Wow – Fred Ferguson just emailed a testimonial in to us. Fred is a Realtor in Calgary that we met when we were there for the Calgary Real Estate Trade Show. (Thanks Fred for your kind words!)
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Since June 2000 I have not smoked a cigarette no small undertaking. Since that time I have also desired to harness the power of the Internet to assist me in growing my Real Estate business… a problem seemingly insurmountable. I am embarrassed to disclose here how much money I have thrown into the creation of Real Estate Web Sites that didnt work so I won’t. I will confess to spending much more money on them than collecting from them.
Those pricey but futile projects also required a massive time commitment from me for the creation of content. It felt like I needed to know what does and doesnt work even by the people I was hiring. Quite frankly though I was totally clueless about all of it at the time in fact thats why I had hired out those jobs in the first place. It was often like the BLIND leading THE BLIND!
I also caution anyone who reads this; there are those out there who would have you believe they are professional web designers yet they are really just rank amateurs who will take your cash and dash. I am still trying to collect $3,000 from a Calgary company that gave me those sweet sounding promises, took my money, then told me to get lost when I complained about there poor performance. I got nothing. Small claims court is not even a small comfort when you’re out 3 Grande and you sense you may never see any of that money again.
When Otto Mak excitedly called to tell me about yet another Web Site purchase opportunity for me from Combustion Labs, I cant impress upon the readers here how Not Interested? I really was. I was mired down in a condominium renovation that was burning me out at the time. The thought of spending more money plus the stress of creating yet another Real Estate Web Site just gave me a headache.
I still dont know why I even agreed to look at Combustion but I am extremely glad that I did so. Otto and Steve presented the Ubertor system to me, they showed me how it works and examples of web sites that they had done previously, and then they answered all of my questions. Finally I agreed to go along with them so they wrote up the order.
This is running long but I promise soon to get to the good part. My web site was ready in a flash. I dont think it took them more than a couple of weeks. I have waited months for this in the past. Better yet I didnt have to do anything other than provide them with the content from my existing Web Site.
Heres the part that really got me excited just 5 days after my Combustion Web Site was fired up, I received a Buyer Request email from my new site. I thought it was a hoax or perhaps the technicians were testing the site because I had not put in any listings or even started marketing the site address yet. In fact I still had some domain names directed to my old site at the time as it had not yet been shut down.
So that nice gal that sent me the email… she was not a prankster. She couldnt tell me how she found me or my web site when I asked her but she did tell me that her husband was being transferred to Calgary, that they needed to SELL their home in Edmonton quickly plus BUY a new one here in Calgary. These folks were just a joy to work with and if not for my Combustion web site they would have never found me.
I am not normally one for gushing testimonials… however an exception is due here.
I have met Otto Mak and Steve Jagger personally. Both of these guys are extremely personable, intelligent, and clearly focussed on the client’s needs, in my experience. I found them to be very confident and direct because they are just THAT GOOD!
I could not be happier about the template product that they sold me because it looks good, it is user friendly and it’s comparably inexpensive plus it works like a hot damn. As I continue to experience success with my site I plan to invest in additional products Combustion has which will enhance my ability to be FOUND on the Internet. Lastly I must ad here… the service that Otto Mak continues to give me even after the sale has been completely over the top. Thanks for that Otto!
Fred Ferguson
RE/MAX Real Estate (Central)
#206, 2411-4th Street N.W.
Calgary BC T2M 2Z8
www.fredferguson.com
Cell: 403-669-5442
Phone: 403-216-1600
