ICIWorld Membership: What You Gain vs. What You Lose If You Do Not Have It.
On the left: without an ICIWorld membership (zero benefit).
On the right: with an ICIWorld Executive Membership (full features and benefits).
Comparison
| REALTORS Without ICIWorld Membership | REALTORS With ICIWorld Executive Membership |
|---|---|
| If you cannot get a signed listing to put on MLS, yet the owner says they want to sell and will pay you a commission if you bring a buyer, you are stuck. It is an opportunity for you to serve and make a lot of money, but you cannot place it on MLS because you do not have a signed listing agreement. | With an ICIWorld Executive Membership Subscription, you can actually network that opportunity confidentially without a signed listing as long as you don’t identify the property or give an address, according to RECO, one of many real estate licensing and registration bodies for real estate brokers and salespeople in the USA and Canada. We teach how to do it properly. Over $1 billion in real estate has been sold by real estate brokers and salespeople who networked information before a signed listing, got a buyer and then put a listing agreement in place to show the property and conduct a potential sale. May we show you how members are doing this daily? Could you make an appointment? |
| You have MLS on your website for matchmaking, which is great but you do not have ILS for all the opportunities not on MLS which you could have on your website for matchmaking which is also great. You miss out on providing the the exclusive networking service that provides more choice for your prospects and clients. You do not have ILS, information listing services of opportunities that are not on MLS. | REALTORS now can also have ILS on their website for all the information that is not on MLS. In other words you can be providing the best of both worlds. It simply increases your matchmaking abilities and opportunities to make money. You will be providing both MLS and ILS from your website. (operating since 1994) You will have Exclusives on the Menu of your website, with several IDX links to content from other brokers who have agreed to allow their listings, Haves and Wants to be displayed on your website. As a member, the listings, Haves and Wants are structured in a way so that you get the leads directly. There are also lists of Wants which you can show to potential sellers to help you get listings. It helps to set immediate showings. They demonstrate how well connected you are into the marketplace of buyers. Most brokers like it to be called “Exclusive” on the menu of their website. See SAMPLE WEBSITES.Matchmaking opportunities lead to doing business. |
| No help from a virtual assistant and a CCIM with 52 years of experience specializing in helping brokers make money, and a global real estate network built up over 32 years, helping all the brokers on this page do business. | Would you like an assistant with the experience of helping brokers make tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars? Please consider us as one of your information assistants, plus you get a global network. With the experience of helping over 1,000 brokers and salespeople do business. Thirty-two years of experience building a service with their input, with real estate concepts, information technology, Internet database management, and helping over 1,000 brokers make money. See proof. |
| No access to the whole global Have and Want database of opportunities, Database 1 of information placed by real estate brokers and salespeople with contacts to do business, nor Database 2 FSBO Area with contacts to do business. | 24/7 access to the whole global database of Haves & Wants, including 75% of opportunities not on MLS, with contact names and numbers, as well as Database 2 FSBO Area. |
| Your exclusive opportunities sit in your head, phone, or notebook and are not working for you. You are essentially a secret agent with information. | Let ICIWorld work your information 24/7 while you are sleeping. You can post unlimited Haves & Wants (including confidential/exclusive) and get them working for you immediately. |
| You miss out on the ICIWorld VIP Corporate Discount Card. (Subscription required 1st year $240 for fifteen months. ($16/mo.) | Make your membership free with the ICIWorld VIP Corporate Discount Card if and when you use it. Brokers report saving more than the cost of a membership on just one or two items. You can save hundreds and potentially thousands over time. This alone more than offsets the cost of a membership, making it effectively free and saving you and the family on services, food, entertainment, products, sports, shows, exhibitions, and more. |
| Buyers and sellers place information in Database 2 FSBO Area free on ICIWorld. You can see the subject line. But you can not click on them to see the contact information. | Make direct contact with the buyers and sellers who placed information in Database 2 FSBO Area free. Members can see the contact information |
| Are you happy with the leads your website is generating? Your website is capable of so much more. It shows MLS is good, but it displays addresses and a listing broker. Some people may drive by the property first before calling you. If they see a for-sale sign, they could call the other broker and complete a transaction. You would not make any money if that happens. Fewer leads. | As a member, you get leads from all the message ads in the ICIWorld IDX Links on your website. The ICIWorld widgets/IDX links provide real estate information on real estate opportunities, so that when people are interested in a Have or Want, they have to call you. These triggers lead to showings, referrals, and inquiries. |
| You rely on your real estate board and your personal contacts for opportunities which is good. | Why not be a part of a network that also provides opportunities to connect with others very, very quickly? It is a database that people search. Real estate brokers and salespeople make it easy for the public to search and find information that is not on MLS. You add a whole network of thousands of opportunities to make money and serve the public. You tap into a world network of brokers, salespeople, investors, and the public, all searching and posting daily. And the same way you provide MLS to the public, you provide ILS to the public. |
| No structured system to work with information before a signed listing. | A proven system to legally and ethically network information before a signed listing and then when interest is demonstrated then put a listing agreement in place to show the property and conduct a potential sale. |
| No specialized training on how to use exclusive information to generate business. | We provide specialized assistance based on the experience we have gained working with brokers daily for the last 32 years and 20 years before that. A 1-hour orientation, listen to one webinar, a checklist to make sure you are making money every 90 days or at the very least trigger leads, a recording of the seminar, and one-on-one help based on over $1 billion in transactions by members. You get the benefit immediately. |
