IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTICE
ICIWorld Mobile Apps Temporarily Unavailable
We apologize for the temporary interruption affecting our ICIWorld apps for iPhone (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Play Store).
We are working on a technical upgrade and the necessary steps to restore and republish the apps. Depending on the technical and app-store review processes, this could take approximately 10 hours to 2 weeks. This is an estimate, not a confirmed restoration date.
Good news: You can continue accessing ICIWorld through our main mobile-friendly website, including more information and services than are available through the apps.
AN IMPORTANT TEACHING MOMENT
What If Every Customer in Your CRM Had Your Real Estate Website on Their Mobile Phone?
You could be just one tap away from your next transaction, repeat customer or referral.
1. Turn Your Website Into a Home Screen Shortcut
Did you know that you can place a shortcut to almost any website directly on the Home Screen of an iPhone or Android phone?
It looks and feels much like an app icon. Touch it once, and your website opens immediately. No need to type your website address or search for it.
This means you can continue using ICIWorld.com today, even while our downloadable apps are unavailable.
And unlike our dedicated mobile apps, the ICIWorld main website provides access to the broader range of information, features and membership services.
How to Add ICIWorld.com to Your Phone
iPhone (Safari):
1. Open Safari and visit https://iciworld.com/
2. Tap the Share button (or Page Menu, then Share).
3. Select “Add to Home Screen.”
4. Name it “ICIWorld” and tap “Add.”
Android (Chrome):
1. Open Chrome and visit https://iciworld.com/
2. Tap the three-dot menu.
3. Choose “Add to Home Screen” or the shortcut creation option under “Install and create shortcut.”
4. Name it “ICIWorld” and tap “Add.”
That’s it! ICIWorld is now available directly from your phone’s Home Screen. The exact wording may vary by device and browser.
2. Now Imagine Doing This for Every Customer in Your CRM
Here is where this simple technology becomes a powerful real estate marketing opportunity.
Imagine you sell a home to a wonderful family. You provide excellent service, and they are delighted with the transaction.
Two years later, they decide to move. Or perhaps five years later, they discover another property they want to purchase.
But instead of calling you, they meet another real estate salesperson who happens to be available at that moment.
You may have lost a repeat transaction without ever knowing it!
Now imagine that your real estate website has been sitting on that customer’s mobile Home Screen throughout those years.
Whenever they want to search for property, see market opportunities, or contact a real estate professional, they have an immediate way to reach you.
Your next repeat customer could be one tap away instead of one forgotten phone number away.
Our suggestion: Whenever you complete a transaction, invite the customer to add your website to their phone. Include your website address on your business card, email signature and follow-up communications.
Do the same with customers, prospects, friends and business contacts who welcome staying connected. Make it easy for them to find you again.
Remember that a shortcut is not an automatic follow-up system. You should still maintain regular, helpful contact with people in your CRM.
3. It Gets Better: Give Customers More Reasons to Visit Your Website
Having your website on a customer’s phone is valuable. But having useful, regularly updated real estate opportunities on your website is even better.
With ICIWorld IDX Links, eligible member brokers and salespeople can display searchable real estate Have-and-Want information on their own websites.
This includes buyer requirements, properties for sale or lease, and exclusive networking opportunities, many of which may not appear on MLS.
Your customers can explore relevant opportunities and make inquiries through your website.
Instead of being just another business card, your website becomes a reason for customers to return.
4. What Separates You From Other Real Estate Salespeople?
Suppose you are speaking with a restaurant owner who might consider selling for the right price.
That owner may already know several real estate brokers and salespeople.
What makes you different?
Imagine being able to open your website and demonstrate that you have access to dozens of real estate networking contacts and buyer requirements related to restaurants.
For example, a search might identify approximately 75 restaurant-related opportunities, depending on the listings currently available and the search criteria.
Or suppose an owner is considering selling an apartment building. Imagine being able to show a substantial database of apartment-building buyer requirements and related opportunities, potentially numbering over 100 depending on current inventory.
