On Zillow we bring attention to those who contribute the most by awarding Zillow All-Star and Zillow Local Expert badges.
These badges appear on profile pages and can also be posted on your other marketing efforts (such as on your Active Rain blog). People with these badges are also given better placement in the Professional Directory, with the idea that those that are the most helpful should get the best exposure on the site.
All this on top of the obvious benefits that come with contributing more, which is getting to connect with more potential clients.
What is a Zillow Local Expert?
Local Experts are active Zillow users who share their real estate knowledge and help others by contributing high-quality content at a local level.
So make sure your listings are online, upload neighborhood photos and most of all, participate in Zillow Advice- and earn your designations as being a helpful, knowledgable professional on Zillow.
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If we sponsor a zip code or community, do we automatically get a badge?
Thanks Sara for keeping us up to date on things happening on Zillow!
Donna- No, advertising is seperate from this social functionality on the site. Participation is the only way that you can become an all star or a local expert. However, you can call yourself whatever you want on your ad in a zip code!
Lee and Pamela -There really is a lot going on, even I can have a hard time keeping up sometimes! We actually just put a short video together with an overview- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyoIlF3O2H8
Sara - I did not know about this. Will have to check it out.