Comments on: The Time to Blog is Now http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now Internet, Web 2.0 and Real Estate Marketing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Herries http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 Dave Herries Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:29:03 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5706 You guys have missed the point. Blogging is not about expounding your perspectives and opinions, it is about people in your community shareing there perspectives. My blog site www.athomeincentennial.com is all about the community and allowing people to blog about things that matter to them. And, I rarely write anything myself. You can have a site like this yourself. To learn more go to www.blogofthetown.com and go into the subscription page. You will be blown away. This is the new age of internet real estate marketing. You guys have missed the point. Blogging is not about expounding your perspectives and opinions, it is about people in your community shareing there perspectives. My blog site http://www.athomeincentennial.com is all about the community and allowing people to blog about things that matter to them. And, I rarely write anything myself.

You can have a site like this yourself. To learn more go to http://www.blogofthetown.com and go into the subscription page. You will be blown away. This is the new age of internet real estate marketing.

]]> By: Amy Broghamer http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5705 Amy Broghamer Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:09:37 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5705 While blogging for the sake of blogging seems worthless and time consuming, it helps inarguably with one thing: SEO. If you spend a decent enough time on your blog, you're likely to get some of your articles (if they are intriguing enough) picked up and syndicated, which may bring worthless traffic to your blog, but it will certainly bring links and more links. We're not full steam ahead yet on this blog thing, but I feel it is a necessity in terms of competitive advantage in my market. It distinguishes me from my peers and tells my customers that I know what I'm talking about. While blogging for the sake of blogging seems worthless and time consuming, it helps inarguably with one thing: SEO. If you spend a decent enough time on your blog, you’re likely to get some of your articles (if they are intriguing enough) picked up and syndicated, which may bring worthless traffic to your blog, but it will certainly bring links and more links.
We’re not full steam ahead yet on this blog thing, but I feel it is a necessity in terms of competitive advantage in my market. It distinguishes me from my peers and tells my customers that I know what I’m talking about.

]]> By: Loren Nason http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5698 Loren Nason Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:27:13 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5698 Joel, I linked to you because I wanted some of my customers see it. I agree with you and Galen completely. Not every Agent should not blog because not everyone is looking for that market. The Realtor blog phenom will grow know we need to educate them on not becoming splogs. Loren Joel, I linked to you because I wanted some of my customers see it.

I agree with you and Galen completely.

Not every Agent should not blog because not everyone is looking for that market.

The Realtor blog phenom will grow know we need to educate them on not becoming splogs.

Loren

]]> By: Athol Kay http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5673 Athol Kay Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5673 Finally seeing someone else bringing up that you have to like writing to blog well. It's the big "well duh" of the whole thou shalt blog arguement. Finally seeing someone else bringing up that you have to like writing to blog well. It’s the big “well duh” of the whole thou shalt blog arguement.

]]> By: Joel Burslem http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5665 Joel Burslem Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:38:06 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5665 I hear ya Galen. Blogging just for the sake of blogging defeats the point. My sense from this is that the mainstream tech newsies are a little behind on this story and they may be getting a little over excited as such. The real estate blogging phenomenon is nothing new. I've always maintained that blogging is an incredible personal marketing tool, but you should only blog if you like writing. I definitely think you have to be a good writer to be a good blogger. But I also agree that you don't have to be a good blogger to be a good agent. I hear ya Galen.

Blogging just for the sake of blogging defeats the point.

My sense from this is that the mainstream tech newsies are a little behind on this story and they may be getting a little over excited as such. The real estate blogging phenomenon is nothing new.

I’ve always maintained that blogging is an incredible personal marketing tool, but you should only blog if you like writing. I definitely think you have to be a good writer to be a good blogger.

But I also agree that you don’t have to be a good blogger to be a good agent.

]]> By: Galen http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 Galen Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:09:58 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-5663 David Krug is wrong. So is Scoble. The 'everyone needs a blog' argument is a personal pet-peeve of mine. Some agents should blog - those who enjoy writing and have something to say - and some agents will find great success with it. Many (most?) agents who try blogging will not get an adequate audience to make it worthwhile and would find much more success spending their time marketing themselves in other ways. The blogging world is not 'full' yet, but if every agent has a blog, most of them really won't get any results from their efforts and they will find themselves frustrated. There is a mistaken belief amongst real estate bloggers that you have to be a great writer to be a great agent. David Krug is wrong. So is Scoble. The ‘everyone needs a blog’ argument is a personal pet-peeve of mine. Some agents should blog – those who enjoy writing and have something to say – and some agents will find great success with it. Many (most?) agents who try blogging will not get an adequate audience to make it worthwhile and would find much more success spending their time marketing themselves in other ways. The blogging world is not ‘full’ yet, but if every agent has a blog, most of them really won’t get any results from their efforts and they will find themselves frustrated.

There is a mistaken belief amongst real estate bloggers that you have to be a great writer to be a great agent.

]]> By: Tropical Realty Blog http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Tropical Realty Blog Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-6493 <!--%kramer-pre%-->survey done by Blogging Systems, a leading real estate blogging service 68% of real estate agents said they would be focusing on blogs as a marketing tool in 2007!" This just goes to show what a powerful medium that blogging is. Robert Scoble and Joel Buslem (Future of Real Estate Marketing) have also picked up on this. So, do you plan on starting a blog this year? <!--%kramer-post%--> survey done by Blogging Systems, a leading real estate blogging service 68% of real estate agents said they would be focusing on blogs as a marketing tool in 2007!” This just goes to show what a powerful medium that blogging is. Robert Scoble and Joel Buslem (Future of Real Estate Marketing) have also picked up on this. So, do you plan on starting a blog this year?

]]> By: Tecnología Inmobiliaria http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now/comment-page-1/#comment-7270 Tecnología Inmobiliaria Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/the-time-to-blog-is-now#comment-7270 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Future of Real Estate Marketing, y un largo etc. Los blogs constituyen un medio de difusión amplio, rápido y efectivo. Un blog puede ayudarnos a mostrar listados de productos, establecer colaboraciones y expandir nuestra presencia en Internet. Es posible que nuestros lectores se<!--%kramer-post%--> Future of Real Estate Marketing, y un largo etc. Los blogs constituyen un medio de difusión amplio, rápido y efectivo. Un blog puede ayudarnos a mostrar listados de productos, establecer colaboraciones y expandir nuestra presencia en Internet. Es posible que nuestros lectores se

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