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Ambassador
1,453,069
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I don't allow pop ups.  Set your controls to prevent this. 

Feb 11, 2016 09:04 PM
Rainmaker
556,536
Greg Cremia
Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

Get ad blocker and it all goes away and website speed goes way up. 

Feb 11, 2016 07:43 PM
Rainmaker
1,726,096
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I ignore them, use my Pop-up blocker and if still I see them, I avoid those sites.

Feb 11, 2016 10:03 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I just click the X. No biggie.

Feb 11, 2016 09:20 PM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

I rarely see popups.  Use an ad blocker.

Feb 11, 2016 08:53 PM
Rainmaker
5,216,992
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Not a fan of the pop-ups!

Feb 11, 2016 08:37 PM
Rainmaker
564,720
Women of Westchester Working Together
Women of Westchester Working Together - West Harrison, NY
Women helping Women get ahead

Yes, it can get annoying.  It reduces the quality of the site.

Feb 11, 2016 08:00 PM
Rainmaker
911,338
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I don't like pop ups, and it's a sure way of getting me to leave a site.

Feb 11, 2016 07:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,197,502
Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

What type of sites are you visiting these days?  Just kidding.

Feb 11, 2016 07:29 PM
Rainer
213,263
Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Its real bad even on some sites that pop-up ad themselves, like Kohls! I click off the sites that pop-up ad me as I realize its not about the info, its the sales, and I lose faith.

Feb 11, 2016 06:45 PM
Rainmaker
3,626,530
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Doesn't happen often to me Michael.  Interesting, I'm glad it doesn't, but the day is not over yet.

Feb 11, 2016 05:51 PM
Rainmaker
979,496
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Michael - I am not a big fan of the pop-up ads.

Feb 13, 2016 12:22 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,565
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I always thought it was strange when they would pop up, and had just been looking for that.  Then I learned about target marketing.  Yes, annoying!  And have the pop up blocked.

Feb 13, 2016 03:11 AM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Michael. I just ignore them, but sometimes something catches my attention.

Feb 12, 2016 06:03 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I use mac and no pop ups are allowed in here. You might want to add some additional securities to yours, if it is not mac. 

Feb 12, 2016 04:29 PM
Ambassador
6,393,609
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Firefox blocks most of the adds for me.

Feb 12, 2016 02:58 PM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

I use a pop up blocker.   If one shows up I just hit the X.

Feb 12, 2016 01:44 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I don't like it. 

Feb 12, 2016 11:27 AM
Rainmaker
4,936,716
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Have my pop up blocker on

Feb 12, 2016 05:53 AM
Rainer
1,965
Dorrie Stewart
ERA Shields Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO
Residential Realtor Serving the Pikes Peak Region!

Yes, it's annoying, but I try not to spend too much time worrying about it. I just click in the box and move on.

 

Feb 12, 2016 03:45 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, I run firefox with the Adblock Plus addon installed.  Bye-bye pop ups and ads.  Haven't seen ads on a website in years.  Always surprised about how different sites look when I use friend's computers.

Feb 12, 2016 02:08 AM
Rainmaker
140,768
Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

I hate it when the pop up covers the entire screen.  Then when you are on your phone, its too small to click off, so I have to leave the website.

Feb 12, 2016 12:56 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I haven't had any.....

Feb 12, 2016 12:34 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Drives me crazy...I wonder if the sites sell thesse spots

Feb 12, 2016 12:13 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,439
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Sometimes.  

Feb 11, 2016 10:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc. This is why I use a pop-up blocker.

Feb 11, 2016 10:21 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I close them automatically and don't even know what the ad says. So the popups are self-defeating.

Feb 11, 2016 10:14 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

It's more than a little annoying!

Feb 11, 2016 10:03 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

I don't see that many

Feb 11, 2016 09:56 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I hate pop up ads and even worse hate when they pop up depsite having pop up blocker on

Feb 11, 2016 09:23 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I would like to learn how to block these.

Feb 11, 2016 09:16 PM