Software Tools
This is my collection of favorite tools, software, and software services.
DirectNIC
http://www.directnic.com
Domain registration and management. Directnic offers a very competitive suite of domain name services, allowing you to do both registration and domain name services, including adding email accounts and aliases, redirecting domains to KW websites, and working with other 3rd party website hosts very effectively.
Wolfnet Technologies IDX Search Solutions - MLSFinder.com
http://www.mlsfinder.com/
Sophisticated, state-of-the-art IDX property seaching tools for agents and Market Centers. Their suite of tools includes search saver for emailed searches, map based searches, back-office reporting, and they have the ability to customize their solutions. Their solution also works with Top Producer, and can route IDX search leads directly to your TP account.
Hitslink
http://www.hitslink.com
Website tracking software with an easy to use intereface and exceptional features for tracking online ad campaigns at a reasonable price. It tracks the visitor from their first page all the way through to lead capture form completion. This software can be used on third party websites, and is compatible with Wolfnet's IDX search.
Statcounter
http://www.statcounter.com
Website tracking software that you can use for free- it retains up to 100 pageloads worth of statistics about your site. A good starter tracking software, with fairly priced upgrades to retain more data for website analysis.
Top Producer
http://www.topproducer.com
Real estate contact management system. This tool provides an standard suite for real estate agents that want to use one tool for contact management, email, presentations, flyers, lead capture, and online communication with their clients.
Snagit
http://www.techsmith.comSnagit is a powerful, simple screen capture program that lets you grab graphics from anything on your computer and edit it to a useful graphic format quickly. It has a number of very nice features, including easy image resizing, capturing scrolling windows, simple mark up and annotation, edge effects, and text output filters. This tool is the swiss army knife of graphics tools and I use it daily. All of the screen captures and annotation presented on my website were completed with snagit.
Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.comA very simple to use survey tool that allows you to create and send out your own surveys. I use this tool both for its intended purpose as well as to quickly mock up HTML forms for website lead capture.
Basecamp
http://www.basecamphq.com
Project collaboration software that makes it easy to manage projects on line. I use this software for all my client engagements.
Webex Weboffice
http://www.weboffice.com/
Office collaboration suite for handling shared calendars, documents, contacts, to-do lists, files, polls, discussion boards and more! Integrated with the Webex web meeting product. This product is used extensively through out the Keller Williams franchise network.
Roboform
http://www.roboform.com
Sophisticated password and indentity management tool- fill out forms and logins with the click of a button! I manage literally hundreds of passwords with this tool.
Webdrive
http://www.webdrive.com/Excellent tool for mapping any kind of remote server as a drive on your computer so you can drag and drop files to your website, your Web Office intranet, just about anything! This tool replaces any need for ftp clients or other tools to move data around.
GotoMeeting
http://www.gotomeeting.com
Online presentation and collaboration software. I use this software on every client engagement to show my desktop and do hands on training over the web. If you are one of my clients, this is what I use every session with you.
Webex
http://www.webex.comAnother online presentation and collaboration package. Keller Williams has a relationship with Webex, and this product is built into the Market Center weboffice and can be easily turned on to provide online meetings. Highly sophisticated, works on Windows and Mac, and easy to use.
Note: None of these links are affiliate links and I do not receive referral fees for recommending software. These software tools are here because I like them and think they are the best in their category. Most of these vendors are not in the Keller Williams approved vendor program; the exceptions are Wolfnet Technologies (MLSFinder.com), WebEx Weboffice, and Top Producer.