| If you are not doing business in 90 days, you are on your own. | ICIWorld’s pledge: if you have not done a deal or triggered leads within 90 days, we will work with you to fix it. |
| No additional source of referrals from exclusive and out-of-area opportunities. | Generate referral fees by matching your prospects with opportunities posted by other members worldwide. |
| You pay full price for many everyday products and services. | VIP Corporate Discount Card can help offset or exceed the cost of your membership, effectively making it free. |
| You build all your marketing materials and systems from scratch. | Access to proven scripts, brochures, email templates, and marketing ideas specifically for Haves & Wants. |
| Your information is not displayed on the ICIWorld apps or on hundreds of member websites. | Your listings and opportunities are exposed through ICIWorld, mobile apps, and member websites, multiplying your reach. |
| WITHOUT membership, you miss out on active social media groups proven to help you make connections. | Participation in Social Media Groups, Commercial and Residential, See the Log In Page. We help you. |
| Your website stagnates. | We show you how to use your website daily to generate business by leveraging the extra connections you can make with prospects and clients through your access to lists of buyer Wants and opportunities not on MLS, called Haves. |
| You miss out on triggering leads from the content from other brokers who have agreed to allow their real estate Haves and Wants to be on YOUR website. | This is ahring in a similar spirit as the sharing spirit of MLS itself. And now sharing what we also support. Brokers sharing their opportunities on each other’s websites is in the same spirit. Real estate content structured to trigger leads for YOU. It is all matchmaking MLS and ILS. |
| Less powerful listing presentations that do not include a list of potential buyers. | Powerful listing tool, which you can print out and show a list of buyers, showing how well-connected you are in the marketplace of buyers. Listing presentations, including lists of potential buyers. (WANTS) |
| Unable to show exclusive listings in the marketplace from your own website. | You can show on your website the global brokers’ network of exclusive opportunities, providing more choice. |
| Not taking advantage of information technology to network information. | Information technology services have developed over 32 years to help you network globally with people in 185 countries. Please take a look at transactions with people from Dubai and all around the world. |
| No ICIWorld VIP Corporate Discount Card. Zero savings. | Save hundreds of dollars with the ICIWorld Corporate Discount Card. If you use it, you can save hundreds and potentially thousands. More than offsetting the membership price, making it literally free. |
| Missing chances to network your information and make money with a global real estate information listing service. | Network information that can make you thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands and yes, some have made over $1 Million. Proof. |
| Text for WITHOUT a membership MORE TO COME STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION | Text for WITH a membership |
| Text for WITHOUT a membership MORE TO COME STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION | Text for WITH a membership |
Differences
| MLS Multiple Listing Services | ILS Information Listing Services |
|---|---|
| You must have a signed listing agreement to list a property on MLS. There are enough details of a property, enough to write an offer | ICIWorld is more like a Kijiji for real estate brokers and salespeople. You can place as much or as little information as you wish. You do not need a signed listing agreement to place an opportunity on ICIWorld of a property for sale or for lease, as long as you do not provide the address or identify the property. You can advertise MLS listings, but more like real estate classified ads in a newspaper or Kijiji. |
| On broker websites with MLS IDX Links, the addresses of all MLS listings are displayed, along with the listing broker’s company and many details about each property. | On broker websites, with ICIWorld ILS IDX Links, there is limited information, but enough to prompt inquiries for more. Property addresses usually do not appear to maintain confidentiality. The inquiries go to the salesperson who has the website as long as their subscription to the ICIWorld services has not expired. |
| If a membership has expired, the listings do not appear on a member’s website. | If a membership has expired, the listings appear but switch to displaying the listing broker’s contact information. |
| There is no list of buyers to see. | There are lists of buyers’ wants for all kinds of real estate and business opportunities and business categories, as well as acquisition criteria for tenants looking to lease space. |
| MLS is over 100 years old, having gotten to where it is today with tens of millions of dollars in investment. | ICIWorld ILS is 32 years old and has got to where it is today with less than five million dollars of input. |
Similarities
| MLS Multiple Listing Services | ILS Information Listing Services |
|---|---|
| Membership is restricted to REALTORS® | Membership is restricted to REALTORS® and registered real estate brokers, and salespeople. |
| It is a searchable database of current real estate opportunities using MLS services. | It is a searchable database of current real estate opportunities using ILS services. |
| You can search for real estate for sale and for lease. | You can search for real estate for sale and for lease. |
| NAR MLS supplies IDX Links to display listings on broker websites. | ICIWorld ILS supplies IDX Links to display classified-ad-type information for listings, Haves and Wants on broker websites. |
| June 1995: The first major portal, HomeSeekers.com, launched to make a large number of MLS properties public. | ICIWorld was first launched on the Internet on October 22, 1994. It was a pioneer in real estate information networking and the first online real estate service of its kind. Created by a CCIM, Gary Nusca, CCIM, CIPS, REALTOR, Broker, 52 Years, BIO, to help with networking. |
| It is a matchmaking service helping brokers and salespeople use technology to serve the public and make money. | It is a matchmaking service that helps brokers and salespeople use technology to serve the public and make money. |
| Public security is ensured because brokers and salespeople are trained in consumer protection. | Public security is ensured because brokers and salespeople are trained in consumer protection. |
| MLS sales contribute to the economic prosperity of a country because each trade in real estate contributes to the GDP. | MLS sales contribute to the economic prosperity of a country because each trade in real estate contributes to the GDP. |
| Regarding residential only. If a REALTOR® identifies a home for sale or has a signed residential listing and advertises it for sale publicly, such as on ICIWorld, they must put it on MLS within 1 day in the USA and 2 days in Canada. | The same applies on ICIWorld. |
