view counters

There is no way to see the amount of views that a particular listing has on it. How can you know if this is an effective way to spend money. At least other sites allow you to see page views. Can this be added to the site?

lelandb wrote:

There is no way to see the amount of views that a particular listing has on it. How can you know if this is an effective way to spend money. At least other sites allow you to see page views. Can this be added to the site?

Marty...can we get this done?

Mike this is one of those questions we have talked about that just fades away without a answer.

I read this question starting couple years ago from others who were trying to rent and never getting a response.

If a counter was added then many people would see just how little or how much they got for their money running a ad.

Owners trying to rent top resorts on a beach probably see a lot of traffic but most owners probably are lucky if their ad or resorts are looked at very much.

I tried running a ad last two years for July fourth week in Lake Tahoe and not one response and both years the Ridge Naegle buildings were full for that week.

I had the only Ridge Tahoe Naegle unit renting on Redweek for that week and had price of later non-holiday weeks beat by $200 and still nothing and I would bet if there was a counter it would have shown less that 10 hits after all those months listed.

I talked to one owner who had July 4th week 2007 and pulled his ad off here late June 07 and gave it to the resort to rent and it was rented in two days for the whole week.

We pulled ours off last year and also this years two weeks from time to use it to make our plans up there and had a great time.

We ran a ad on Tug and on a site you recommended to me and had hits from both but it was just people trying to get something for nothing and that isn't going to happen. Both sites cost me nothing to list my rental.

While in Lake Tahoe this July 4th week we had one person that tried to rent for cheap price and thinking we were stuck still had not found what they wanted for their price (cheap). and offered on July first to rent for July 3-5.

While up at our resort they sent e-mail acting like they were doing us a favor still willing to take our unit and I had my daughter e-mail her back stating we were in Lake Tahoe now and enjoying our week.

Only reason we even knew was because I had her check our e-mail well we were in Tahoe.

PHILL12

We get this request quite frequently. What's really important is how many emails owners are receiving from actual interested renters/buyers.

Thanks Marty

Marty your right about e-mails and that would show couple people with real interest in renting or buying but like most I in two years have never had one!

A counter that people have been asking for would at least show how much or how little traffic is even checking out our ads! It would be helpful to see maybe hundred or just ten people even looked at your ad.

Beach resorts will get many like Hawaii but most others may only see a couple hits for a six month ad and this would show them its not worth it for them.

Others might see many hits and even though they didn't rent it might be worth another try next year.

Owners using your site can never get to much information but lack of information not helpful in anyway!

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Marty your right about e-mails and that would show couple people with real interest in renting or buying but like most I in two years have never had one!

With all due respect, it's not Redweek's fault that you haven't received any inquiries concerning your rental. As I tell Redweek members that have placed a timeshare ad here and have had no inquiries within a few weeks, then lower their price. Perhaps you're asking too much for your rental .... the market (buyer/renter) sets rental/sale rates (what one is willing to pay for a rental or a sale).

Redweek is the number one timeshare ad site on the internet and it gets thousands of hits a day from people looking for timeshare rentals/sales. Redweek is highly recommended by Tug members.

On Bidshares, they have a counter and even though an ad may have had several hundred hits, unless someone makes a bid the counter is useless.

Jayjay, How do you know if they get thousands of hits a day if they don't have a counter system that they already use? You would have no way of knowing this count unless Redweek tells you!

You have no idea how much I was renting for but it was cheaper than all other non-holiday weeks by $200.00! I'm not new to timesharing and I do understand pricing!

I give same advice to some owners that their price might need to be lowered but this is not always the case so I don't throw this your price is to high crap out everyday!

Owners that want fair price can only drop their price so far. Owners that are willing to deal with these people trying to get something for nothing can drop their price to nothing if they would like. These are the owners that are hurting the timeshare rental business.

Our price was low from the start of our ad so pricing had nothing to do with no hits. Problem is lack of traffic even seeing many resorts and a counter would prove or disapprove this!

