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blogging: Talking About Blogging – What an Honor in San Diego!! - 05/29/12 07:52 PM
Talking About Blogging – What an Honor in San Diego!!
I am honored to have been asked to present 2 talks on blogging with Wordpress at the SDAR (San Diego Association of REALTORS) Expo at the Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center at 500 Hotel Circle North in San Diego tomorrow, May 30, 2012.
I almost never pass up an opportunity to talk with fellow agents who are interested in learning more about blogging. After all, it has been a keen interest of mine for 6 years and a critical part of my marketing and business plan since … (8 comments)
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blogging: Blog Topics I Write About and Don’t - 03/04/12 07:39 PM
Blog Topics I Write About and Don’t
I believe most blog writers have topics they like to write about, and those they don’t.
A recent article by Richard Weisser, “Sorry, I don’t Comment on Posts About…” got me thinking about my own posts, and what I like, and don’t like, to write about. Read it – it’s a good one!
I enjoy writing about many things, but most of my favorite topics are related to the community I live and nearby areas. These include dining and shopping options, local fairs and festivals, concerts, tourist attractions, things to do … (9 comments)
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blogging: What I Know About SEO is YEO - 02/03/12 09:26 PM
What I Know About SEO is YEO I still remember when I first heard the acronym, YEO. It was early 2007.
Things were buzzing about SEO, although not to the extent they are today. Now we see daily articles by the dozens about SEO techniques and their importance, receive multiple calls a week with guarantees to get us on the top of page 1 of Google, and get invites to classes and webinars specifically designed to optimize our sites and placement on the SERPs.
SEO is far more complicated than it was 4 or 5 years ago.
Oh, people knew … (9 comments)
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blogging: Introducing New ActiveRain Member Linda Holloway - 02/02/12 04:21 PM
Introducing New ActiveRain Member Linda Holloway I wanted to take a moment to introduce Linda Holloway, a new AR member as of December 2011.
A main reason for talking about her here is that even though Linda is a new member, in contrast to so many who simply join, add a bit to their profile and then disappear, Linda has embraced AR wholeheartedly.
No doubt many of you have already had her commenting on your posts.
I was pretty impressed to see how she is participating, and in particular that she took on the 2012 BIG Jumpstart … (9 comments)
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blogging: ActiveRain Guidelines – Respect the Real Estate Industry - 01/31/12 11:47 PM
ActiveRain Guidelines – Respect the Real Estate Industry
Yes, “respect the real estate industry” is a guideline, the first in the list.
On the one hand it’s sad we even have to be reminded about respect (e.g., admiration, high opinion), or that it needs to be in the list of guidelines.
Given what AR is all about, though, it’s smart for a written reminder about why we are here, and the industry that binds us all as a community.
I think it’s important to have respect for the industry itself. And if you don’t respect it, … (24 comments)
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blogging: We’re a Diverse Group Here on ActiveRain – A Weltanschauung Commentary - 01/28/12 07:15 PM
We’re a Diverse Group Here on ActiveRain – A Weltanschauung Commentary
The ActiveRain community is diverse in many ways, not just by job, and becoming more so.
That’s a great thing, since it’s the reality of the real world, and there’s no reason why on-line shouldn’t mirror real world.
In reading through the Weltanschauung, for the second time, thanks to the 2012 BIG Jumpstart Blog Challenge, one of the particular components that struck me was the following:
Weltanschauung
“ActiveRain welcomes the active participation of all real estate professionals, irrespective of their affiliation with industry groups or … (8 comments)
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blogging: Introducing Jolie Kirsten in Austin Texas – Admitting Your Mistakes is Something to be Admired - 01/27/12 11:39 PM
Introducing Jolie Kirsten in Austin Texas – Admitting Your Mistakes is Something to be Admired
I visited the Newbie Group this evening to see what was going on. I post some of my articles there occasionally to hopefully help and inspired some of the new bloggers.
