Carrot Year in Review – The Best of 2018
As in years past, Carrot and our members had an excellent year. Here’s a brief snapshot of some of the amazing stories and things that happened in 2018. It was an exceptional year for our Carrot members and another year of HUGE growth for our team and company. With the intention of amplifying our members, we use our Mission… “Add humanity to business and help people regain time for the things that matter.” Let’s recap some of the cool stuff in this quick post! 2018 Carrot Review Carrot members crushed lead generation We launched many NEW Features for our members It was a year of giving… when all said and done, Carrot will be donating close to $60,000 to different charities The CarrotCast Podcast continues to inspire AgentCarrot is officially available to the World Our team grew by 10 this year as we continue to innovate and be the leader in our industry. … and more! Here we go! Hundreds of Thousands of Leads … You’re Crushing It! Our members made another big leap in lead numbers in 2018. With over 315,000 leads coming in this year (when you DON’T count phone call leads… which we can’t track in Google Analytics currently) you’re pulling in more AdWords, SEO, Facebook, and social media online leads as a collective group than any other real estate investor and agent lead generation platform… by far. Keep crushing it! 53% of Leads Came From Mobile Devices Which States Converted More Leads? Well… Texas reigns as the busiest lead volume state in 2018. Compared to 2017, Missouri fell from the top 5 and Virginia cracked the top 10 overtaking Tennessee this year. Major NEW Features Launched A Core Value of ours is “Consistent Improvement and Innovation“… and both our members and Carrot continue to push this value. In addition to the features we released in 2018, we helped our members spend more time focusing on their business … Here is a look back on some of the features our AMAZING team rolled out in 2018 (but not limited to)… Credibility Bar – Testimonials, Logos, and Custom Hemlock Design Hero Customizer Officially Launched AgentCarrot (more on that below!) Motivated Land Seller Websites Free SSL for Carrot Sites All of these while keeping our member’s needs in our focus. We Launched AgentCarrot! For years, the way Carrot clients have dominated their markets online started with a highly optimized website (for SEO and lead conversion) then amplified with our content marketing tools and training. We had been in the beta phase with AgentCarrot for the past year and after amazing, amazing feedback from our Agent members, we were crazy excited to release the full version in April. Our vision is to continue to improve how real estate agents and investors grow their business leveraging the web. We’d like to send a special thanks to all of those who contributed to AgentCarrot’s success. Both to our members and the Carrot team! Learn more about AgentCarrot Real Estate Agent Websites! Carrot – Honored to Be On the Inc. 5000 List This year we were placed at the 699th fastest growing company in the nation according to the Inc. 5000 list. Major Kudos to the Carrot team and our members. We wouldn’t be here without an amazing product, team, and amazing members. Here are 10 more reasons why Carrot is one of the fastest growing Start-ups in the Nation. Top 5 CarrotCast Episodes of 2018 The CarrotCast podcast had over 97,000 unique downloads in 2018. Here are the top five episodes of the year. Negotiation Psychology: How To Talk With A House Seller to Close More Deals + Help More People w/ John Martinez I … Continued