blogs: Endorse my Delaware County Ohio Homes blog? - 07/29/11 03:23 AM
Endorse my Delaware County Ohio homes blog? 
Please?  Pretty Please? I am begging asking for endorsements for my blogs on Empire Avenue. If you are a member of Empire Avenue, I am MoColumbusOH

 
I could be wrong but I don't think endorse on Empire Avenue means anything more than "yep" it's a blog...
Not a member?  Join - Empire Avenue *

I had heard about Empire Avenue but did not join until 9 days ago.  I had to make a rule, I could only visit Empire Avenue once a day, in the evening.  Broke that rule today....  It's … (2 comments)

blogs: June blog tour... something old, something new.... - 06/17/11 12:52 AM

Time for the June Blog Tour....  blogs outside... really, outside of ActiveRain. 
There was an April Blog Tour in the WordPress group on ActiveRain.
If you would like visitors to your WordPress (Blogger, Typepad, etc.)  site let us know the URL.
How old is your WordPress* site? 
What is new with your WordPress* site? Have you introduced any recent changes to your WordPress* site?
Have you borrowed any ideas for your blog?
My WordPress.org blog is ColumbusBestBlog.com and you could visit it on your cell phone NOW.  You always could but I have a mobile version now.  Thanks to Margaret Woda … (4 comments)

blogs: April Blog Tour - 04/28/11 04:43 AM

April Blog Tour that's April 2007...
Time flies...
Blog Tour's were something we did long ago on ActiveRain, we would visit each others really, really outside of ActiveRain blogs.* Maureen Francis of miOaklandCounty.com organized them.  In her 2007  April Blog Tour post she wrote:
"Why go on Blog Tours?
Apparently there are a number of us who not only blog on ActiveRain, but maintain other real estate blogs out there in the 'real world.'  My other blog is called miOaklandCounty.com.  miOaklandCounty.com had its second birthday in March.  In the world of real estate blogging that makes me a nearly … (11 comments)

blogs: What would you do for a badge? - 11/18/10 12:47 PM
What would you do for a badge?   What would your blog do for a badge?
Do you want a badge?  You can get badges for your blog from various groups.
Anyone on ActiveRain familiar with Lender411.com?   The sidebar says:
"Join Lender411
Are you a mortgage or real estate professional? Get yourself listed on Lender411 for FREE."
A directory?  I am not a member... or I don't believe I have ever joined this directory.  Do they give a badge for joining?
What would your real estate blog do for a badge?
I got an email asking if it was OK for … (10 comments)

blogs: Moving Beyond "Static" Presentations for Your Blog and Website - 03/04/10 02:13 AM
 
WOW the opportunities MapsAlive could offer on a blog or even a static website.  Thanks to Cindy Jones for recommending this site.  What a cool tool!
I joined. I am starting out with the FREE first year.
I watched the 15 minute video (that's a lot of video for me to watch) about the possiblities.
I don't want to squander any of the 10 free tours so this is one place I will figure out before I play around, unlike PollDaddy.com, Picnik.com or some of the other great places to use to add interesting content to blogs or websites.  This … (0 comments)

blogs: Columbus Best of February 2010 - 03/02/10 05:16 AM

ColumbusBestBlog.com is another blog I write.  It is actually my main blog, but it has a lot less content than either 'Worthington Old and News' or 'Discover Columbus Ohio', which are both real estate blogs.
ColumbusBestBlog.com is less real estate, it is a WordPress blog... and it has real estate on it but most of the posts are non real estate usually by design.
February 2010  on ColumbusBestBlog.com
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit -  February 2010  A monthly tradition on ColumbusBestBlog.com
Buckeye Chuck predicts early spring Weather forecast by the local groundhog
Columbus Seasonal Kick Off  that is real estate!
Balletmet – … (3 comments)

blogs: The Power of ActiveRain - Popularity - 02/03/10 11:10 PM
The Power of ActiveRain - Popularity
Not personal popularity with your peers or consumers, popularity of your websites.  Link popularity.  How popular is your website? 
Look at your website and blogs on  Submit Express's Link Popularity Check Tool 
My ActiveRain Outside Blogs are: 'Discover Columbus OH' and 'Worthington Old and News.'  They may not be  Realtor.com, Zillow or Trulia but they are mine.
ActiveRain members how are your Outside Blogs doing in Link Popularity?  Feel free to brag.

