June 12th, 2008
We made a change to the LakePlace.com user interface late yesterday. If you were on the site browsing lake properties for sale, we may have surprised you with this change.
For the first time, we actually added an additional “click” to our UI…meaning, you are now 3 clicks away from viewing all availalbe lake properties – where our old UI would show you the listings in 2 clicks…so why would we do this?
Well, we think we needed to add our quick search to the default lake property search pages. Now, from that page, you can search by map region OR city, county, lake, or MLS number…without the need to go to a standalone quick search page. We also felt this new user interface design makes the most sense for us moving forward. We have these new functions available on the Minnesota lake property, Wisconsin lake property, Michigan lake property and North Dakota lake property for sale pages. This is very similar to the user interface we created for our land website – LandBin.com
We would love to hear your feedback. Is the extra click a bad idea?…or do you love the new maps? Feel free to leave a comment here or by using the contact us form on LakePlace.com. Thanks very much!
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June 10th, 2008
Well, its been a few months since we launched our land website – LandBin.com. Things are going well. The site has had a lot more traffic than we expected. For those of you not familiar with LandBin – you can view virtually all Minnesota land for sale and Wisconsin land for sale on a single website (sound familiar?). Currently LandBin features more than 50,000 land listings. We are not the biggest land site on the internet – but we are the biggest MN & WI land site on the internet – and its going to get a lot bigger. Stay tuned…and as always, happy land and lake property hunting!
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June 2nd, 2008
UPDATE: Comcast has whitelisted LakePlace.com. Once again, we can accept new members with comcast.net email addresses.
For the past few weeks we have been unable to send emails to comcast.net customers. They have blocked LakePlace.com due to the high volume of emails we (lakeplace.com visitors filling out contact forms) send everyday…and they assume we are spammers.
We have followed their instructions to get back on the “whitelist” several times – but nothing has worked. Several LakePlace.com members, who depend on comcast email to do business (agents and vacation rental owners) have been ignored. As one LakePlace.com member put it: “Who are you [comcast] to decide who I communicate with – I do not pay you a monthly fee to make that decision for me.”
We do not use comcast for business, but I do get a $200+ bill from them every month at home (comcast cable, premium channels, comcast digital phone service) – and I will be looking into alternatives – I highly recommend you do the same.
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June 2nd, 2008
Just Listed!
Paradise in the Northwoods of Wisconsin! This Butternut lake property can be subdivided into as many as 6 separate lake lots. The property features a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home that sits on 4.75 acres with mature maples and boasts 1,500 feet of sand shoreline. Offered by LakePlace.com at $1,150,000. If you have questions – please feel free to ask!
Happy lake property & land hunting!
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June 2nd, 2008
Just Listed! Lakefront Restaurant & Marina For Sale – Elkhorn, WI – Walworth County! This a great opportunity to purchase the only restaurant serving Lauderdale Lakes. Priced at $1,290,000 – below assessed value – this may be the business opportunity you have been waiting for.
If you do not know, Walworth County is a very wealthy county in Wisconsin – beautiful homes are going up in this area and this is a chance to own the only supper club serving the area…not to mention 28-30 boat slips! Check it out!
As always, happy lake property & land hunting!
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May 29th, 2008
Are you a Michigan real estate broker with a love of Michigan lake property? If so – please contact LakePlace.com. We are looking for a couple of licensed real estate brokers who would be interested in working with us.
If you are good enough to find this obscure blog post – we really want to talk with you.
Feel free to contact us online or give us a call (Dave Gooden 612-366-4457 / Cameron Henkel 612-366-4454).
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May 19th, 2008
New Prime Property! Very affordable Wisconsin lake access lot close to the Twin Cities! Priced at $20k and located minutes from Taylors Falls. Dock rights available.
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May 16th, 2008
Just listed this Sauk Centre MN lakeshore property – priced at only $139,900! What’s so great about this property? Well…if you love spending time at the lake – but golf is a close second – this is may be the property for you. With 150′ of hard sand lakeshore in the backyard and GreyStone Golf Course in the front yard – this may be the little slice of heaven you have been looking for!
As always, happy lake home & land hunting!
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May 14th, 2008
Here is a great deal for the outdoorsman…
Spring is in the air and we are listing lake properties left and right! This is a great one!
37.1 Acres – 2,000′ Lakeshore – 4 y/o Cabin – Huge Slab Garage – $169,000!
Great Northern fishing on Barcus Lake (which connects to a couple of other lakes) is what you will find at this Itasca County lake property – 37 acres of privacy and adjacent to a ton of public hunting land – check it out!
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May 13th, 2008
Just Listed!
Look at this lot – perfect elevation, perfect hard-sand beach! Great cabin on Roosevelt Lake (a 1500 acre lake). If you have been looking for an Outing MN lake home on Rossevelt Lake – this could be the one! Priced to sell at $299,000.
If you are looking for lake homes or land for sale – you know who to call! Have a great day!
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