Qualified inspectors can receive a free InspectorGuide.com
directory listing. Please read the requirements below.
Tips for Success E-mail newsletter
E-mail newsletters are the
most effective and economical way to market to home buyers, real
estate agents and other real estate professionals.
However, e-mail newsletters can be expensive and time consuming.
You will soon have the opportunity to build your referral base
by being a member of the InspectorGuide.com directory. We
will do all the work for you.
As we prepare for launch of
the the new newsletter, we will be updating the directory.
sites that do not meet the listing requirements will be removed
from the directory. Sites that meet the current
requirements will be grandfathered into the new program.
Once the newsletter is launched, sites will be required to have
a newsletter sign-up on the site's main page. We will
suspend free directory listings effective January 1, 2010.
We will continue to accept applications for free listings until
11:59 pm PST, December 31, 2009.
If you have previously
submitted an application for a directory listing but your site
is not listed, you should check your site to ensure that it
meets the requirements, then resubmit your request.
In May of 2008 we began one of
the most massive advertising campaigns in our history to promote
InspectorGuide.com.
We have hundreds of Keywords and phrases in our Google, MSN, and
Yahoo ad campaigns. Each US State, Territory and D.C. has
separate sets of keywords or phrases. There is a parallel
campaign for all of Canada. Each Province has separate
sets of keywords or phrases.
Request
Form
Instructions
Please Read Carefully
Please read the Terms and
conditions before submitting your application.
You must meet all requirements
below before submitting your request. We
receive a high volume of e-mail daily. We
cannot, therefore, notify each applicant of the
status of the application or application.
All
fields must be filled in. There are absolutely
no exceptions to this requirement. There are
12
fields in the form. ALL
12
Fields
MUST
be filled in. Enter "NA" in fields that do not
apply to you.
Incomplete and
improperly completed forms will not be processed.
Use proper capitalization and spelling.
Improper capitalization and misspelled words must be
manually retyped. We receive many
applications. Reviewing applications and
adding them to the directory is time consuming.
We have no choice but to reject applications with
misspelled words and improper capitalization because
of the amount of time required to make corrections.
Membership in Best Inspectors Network is open to all
active inspectors. By submitting this request,
you agree to be added to one or more of our mailing
lists. If you are already subscribed to one of
our mailing lists, you may receive duplicate
mailings. You may remove yourself from the
mailing list at any time.
Home Inspector
Websites
as little as $3.99/Month!
We've made it so inexpensive to
have a website that you can't afford NOT to have one!
You are REQUIRED to meet
ALL the following to qualify for a listing
1. You are licensed in the State (or
States) where you perform inspections if licensing is required.
2. You perform your
inspections according to InterNACHI, NAAAI, NAHI, or ASHI standards or the
standards required by hte states in which you work.
3. You place
- and maintain - a link to use BestInspectors.Net
BestInspectors.Net™
on the main page of your web site. You
must
use the
HTML code above to create the link. Graduates of
our Certification Courses are exempt from this requirement.
4. If you advertise any of our competitors on your
website, the link to
BestInspectors.Net
must be at least as prominent as the link to our
competitor and the link to
BestInspectors.Net
must be above links to our competitors. The link to
our competitor may not be larger than the link to
BestInspectors.Net,
and must be placed below the link to BestInspectors.Net.
"Competitor" is defined as any company that publishes or sells inspection report
software, training, books, videos, or CDs or any company that provides the
services of website hosting, website design, domain registration, e-mail, or
other internet related products or services.
5. You do not sell products or services that compete
with products or services provided by MS International, LLC (including but not
limited to
BestInspectors.Net
or RedDomains.com branded products and services).
6. The application form must be filled out
completely and as accurately as possible. Put "None" or "N/A" in any field
that does not apply to you. Incomplete forms will not be processed.
7. Any sample inspection reports that are available
on your site or accessible from your site must be created using
BestInspectors.Net
report software.
8. You must provide
BestInspectors.Net
with copies four completed inspection reports in order to be listed in the
directory. After your first year in the directory, you will be required to
submit at least two home inspection reports in PDF format each year that are
representative of your typical inspection reports. Your first two reports
must be submitted to
BestInspectors.Net
within 30 of requesting a free listing. E-mail your reports, or a download
link for your reports, to at information[at]BestInspectors.Net (replace [at]
with @) with the subject line "Sample inspection reports from yourname"
(replace yourname with either your company name or your real fist and
last name).
9.
BestInspectors.Net
will send a PayPal invoice to you upon receipt of your
application if you do not meet the requirements for a
free listing and you have not paid for your listing.
10. Effective February
1, 2010, inspectors are
required to submit four
completed inspection reports to
BestInspectors.Net for review
before being listed in the
directory. Contact us for
additional information.
Please place a link to BestInspectors.Net
™
on the main entry page of your web site.
When Linking to
BestInspectors.Net, please use this HTML code:
You must place a link to
BestInspectors.Net
on the main entry page of your Web site to qualify for a free
listing.
Here's Why,
Did you know that the more
reciprocal links you have with other web sites, the better the
chances that your web site will be listed in a search engine
search? If you were to have a listing but no web site, you
greatly the chances of home buyers or seller calling you.