The Power of ActiveRain on what you already have... your websites
Make your present site more popular by linking to it on … (9 comments)

blogs: ActiveRain's ActiveRain Channel is ActiveRain's Junk Drawer - 01/02/10 11:13 PM
 
ActiveRain's ActiveRain Channel is  ActiveRain's Junk Drawer, part three of a series about using ActiveRain Channels to increase the possibility of your post being read. Read by consumers or read by your peers (those in the real estate industry) depending on how you "Channel" your content.
Are there too many ActiveRain's in that sentence? You could translate it to: 
The largest real estate network in the country's ActiveRain Channel is the networks site's junk drawer.  
This is part of a three part series about ActiveRain's Channels.
ActiveRain Channels Matter - Part One
ActiveRain Channels - Part Two  The history, Links … (20 comments)

blogs: Trick or Treat Traffic - raising the dead - 10/30/09 01:49 AM
Trick or Treat Traffic - I have a Zombie blog...
Did you put up anything special for Halloween on your ActiveRain (or other) blog?  Are you getting  traffic from it? Not traffic from other members stopping by to say "great post thanks for sharing"  but traffic from people in your community?
Localism Trick or Treat Traffic - talking to the locals
Most of our Central Ohio communities had Trick or Treat last night.   Yes, I know it was NOT Halloween... but we had Beggars Night last night. Some communities have their Trick or Treat on Saturday so I will still … (9 comments)

blogs: The Counts - social media - 10/27/09 08:56 AM
Gary Hayes' Social Media Counts
... it says... in the_ seconds since you came here there have been...
(19 comments)

blogs: Check your Blog Post URLs - Are they Search Engine Optimized? - 10/08/09 12:07 PM
ActiveRain has optimized our blog post urls for SEO.
This applies to non AR blogs.
Before starting my blog on WordPress.org back in 2007 Maureen Francis told me to change my url structure for better SEO. There was a post about it on Dave in Tucson's Real Estate Blog Lab. My url was based on what he was recommending back then for WordPress.org blogs.
This MAY be something to think about carefully before changing though... 
"400 Bad Request Invalid request. "
You will be changing the link structure on existing posts.  Breaking links?
Something to do before you start blogging.
This … (16 comments)

blogs: ActiveRain's "antiquated and (hilariously dilapidated)" outside blogs - 01/08/09 03:03 AM
Don't laugh... I'll show you my "hilariously dilapidated" blog if you show me yours... Mine is DiscoverColumbusOH.com

Yours?
Jorgen wrote of the NEW and improved Outside Blogs "These replace the antiquated (and hilariously dilapidated) Outside Blogs."  in his post:Winning Wednesday: Introducing New Team and Individual Blogs
Jeff announced the ActiveRain blogs:ActiveRain Launches ActiveBlogs, a Multi-Author Blogging Platform for Real Estate Industry Professionals
Brad talked more about group blogs: ActiveBlogs - 5 Suggested Ways To Maximize Your New Group Blogs
I knew about it because of Linda Scanlan's post: What They Did is Just Wrong!
Antiquated???  How old are our "hilariously dilapidated" … (39 comments)

blogs: Curious Comments - Is YOUR blog ever used commercially? - 10/22/08 11:41 PM
When you blog about local businesses, events do you get any comments that seem suspect?
Pizza Pizza Pizza
I had a pizza shop owner in Hilliard using my ColumbusBestBlog.com to advertise that his pizza was great. The comments were from Sean.  I called the shop that was glowingly recommended and asked to speak to Sean.  They said Sean was out.  I asked who Sean is.  Sean is the owner.  He did not ID himself as the owner of the pizza shop in his glowing comment.
Good use of social media? Good business?
Rabid Fans
In 2007 comments from a rabid fan … (19 comments)

blogs: Columbus Blog City - 07/17/08 10:25 PM

"Columbus?" is the headline of a blog post from a Pittsburgh blogger.
What does Columbus Ohio have in common with  New York, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Rome, Madrid, Toronto, Houston, Washington, Atlanta, Paris, Seattle, San Diego, Austin Texas, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Portland Oregon, Dallas, Singapore, St. Louis, Jakarta, Brooklyn NY, Philadelphia, Mexico City, Montreal, Beijing, Moscow, Mumbai. 
"Blog Belt status" according to the story he quotes in Business Week.
Reaction by Pittsburgh blogger Mike Madison of Pittsblog:
 "Columbus?"
The lists are the usual large metro areas and wired and wireless meccas. And Columbus, Ohio, which comes in at number 30."
Business Week's Graphic of … (3 comments)

