There are all sorts of cool online widgets you can incorporate into text boxes that allow HTML, such as our blog. I use this site to search for popular widgets and the HTML to embed: www.widgetbox.com, self described as: "The world's largest widget marketplace, with widgets for Facebook, Blogger, TypePad, MySpace, Bebo, WordPress, Piczo, Xanga, and more. Here are some examples:
Add RSS feeds to any website.
SpringWidgets to create the snippet of code. Here are the steps:
1. Go to the website you want to grab the feed from.
2. Copy and paste the website feed into the "customize this widget" dialog box. (button near the top left hand side of the page)
3. Click the green button "click here to get the code"
4. Select the HTML button that appears in the middle of the page (share this widget)
5. Call Client Care :) Copy the code into the page you want it to appear and presto...
IM Me Here's one that allows for instant messaging, as long as you're logged into the Meebo website.
Push to Talk - Jaxtr I read about a "Click to Talk" widget on Inman TV, excerpted below. There's a video about it on this page.
"Konstantin Guericke was the co-founder of the popular social network LinkedIn and he joins InmanTV to talk about his latest project, Jaxtr.com - a web-based click to call widget you can embed on your web site or blog to connect your visitors directly to your telephone."
Decide when to accept calls. Invitation option. Block unwanted callers. Vacation Hold. Never reveals your actual phone number. Provides true click-to-call functionality and privacy for potential real estate buyers visiting online listings, without the need to dial or remember virtual numbers. This widget is free and provides free nationwide and Canadian Instant Calling with no download.
Real Time Home Price Chart These are free and available for only certain metropolitan areas from www.altosresearch.com on this page.
Embedded Video I found a great blog post that compares video hosting companies' video quality and ease of use for things like virtual tours or interviews, client testimonials. Click here to view. It's easy to drop video into your Real Pro Systems website. All our text boxes are HTML compatible. You canc reate a custom page about a community and upload a video tour.
Ccube Click to call - Click to call Technology Widget - Allow your visitors to call you instantly, Free. Your phone rings, their phone rings. Ccube connects both parties privately on any landline or mobile phone. No dialing ever. No virtual numbers. Keep your real numbers, and enjoy privacy plus more!
As defined by my favorite online encyclopedia - Wikipedia: (Widgipedia - Wiki Widgets)
A widget is anything that can be embedded within a page of HTML, i.e. a web page. A portable chunk of web. A widget adds some content to that page that is not static. Generally widgets are third party originated, though they can be home made. Widgets are also known as modules, snippets, and plug-ins.
Why Do I need widgets on my website?
Widgets can be fun tools that you can add to your website to educate, entertain, inform and otherwise engage your audience. They are little bits of code that can be customized and simply added to your website to add spice and content and allow your website to appear up and coming and exciting instead of back dated and boring.
By simply adding a few widgets to your website you can add a pizazz where before there was little to none. They are embedded right into your website so that when someone uses your widget, they are not leaving your website and instead are interacting with it. If you have 8 seconds to get a website visitors attention, then widgets for your website can help!
Installing widgets on your website
Widgets are designed for your website to be added in with little or no HTML knowledge and can be simply copied and pasted right into your content easily. Browse the widgets below and when you find one you like, click on the link I have provided to go right to the instruction page. If you happen to find a broken link, please Contact me and let me know.
If you need help installing these widgets onto your website, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page and let me know! I will be instantly notified of your request by email and with a text to my cell phone and I will get in touch with you as quickly as possible!
Free Widgets for your website
Below is a list of Widgets and Widget sites that I have put together for your entertainment and 'engagement'.
Trulia Map widget - Trulia offers a free widget mapping tool to help you showcase your listings on an interactive, easy to use map on your website.
On your website, customers will see where all of your listings are located on your TruliaMap, with a brief description and pictures when they mouse over the pinpoint.
When a user clicks on your listings on TruliaMap, they will link directly to the posting on your site.
It is customizable so we can match the colors to your site, size, speed etc.
Trulia Market Report widget - Shows a graph of the median or average listing price and listing volume for any location you choose.
Trulia Home Roll widget - Trulia's home roll lets you display the newest homes added to Trulia's search results for a particular city directly on your site.
Listing Widget - Virtual Tour tool
Virtual Tour + Stand Along Listing website + Printable Brochures
This is a really cool tool that offers lots of neat features - but the most beneficial in my opinion is that it will upload your listing to 8 major listings sites and all without you having to do anything but push a button.
Realtor.com - Trulia - Craigslist - Google - edgio - Oodle - PropSmart - Backpage.com
Free Trial - after that it is $24.95 a month - which is well worth it just for sending all of your listings to all of the above sites without you having to do all the work. Saves you hours of work.
Mapwing widget - Free Virtual Tours with Floor Plan Mapping features and
Housing Widgets - Real Estate Widgets A place for you to find free real estate widgets & tools of all shapes and sizes.
WidgetBox -widgetizing the web One of my Favorite FREE Widget Sites - I rate this site WAY COOL DUDE! Features lots of cool widgets including: Gadgets, Counters, Clocks, Weather, Fun, Games, Entertainment, Media and more.
Featuring:
The Real Estate Dictionary widget - http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/the-real-estate-dictionaryfull of real estate specific terms and definitions. Add it to listing pages, buyer pages, reports etc. A handy widget to educate your customers.
A daily quote widget full of real estate facts, terms, people, websites, history and events. 1 for each day of the calendar year. Practical, informative and entertaining.
Designed for real estate agents, the Mortgage Payment Calculator lets visitors determine what their mortgage payments will be based on the loan amount, interest rate and any taxes.