I had ad on two other free sites and had eleven e-mails, two scams,. I had these ads for less than two months before July 4,week.

I had people show interest and price wasn't issue with them but amount of days. Three of them wanted to rent for only July 3-5th and this not going to happen!

When you get some interest a counter not that big of a deal but when you get no interest over two years on a very active resort you need a counter to see if your ad is even having anyone see it. It wasn't just my ad but all of ads on our resort showing nothing. Our resort was full except for a few units that owners tried to rent and got nothing. 2009 already full for Naegle owners booking so only units people can get are by exchange or renting for that week again. All three Naegle buildings were full for the week and booked out for 2009 holiday.

I know you always tell everyone it is their price and they need to drop it and many times you are right but this is not alway true!

As far as a counter yes it does some good because it lets owners see if anyone is even seeing their ad,Its not useless!

You keep telling everyone on here how Redweek is the number one site which I don't agree but just look at resorts and see how many go un-rented each month.

I don't know who is or isn't number one timeshare site and as most members of a few forums really don't care as long as they work with their members and help other timeshare people! I know and talk to many owners and timeshare resort people that have never heard of Redweek!

About six months ago I was following some area's and found over a hundred rentals that just fell off the board within three months.If you just go by the fee for six months these owners paid Redweek $9.99 for membership and $19.99 for posting fee so these 100 owners paid out to Redweek $2998.00 for no results. Of coarse Redweek doesn't want to have a counter that might cost them this kind of cash flow!

When they don't rent they just drop off the list and when rented they stay on for a while so other people thinking of running a ad will think this is great and pay to run a ad. There is a ad on a resort this week and all old ads gone and one ad marked rented and was three weeks past its ad date and was still on the list so people can see it. If it had not been rented it would have been gone on that last day! Who even knows if it was rented off the Redweek site but this makes others think Redweek site worked!

I don't see the big deal here about a counter that people have been asking for from the time I joined. It just gives more information to the owners to help them decide what to do next year.

I can see Redweek not liking it because owners not getting hits probably not going to run more ads on here if its not working. This doesn't mean other sites would do any better but they also are free so owner's not out $29.98 for six months ad and membership cost.

Just remember that owners with top beach resorts can rent off any site and this doesn't make Redweek special just because it was listed on their site. Most owners list on three or four sites at same time and if rented come back and mark rented. This doesn't always mean rented from the Redweek ad.

One owner posted few months back how he list all his rentals on four sites and when rented comes back to all his sites and marks rented. Stated this make more people check out his units next year. A rented unit is alway better advertising than a non rented unit.

This why Redweek will leave a unit marked rented on their site for a while(Advertising)

These top resorts will be found by renters or buyers no matter what site there posted on. This doesn't make that site the number one site!

PHILL12

phill12 wrote:

Jayjay,how do you know if they get thousands of hits a day if they don't have a counter system that they already use and you would have no way of knowing this count unless they tell you!

I know at one time Redweek had over a million members. That's a pretty big piece of the internet timeshare rental/sale ad pie. This was BEFORE they started their exchange system. They probably have more than a million members now.

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Jayjay you have no idea how much I was renting for but it was cheaper than all other non-holiday weeks by $200.00

It could be that you were all overcharging if you had no inquiries at all. You can't go by what others are listing to sale or rent a timeshare week.

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I know you always tell everyone it is their price and they need to drop it and this is not alway true.

Depends on how bad you want it rented. If you have a set amount in mind and no one is interested, then Redweek isn't to blame or any other ad site.

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You keep telling everyone on here how Redweek is the number one site which I don't agree but just look at rentals and see how many go un-rented each month.

I get my information from Tug members who list Redweek at the top of timeshare sales and rental ad sites.

Have you tried listing your rental on Tug's rental and sales site? If so, were your rental ads successful? If not, then you were evidently asking too much on Redweek and Tug.

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I don't see the big deal here about a counter that people have been asking for from the time I joined. It just gives more information to the owners to help them decide what to do next year.

I have no idea what complexities would be involved in programming such a counter into Redweek's software.

