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Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
In order to assist our viewer's and client's with any questions about our site, we have decided to add this frequently asked questions page. If you have a question about our site that is not listed on this page, feel free to contact us and we shall answer your questions as promptly as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions (Click on the question in order to view the answer)
>How do I go about getting my property on quadcityhomeshow.com?
>What are your prices for listing a home?
>How can I advertise my business on your site?
>What are the terms for listing a home on your site?
>If I decide to list my home with a realtor while listing my home on your site, will you allow me to use them as my contact?
>Where do We return Your Signs After We Have Sold?
>Do I have to sign a contract?
>Can I advertise on other websites as well as your site?
>Can I use the photos you took on other sites, etc?
>What does your site offer over the competition?
> Why Don't you place "New" next to your new listings?
>Do you track "hits" or "pageloads" of every listing?
>If I sell my home before the time period is up, can I get a prorated refund?
>How much will it cost me to renew my current listing?
>Why is the address on the sold properties not complete?
>Do you have any tips for buying or selling a home?
>Are you a licensed realtor?
>Winter Home Sales - Should I wait until Spring?
>Why can't I see the Flash Tours?
>Do you have open house signs?
>How do I go about getting new photos?
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| Q: How do I go about getting my property on quadcityhomeshow.com?
A: Simply contact us or fill out our new client request form. We will come to the property, take photos of every room, let your pick the photos you wish to use, gather additional details, and then (normally) have it processed and on our site that night!
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| Q: What are your prices for listing a home on your site?
A: All the information about our services and prices can be found by 
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| Q: How can I advertise on your site?
A: If you are a business, you may visit the business advertising section of our site by or by simply contacting us via email, phone, or pager.
If you have a property you wish to advertise, you will find your answers by
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| Q: What are the terms for listing a home on your site?
A: Your answers can be found by .
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| Q: Do I have to sign any contracts?
A: No. Quad City Home Show does not require you to sign any contracts. The conditions for listing, advertising, and using this site are all detailed on the "terms and conditions page. You may read this info by .
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| Q: Can I advertise on other websites as well as yours?
A: YES. Your advertising dollars are just that, YOURS! We will not tell you how to spend your money or forbid you to advertise on our site exclusively. It has been brought to my attention that "other" websites insist on this, but we would NEVER infringe on our client's right to advertise their homes whenever and wherever they please. (Yes, Realtors are welcome to advertise as well).
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| Q: Can I use the photos you took on other sites, etc?
A: No. The pictures taken are property of quadcityhomeshow.com they cannot be used for any other purpose. Refer to our terms of use policy.
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| Q: What does your site offer over the competition?
A: Put Simply: No Contracts, Lower Prices, More Options, and No long waiting period. For more details, visit our services and prices page by , or read the information on our comparison sheet which details how you benefit from our services over the competition.
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| Q: Why Don't you place "New" next to your new listings?
A: From a marketing point of view - your "new" listing will only be new for a short time. Afterwards you would be considered "old". That being the case, if we placed new next to the listings - the viewer would be tempted to view only the new listings. We want the viewers to view all the listings in their price range. Adding new would leave you in the "old" category at one time or another. Thus your property would not be viewed as often and/or may not be compared to a new listing. This would not help you compete with the rest of the homes in your price range. In order to maximize your property's potential, we believe adding "new" will create a situation that deters viewers from collecting comparable homes. Consider this - if a product was new and improved - does that mean the original product was "old and lousy"???? The comparables of new and old should not apply when advertising properties for sale. When a new listing is added to our site - the "view tour" link is a bright blue - once it has been visited - it turns a purple. This indicated is far better than indicating new vs old.
If you have comments or questions about this theory - feel free to contact us.
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| Q: Do you track "hits" or "pageloads" of every listing?
A: There are a few different ways to track "hits or pageloads"
A favorite amongst several tour sites is statistical logging software. We have tested the software used by other sites that was "supposed" to be accurate at tracking hits - loads - and movement from a viewer. Each version of the software we tested was stating we were averaging over 65,000 hits per day, thousands of distinct visitors, etc. When I questioned the methods of how these types of software calculated the amounts - all I was told was "it is a great marketing tool" - but when I asked if it was accurate - I was given the same answer "It's a great marketing tool"....
