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  1. MikeFitzpatrick

    Kershner's back to the dealer diary

    @Chris Leslie, this sounds to me like something created by a marketing person that has no real world dealer experience to say: Your prices need to be the same on all sites. Of course there will be a partner product that will be available in the next couple months that dealers will need to pay...
  2. MikeFitzpatrick

    Kershner's back to the dealer diary

    Of course you have already said what it is you did. While reading through your posts I couldn't help but notice a common thread though. You rolled up your sleeves and went to work. You started weeding out the bells and whistles type products and made it very clear that the patent pending...
  3. MikeFitzpatrick

    Held Hostage By Dealer Fire

    @nickb Sorry to hear that you have had so much trouble. I have answered your question below based on our tool and what it can do. Hopefully we are a fit for your needs. This is possible with some of the WordPress plugins and themes if you are okay manually adding and managing your inventory...
  4. MikeFitzpatrick

    Held Hostage By Dealer Fire

    Agreed.
  5. MikeFitzpatrick

    Held Hostage By Dealer Fire

    @craigh, thanks again for the positive feedback. I think that your argument that WordPress isn't an ideal platform can be spun pretty easily though. As you mention Drupal and Joomla are vulnerable as well as a slew of online software. I would go so far as to say any web based software that can...
  7. MikeFitzpatrick

    Held Hostage By Dealer Fire

    @craigh, thanks for the CarDealerPress mention! As with most software/processes/companies, there is never a one size fits all. @nickb, to respect the no-pitch policy please feel free to DM me if you would like to explore what we offer and see if there is a fit. We also have a page on our site...
  8. MikeFitzpatrick

    Salesperson Branded Presence: Who's the Best?

    @renee.stuart Thank you for the mention. If you are a salesperson and are interested in marketing yourself and creating a personal brand. Don't start a website or social presence until you know "what you want" like Ricky says. If you are remotely serious and aren't sure of what you want, talk...
  9. MikeFitzpatrick

    what is the best wordpress plugin?

    LOL, Totally appreciate the friendly criticism. I should have prefaced the themeforest comment with "in my opinion". The reason that is my opinion is most (not all) of the themes that we have come across from Themeforest don't follow WordPress "best practices". 8 out of 10 problem themes that...
  10. MikeFitzpatrick

    what is the best wordpress plugin?

    A few months late to the thread :), but if you followed @Rdpatrick's LMGTFY link you would have found CarDealerPress all over page one of that search. We have had an inventory integration for WordPress since 2007. Our current plugin can be used on any theme and hosting as long as they don't suck...
  11. MikeFitzpatrick

    What do you think of this?

    One of the tricky parts about online negotiation is balancing human nature with customer experience. For the most part when negotiating you never want to accept the first offer, mainly because of the perception it creates. Here is an example of what I mean. If you are selling a car for 15K...
  13. MikeFitzpatrick

    Pulling the vendor trigger for my new dealership, advice?

    Glen, I just sent you a couple links and gave you access to some WordPress tutorials, but will answer here too. Themes that will just work: Premium WordPress Themes by StudioPress and their Genesis framework themes. Themes from Automattic (Company behind WordPress) Twenty-Eleven...
  14. MikeFitzpatrick

    Pulling the vendor trigger for my new dealership, advice?

    We have built one or two WordPress sites over the years as well, and I couldn't agree with you more. Where most people fail with WordPress is trying to twist it into something it's not as apposed to utilizing it for what it is, and extending upon that in a logical way. The only drawbacks that...
  15. MikeFitzpatrick

    Wordpress, the new 500lb Gorilla?

    I am in for this. Although I would venture to guess that there won't be any non-WordPress vendors that would be :).
  16. MikeFitzpatrick

    Pulling the vendor trigger for my new dealership, advice?

    @Jerry Thibeau How about Highrise or infusionsoft? For up to 50 vehicles or better Highrise would do everything needed and then some. Plus it is month to month, inexpensive and super easy to use. @craigh WordPress can be as long term of a solution as desired. Speaking from experience of...
  17. MikeFitzpatrick

    Pulling the vendor trigger for my new dealership, advice?

    If you are planning on a WordPress blog to begin with anyway, why not build it to look like you want your ultimate site to be (header, background, etc). Add your vehicles as posts with video and pictures (gallery or slider) that sell you just as much as the vehicle. Based on your business plan...
  19. MikeFitzpatrick

    Wordpress, the new 500lb Gorilla?

    This is a great article from Altimeter Group, and even though they don't discuss WordPress specifically it fits this discussion well. Just about everything they touch on can be handled with a WordPress site, micro-site, or blog (choose your flavor). The Converged Media Imperative: How Brands...
  20. MikeFitzpatrick

    Wordpress, the new 500lb Gorilla?

    Google is changing in their ability to enforce what they have always pushed for. Good quality content that gets natural links based on value. Regarding WordPress and SEO there are still a lot of contributing factors that still make it a superior platform/CMS: Pages and posts have a...
  21. MikeFitzpatrick

    Anyone using Wordpress to post vehicle inventory?

    Been out of the loop for a while and missed this thread. @Kcar, thanks! One of the things that I would like to point out with our system. Even though we have a complete Vehicle Hosting tool that we have built in house and a WordPress plugin that displays that data, our strongest asset is our...
  22. MikeFitzpatrick

    Adding a Popup Coupon Using Dealertrend with Wordpress

    Hey Orin, I have used the WPMU plugin as well and it is a pretty good pop up plugin. As always, let us know if you have any issues getting it to work the way you want.
  23. MikeFitzpatrick

    Dealer's Buying FAKE Likes on Facebook. v. 50K Fans, Are You Serious..

    This kind of thing will go away as dealers become more educated. Unfortunately a dealer that knows nothing about SEO, SEM, Social Networking, etc. is low hanging fruit for the "I'll get you a million likes" pitch. Or, I'll get you to number one in the search engines in your competitors market...
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