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Owners with resorts for top weeks in the Bahamas,Aruba,Hawaii could list on Craig's list or Tug's new free site and rent.

You keep mentioning Tug's sale and rental classifieds. Do they have a counter? If not, have you complained to Brian? Again, have you been successful renting from Tug? If not, then you must be asking too much for your rental.

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These top resorts will be found by renters or buyers no matter what site there posted on.

Exactly, and Redweek is no exception if the price for the rental is right and the resort is in demand during your rental time period (supply and demand).

Jayjay I do see that Redweek says they have a million members and I have been one of them but this doesn't mean the million go look at all the resort ads on here!

I don't see the big deal here about a counter that people have been asking for from the time I joined. It just gives more information to the owners to help them decide what to do next year.

A counter may cost more than it is worth but in all the times its been ask for Redweek has never come back and stated this or any other reason for not doing it or at least I haven't seen the answer! My point on a counter is for people that try and rent on here and get no response at least they would see that some people are looking or not looking and it would help them make a decision for next time. Since Redweek charges you to be a member and pay ad fee you want to know if anyone is checking out your resort rental site. The sites not charging doesn't matter because its free and if no one shows interest you move on or try again because it is free! It would be nice to have a counter but since it is free there isn't much that can be done with these free sites.

Redweek, Tug ,Craigs and many other sites are not for everyone no matter how good they are.

Many owners might have resorts that are just not going to be rented no matter what. Not every unit comes down to over pricing and us owners that have been around timesharing understand this and pricing.

The point is for those that never get a response they need something to help them and maybe keep them from wasting money on ads on sites that charge a fee.

I feel any information that can be gained by these timeshare forums is help for those that need it. Isn't this why we have these forums.

I can see a site that charges not wanting a counter because this would probably slow down their little cash flow from timeshare owners who think there getting something for their money! A counter will show many their wasting their money on the site while others would see the site is working for them.

PHILL12

I just want to throw my 2 cents in... Ihave listed units at two different resorts on RedWeek, TUG (free), and Vacation Timeshare Rentals (free). I've had inquiries and have rented via RedWeek and VTR. Nothing from TUG. With VTR I can see how many times my ad is being viewed. Good or bad, at least I know the page is opened. I don't think it is too complex to add counters, but id RedWeek staffed by full time employees, volunteers, or people who are doing this as a "side business". Other suggestions have been made; the response is always "we'll pass it along to the people who maintain web site".

jayjay wrote:

phill12 wrote:

Jayjay,how do you know if they get thousands of hits a day if they don't have a counter system that they already use and you would have no way of knowing this count unless they tell you!

I know at one time Redweek had over a million members. That's a pretty big piece of the internet timeshare rental/sale ad pie. This was BEFORE they started their exchange system. They probably have more than a million members now.

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Jayjay you have no idea how much I was renting for but it was cheaper than all other non-holiday weeks by $200.00

It could be that you were all overcharging if you had no inquiries at all. You can't go by what others are listing to sale or rent a timeshare week.

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I know you always tell everyone it is their price and they need to drop it and this is not alway true.

Depends on how bad you want it rented. If you have a set amount in mind and no one is interested, then Redweek isn't to blame or any other ad site.

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You keep telling everyone on here how Redweek is the number one site which I don't agree but just look at rentals and see how many go un-rented each month.

I get my information from Tug members who list Redweek at the top of timeshare sales and rental ad sites.

Have you tried listing your rental on Tug's rental and sales site? If so, were your rental ads successful? If not, then you were evidently asking too much on Redweek and Tug.

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I don't see the big deal here about a counter that people have been asking for from the time I joined. It just gives more information to the owners to help them decide what to do next year.

I have no idea what complexities would be involved in programming such a counter into Redweek's software.

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Owners with resorts for top weeks in the Bahamas,Aruba,Hawaii could list on Craig's list or Tug's new free site and rent.

You keep mentioning Tug's sale and rental classifieds. Do they have a counter? If not, have you complained to Brian? Again, have you been successful renting from Tug? If not, then you must be asking too much for your rental.

