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Re: view counters (by R P.):

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 (Randy Conrads) 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