Due to our recent architecture restructuring, the older versions of our Android is no longer functional.  Please update to the new version at your earliest convenience.  We also want to apologize for the instability with the phone apps recently, the new version fixes these issues.

Lastly, we also want to give you an update on our iPhone app.  A new updated version is under review.  It will be available as soon as it passes the Apple App Review process.

Our Team Has Grown

We’ve added 3 full-time developers and 1 QA to our core team.  Our core development team doubled in size, and we have been busy getting everyone up to speed, and putting in some necessary procedures.  The good news is that most of them are up to speed, and already making contributions.

Site Redesign & Infrastructure Improvements

When YGL first got started, there were only two of us, and Gordon developed the initial system.  As we grew, often times we had to add features and customizations to YGL quickly.  Some things weren’t built the optimal way (there wasn’t enough time or we didn’t know better).  Those things gradually pile up and cause system instability.

We took the opportunity to redesign the  interface, improve our infrastructure and clean up legacy code.  Not only has the interface changed.  Under the hood, everything has been combed over, cleaned and updated multiple times.  These necessary infrastructure improvements will enable us to move faster and continuously bring you more value in the future.

Experimentations

We’ll also been experimenting with some innovative features.  We want to make sure that before we invest heavily into a new feature or toolset, it is something that  you need.  Among these experimentations, we tried turn-key websites, lead generation and even a new way of submitting ads to Craigslist.  We are glad to say that we’ve learned a ton, and will utilize what we learned to make many future improvements.

What’s In the Near Future?

Stability – Two members of our team are continuously making infrastructure improvements, building monitoring tools and reports to make YGL more stable and faster.   Our QA is also building a comprehensive test plan, which will reduce the bugs in our system as we create new features and improve existing ones.

Better Websites – We have moved all personal sites to Speedhatch, and we are working with them consistently to bring you the best turn key website solution.  There will be many improvements coming.

Stable Phone Apps – New, improved versions of our Android and iPhone apps are almost ready for deployment.  The new version will feature much improved stability.

Improved Ad Posting – There have been many recent changes with Craigslist.  We have been busy working with our partners to figure out these changes, and help you adapt to them.  We will be improving our ad posting process significantly.

The Surprise – YGL was the first to introduce and pioneer the Realtime listing sharing, which was a game changer that even our competitors are copying.  Now, we are actively working on something new which we believe will be a game changer once again.  Stay tuned for more info.

An apology

Lastly, we want to apologize for our recent instability.  We were moving too fast with the new team without some necessary procedures.  Rest assured, we have learned many lessons, and will make sure future changes are well tested.  Thank you for your patience.

PennyPosting Google Chrome Extension

If you have questions regarding their extension, or if you run into any issues, please contact Penny Posting directly at support@pennyposting.com.

Disclaimer: The Penny Posting Google Chrome extension is not a YGL product.  YGL does not guarantee nor provide support for this extension.

For the rest of the year, we’ll continue to make improvements based on your feedback.  Thank you!

We are happy to tell you that a new stable version of our iPhone app is finally available.  The previous two versions both had some bugs that made the app not very useful.  Those bugs have now been resolved, and the app should work as expected.  Please update your iPhone app at your earliest convenience.

We also want to tell you that we are working on a new version that allowing you to add / update / delete leads and rental listings.  It should be available soon.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards,

The YGL Team

• Rental listings notifications.  We will now notify you when rental listings become on market, off market and pending.
• Make sound and vibrate when new notifications are available.
• Make phone numbers and emails clickable in the tenant contact field.

We hope these improvements will make the app more useful.

iPhone Status Update

While our last iPhone app update fixed the crashing issue, we found another bug preventing it from working correctly.  The search available date cannot be selected properly.  We are in the middle of fixing this issue.  We will release a new update as soon as it is approved.  We are very sorry about this, we hope you understand.

While on the road, it’s difficult to stay connected to the office and your peers.  Information changes constantly.  There are new leads, listings go on/off market.  All this information could be very important to you.  Being a good agent, you probably spend most of your time outside making deals.  Getting notified about the things you care can give you an edge and make you more productive.

With the new version of our Android App, and by taking advantage of the Android notifications feature.  We can push notifications directly to your smartphone, keeping you updated on new changes to leads, listings and announcements you care about.  While we currently only have leads notification, we are actively working on adding other types of notifications.

Please remember to update your app.  Hopefully you like the new changes!  Any feedback / suggestions are greatly appreciated.

We are happy to tell you that with some help from some great people from Ebay Classifieds, your listings are now live on their site.  Hopefully this will bring you yet another great source of leads!

We are excited to announce the official launch of Speedhatch.com!

We would first like to thank all the beta testers for your great feedback. Your input has helped us greatly in improving our product and making this launch possible.

Speedhatch is a true turn-key real estate website solution co-developed by Modal Machine and You Got Listings. With Speedhatch’s intuitive design system, you can create a full-featured real estate website in minutes. You will never have to worry about down time or future browser compatibilities.

Web technology changes so rapidly in today’s world that websites can easily be obsolete in a few years. Speedhatch is dedicated to developing new products and features in quick iterations to help keep you ahead of your competition.

Sign up now and receive a 50% discount for 6 months!

Creating a powerful real estate website has never been this easy and affordable!

If you haven’t installed our Android app, search for “YouGotListings” in the app marketplace and install it.  If you already installed the app, make sure to upgrade it to the latest version.

To capture and upload a photo, you need to open a listing, click the Android Menu icon, and touch/click the Manage Photos button.  Once in the Manage Photos page, you can capture new photos, upload from gallery, or hold an existing photo for a few seconds to remove it.  See screenshots below for more information.

We hope this will bring you convenience on the road.  We’d appreciate it if you can give our app a good rating.

Manage Photos button in the Listing Details page

Capture new photos or upload from gallery, see buttons on bottom

Click and hold an existing photo to delete it