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These top resorts will be found by renters or buyers no matter what site there posted on.

Exactly, and Redweek is no exception if the price for the rental is right and the resort is in demand during your rental time period (supply and demand). ======== It makes sense to look over the rental site to see what others are asking so as not to be out of the ballpark. However, some folks do not even seem to want to cover their maintenance fees! Makes one wonder if they realize what their costs really are and it also down-grades what is being offered.

I used to work in market research. A frequent question was, "At what price would you consider this product too expensive?" and then,"at what price would it sound too cheap to be of good quality?" Renting from owners should be known as a good value but not "Something for nothing--and it had better be Ocean Front!" MD

Mike, I like Tug and Redweek and dislike things about both also! Changes are a good thing with these companies.

The one thing that has always popped up with Tug rentals seems to be to many outside rental companies or people who are trying to rent for others stating they own these units but know nothing of the resort!

Many of these people are just asking for way to much money(over pricing) for a week! You do find many of these same people running their ads on Redweek also!

The last minute list is good and bad because owners can dump a unit at last minute and get some money back at a $100 a night.

I would never do this,spent to much money buying and yearly fee's to just let someone steal a week for nothing from me. This is why I have always said buy where you enjoy going and pick your week to use. This way you can always use it if not rented or exchanged. To many owners grab a hot week thinking of making money and later are stuck and can not use it and this is a waste of owning their timeshare. Also they took a week some family might of wanted for their own use!

I feel now renters that have been lucky and rented a top resort for these cut rate prices will now wait every time!

More people will pass up a good deal four months out hoping for a owner to be in trouble and list on there.

I have seen companies dump 10-15 units at one time on the site and here you have owners who paid on the classified trying to rent their unit and this just knocks there chances out the door. At least now its free!

Changes/updates and more information are a good thing!

PHIL

phill12 wrote:

mike1536 wrote:

I just want to throw my 2 cents in... Ihave listed units at two different resorts on RedWeek, TUG (free), and Vacation Timeshare Rentals (free). I've had inquiries and have rented via RedWeek and VTR. Nothing from TUG. With VTR I can see how many times my ad is being viewed. Good or bad, at least I know the page is opened. I don't think it is too complex to add counters, but id RedWeek staffed by full time employees, volunteers, or people who are doing this as a "side business". Other suggestions have been made; the response is always "we'll pass it along to the people who maintain web site".

Mike, I like Tug and Redweek and dislike things about both also! Changes are a good thing with these companies.

The one thing that has always popped up with Tug rentals seems to be to many outside rental companies or people who are trying to rent for others stating they own these units but know nothing of the resort!

Many of these people are just asking for way to much money(over pricing) for a week!

The last minute list is good and bad because owners can dump a unit at last minute and get some money back at a $100 a night.

I would never do this,spent to much money buying and yearly fee's to just let someone steal a week for nothing from me. This is why I have always said buy where you enjoy going and pick your week to use. This way you can always use it if not rented or exchanged. To many owners grab a hot week thinking of making money and later are stuck and can not use it and this is a waste of owning their timeshare.

I feel now renters that have been lucky and rented a top resort for these cut rate prices will now wait every time!

More people will pass up a good deal four months out hoping for a owner to be in trouble and list on there.

I have seen companies dump 10-15 units at one time on the site and here you have owners who paid on the classified trying to rent their unit and this just knocks there chances out the door. At least now its free!

Changes/updates and more information are a good thing!

PHIL

You know Mike I might be way off base here but it seems on Redweek rental ads site that most of the rentals that get rented except Hawaii are more towards the east coast!

Have no idea where Redweek is out of but would think the east coast. Maybe this is why Jayjay thinks this is the number one site because you both live towards the east coast where Redweek has the most action! I have talked to many people in timesharing that have never heard of Redweek here on the west coast.

I had never heard of it until KenK told me to try it because its another forum on timeshares.

I know they look at Colorado and Lake Tahoe for ski seasons but for year round it seems to be Eastern area more than West Coast.

