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A website concept, plus a short review

I built you a seller-focused website concept.

Prepared for Donata Gryczon, REALTOR®, by Sean Chi. A working concept of a seller-first website you can click through right now, plus a short review of your current site. It explains what to keep, what to fix and what to verify before anything changes.

UpdatedAugust 13, 2026 ScopePublic information and the visible website StatusPreliminary until account access is confirmed
Start with the website

A seller-first site you can click through now.

Before any findings, see the thing itself. The concept shows, in working pages, what your website could do for sellers.

  • A clearer seller-first message. The homepage speaks to Ottawa homeowners thinking about selling, not only to buyers.
  • Ottawa community structure. Pages built around the neighbourhoods you serve, so local sellers see themselves in it.
  • A path to inquiries. Every page leads to one simple next step for a seller who wants to talk to you.

It is a concept for review, not a live replacement and not a promise of traffic or leads. The review below explains what to keep, fix or verify before anything changes.

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5.0Client rating shown on your current website; the exact Google profile still needs to be confirmed
DR 0Ahrefs' link-authority score for the current site, an estimate rather than a Google penalty
0Canadian Google search terms where Ahrefs can currently find the site
5Pages that still showed in search in Ahrefs' historical March 14 snapshot
The short version

Strong trust signals. Almost no measured visibility.

The current AgentLocator site already displays client review content, a real trust asset. Separately, as of August 4, Ahrefs could not find the current .com or .ca site in Canadian Google searches at all: zero keywords, zero estimated visits.

That is a search baseline, not proof that the website or Google Business Profile failed to create leads. Search Console, Analytics and CRM data are required to confirm actual impressions, clicks, indexed URLs and conversions.

AgentLocator may also contain useful listing search, saved searches, contacts and automations. The responsible move is to measure what it produces, preserve useful assets and choose the architecture after the evidence is collected.

The payoff: keep the trust you have already earned, put it behind a clearer seller-first website where every inquiry can be counted, and throw away nothing useful in AgentLocator along the way.
Two different things

The evidence stays attached to the right site.

The zero-keyword and zero-traffic snapshot describes the current AgentLocator domains in Ahrefs. It does not describe the private concept and it is not a promise about what the concept will achieve.

Current AgentLocator site

Existing infrastructure and an unverified performance picture.

The current site has visible review proof and may hold useful IDX/VOW, CRM, saved-search and nurture workflows. Its actual business value requires the invoice, usage, Search Console, Analytics and lead-outcome reports.

This private concept

A tangible seller-first direction, not a traffic claim.

The concept demonstrates a clearer seller promise, Ottawa community structure and conversion path. It was not part of the Ahrefs baseline and does not by itself prove rankings, traffic, leads or revenue.

What we found

Five findings shape the plan.

Each finding is bounded to public data and visible site evidence. Logged-in account access is still required to diagnose causes and quantify return.

01

Ahrefs sees almost no organic footprint.

The current snapshot is zero Canadian keywords and traffic. Historical page visibility fell to zero during April. That timeline is a lead to investigate, not proof of a Google penalty.

02

Site-displayed reviews are a trust asset.

The current website displays client review content. The exact Google profile, who owns it, its verification state and the full set of reviews and photos still need to be confirmed.

03

Seller tools exist, but the journey is buyer-first.

Home Worth, Street Match and a Seller's Guide are present, yet the current homepage leads with a buyer message. The opportunity is a clearer seller promise, a visible process and Donata-specific proof.

04

How Google reads the site needs a technical check.

Many pages share near-identical structures, and old listing links exist in several versions. The settings that tell Google which pages matter should be checked before deciding what stays in search.

05

AgentLocator may hold value that should not be destroyed.

The platform can include contacts, saved searches, alerts, CRM history and automations. Cancel only after the invoice, feature usage, lead outcomes and exports are understood.

Protect before changing

Keep what already has value.

A prettier page is not worth losing a working domain, inbox, lead history, listing search or compliance path. These gates are part of the project, not cleanup after it.

01

Domain, DNS and email

Confirm who controls the .com, .ca, registrar, Cloudflare and Microsoft 365. Choose the primary domain only after history, email dependencies and redirect feasibility are checked.

