category so even if it doesn't have a listed editor, someone will get to it eventually.

Hey Mosta,
Thanks for the reply.

The weird thing about this is that Winans GMAC Real Estate is not the owners of this site. The site is actually funded by one of thier realtors. Winans GMAC is that realtor's broker, but is not involved with anything to do with the site.

If the site was given the identity of that realtor, instead of Winans GMAC, could the site then be added to the category? The reason why I ask is that I see multiple sites for Ebby Halliday, Century 21, etc....in the same categories in different metro areas and localities, but with the identity of that realtor.

Thanks in advance.

James

Just reiterating, this site belongs to a specific Real Estate Agent. If this site took on the identity of the Real Estate Agent without the Winans logo, could it be added then.

Also, if this site only served Dallas and the surrounding cities, and not the entire metroplex, then could it be listed under the Dallas locality rather than the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. (this is assuming that the site takes on the identity of the realtor).

Thanks so much in advance for your time.

James

I'm not familiar with the real estate area, so I'm only guessing based on general principles here.

If the site were changed completely, and became truly the site of an individual realtor, it would be evaluated on its merits as such.

If the site remained as it is now but with the name of an individual instead of the company name, I don't think it would make any difference at all. The company is already listed.

There would really have to be significant personal information about the agent in question in order for it to be considered more than a mirror of Winans. As brmehlman noted, the addition of the agent's name won't be enough for that.

Also, if this site only served Dallas and the surrounding cities, and not the entire metroplex, then could it be listed under the Dallas locality rather than the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. (this is assuming that the site takes on the identity of the realtor).

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I should clarify something for you -- real estate agents and agencies are not listed by the area they serve but by where they are physically located, which in the case of agents is almost exclusively going to be the locality where their office is (e.g. an agent might serve the whole Dallas area but if their office is in Richardson, then Richardson is where they get listed).

We should also perhaps mention that, due to the, um, aggressive self-promotional practices of some agents, the Real Estate guidelines are more specific and rigid than most categories', and they have tightened up recently. So you definitely can't deduce them by looking at older categories that haven't been brought up-to-date with the new guidelines.

Thanks so much for your replies here on this. This helps me tremendously.

brmehlman

I'm not familiar with the real estate area, so I'm only guessing based on general principles here.

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The reason for my question here is because a realtor is an independent contractor, a seperate business entity from their broker, who is responsible for everything from marketing to legal obligations.

Well, I guess I have some work to do now, so thanks so much for your posts. This is good news.

James

>The reason for my question here is because a realtor is an independent contractor, a seperate business entity from their broker, who is responsible for everything from marketing to legal obligations.

It's a fair question. And that fact was one of the considerations that went into development of our current guidelines.

Thanks hutcheson,
I realize the nature of Real Estate agents trying to circumvent the guidelines.
Just to make sure, these are the quidelines you were talking about correct? : Guidelines for Real Estate Editors

Thanks again for all your help.

James

I believe there have been some discussions in internal forums that have made parts of that obsolete. Today, we don't feel obligated to list a separate site for each agent, if there is no more content than would have been available from the agency or MLS website. But that's the place to start.

hutcheson:

Today, we don't feel obligated to list a separate site for each agent, if there is no more content than would have been available from the agency or MLS website

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Yeah I know what sites you're talking about. Basically just mirror sites of the main agency. The agency site texasmls.com does not give any content in the form of articles, howto's, or industry reports. DallasRealEstateSearch.com does and much more community and school information (like the information you'd want before you buy a house), so I shouldn't have a problem there once I change the identity over to the real estate agent.

Is there any more posted guidelines that I can get a hold of to make sure that I am following them on my rework?

Thanks so much again.

James