This July 4th week we ran into a very nice family from SC and they brought the four kids and parents and were having a ball here and even thinking of buying here at the Ridge. They were staying in the newer building the Casecade at bottom of the hill and thought it was great.

We had them over for a beer and wine coolers an let them see the Naegles and they loved the units with the large patio and this is what they are thinking about buying.

Talking to them and they were tired of always going east and decided to come to Lake Tahoe. They went to Colorado couple years ago and also liked it but loved Lake Tahoe area. They said their area was beautiful but they had no idea how nice it was here.

We have same problem in that only east coast trips we ever made was taking our daughter to Orlando three times. We are missing so much by not going east for a change.

Like I told you one time we are going to Williamsburg some year.

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Maybe it's a good thing that the MFs on the units I own are less than what a hotel would cost in the same area. I can rent either my NH or my VA unit for $700 and it more than covers my MFs. There are people on TUG who own 10-15 units and more and are continuously trying to rent them out. I could never see myself even buying that many.

At one time we ended up owning 9 timeshare weeks, however we did not buy with any intent to rent. We bought where we liked to go, mainly beach & mountains, because they were our favorite places to vacation and within a day's drive from where we lived at that time.

On years we didn't plan to return to our favorite places we then exchanged some weeks since we belonged to both RCI and II. By doing this, we saw many very beautiful areas in this very beautiful country.

The reason we owned so many weeks ... we planned to vacation one week every other month after retirement. We never considered renting any of our timeshares out. To me, it would have been more trouble than it was worth and renting is a crap shoot anyway you look at it, especially now with the downturn in the economy.

I agree with you that anyone who buys 10-15 weeks of timeshare mainly to rent will be very disappointed unless they own in a very sought after location during a bright red time period. I believe there are those that thought they could make a killing renting their timeshares and making a huge profit.

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phill12 wrote:

Jayjay,how do you know if they get thousands of hits a day if they don't have a counter system that they already use and you would have no way of knowing this count unless they tell you!

I know at one time Redweek had over a million members. That's a pretty big piece of the internet timeshare rental/sale ad pie. This was BEFORE they started their exchange system. They probably have more than a million members now.

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Jayjay you have no idea how much I was renting for but it was cheaper than all other non-holiday weeks by $200.00

It could be that you were all overcharging if you had no inquiries at all. You can't go by what others are listing to sale or rent a timeshare week.

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I know you always tell everyone it is their price and they need to drop it and this is not alway true.

Depends on how bad you want it rented. If you have a set amount in mind and no one is interested, then Redweek isn't to blame or any other ad site.

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You keep telling everyone on here how Redweek is the number one site which I don't agree but just look at rentals and see how many go un-rented each month.

I get my information from Tug members who list Redweek at the top of timeshare sales and rental ad sites.

Have you tried listing your rental on Tug's rental and sales site? If so, were your rental ads successful? If not, then you were evidently asking too much on Redweek and Tug.

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I don't see the big deal here about a counter that people have been asking for from the time I joined. It just gives more information to the owners to help them decide what to do next year.

I have no idea what complexities would be involved in programming such a counter into Redweek's software.

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Owners with resorts for top weeks in the Bahamas,Aruba,Hawaii could list on Craig's list or Tug's new free site and rent.

You keep mentioning Tug's sale and rental classifieds. Do they have a counter? If not, have you complained to Brian? Again, have you been successful renting from Tug? If not, then you must be asking too much for your rental.

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These top resorts will be found by renters or buyers no matter what site there posted on.

Exactly, and Redweek is no exception if the price for the rental is right and the resort is in demand during your rental time period (supply and demand). Jayjay, Your personal defensiveness and defense of Redweek leaves you with little credibility. You stated that Redweek has over 1 million members. You also stated that you have no idea of the "complexities" of programming a counter on rental ads. With memberships charges of $14.99 per year, rental ad charges of $19.99 for 6 months and resale posting charges of $49.99 per year, Redweek looks to be generating revenue of $15 million on memberships alone and another $15 million on ads. that is $30 million a year to operate a very simple website.I think that is adequate margin to program a counter. Jayjay, Redweek has to be one of the most profitable, if not the most profitable timeshare related businesses going. So please, do your math homework. Regards.

