April 26, 2006
See What the Geeks Are Raving About! (A Contest, What Fun!)
Redfin has become Seattle’s most-trafficked brokerage site through $100 a week in Google ads and word-of-mouth. We love it because it’s inexpensive and honest but every day we run into people who say Redfin? What’s that? We’re buying some ad space on Zillow and a few other sites, and now we’ve worked up a few ads.

Maybe you can tell we came up with the ads on our own. So we wondered if you could help us tune ‘em up? Leave a comment and tell us which one you like best.
But wait. Maybe you think you can come up with something totally different & awesome on your own? Then show us what you got! Post a short, punchy tag-line as a comment, and we’ll flow our fave into an ad that we put up here next week. Even better, you can also design your own & link it in. Winner gets $500 and a place in our Google-like hall of fame. We’ll even run the ad and tell you how it performed (include your e-mail when you comment so we can track down the winner).
Come on, it’s a $500 prize, what have you got to lose? GO CRAZY!

Joel said:
New Listing: 12 bdrm, 8 bath, deluxe kitchen w/restaurant quality appliances, pool, 2 hot tubs, 4 car garage, servant’s quarters, marble floors, backs onto 1 acre yard & lake w/dock.
Dreaming? With the money you’ll save at Redfin…
April 25, 2006 9:56 PM
Joel said:
Real Estate 2.0
April 25, 2006 10:06 PM
jeremy said:
when navigating murky waters, it’s best to have an expert guide.
(red shark fin logo skirting the top of choppy water)
April 26, 2006 12:15 AM
Rhonda said:
81% better service
$11,402 less money
(http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/news-direct-customers)
Redfin: a better way to buy a home.
April 26, 2006 9:16 AM
Dustin said:
What makes you think you are Seattle’s most-trafficked brokerage site?
Anyway, playing to your strengths (and the “long” style ads above), here’s my shot:
3%
|
V
2%
|
V
1%
(There’s a
reason real
estate agents
in Seattle
are scared
of the
internet!)
April 26, 2006 2:05 PM
Mike Bates said:
Don’t click this if you want to pay your realtor $28,000+ to sell your home
April 26, 2006 2:42 PM
Matt said:
Used your format. Let me know what you think…
April 26, 2006 2:50 PM
Kent said:
Here’s my attempt.
Out of the 3 you already have, I like the third one the best.
April 26, 2006 3:26 PM
KG said:
House Finder?
(graphic to show Finder turning into Redfin)
REDFIN!
(taking advantage of finder/redfin anagaram)
April 27, 2006 7:15 AM
JamesS said:
(If ad on Zillow)
You mean wanted a Web 2.0 real estate site that showed listings AND past sales?
Check out Redfin & see what the geeks are raving about.
April 27, 2006 9:33 AM
Ethan said:
Redfin: simply real estate
April 27, 2006 1:35 PM
elli said:
What’s better than shopping for a home in your underpants? Saving money in your underpants!
April 27, 2006 5:08 PM
Matt said:
try this one… click the URL
April 28, 2006 9:41 AM
Aly said:
For the record, my fav of the ads you’ve already written is the third one (the avg person…) but i must say, i like ethan’s entry an awful lot! HA!
April 28, 2006 10:24 AM
aly said:
wait… now that i see it, it’s elli’s entry i like…
April 28, 2006 10:29 AM
elli said:
oh, i must add, if i had the images, of a man scruffy in his boxers shoppping for homes and then later, a man scruffy in his boxers with cash spilling out of his boxers
*wink wink*
April 28, 2006 11:25 AM
Rodney said:
Ok here is mine
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Does your realtor ask you to bend over and grab your ankles?
not at redfin.com
April 28, 2006 12:40 PM
Rodney said:
Uno Mas
-
Que Bueno!
Se Habla Espanol!
April 28, 2006 12:47 PM
Michelle said:
Fishing for a home?
Use RedFin
What’s our bait?
Cash in your pocket.
April 29, 2006 2:56 PM
Michelle said:
When was the last time you made money buying a home?
April 29, 2006 2:57 PM
Kris said:
REDeFINing the way you buy homes
May 1, 2006 2:15 PM
Mark Littrell said:
Find the home of your dreams…while you sell the home you’re in.
Find, buy and sell homes online
www.redfin.com
May 1, 2006 11:22 PM
Bahn said:
There are some gems in this list. Keep ‘em coming!
May 4, 2006 11:35 AM
elli said:
What the heck. I’ll try redfin.
What the he~~ck!?! I saved so much money!
*it can only be my type of “what the he~~ck” for this to work though*
May 8, 2006 5:12 PM
Kris said:
so who won?
May 9, 2006 7:29 AM