Beacham & Company, Realtors has earned the 2011 Website Quality Certification (WQC), presented by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® to member companies that have demonstrated excellence in website design, functionality and execution.
Every aspect of the site, Beacham.com, was reviewed to ensure exacting standards were met in six key areas, ranging from design and content to human interactivity to search engine optimization. The Beacham website scored a 56 out of a total possible 60 points, with the site scoring perfect marks for Design & Content, Interactivity, Customer Service & Client Respect, and Branding.
The WQC was introduced in 2009 to recognize and encourage superior websites among Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s 550 member firms.
“With so many people going online to obtain information on homes, communities and everything relating to home buying and selling, it is vital for a real estate firm to have a current, easy-to-use and relevant website,” notes Pam O’Connor, president/CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. “By earning the Website Quality Certification, Beacham & Company, Realtors has demonstrated that it offers fundamental online resources to home buyers and sellers, which are further supported by the expertise only a dedicated real estate professional can provide.”
Glennis Beacham, founder of Beacham & Company, said she was delighted to hear that the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® recognized the Beacham & Company website with one of its top honors.
“Since starting the firm five years ago, we knew that a pivotal piece of our marketing strategy would be online,” Beacham said. “We continually reinvest in our website presence and we’re thrilled that our clients and the real estate community at large value the tremendous set of resources we’ve developed for home buyers and sellers online.”
Beacham.com is consistently ranked among the top websites in major search engines like Google and Bing for a number of search terms. The website is linked to some of the most heavily trafficked websites in the world including luxuryrealestate.com, thenewyorktimes.com, and thewallstreetjournal.com. The site draws visitors from more than 50 countries worldwide.
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About Beacham & Company, REALTORS®
Beacham & Company, REALTORS® is a boutique real estate company specializing in luxury real estate. The company was founded in 2006 by Glennis Beacham, one of Atlanta’s most celebrated real estate agents over the last 15 years. The firm has the highest average sales price of any general brokerage company in metro Atlanta and is the top selling office in Buckhead and Intown Atlanta by dollar volume of homes sold for more than $750,000. For more information about Beacham & Company, call 404.261.6300.
About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (www.LeadingRE.com) is the largest network of top independent local and regional brand-name brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate. The 550 firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® are represented by 4,600 offices and 140,000 associates in more than 30 countries worldwide. The organization’s leadership is demonstrated by the fact that its affiliates comprise 15 of the top 25 real estate companies in the country. Collectively, LeadingRE affiliates produced nearly 800,000 home sales valued at $225 billion in the U.S. in 2010. In addition, LeadingRE locally-branded affiliates hold the Number One position in sales in 40% of the top 96 markets in the U.S., more than any national franchise organizations. For complete information on LeadingRE statistics, visit http://stats.leadingre.com/.