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Your personal defensiveness and defense of Redweek leaves you with little credibility.

My personal defensiveness of Redweek has to do with their business model and the ease of placing an ad here.

I have liked Redweek's business model since it's beginning several years ago. I have had dealings with other timeshare ad sites that are not nearly as easy to navigate and place ads as Redweek and I've sold several timeshares via Redweek. Now, whether or not that explanation adds or detracts from my credibility is a matter of personal opinion.

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You stated that Redweek has over 1 million members.

That number was formerly at the top of this page, so if they had over a million members then, they have well over a million members now with the advent of their their new exchange company.

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You also stated that you have no idea of the "complexities" of programming a counter on rental ads.

Correct, I'm not a software programmer. If you have questions pertaining to adding a counter then email Redweek directly. That's the only way it'll get done, however Marty has already stated that it's not how many people have looked at an ad, it's how many people email the owner of an ad .... Bidshares is a prime example with sometimes hundreds of lookers but no bidders.

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With memberships charges of $14.99 per year, rental ad charges of $19.99 for 6 months and resale posting charges of $49.99 per year, Redweek looks to be generating revenue of $15 million on memberships alone and another $15 million on ads. that is $30 million a year to operate a very simple website.I think that is adequate margin to program a counter.

Yes, Redweek is a profit making business, they're not a charity.

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Jayjay, Redweek has to be one of the most profitable, if not the most profitable timeshare related businesses going. So please, do your math homework. Regards.

I agree ... the CEO (Maurice) of Redweek had a vision and that vision was a profit making venture ..... nothing wrong with that. Many internet sites have made substantial profits, if not millions, as thriving internet commerce businesses. Maurice is also the owner/inventor of classmates.com.

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Your personal defensiveness and defense of Redweek leaves you with little credibility.

My personal defensiveness of Redweek has to do with their business model and the ease of placing an ad here.

I have liked Redweek's business model since it's beginning several years ago. I have had dealings with other timeshare ad sites that are not nearly as easy to navigate and place ads as Redweek and I've sold several timeshares via Redweek. Now, whether or not that explanation adds or detracts from my credibility is a matter of personal opinion.

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You stated that Redweek has over 1 million members.

That number was formerly at the top of this page, so if they had over a million members then, they have well over a million members now with the advent of their their new exchange company.

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You also stated that you have no idea of the "complexities" of programming a counter on rental ads.

Correct, I'm not a software programmer. If you have questions pertaining to adding a counter then email Redweek directly. That's the only way it'll get done, however Marty has already stated that it's not how many people have looked at an ad, it's how many people email the owner of an ad .... Bidshares is a prime example with sometimes hundreds of lookers but no bidders.

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With memberships charges of $14.99 per year, rental ad charges of $19.99 for 6 months and resale posting charges of $49.99 per year, Redweek looks to be generating revenue of $15 million on memberships alone and another $15 million on ads. that is $30 million a year to operate a very simple website.I think that is adequate margin to program a counter.

Yes, Redweek is a profit making business, they're not a charity.

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Jayjay, Redweek has to be one of the most profitable, if not the most profitable timeshare related businesses going. So please, do your math homework. Regards.

I agree ... the CEO (Maurice) of Redweek had a vision and that vision was a profit making venture ..... nothing wrong with that. Many internet sites have made substantial profits, if not millions, as thriving internet commerce businesses. Maurice is also the owner/inventor of classmates.com.

I just want to clear up a few things. RedWeek.com has well over 1 million registered users.

You can also read more about the CEO and founder of the company by clicking on the "About Us" link at the bottom of every page.

Thanks, Marty

marty8084 wrote:

jayjay wrote:

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Your personal defensiveness and defense of Redweek leaves you with little credibility.