blogs: ActiveRain is worth $0.00 - 07/15/08 11:26 PM
Anyone willing to pay to sponsor ActiveRain? It's getting closer to time to pay some money to ActiveRain to sponsor some local communities.  Or to not pay some money to sponsor some local communites. How much is ActiveRain worth? Nothing according to Dane Carlson's Business Opportunities Weblog
"Your blog, ActiveRain.com, is worth $0.00"
"How Much Is Your Blog Worth?" 

My blog is worth $0.00.How much is your blog worth?

Before you run off to see how much your ActiveRain blog is ...Here's a hint.  If ActiveRain is as a whole worth nothing, nada, zilch, zero.... your ActiveRain blog … (46 comments)

blogs: They're talking about YOU Behind Your Back... - 03/31/08 04:22 AM
They're talking about YOU on Agent Genius a national real estate blog!
They've even got a photo of you... in a skimpy swimsuit... WOW... look at those legs, look at that tummy... Oh excuse me...I guess that's the Fonz in the 1950's version of a Speedo and a black leather jacket. They (Agent Genius) are talking about ActiveRain... not a particular person on ActiveRain. 
Jonathan Dalton wrote  "Jumped The Shark? [Active Rain]"
Jonathan Dalton is an ActiveRain member... an inactive ActiveRainer. Jonathan  last wrote on ActiveRain on  08/22/2007   Have We Disappeared? No Way ... Come Visit Us!  You can visit Jonathan (and his dog Tobey... ) on … (62 comments)

blogs: "It's got a great beat and you can dance to it." - 02/03/08 04:19 AM
Dick Clark... American Bandstand...  If you are too young to remember American Bandstand... this may not make a lot of sense...
<------ and that black thing is a record.   
American Bandstand ran from the 1950s through the 1980's.
Rate-A-Record 
After the teens danced to a record on the American Bandstand TV show Dick Clark would interview a couple of teens about what they thought of the song...   The teens often said  "It's got a great beat and you can dance to it." Or that's how many remember Rate-A-Record anyway...
ActiveRain 
Comments on ActiveRain are one of my pet peeves.  The quantity and the … (20 comments)

blogs: "Why would a real estate agent pay for a blog?" - 01/31/08 08:30 PM
For those loyal souls who are waiting for an ActiveRain "outside" blog here's a question for you....
Why would a real estate agent pay for a blog?  
Frances Flynn Thorsen asked that question on her RealTown Report blog and got a response or two from Jim Duncan of RealCentralVA.com.  Hector Virgen with RealTown  also commented on Frances "Why would a real estate agent pay for a blog?"   Disclaimer:  I have a RealTown Blog... it's been around since late August 2005, Discover Columbus (it's old and ugly... be nice.) 
I understand the ActiveRain "outside" blogs will be priced at about … (40 comments)

blogs: 10,000+ Blogs Removed From BlogRush - 10/28/07 06:26 AM
 
I got an email 6 days ago (10/22/2007) that said....
Congratulations!-------------------------------------------------------------You are receiving this update because your blog has passed our strictQuality Guidelines and criteria -- we believe you have a high-qualityblog and we are happy you're a member of our network!-------------------------------------------------------------10,000+ Blogs Removed From BlogRush-------------------------------------------------------------
Which blog?  
When I got above in my mailbox I was not sure which of the three blogs I put on BlogRush is considered a "a high-quality blog" it did not specify which blog it was addressing but all three blogs had a widget.  My dashboard showed all three blogs. I hoped all three were considered … (18 comments)

blogs: BlogRush - Get more traffic on your blog - 09/17/07 12:22 AM
Look at my latest widget in my sidebar... BlogRush.    it says "From The Blogosphere" at the top.
It's a "Blog Syndication Network."  It is designed to get more traffic on a blog.  Go to the BlogRush website and watch the presentation on how it works.
It's free.
You show a feed for other's blogs and get featured on other people's blogs.  Pat Kitano of Transparent Real Estate recommended it to me. 
Either I am getting better at this or it was very easy to add.  It says I can filter out content by URL.....  if I don't want to provide a feed to entries on a particular … (73 comments)

 
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