These are illustrative numbers, not guaranteed live counts. You can demonstrate the current results directly during a listing presentation.
The Competitive Advantage
Instead of simply saying, “I can find you a buyer,” you can demonstrate the kinds of buyer and seller information available through your professional network.
ICIWorld IDX links help make this possible by bringing information from the ICIWorld networking service to your own website.
Imagine the competitive advantage when a business owner can see the depth of your networking resources rather than simply hear you talk about them.
Of course, database entries and search matches do not guarantee that every buyer is qualified, active or interested in a particular property. That is where your professional follow-up and due diligence become important.
5. Access Thousands of Real Estate Haves and Wants From Your Phone
ICIWorld has been providing real estate information networking on the Internet since 1994.
The system brings together licensed brokers and salespeople sharing real estate Haves and Wants, including commercial, industrial, investment and residential opportunities.
Haves: Properties and business opportunities for sale or lease.
Wants: Buyers seeking acquisitions and people or businesses seeking space to lease.
Our initial database display focuses on information posted or updated within the last 90 days, helping users concentrate on more recently shared opportunities.
Older information can also be searched by selecting the appropriate age options. Always verify that an opportunity remains available.
The ICIWorld 3-Second Search Concept
1 second: Open your ICIWorld shortcut.
1 second: Select the appropriate search category.
1 second: Open your search results.
Your next business connection could start with a few taps.
Actual steps and loading times depend on the device, connection and search selected.
Members have reported transactions resulting from connections made through ICIWorld, including transactions completed within approximately 90 days.
Some opportunities lead to direct transactions; others create referrals or valuable professional relationships.
Read the experiences of members who have reported results.
READ ICIWORLD MEMBER TESTIMONIALS →
6. One Question Could Open the Door to Your Next Commission
Many residential real estate salespeople do not realize that they may encounter valuable commercial real estate and business opportunities in everyday conversations.
For example, consider asking a business owner:
“Would you consider selling for the right price?”
Whether you are speaking with a dentist, restaurant owner, apartment-building owner, business operator or investor, this question may uncover an opportunity that was not previously being marketed.
You do not necessarily have to specialize in commercial real estate to benefit. You may be able to collaborate with a commercial broker or arrange a referral, subject to licensing, brokerage and compensation requirements.
ICIWorld helps you find other professionals and relevant Have-and-Want information to begin those conversations.
Before identifying a property, marketing it or arranging showings, make sure you follow all applicable consent, representation and brokerage requirements.
7. Learn How to Use the Information to Generate Business
The real value of ICIWorld is not just searching information. It is knowing what questions to ask, who to approach, and how to develop the information into business opportunities.
We teach brokers and salespeople how to recognize opportunities, connect with other professionals, use buyer requirements, obtain referrals and demonstrate their networking capabilities to clients.
We can also demonstrate how to add the ICIWorld shortcut to your phone and discuss how to make your own website more valuable to your customers.
We Will Help You Get Started — Free
Would you like help adding ICIWorld to your phone or learning how the service can help you generate real estate business?
Arrange a personal demonstration or call us. We would be pleased to help.
8. Three Simple Actions You Can Take Today
First: Add ICIWorld.com to the Home Screen of your mobile phone so you can access opportunities quickly.
Second: Invite your customers to place a shortcut to your own real estate website on their mobile phones. Make your website genuinely useful so they have a reason to return.
Third: Learn how ICIWorld IDX links, Have-and-Want information and confidential professional networking can help distinguish you from competitors and uncover additional business opportunities.
One Small Shortcut. Potentially Years of Business Opportunities.
We apologize again for the temporary inconvenience with our mobile apps. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to discover an important marketing practice that can benefit your business for years to come.
Let ICIWorld do the work for you — networking 24/7 locally and globally.
Gary Nusca, CCIM, CIPS
Real Estate Broker since 1974
Founder, The ICIWorld Association of Real Estate Brokers and Salespeople
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