Real Estate Web Hosting Firm iHOUSE Releases LocalNet Registration Service

HostReview.com
Monday, August 28, 2006; 05:48 AM

Real estate web hosting firm iHOUSE Web SolutionsTM has released its LocalNet Registration Service, currently available to its website customers. It is a new way for its real estate agent clientele to quickly build their Internet presence. http://www.ihouseweb.com/Products/iHouse/LocalNet/

"Trying to make sure your business information is available and accurate on the myriad of Internet business directories can be daunting," said Paul Sheng, CEO of iHOUSE Web Solutions. "LocalNet offers a quick and easy method of helping our website customers get their name in front of potential clients searching for real estate services on these key local search engines."

The sheer number of available directories, combined with disparate and often hard to find registration forms, has discouraged many real estate agents from taking advantage of these important marketing resources. Many small businesses often have limited, out-of-date information – or worse, no information at all- on the top-tier Internet directories including Google Local, Yahoo! Local, Yellowpages.com, Verizon Superpages.com, Insider Pages, Local.com, Judy’s Book, TrueLocal.com and more.

LocalNet’s sign up process is a snap – just fill out one set of forms and LocalNet takes care of the rest. LocalNet will use the information collected to complete registration process for these individual web directories, representing a significant time-savings for its customers. In addition, the resulting LocalNet business profile is hosted as a search-engine friendly web page on the iHOUSE LocalNet Agent Directory.

"Real estate agents have busy, fast-paced lives" said Sheng. "They don’t have time to learn all the ins and outs of technology - and they shouldn’t have to. That’s what we’re here for."

Since 1986, Oakland, California-based iHOUSE Web Solutions (www.ihouseweb.com), a division of CIS Data Systems, Inc., has provided real estate professionals with Internet tools to build their businesses online. Through continued, successful designs of user-friendly real estate agent websites and other products for real estate web site promotion, the company has built a network of 11,000 customers, and maintains IDX data feeds with nearly 300 MLS's nationwide, representing nearly two-thirds of all listings in the U.S. Its web marketing solutions include iHOUSE websites, IDXPro MLS search service, MarketReach email marketing solution, VTShowcase virtual tour manager, and ConnecTel toll-free communication service.