It may have been fortuitous, but I decided to click on newbie Jolie Kirsten – and you should too.
Jolie’s most recent post, and there are only a few but she is well on her way, was about a faux pas she committed with some buyers recently.
Who hasn’t had one … (8 comments)
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blogging: How I Choose my Blog Post Topics – Localism - 01/14/12 08:14 PM
How I Choose my Blog Post Topics – Localism
Writing local posts has been a focus of mine for a number of years.
It really came about as a result of my relocation from Boston to Carlsbad, a place I had never visited and knew virtually nothing about. Once I became licensed in California it was critical for me to get to know my way around Carlsbad and nearby.
Part of that was purely practical since I lived here and obviously wanted, and needed, to know about shopping, dining, the beaches, things to do, services and so … (60 comments)
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blogging: A Worldview With a Local Perspective - 01/13/12 11:39 PM
A Worldview With a Local Perspective
I’m a bit ashamed that, after 5+ years of AR membership and participation, I have not read AR’s worldview, the Weltanschauung (boy THAT brings back some not-so-fond memories of my German classes in college!) until Lynn created the 2012 BIG Jumpstart Blog Challenge.
Sure, I had an idea about what it was, particularly in the very early days since discussion with bloggers who started with AR and the founders made it pretty obvious, and the worldview was, if not specifically articulated publically, patently clear to those who embraced this new vision.
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blogging: Buyers and Sellers: How to Use My Blog to Benefit YOU (Part 2 of 2) - 12/20/11 01:49 PM
Buyers and Sellers: How to Use My Blog to Benefit YOU (Part 2 of 2)
Congratulations. You’ve been searching on-line for real estate information in or around the Carlsbad CA area and found your way to my blog. Thanks for visiting!
This is Part 2 of my 2-part series, “a guided tour of my blog” and how to use it to your advantage and get the information YOU want and need.
You can read PART 1 about using the Navigation Section of my blog (the right hand side)
As I said previously I expect you are … (5 comments)
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blogging: Buyers and Sellers: How To Use My Blog to Benefit YOU – A Guided Tour (Part 1 of 2) - 12/16/11 10:35 PM
Buyers and Sellers: How To Use My Blog to Benefit YOU – A Guided Tour (Part 1 of 2)
Congratulations. You have been searching on-line for real estate information in or around the Carlsbad CA area and found your way to my blog.
Here’s how to use my blog to benefit you, a short guided tour to the home page to help you get the information YOU WANT AND NEED!
You probably know your way around websites pretty well by now, but I hope you don’t mind my pointing out some things that will help YOU get … (9 comments)
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blogging: ActiveRain is Like a Kick in the Pants - 09/29/11 12:09 AM
ActiveRain is Like a Kick in the Pants
Some times some of us need a kick in the pants.
Perhaps it’s procrastinating or avoiding doing something, or we simply need some sort of jump start to get with the program.
It might be using a new gadget or application, trying out new marketing strategies, saying goodbye to a particular client when things are just not working, focusing more efforts on SEO, updating our profiles, blogging more regularly…you get the idea.
ActiveRain is that kick in the pants to get us moving.
There are … (42 comments)
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blogging: Are You LIVE or Are You MEMOREX? - 08/31/11 06:16 PM
Are You LIVE or Are You MEMOREX?
This post, in part, was inspired by a wonderful article by Cindy Jones regarding making connections with others through our blogs. I encourage you to read and reflect on her example, and words of wisdom.
Some of you are of an age where Memorex may have no meaning. Cassette tapes and players? What the heck?
Others will recall a whole of series of popular TV commercials in the early 80s based on the question – “Is it live or is it Memorex?” Ella Fitzgerald would be shown singing but in … (14 comments)
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blogging: Watch out for Fellow Bloggers - 06/10/11 09:57 AM
Watch out for Fellow Bloggers The title has a double meaning. I mean it in the sense of being helpful toward other writers here on AR.
