AJAX-Tips
People who are looking for an apartment are now going online to check on available apartments. Instead of visiting them individually, possible renters just go to popular listing website to check on the available apartments. Websites such as Craigslist.org are among the leaders in providing free listing of available apartments. Even in social network websites, apartment rental listings are also available. MySpace.com hosts a number of listings of apartment in the US. There are also a lot of independent websites dedicated to apartment rentals are also created to cater the need of listing the apartments online. Online listing is a win-win situation for apartment owners and renters: no need to go to the actual place for renters and there’s always a possibility of more exposure online. One of those websites dedicated to online apartment listing is EliteRenting.com. The website has been very aggressive in their campaign to be one of the leaders in apartment rental listing. ElitreRenting.com offers easy navigation features for the possible renters and managers. With so many websites to choose for possible apartment listing, EliteRenting.com was able to introduce and adopt innovations to their website that would benefit not only the managers but also the renters. EliteRenting.com now uses popular Ajax technology and a good map APIs so that users and managers will have more interaction. For the managers’ side, EliteRenting.com offers them a functionality wherein they can immediately contact interested renters using the embedded functionality of texting the possible renter’s mobile phone. Apartment owners or managers will also have the ability to contact the possible renters through popular instant messaging softwares. Users on the other hand, will have more idea about the apartment. Aside from giving the users the actual pictures of the apartment, Google Maps is applied in the website. Users will be able to see the satellite picture of the surroundings. Even with Ajax, the website remains simple and easy to understand. Users and Managers will have their own tab to work with so there’s a clean line of understand what you’re searching. Users can freely look at the website without logging in. They will be able to see listings of different apartments by choosing the right state and the right city. Managers on the other hand can log in to their information online and see who showed interest in their apartments. Using the Ajax based functionality; they can contact the possible renter for more information through SMS or Instant Messaging. However, the website may seem to be a little bit disappointing since most of the information found as of this writing doesn’t have any pictures. The information is limited to information you’ll find in Google Maps. Managers on the other hand will find it hard to sign up especially if they are not familiar with the website. It looks like just any other online apartment listing. However, EliteRental.com could help managers list their apartments in other websites such as Craigslist.org or MySpace.com. With the help of Ajax functionality, EliteRental.com could become one of the best by giving more tools for apartment managers in attracting possible renters.
