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10 steps to Localism success

 
1. Write about some place local:  The smaller the region the better.  A community post is generally more valuable than a city post, and a city post is better than a county post. The more specific your post, the higher likelihood it will return higher search engine results.
2. Provide original and interesting content: Actually say something.  Don't just link off to other web pages.
3. Post lots of pictures: There is nothing that captures the spirit of a place better than a picture. Except... Video.
4. Take a video: Videos of communities will be all the rage starting in 2009. If you have your video hosted somewhere, let one of our community builders know and we'll see if we can get it displaying on your community.
5. Do not post a bunch of self serving marketing material on the bottom of your post: If a home buyer or seller finds your information interesting they will figure out how to contact you.  Also, our editors highly downgrade posts with built in - self serving marketing messages. Have a way for the consumer to contact you, but keep the 'PICK ME, PICK ME' messaging to a minimum.
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