just upgraded my WPtouch to WPtouch pro $49 plugin for Wordpress sites. The thing is why up grade to mobile site unless I'm going to try and market to mobile users. Have been playing with QR code generator all day (it's slow here in Jan) very cool.

I found a free QR code generator that does not have a link back to the generator site. Thinking of laminating signs and putting them on all my lawn signs.

I just don't see the point of having a mobile site unless I going to promote it. Seems like a very low cost way to get the drive by traffic on my site.

Hi,
Most of the mobile users go through web for getting the news of new launches in the market. I think, you have to promote your site. This will bring more leads than laminating and lawn signs.
If you are not having enough budget then start with SMO through social networking sites.

You have missed the point. The point of sale display in this case if the actual house on the side of the road. Probably half the buyers still do drive bye viewings of homes before actually seeing a house. QR code will give them instant access to listing info.

Obviously one has to do SMO and promote site but this is an old fashion tie in. Like the old fm broadcasters and or sheet boxes without the hassle of filling the sheet box.

Up date I have signed up with http://delivr.com/ on their free plan. I was going to track the codes with google analytics on a landing page but their system is easy, simple and free.

Out of all the sites I checked and reviews they seem to be the best. Microsoft Tags is cool but closed source will probably not go big.

I will be putting QR code on all my card and sign.

A "mobile site" just gives people looking up information on their cell phones a cleaner way to access your website. Many times if sites are built using tables or improper CSS code, they will display wrong. I would consult your webmaster to design a site specific to mobile browsers or even redirect users to a simple "splash" page. You can insert a javascript code into your homepage which will automatically register mobile browsers and move the user accordingly to your new mobile friendly site.

I would not be concerned that you are marketing to mobile users but that more and more people are using mobile devises to access your website.

How about an app designed for mobile phones that link to your site and IDX link if you have it? Check out www.workingbusinesscard.com

SaltspringRE - http://delivr.com/ looks like a good resource. I think that QR codes on listing signs is a great way to make the listing info available. Have you found a quick and easy and weatherproof way to slap a QR code onto a sign?

I highly doubt many will be surfing real estate sites on mobile devices - screens are just too small. They would do it on a computer instead. They would be looking up specific listing information on a property that catches their eye on their mobile device though and QR codes are the way to go!

I don't know if this would work for printing off QR codes for individual listing signs - http://www.onlinelabels.com/Products/OL475WJ.htm?measureunit=decimals - says they are weatherproof.

Has anyone tried something like this?

A website that is built correctly should be fully viewable on mobile devices such as iphones, ipads, and such.
There are several things you want to avoid to make your website mobile friendly.
Here are just a couple.
1. Do not use Flash - Flash is not viewable on most mobile devices and even if it would be, it would slow down the viewing experience.
2. Avoid large files - bandwidth on mobile devices is usually lower than on wired networks.

Regarding the actual marketing, what about this...

You put QR codes on the for sale signs. When a prospect scans they get taken to a mobile virtual tour.

Pretty typical right? What if you add this twist...

Exact same scenario except when the scanner scans you get a text message to your phone saying 'Someone with the phone number 555-555-1212 is looking at the virtual tour for 1212 Main St. right now'.

You give them 5 minutes to watch the tour and they you phone them and ask if they'd like to see the place. Pretty slick. Might get you a double commission if they aren't under agency agreement already.

AND you can put these on your magazine ads as well. Somebody is sitting in starbucks looking at your ad and scans. Bam, you get a text with their phone number.

This is pretty easy to do nowadays if you know how but the point is that it makes an actual lead generation machine rather than just a nice to have.

has anyone, in the history of QR codes, actually scanned a QR code except for 1 or 2 times to see how they worked? I guess the same people scan QR codes as the ones that would check in at your open house on foursquare and then tweet it to their friends and snap a pic of living room, write a snarky comment and upload it to tumblr?

[quote=ibsellin]has anyone, in the history of QR codes, actually scanned a QR code except for 1 or 2 times to see how they worked? I guess the same people scan QR codes as the ones that would check in at your open house on foursquare and then tweet it to their friends and snap a pic of living room, write a snarky comment and upload it to tumblr? [/quote]

I am not sure about you but if I am driving by a house that I am genuinely interested in and I see a QR code that promises more information, I am scanning it.

It's a low key way for people who are genuinely interested to learn more. I wouldn't care if most people didn't scan it; if some genuinely interested people did and I now have their contact information, that's a step in the right direction.

And they are free. I don't see the downside.

PS - lots of people scan QR codes; you are not necessarily your customer.

Hi Russ

How could you call someone if they scan your QR code? The QR code systems are not that exact that they will give your their mobile number. At least the ones I have looked into. Maybe there is a way that this would work I have not seen it.

QR codes are hot I have put in on all my cards, print ads and signs.

In WP it's easy to make a clean mobile landing page.

[quote=SaltspringRE]Hi Russ

How could you call someone if they scan your QR code? The QR code systems are not that exact that they will give your their mobile number. At least the ones I have looked into. Maybe there is a way that this would work I have not seen it.
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I purchased a plugin that is able to do exactly this. When a person scans a QR code you get a text message (and a phone call if you like) stating that:

'somebody with the phone number 604-555-1212 is looking at property #1234 right now'.

And you can call them back if you wish. It really takes QR codes from a passive marketing approach to an active one. I wouldn't use it for your business cards but you can use it for your signs/magazine ads etc.

It's actually a wordpress plugin that is no longer for sale but I have a license for it - pm me if you want details.

Just from a tech side of things. I think that mobile marketing with mobile apps and mobile websites are extremely efficient.

As a matter of fact, I work for a company that develops websites, mobile websites, and mobile apps, for the iPhone, iPad and Android mobile platforms, and I'm finding that our clients are having more success and visitors with their mobile websites and mobile apps than the are with their traditional websites.

With advancement's in mobile technologies, almost everyone uses their mobile devices to quickly access information from the internet on the fly.

With that said, I think having some kind of mobile solution such as a mobile website, or a mobile app can really be a game changer in today's market. Although, it's not simply enough to just "have a mobile website/app" it has to be well designed and highly functional or today's "instant" generation will lose interest before getting to the "meat and potatoes" of what you're about.

Just my .2

Jeff Criswell, Account Manager
GeekStorage.com