Anyone have recent experience with DealerCarSearch.com for a dealer website? We have three franchise sites but need a new Group portal site. Looking at Dealer.com (we have two DDC sites already) but DealerCarSearch.com just contacted us and wanted a chance. I see positive reviews online and great stuff about customer support. Just wondering how it would compare to a DDC site??
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They have a lot of active sites. There is nothing custom about them unless you want to wait quite awhile. You pick a template and that is what you have.
Their iPhone app is really cool.
There are certainly a lot worse out there!
Their iPhone app is really cool.
There are certainly a lot worse out there!
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Be careful with their SEO practices. I believe their practices are outdated.
What are your goals with the group site? To show all your inventory and expand your unified brand presence?
What are your goals with the group site? To show all your inventory and expand your unified brand presence?
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Most of these smaller vendors work with the independent side of the industry vs franchise. Smaller services usually lack in the resources needed and you find yourself quickly outgrowing them. I'm not speaking for all the smaller vendors, but most.
Plus you never know when the OEM decides to step in an mandate "preferred or certified" website vendor(s). The smaller players are not on on the list. You end up starting all over or you move forward with 2 websites to manage.
Plus you never know when the OEM decides to step in an mandate "preferred or certified" website vendor(s). The smaller players are not on on the list. You end up starting all over or you move forward with 2 websites to manage.
Jeff, does that happen often? The OEM chooses the vendor for franchise dealers?
I'm personally dead against anything templated - it just seems like an easy out on all fronts.
If you're getting a template, you should be paying far less setup and ongoing costs in my opinion.
That's just my belief though, some people love having all the dealer sites similar so every consumer knows how to use your site as soon as they land there.
If you're getting a template, you should be paying far less setup and ongoing costs in my opinion.
That's just my belief though, some people love having all the dealer sites similar so every consumer knows how to use your site as soon as they land there.
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A dealer seeking a group portal site asks whether DealerCarSearch.com compares favorably to Dealer.com (DDC), prompting responses about DealerCarSearch's template-based approach, outdated SEO practices, and limited customization options. The discussion reveals a critical concern for franchise dealers: smaller vendors risk becoming obsolete when OEMs mandate "preferred or certified" website vendors, potentially forcing dealers to rebuild their sites or manage multiple platforms. The consensus leans toward Dealer.com for franchise operations due to OEM approval and vendor stability, with warnings that smaller platforms lack the resources and vendor-mandated status that franchise dealers need long-term.
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