blogging: Virtual RE BarCamp Is Today! - 11/17/09 11:17 AM
There's a great series of FREE webinars on blogging, social media and technology coming right to your computer today! Brought to us by The Real Estate Tomato and a host of sponsors and presenters, Virtual RE BarCamp features 27 online sessions from 9AM - 4PM PST. Here's a sampling of topics:
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blogging: The How and Why of Bullets - 11/12/09 11:39 PM
Are you struggling to organize your content on a complex topic? Wondering how to bring structure to an overly long post? Bullets may be the answer.
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, Sean D'Souza shares his ideas in The Flashing Christmas Light Technique for Writing Irresistible Bullet Points.
Bullets can clarify your … (16 comments)
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blogging: What You Oughta Know About Blog Commenting - 11/08/09 11:59 PM
Commenting is a great way to extend your online presence and develop relationships with bloggers both in and out of ActiveRain. I encourage you to use tools like Google Blog Search, Technorati and Alltop to identify relevant blogs, and then apply the tips Lisa has outlined below to participate in … (12 comments)
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blogging: Tips For Better Blog Writing - 11/01/09 05:38 PM
English was never one of my favorite subjects in school. I've always felt that being gramatically correct was nice, but not absolutely necessary. People communicate just fine in informal, conversational ways -- so why can't we write like that?
Blogging is often referred to as an online conversation. Bloggers are told to find … (19 comments)
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blogging: How To Highlight Text On Your ActiveRain Blog - 11/01/09 01:02 AM
Have you ever wanted to really emphasize a point in your post and bold or colored text wasn't enough? Here's a quick way to highlight text with just a little HTML code.
This is a screenshot of the first and last paragraphs of this post in Draft:
Open the post in Edit … (25 comments)
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blogging: How To Use Your ActiveRain Blog To Enhance Relationships - 10/30/09 10:54 PM
Bob Stewart's latest challenge motivated me to take a closer look at my blog. After 3+ years in the Rain, I've written nearly 900 posts. Many of these simply provided information, market data or opinions. I focused on the 'what' - the content.
When I think in terms of relationships instead of content, … (5 comments)
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blogging: The View from 500,000 ... Broadening My Horizons - 10/28/09 09:11 PM
Today I passed the 500,000 point milestone on ActiveRain. It's been a journey of a little over three years, nearly 900 posts, 8500 comments, hundreds of photos and neighborhoods added to Localism, and 44 members invited to the Rain.
Want to know a secret? It's not about the points, it's about … (47 comments)
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blogging: 358 Real Estate Blog Ideas - 10/24/09 11:10 PM
Not sure what to write about on your shiny, new ActiveRain blog? Or maybe you're looking for some fresh content to revitalize a blog that's feeling tired and dull?
Tonight I did a Google search for "real estate blog ideas" and the titles from the results on page one totaled 358 ideas … (11 comments)
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blogging: Speed Up Your Blogging - 10/03/09 02:45 PM
Do you ever find yourself with a great list of ideas for blog posts, but just not enough time in the day to write them? Nobody has ever been able to find the 25th hour, so it's crucial that the time we set aside for blogging is used effectively.
Dean Rieck offers a winning system … (10 comments)
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blogging: ProBlogger's Best of the Third Quarter - 09/27/09 09:56 PM
Is it just me or is 2009 flying by? This Thursday marks the beginning of the fourth quarter! If part of your year-end plan includes learning more about blogging, here's a great resource from Darren Rowse at ProBlogger:
Top 10 Posts on ProBlogger Q3 2009
Dealing with the daily … (3 comments)
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blogging: Measuring The 'Active' In ActiveRain - 09/18/09 02:09 PM
In my previous post I asked How Active Is ActiveRain? How many members (or what percentage) do you think are consistently contributing to the site?
To me the level of member participation and interaction is a significant indicator of the community's overall health. Analytics such as visitors, page views, duration and bounce rate … (7 comments)
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blogging: Slow Down and Let Google Help You - 09/13/09 05:41 PM
Whenever I'm searching for information online, it's all about speed. Normally I type my search into the Google toolbar in my browser and then quickly skim the results. This weekend I finally noticed the insights available from Google Suggest. It's always been there, but I've just been in too much of a … (9 comments)
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blogging: How Strong Is Your Network? - 09/13/09 03:05 PM
Associates, subscribers, friends, followers ... it's easy to quickly amass hundreds or even thousands of these on the different social media sites. What value does this bring to you and your business? How strong is your network?
Different social networks require different types of interactions. How well you manage your activity and … (2 comments)
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blogging: Keep Your Readers Coming Back - 09/13/09 01:08 PM
One of the most worthwhile things about blogging is seeing repeat visitors to your site. Initially they may find us through search engines, be intrigued by a catchy headline, or attracted by a vivid image.
How can we make it easier for readers to find my new content? How can we encourage readers to return?" … (4 comments)
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blogging: Hot Topics For Your Blog - 09/12/09 11:37 PM
One of the biggest reasons people are drawn to blogging is the opportunity to share ideas and opinions with the world and engage in spirited conversations. But until we develop a loyal readership, the conversation can be very one-way.
Readers find your blog in a number of ways including links, a referral from a … (14 comments)
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blogging: Listen Up! ... Then Blog - 09/10/09 11:41 PM
A common metaphor for blogging is that it's a conversation between the author and their readers. To write more powerful content, we need to listen to what consumers are saying and then respond with value and relevancy.
'Two ears and one mouth' is a common maxim to illustrate the importance of listening. … (8 comments)
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blogging: Your Blog In 2012 - 09/10/09 11:10 PM
It can be very easy to get caught up on the blogging treadmill -- writing, commenting, reading and researching can keep us running from one post to the next.
To grow our blogs we need to not only focus on the present, but also look into the future and picture where we want … (9 comments)
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blogging: Get The Word Out With RSS - 09/10/09 03:21 PM
In the 2008 State of the Blogosphere, Technorati estimated that bloggers are "creating close to one million posts every day." The report also mentions that "77% of active Internet users read blogs" which represents more than 350 million people worldwide.
So how do you reach this huge pool of potential readers? … (15 comments)
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blogging: The Digital Handshake - 09/06/09 06:50 PM
Long-time Rainers will recognize Paul Chaney as one of the co-authors of "Realty Blogging" and as a coach for Ines Hegedus-Garcia during ActiveRain's Project Blogger competition during which she launched her very successful Miami Beach real estate blog Miamism.
Paul's new book "The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your … (10 comments)
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blogging: Attention! It Starts With The Headline - 08/23/09 10:33 PM
In an earlier post today I mentioned a series from Brian Clark at CopyBlogger about "How To Write Magnetic Headlines."
Tonight at Search Engine Guide I found Mack Collier's post "The One Thing You Should Start Doing TODAY To Grow Your Blog." In it, he shares how one simple change resulted in his highest … (8 comments)
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