We’re back with our first Product Update of 2019 and it’s a big one. We’ve been busy over the last few months working on a lot of new features, fixes, and exciting new products.
We’ve already rolled out our Video Review Package in January, and we’ve finally put the brand new Autopromotor live!
However, plenty more has been going on behind the scenes that we’re sure you’ll want to read about. So, take a look below at the 2019 Quarter 1 Spidersnet Update…
BRAND NEW AUTOPROMOTOR NOW LIVE
Let’s start with the biggest piece of news from 2019 so far. We have now launched our brand new dealer management system Autopromotor. The new version is much more modern, slick, and easy to use, and will drastically improve the way in which Spidersnet dealers manage their business online.
We have already moved a number of dealers onto the new system and are getting some really positive feedback! We will continue to move dealers over in batches, so keep your eyes on your inbox, as we’ll be in touch when it’s your turn to move onto the new version of Autopromotor.
If you want to learn more about the new system then you can read an interview with Senior Product Manager Adam Cox here. You can also get a glimpse of the new system in action by watching this sneak peek video below…
VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL DEALERS’ AD PAGES
Previously, if you wanted to include a video to a vehicle’s ad page, you would have had to be an Advanced or Elite dealer. However, we have now made this available to all of our dealers. Some of our dealers are already making great use of these videos, offering their customers a far more in-depth look at their stock compared to dealers who only use photos.
Vantage Cars are one such example, proving that you only need a smartphone and a YouTube account to be able to make your ads a hell of a lot more engaging. Why not give it a go yourself? Here’s an example of the sort of videos Vantage Cars are using on their website. As you can see it only takes a few seconds but is extremely effective.
Or, why not invest in our Video Review Package and have a slick, professional video review made of your stock. Here is an example of the sort of video that you can have created using our Video Review Package. For more information on our Video Review package, click here.
ADVANCED SEARCH NOW AVAILABLE TO ADVANCED DEALERS
Advanced Search was previously only available to Elite level dealers. Advanced and Express customers were only able to make use of basic search. Basic search allows users on your website to search for stock based on make, model, and price alone. However, with Advanced Search your users are able to carry out even more specific searches incorporating things such as transmission, fuel type, colour, age etc.
Below you can see the Advanced Search function on one of our customer’s websites…
We have now made Advanced Search available for FREE to Advanced dealers, meaning you can offer your potential customers a slicker, more professional user experience free of charge. All you need to do to have Advanced Search added to your website is get in touch with the team here at Spidersnet and we can make it happen.
SEARCH OPTION NUMBERS AVAILABLE TO ALL
Speaking of search, we’ve also added Search Option Numbers which are available to all dealers. Previously a user on your website would have to carry out a search in order to know how many vehicles matched their criteria. However, we now display the number of vehicles that match each option straight away. This offers your customers plenty more information early on, improving their user experience.
Now they can see exactly how many of each make and model you have in stock before they’ve even carried out a search. In this image below you can see just how this information is displayed to potential customers on your website.
FAVICONS ADDED
A favicon is an icon that sits on a website’s tab next to the web page title. They help websites stand out when more than one tab is open. You can read more about them here.
Whilst some of our dealers have their own logo as their favicon, there were a number of websites with a blank space where the favicon should be. We have now added the Spidersnet wheel logo to all of our websites that currently don’t have a favicon set. This makes these sites look more professional and allows the pages to stand out amongst the crowd.
However, you are able to use your company logo as a favicon, as long as it’s suitable. If you want to see if your logo could be used as your favicon then make sure you get in touch with our team today and we’ll see if we can make it happen.
Here’s an example of the Spidersnet favicon that we have added to a number of websites alongside a Spidersnet customer that has their own logo.
BUG FIX – AD TITLES NOW SHOWING CORRECTLY
Previously a few of our dealers were experiencing a bug that was causing their advert titles to display incorrectly. Ad titles are supposed to show the Year, make, model and derivative, however, the bug was causing only the make and model to display. This has now been fixed, so all ad titles will be generated correctly from now on.