Being a educated programmer (an a person who believes honesty is the "best" policy) - I researched this in depth and came to find that the methods in which this software works was not satisfactory, not completely accurate, easily manipulated, and good for nothing more than presenting a "less than true statistic." If a viewer is using a dial up connection - the ip address changes every time they log on (the method in which they count distinct visitors) - If every time you log in your Ip address changes - you are now a "new - distinct visitor" - even though you have been there before. Every load and move is tracked - from the listing page to an individual ad - back to the listing page - to another ad, etc, etc, etc ---- building the count... A single viewer could easily add a multitude of hits/loads - and be counted over and over - log in - log off - log in - be recounted ... Refresh a page - be recounted... Clear you computers cache memory - be recounted...change the links on the page, be recounted... Thank goodness the census bureau does not use this method of counting! Can you imagine?!
Others who use this type of software will argue that it is the best way to track their success - and use it to market their business with banners stating hundreds of thousands of page loads - amount of distinctive visitors - and other questionable data provided by this type of inaccurate measuring. Be assured - We refuse to present any inaccurate methods of counting that generate less than true statistics in order to drive our business....
The second favorite way site like to track hits is by using counters. Although counters are frequent all over the internet - they slow the website down immensely - do not provide a completely accurate count - and therefore we refuse to use them.
Customer Testimonials are the only true source of proof that a business is doing it's job correctly, honestly, and in the best interest of the client. You can judge our success by the amount of testimonial on our site -> Click here to view some of our customer testimonials
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| Q: If I sell my home before the time period is up, can I get a prorated refund?
A: The amount of money charged for our services is calculated on time spent on development of your listing, taking and editing the photos, and the costs of running the website. The time period for your listing is a plus for the package you purchase. With a better package, we offer extended time limit to enhance the offer. We cannot prorate or refund any money as it would offset our costs on labor, travel, etc.
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| Q: How much will it cost me to renew my current listing?
A: The costs for renewal are indicated on our services & prices page. If you are a 60 or 90 day customer that wants to renew for only thirty days, your listing will not change, just the amount of time you are on the site. There is no loss of the amount of photos or details like some of the other sites would do to you.
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| Q: Do you have any tips for buying or selling a home?
A: Yes. Please visit our "Buying and Selling Tips" page by .
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| Q: Are you a licensed realtor?
A: No. Quad City Home Show is an advertising site exclusively. Although we do have realtors listed on our site, we do not in any way charge percentages, or calculate mortgages, or any of the other services you may require from a realtor. We strive to increase the exposure of your home by providing photos, details, and modern tech. software to show off your home in such a way as that the viewer will be intrigued enough to call for a private showing.
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| Q: If I decide to list my home with a realtor while listing my home on your site, will you allow me to use them as my contact?
A: *Yes. If you decide to list your home with a realtor and want us to change your contact information to that of your realtor, all that needs to be done is to have your realtor contact us and give permission to use their logo and name. We will also scan and place you realtor's business card on the site FREE of charge. The qchomeshow.com yard sign must be maintained in the front yard for the duration of the ad per the terms of use, and please remove the lower for sale by owner panel.
*NOTE: There are certain Realtors that do not allow you to keep your qchomeshow.com ad when listing with them. ALWAYS ask prior to signing. You may assume they would tell you this prior to signing, but in many cases, they have not. If you wish to keep your qchomeshow.com advertising while listing with an agent - be sure to interview several agents and different brokerages prior to making a decision and don't forget to ask if they wish to have their contact information placed on your qchomeshow.com ad. If they don't allow you to keep your qchomeshow.com ad, you should ask yourself if they are truly acting in your best interests. The advertising is paid for - "why" would they just throw that away???
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| Q: Why is the address for the sold properties not complete? |
| A: To protect the new homeowner's and the seller's privacy, we have decided that it is not a good practice to let the viewer's view the interior photos, complete address, and contact information after the home has been sold. I am sure you will agree, you would not want this information accessible after the home is sol if "you" were either the buyer or seller. |
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| Q: Why can't I see the Flash Tours
A: Your pc evidentially does not have the flash player plugin loaded. Download and install the player and you will see all the flash graphics! The player is free and will not harm your system. Click the banner to the right to download the flash player plugin. 
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| Q: Winter Home Sales - Should I wait until Spring?
A: Read an informative article concerning this subject by |
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| Q: Where do I return Your Signs?
A: Our current drop off place is in the process of moving. Please call 309-756-SHOW (7469) to make arrangements for return of the signs. |
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| A: No, we do not carry open house signage. You may find open house signs at the local hardware stores or online shops.
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| A: If you wish to have new photos taken, the charge is $50 for our time & travel. If you wish to take your own photos & email them to us, we will replace them for free.
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