My personal defensiveness of Redweek has to do with their business model and the ease of placing an ad here.

I have liked Redweek's business model since it's beginning several years ago. I have had dealings with other timeshare ad sites that are not nearly as easy to navigate and place ads as Redweek and I've sold several timeshares via Redweek. Now, whether or not that explanation adds or detracts from my credibility is a matter of personal opinion.

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You stated that Redweek has over 1 million members.

That number was formerly at the top of this page, so if they had over a million members then, they have well over a million members now with the advent of their their new exchange company.

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You also stated that you have no idea of the "complexities" of programming a counter on rental ads.

Correct, I'm not a software programmer. If you have questions pertaining to adding a counter then email Redweek directly. That's the only way it'll get done, however Marty has already stated that it's not how many people have looked at an ad, it's how many people email the owner of an ad .... Bidshares is a prime example with sometimes hundreds of lookers but no bidders.

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With memberships charges of $14.99 per year, rental ad charges of $19.99 for 6 months and resale posting charges of $49.99 per year, Redweek looks to be generating revenue of $15 million on memberships alone and another $15 million on ads. that is $30 million a year to operate a very simple website.I think that is adequate margin to program a counter.

Yes, Redweek is a profit making business, they're not a charity.

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Jayjay, Redweek has to be one of the most profitable, if not the most profitable timeshare related businesses going. So please, do your math homework. Regards.

I agree ... the CEO (Maurice) of Redweek had a vision and that vision was a profit making venture ..... nothing wrong with that. Many internet sites have made substantial profits, if not millions, as thriving internet commerce businesses. Maurice is also the owner/inventor of classmates.com.

I just want to clear up a few things. RedWeek.com has well over 1 million registered users.

You can also read more about the CEO and founder of the company by clicking on the "About Us" link at the bottom of every page.

Thanks, Marty

marty8084 wrote:

jayjay wrote:

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Your personal defensiveness and defense of Redweek leaves you with little credibility.

My personal defensiveness of Redweek has to do with their business model and the ease of placing an ad here.

I have liked Redweek's business model since it's beginning several years ago. I have had dealings with other timeshare ad sites that are not nearly as easy to navigate and place ads as Redweek and I've sold several timeshares via Redweek. Now, whether or not that explanation adds or detracts from my credibility is a matter of personal opinion.

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You stated that Redweek has over 1 million members.

That number was formerly at the top of this page, so if they had over a million members then, they have well over a million members now with the advent of their their new exchange company.

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You also stated that you have no idea of the "complexities" of programming a counter on rental ads.

Correct, I'm not a software programmer. If you have questions pertaining to adding a counter then email Redweek directly. That's the only way it'll get done, however Marty has already stated that it's not how many people have looked at an ad, it's how many people email the owner of an ad .... Bidshares is a prime example with sometimes hundreds of lookers but no bidders.

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With memberships charges of $14.99 per year, rental ad charges of $19.99 for 6 months and resale posting charges of $49.99 per year, Redweek looks to be generating revenue of $15 million on memberships alone and another $15 million on ads. that is $30 million a year to operate a very simple website.I think that is adequate margin to program a counter.

Yes, Redweek is a profit making business, they're not a charity.

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Jayjay, Redweek has to be one of the most profitable, if not the most profitable timeshare related businesses going. So please, do your math homework. Regards.

I agree ... the CEO (Maurice) of Redweek had a vision and that vision was a profit making venture ..... nothing wrong with that. Many internet sites have made substantial profits, if not millions, as thriving internet commerce businesses. Maurice is also the owner/inventor of classmates.com.

I just want to clear up a few things. RedWeek.com has well over 1 million registered users.

You can also read more about the CEO and founder of the company by clicking on the "About Us" link at the bottom of every page.

Thanks, Marty

Marty, If Redweek has well over a million members, then it appears that Redweek would be more responsive to a request that has been made multiple times by customers and apparently ignored. In all due respect this is only a notch above the upfront fee sellers who once they have the customers' money, there is little responsiveness after that.