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Re: view counters (by Raymond M.):

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). 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.