When home buyers or sellers are on the Internet shopping for a
home inspector they are less likely if they cannot learn more
about you from a website. The decision to call the
inspector usually is not made made from the Directory listing,
it is made from information on your web site. The
Directory listing steers them to your web site. After they
visit your web site, we want to to return to our web site to
give them a chance to continue looking for an inspector.
It is really no longer an option for businesses to have a web
site if they want to be successful. A web site is the
single most cost effective tool you will have in your home
inspection business. With quality web hosting being
available for only a few dollars a month and build-it-yourself
services that enable a person with no experience to create a
site in only a couple of hours, it really doesn't make for good
business to not have a web site. Our main business is
inspection report software and training. The reason we
provide web services at or below our costs is that we
know that a web site is essential for success in today's market.
The main requirement for a FREE listing is that you place a
reciprocal link on your web site to
BestInspectors.Net in a prominent location on the main page of your
website. If you advertise any of our competitors on your
website, the link to
BestInspectors.Net
must be at least as prominent as the link to our
competitor. Only our graduates and users of our inspection
report software are exempt from the link requirement.
There is a complete list of requirements below.
We want to keep the quality of the directory as high as possible
so every site that is submitted for inclusion in the Directory
is verified that it is functional and relevant. We get far
more requests for inclusion in the directory than we can
process. We try to accommodate everyone but it is not
always possible so we have to prioritize. First priority
is our graduates, users of our inspection report software, and
paid listings. After that we do all the listings for web
sites that have links to us. We then do CMI, InterNACHI,
NAHI members, and others.
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All fields must be filled in. There are absolutely no
exceptions to this requirement. There
are 12
fields in the form. ALL
12
Fields
MUST
be filled in.
Enter "NA"
in fields that do not apply to you.
Incomplete
and improperly completed forms will not be processed.
Use proper
capitalization and spelling. Improper capitalization and
misspelled words must be manually retyped. We
receive many applications. Reviewing
applications and adding them to the directory is
time consuming. We have no choice but to
reject applications with misspelled words and
improper capitalization because of the amount of
time required to make corrections.
We
receive a high volume of e-mail daily. We
cannot, therefore, notify each applicant of the
status of the application or application.
Membership in Best Inspectors Network is
open to all active inspectors. By submitting this request, you agree to be added to
our mailing list. If you are already subscribed to one of our mailing
lists, you may receive duplicate mailings. You may remove yourself from
the mailing list at any time.
The Request Form
Please fill out the form
completely and read the instructions and terms and conditions
1.
First and Last Name
Enter the First and Last Names of the primary
contact.
3.
Company Name
The full legal name of the inspection company.
If the company is operating under a name other than
the legal name, the name must be listed as in the
format "Legal name DBA Trade name". For
example, "MS International, LLC DBA BestInspectors.Net".
4.
Address
The primary physical street address of the
inspection company.
5.
City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal code
Enter the city, the State or Province, and the ZIP
or Postal Code for the inspection company's primary
place of business. In most instances, the
business will be listed under the heading for the
business's primary location.
6.
Telephone, Fax
List the primary telephone number for the business
and the primary Fax number separated by a comma.
If you do not have a Fax number, put NA in place of
a Fax number.
7.
Website
Enter the URL, including the "http://www" of the
inspection business's primary website. We do
not modify the address you submit. It is your
responsibility to ensure that you have correctly
typed your website's address. Invalid URLs or
websites that do not meet the requirements outlined
in the Terms and Conditions
will not be added to the directory. With rare
exceptions, a website is required. We may make
exceptions on a case by case basis for
BestInspectors.Net
students and inspectors who are using
BestInspectors.Net
report software.
8.
Affiliations and Certifications
List as many as four trade association affiliations
and certifications or licenses. If you list
more than four, your application may not be
processes. Only use abbreviations for
nationally recognized associations. All others
must be completely written out.
9.
Home Inspection School attended
List the full name of the home inspection school you
attended and the city and state or province where
the school is located. If you did not attend a
Home Inspection School, put NA in this field.
10.
Areas Served
You may list as many as four communities or
localities under "Areas Served". Communities
must be listed by name. Do not list
States or Provinces. Do not
include phrases such as "all of ...".
Only applications listing one to four specific
communities will be accepted for inclusion in the
directory. Communities are defined as towns,
cities, villages, named neighborhoods (for example
Chicago's "Old Town" or "Lincoln Park", New York's
(SoHo or Tribeca, Harlem, etc.). Listings that
cover too large an area are ineffective and diminish
the overall quality of the directory.
11.
Inspection Report
An inspection report is only as good as the
inspector. Using the best software does not
necessarily result in a good report. A good
inspector using mediocre inspection software can
write a great report. It is more about the
inspector's capabilities than it is about the
inspection software. Even so, real estate
agents will often want to know which software you
use. An inspector's choice of software can say
a lot about the inspector. Inspector's who
choose good software are more likely to produce good
reports. Inspectors who use
BestInspectors.Net
inspection software tend to write better reports than
inspectors who use lower quality software.
Using good software is a selling point that you will
want to use to your advantage.
12.
Your BestInspectors.Net Sales Record Number
BestInspectors.Net customers please provide your Sales
Record Number, Unique Transaction ID or other purchase details such as date
and place of purchase. Please be specific.
For example, Do not list "The Internet" as a place
of purchase. List the name of the vendor or the
website where you purchased the software.