Looking out for each other is an important aspect of being a member of a community. We see it in our neighborhoods. Why not in our on-line networks?
So here are some thoughts on how YOU can watch out for your fellow bloggers:
TYPOS
Let others know about major typos, especially in a title, which are such a smack-you-in-the-face mistake. I'm not suggesting we critique each others' spelling and point out every … (73 comments)
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blogging: I wonder what it would be like without technology? - 06/08/11 09:41 AM
I wonder what it would be like without technology? It's unfathomable, isn't it?
I mean think about it!
As I sit here, early in the morning getting ready to head out to catch a flight back to the West Coast, again, surrounded by cords, battery chargers, 2 cell phones, and my laptop, it hit me.
What would I do without technology?
FEWER BEEPS, BUZZES, RINGS
First of all, think about how much quieter it would be. Cell phones have got to be one of the noisiest toys around, between calls, voice mail messages and text messages, plus people talking on them … (19 comments)
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blogging: The Curse of Your On-Line Presence When You Change Brokerages - 02/08/11 11:28 PM
The Curse of Your On-Line Presence When You Change Brokerages OK, it was not really THAT bad, but when making my recent change from RE/MAX after 8 years to Solutions Real Estate in Carlsbad, I knew there were some issues to deal with. I tried to plan ahead and make my list...extensive, mind you...of all the places I knew I had a profile, signed up for a service, and so on. The obvious ones are easier, but then you start to realize all the others that you decided to join, for whatever reason, don't use much or at all.
The list was … (59 comments)
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blogging: Hi Mom!! - 01/08/11 11:56 PM
Hi Mom!! Your Mom is watching, you know.
Come on...admit it. You know she is AND you are concerned about it. Or maybe you should be. You probably at least think about it from time to time.
Many have talked about being careful about what you put out there in the Internet world, since you never know who might see it. Mom, for example.
Mom, for some of us, is part of the Angel/Devil duo on our shoulders...our conscience, our inner voice...watching our every move and whispering in our ear when we go astray. Some pay attention. Some don't, but should.
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blogging: Do You Write For Your Readers or For Yourself? - 11/15/10 07:23 PM
I have a Question - Do You Write For Your Readers or For Yourself?
We all know, or have been told, that you need to write for your audience. So you need to think about what that audience might be. Sometimes when you are starting out the target audience is not clear.
But you can't be everything to everyone, nor should you even try.
I suspect many who are starting out don't make an effort to focus their writing - I know I didn't. Perhaps you aren't thinking it might be important, or maybe aren't sure who your target audience ought … (44 comments)
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blogging: Meep Meep!! - 10/28/10 12:21 AM
Meep Meep!! You all likely remember the famous Road Runner cartoon character.
And certainly Wile E. Coyote.
No matter what Wile E. Coyote did, The Road Runner triumphed, seemingly with little effort other than speed. And a bit of bravado. "Meep Meep I beat you." Sort of thumbing his nose, ah, beak, at the beaten, temporarily, Wile E. Coyote.
I recall wishing, at times, that Wile E. would triumph, but knowing at some level that would never happen.
There are lots of Wile E. Coyotes out there. Not necessarily people but situations and problems that arise to try and knock us … (20 comments)
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blogging: Ants in Carlsbad Under the Kitchen Sink | Proof That I can Blog About Anything - 10/18/10 11:54 PM
Ants in Carlsbad Under the Kitchen Sink, a.k.a. Proof That I can Blog About Anything Do you have ants in Carlsbad? I do.
I'm ashamed to admit it, but they can't be denied. And since there is a contest going on, what a great opportunity to write about them.
Ants are pretty common in our area and fortunately we often just have them outside in the yard. But sometime we get them in our homes. Such is the case in mine.
We have ants in Carlsbad under our kitchen sink. And elsewhere. They are driving us nuts. We can seemingly "get rid … (30 comments)
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Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Homes for Sale ~ 760-840-1360
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