If there’s one thing that I know we do well, it’s that we can listen and adapt quickly to the ever changing web. Is there something you’d change about our website? If so, let us know in the comments!

So what has the new look brought us? Has anything changed since the upgrade? Below are some highlights and stats from this past week.

- User engagement has already gone up 25%! Our community forums are being used and buyers are asking questions.

- User attention has also gone up! Shoppers are staying on the site longer, browsing more pages (+14%) and leads using our new form has also gone up. (+33%)

- Dealers who have upgraded their packages are seeing an increase in their traffic and leads. We have included priority placement in this new release to showcase dealers and private sellers that are paying to use or to advertise on our service. As our network of sites expand, the priority placement will be continued on to the new partner sites.

So what else is in store for us? We plan on doing a number of minor upgrade over the next few weeks and months to make sure our dealer services are comprehensive. If you have any suggestions on how we can help you sell more cars, please let us know at our suggestions board.

The good news is that the new site will be a lot faster, more user friendly and come with a lot less bugs. In addition to some of the bigger changes we tackled, we also made tons of minor upgrades to make things run generally smoother.

The GREAT news is that we just finished a number of major sections on the website which only leaves a couple more to go. One of the sections we just completed is our new, Apple inspired Community Forums.

We are very excited about this new, upgraded section. The current forums while functional, has not been as used as much as we had originally believed it would be. Part of this reason is because it’s not apparent that it exists and we don’t do a great job of showcasing it on the website. In version 3, we are making the community Q&A discussions a bigger part of the overall EasyAutoSales shopping experience.

While car buyers and enthusiasts be able to ask questions and help each other out with car questions, car dealers are also encouraged to jump in on the discussions and help teach consumers how to buy cars. As a community, we’re hoping these personal interactions will help bury some of the negative stereotypes about dealers. Overtime, dealers that actively participate in the community will also be rewarded for their efforts.

So… thoughts on the new look?

Here’s another sneak preview of our upcoming site and what these car reviews will look like live. I am biased but I think these reviews are damn pretty… and USEFUL! As the designer/programmer working on making this thing work, I’ve already been tuned to check out a number of models that I’ve never even considered looking at before.

What do you think? We would love to get some feedback on this and of course, your car reviews.

What do you guys think? We welcome all comments below.

NADA 2009 New Orleans, LA

Wei Yang and I are currently on our way to NADA 2009 in New Orleans, LA. It’s only a 7 hour trip from Atlanta, so in the time honored fashion of our “Big 3″ brethren, we are road-tripping in Wei’s 2009 Honda Fit (no plans. no hybrids though). Wei and I believe we have a really exciting service and we want to share it with the rest of the automotive community. If you are a dealer, dealer vendor or anyone who just loves the site, please search us out. We’ll be the geeky guys with our laptops and iPhones. Pictures will follow.

If you have twitter, follow us at randallprince or wei_yang and drop us a line. You can also follow all the NADA twitterness @ search.twitter.com We’d love to meet as many people as we can and share the car love in this time of uncertanty in the automotive industry.

Even though I took a course in Early American Basket Weaving in college, I could use none of that knowledge. I would be writing about the automotive industry and culture he said. How could I say no? I couldn’t. Even though I spend my days as a mild mannered communications manager at one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers, I’ll now be sharing some of my experiences and opinions with the readers of EasyAutoSales.com. I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the site, and know that we’ll all have some fun.

A little about me: I’ve been writing for the last dozen years or so, getting my start in radio as a host and promotions/marketing director. I moved into automotive journalism a few years later, and after several years as a writer and editor for such publications as Sports Car Market, Hemming’s and quite a few others, I was snagged by one of the oldest and largest tire manufacturers in the world to be their North American PR Manager.

I’ve had the pleasure of driving everything from a Beetle to a Bugatti Veyron, and have a soft spot in my heart for European classics such as Bristol, BMW and Mercedes Benz.

Please be sure to check back often for news, commentary and reviews of some of the most powerful, exotic and advanced automobiles available. We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s go!

Joe

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