1. The Technology

2. Is this you?

3. Oprah
AHA!

4. The Wrong Approach

5. The Right Approach
Call Your MLS Vendor

6. How Data CAN Move for IDX
Distributed Database
FTP Site
Everyone dials in to extract data
Customized data feeds, extracts, already has it

7. Distributed Database Take data from MLS
Put into your hard drive (off-line)
Have in laptop .. But ..
Allows you to move that data too …

8. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
MLS creates file
Places it on Internet
Dial-in and retrieve that file
Select from that file
Likely how do R.com now

9. Everyone (plus third parties) dials in to get it
Dial into live MLS system
Do search
Retrieve/Use data

10. MLS vendor related alternatives
Customized Data Feeds for IDX
MLS vendor extraction process
IDX could be already built-in

11. The Cost – Ask Your Vendor
Could be included
Could be set-up fee
Could be MLS fee
Could be user fee

12. Make it Usable Members want to sell houses, land, buildings
How hard or easy will you make IDX?

13. WHO removes them – the MLS or the webmaster
HAVE YOU defined CONFIDENTIAL data fields in your rules?
WHO removes them – the MLS or the webmaster
To do: REMOVE
Opt-Out Companies, Confidential
Data Fields, Exclusions, Exclusive Agency …

14. Are the Data Fields Labeled?
Raw data does not look like printed data
Have you detailed (“mapped”) your MLS data fields for webmasters?

15. Have you given YOUR MLS Participants options?
Vendor contacts
Vendor Framing options
Assn/MLS IDX options – EASILY choose data fields, colors, displays