I'm having a hard time finding reviews online of other agents experience with Carrot for their new agent websites. I've heard good things about the investor sites, but haven't heard from anyone on their experiences on Carrot's new agent websites.
Does anyone have feedback, reviews, experience, etc. about them? I'm considering getting an agent site from them.
Hey Wyatt, I have a Carrot site for my real estate agent business. Like most things in life, the more time and effort you put into something, the more it will produce for you. I was looking for a set it and forget it site to have out there and only have to update once or twice a month. They say they optimize SEO for agents but I still had to pay for google ads in order to get any lead flow. The platform is easy to use for someone who knows nothing about building a website but I am in the process of switching to another hosting platform. Carrot is not able to integrate with any IDX and I really just do not love how the websites look. Message me if you have further questions.
Hey Wyatt, I have a Carrot site for my real estate agent business. Like most things in life, the more time and effort you put into something, the more it will produce for you. I was looking for a set it and forget it site to have out there and only have to update once or twice a month. They say they optimize SEO for agents but I still had to pay for google ads in order to get any lead flow. The platform is easy to use for someone who knows nothing about building a website but I am in the process of switching to another hosting platform. Carrot is not able to integrate with any IDX and I really just do not love how the websites look. Message me if you have further questions.
My understanding was that they do have the IDX integration, I’ll copy what their pricing page says per their website (since I’m still not sure how to insert a screenshot into the forum):
“Carrot + IDX
Stop losing your potential buyers to sites like Zillow by adding MLS listings directly to your Carrot site. Give your prospects the viewing experience they want, so they spend more time browsing and less time bouncing.
Are these all different from what you’re talking about?
I also thought it was a “leave it and forget it” type website platform since they have automatic blog posts that you can schedule to build your SEO/search rank results with.
@Wyatt Buttars can't speak for the Agent side, of it, but I imagine the process is the same. Like @Sean McDonnell said, the more time you put in it, the better. It's not going to be a magical lead generation machine without time and effort - and PPC money ;)
Mine (listed below) is still a work in progress, but feel free to check it out. Reviews and pictures go a long way on your website
Hey Wyatt, the Carrot Agent sites are really new. They built them last year and recently added Agent/Investor hybrid sites as well.
I have dozens of REALTOR clients and the 20-30% that switched to Carrot are achieving a higher ROI than those that have not switched.
However, while I believe that Carrot is the best choice (I use it for my investing sites), there is probably some factor that the clients who switched are less lazy than those that didn't because "I don't want to spend a bunch of time moving everything" was the #1 excuse to not switch.
So, it could be that the 20-30% of my clients that switched are just the cream of the crop to begin with and would have succeeded either way.
What I can tell you from an investor standpoint is that Carrot makes it easier to get things done because, while it's built on Wordpress, they only implement what they have proven to be effective for the vast majority of people.
So, it kind of keeps you on track and stops you from getting in your own way.