I am a HomeNet fan. I've helped them tweak the platform over the years. One thing that drives me NUTS is the useless options that HIDE all the good options. Imagine you're trying to upsell or switch a shopper into another unit. Lets look at some JUNK that will drive your shoppers mad (read: exit).
- Fascia, front color-keyed
- Fascia, rear color-keyed
- Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting
- Paint, Solid.
- Headliner, cloth
- Warning tones, headlamp on, key-in-ignition, driver and right-front passenger safety belt unfasten and turn signal on
- XM Satellite Radio, With a wide variety of programming, XM has something to excite any driver. Whether you want to be entertained or informed, to laugh, think, or sing, XM has the perfect channel for you - coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. 3 trial months - no obligation (Available in the 48 contiguous United States. Required $12.95 monthly subscription sold separately. All fees and programming subject to change. Subscription subject to customer agreement. For more information, visit gm.xmradio.com.)
- Key, single, 2-sided (hey! I like that one!)
- Steering, power
- Air bags, dual-stage frontal, driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System (right-front passenger air bag status on inside rearview mirror) (Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your childs age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See the vehicles Owners Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)
If you wish to take control of this noise, give a look at HomeNet's webIOL. HomeNet options has a feature that I helped them create, It's options editor that I called "Strikeout and Rename". I allows you to easily rename or re-word options that are poorly written. If you've done an options walk-around on a well equipped GM, there can me over 100 choices to comb thru. The Strikeout feature allows you remove any option that is just plain dumb and not look at it ever again (like Paint, Solid).
Add to that you set it and forget it. Create the edit one time and it applies your mods to all future arrivals (same make/model/year)
Other mods that are in webIOL that ol' Uncle Joe help create are the ability to create custom categories and assign them to options. We breakout our options into Electronics, Safety, Engine & Drivetrain, Seats (front), Seats (rear), Comfort, etc... You can also assign weights to options to create all kinds of math based fun. You can use weights to automatically place the best options at the top and the "who cares' options at the bottom. You can use weights to write rules so "if option weight is >90, then add
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Be sure to explore HomeNet's new and improved platform coming out this fall. WebIOL 2.0. The Comment Generator that I've helped build is an eye opener.
Oh, and ask about IOL2go. The mobile data entry tool.