02

Google and measurement

Verify the exact Google Business Profile, owner role, verification state, Search Console and Analytics access before making profile or indexing diagnoses.

03

Contacts and follow-up history

Inventory CRM contacts, sources, notes, tasks, saved searches and campaigns, then confirm what can be exported or preserved before any cancellation decision.

04

IDX, brokerage and board rules

Confirm Innovation Realty disclosures, board IDX/VOW authorization and the true replacement cost before moving live listing search.

Ottawa skyline and river at dusk
The strategic call

Do not rip it out blindly.

Once the required access and reports arrive, finish the review, make the safe fixes and choose one route within 14 days. Paid search remains a separate decision after tracking and follow-up are ready.

The decision ahead

Keep it, add to it, or replace it.

Nothing here pre-commits you to a rebuild. By Day 14 the evidence points to one of three honest paths: improve the current site, run a new seller-focused site alongside it, or replace it. The cards below give each path its working name and the practical details.

A
Current platform

Improve

Keep AgentLocator when it produces value, editing access is adequate and the contract makes sense. Improve positioning, content and tracking in place.

Use when: the existing tools earn their cost and can support the seller strategy.

B
Owned seller layer + AgentLocator

Coexist

Use an owned seller-focused layer for brand, content and conversion while AgentLocator continues to handle useful listing search and CRM workflows.

Use when: IDX/CRM are useful but the brand and seller journey need a stronger home.

C
Full replacement

Migrate

Replace the platform only when outcomes are poor, exports are secured, domain control is confirmed and replacement IDX/CRM costs and workflows are approved.

Use when: the current setup cannot justify its cost or safely support the operating plan.

Important: a temporary hybrid may be the safest implementation route, but it is an outcome of the audit, not a pre-decided delay or a vague mix of all three options.

The first 14 days

Look, fix what is safe, then decide.

The two weeks start once the account access and reports arrive. Nothing is cancelled or replaced on a guess, and the decision itself does not drag on for months.

1Days 1-3

See what you own and what is working

  • Gather the AgentLocator bill, contract, recent lead results and what can be exported.
  • Confirm who controls the domain, email, Google Business Profile and analytics accounts.
  • Write down how a lead currently travels from the website to your phone or inbox.
2Days 4-7

Fix the obvious, safe issues

  • Check the technical settings that tell Google which pages to show, and correct what is clearly wrong.
  • Draft clearer seller-first wording for the most important pages.
  • Confirm the brokerage and board rules before anything about listing search changes.
3Days 8-14

Decide what to keep, improve or replace

  • Choose one route with the evidence on the table: improve the current site, run both, or replace it.
  • Get a written map of what stays, what changes, what it costs to run and who owns each account.
  • Leave paid ads as a separate, later decision, once tracking and follow-up work.

Day-14 outcome: Donata knows what stays, what changes, what it costs to operate, who controls each account and which route moves into implementation.

After the decision

The decision is fast. Visibility takes months.

Day 14

One route is approved: improve the current site, run both, or replace it. The safe fixes are already done.

Next 30 days

The approved changes go live, and we confirm every inquiry actually reaches you.

Months 2-3

Google re-reads the site. We watch for the first signs of movement in search.

Months 3-6

Steady local content can begin to show up in searches and start conversations. This part is gradual by nature.

Why there is no forecast chart yet: Ahrefs shows opportunity, not Donata's conversion rate. A defensible forecast needs Search Console impressions, Analytics sessions, AgentLocator outcomes, response time and signed-client economics. Until then, a traffic or lead projection would be a guess dressed up as a chart.
What to bring

Bring the evidence. Leave with one route.

Latest AgentLocator invoice, package, contract term and notice period
90-day lead report: leads, conversations, appointments and signed clients
Screenshot of the exact Google Business Profile verification or edit screen
Access status for domain, DNS, .com/.ca, email hosting, Search Console and Analytics
Three priority service areas and the seller clients Donata most wants

One conversation. One clear next move.

Walk through the website concept, the accounts and the three routes together. Nothing is cancelled, moved or spent by assumption.

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