blogging: Make The Grade - 2011 December Blogging Challenge: Day 23 - 12/31/11 02:56 AM
Want a quick way to evaluate your site and get some ideas for improvement? Website Grader is a great online tool that looks at your content and metadata and produces metrics such as MozRank, Alexa traffic rank, number of indexed pages and more.
One of the sites I'm building has a … (2 comments)
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blogging: Content Calendar - 2011 December Blogging Challenge: Days 10 and 11 - 12/18/11 08:39 PM
Weekends were made for football, so what better time to use the game plan metaphor and start work on my 2012 content calendar. With my primary target area and price point defined I can now begin to think about online marketing. This goes beyond blogging to include Facebook, Twitter and other … (1 comments)
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blogging: What's A Link-Blurb? - 2011 December Blogging Challenge: Day 6 - 12/11/11 09:23 PM
In Realty Blogging, co-authors Richard Nacht and Paul Chaney share the insights of contentious.com blogger Amy Gahran, who identifies seven types of posts. One of these is link-blurb, "a link or group of links ... with added commentary that is longer than a sentence or two."
I'm a real estate agent … (1 comments)
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blogging: Realty Blogging - 2011 December Blogging Challenge: Day 5 - 12/10/11 11:16 PM
Way back in August, 2006, I received an email from Maureen McCabe inviting me to something called ActiveRain. At that time, there were less than 5,000 members and very few examples of real estate blogs that we could emulate. Blogging had a lot of interesting potential, but we didn't really know … (1 comments)
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blogging: Where Is Wonder Wheel? - 07/01/11 02:40 PM
The online world is buzzing today about the disappearance of Google's Wonder Wheel. It was a nice graphical tool that let you drill down on a search phrase to see what else consumers were searching for. If you're looking for ideas that are similar to your keywords, try clicking on 'Related … (2 comments)
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blogging: Tips To Hold Reader Interest - 05/02/11 06:37 PM
Think of all of the time you put into writing a post. You begin with a unique idea, meticulously choose your words to please both readers and Google, add enticing images. And after all of that, visitors to your blog often make the decision to read or leave within seconds. It … (15 comments)
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blogging: Is Content Really King? Maybe Not - 05/01/11 08:44 PM
Just about every new blogger has heard the advice "write consistent, high quality content and the readers will come." I've even said it myself a few times.
But does this really deliver the information our readers are looking for ... or is it just what we think they want?
In a guest post … (6 comments)
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blogging: Dominate Your Market With Hyperlocal Content - 01/24/11 10:31 PM
In the world of real estate blogging, it's often the highly targeted, niche-oriented posts with long tail keywords that prompt buyers and sellers to contact the agent. With so much information available online, consumers can easily drill down to the neighborhood, street and even lot level.
Wouldn't it be great if it … (3 comments)
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blogging: Fun With Facebook Business Pages - 01/14/11 07:09 PM
Most real estate agents recognize the value of having a business page on Facebook. It's a great way to keep their personal and professional lives separate while building their business and providing valuable content to their sphere and potential buyers and sellers.
One of the challenges with a business page is … (5 comments)
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blogging: Blog Resolutions For 2011 - 01/10/11 11:56 PM
What are your blogging content goals for 2011? Do you want to write better headlines, use more images or engage with your readers?
Sometimes the right inspiration can really push us to achieve. In Resolutions for a Better Blog, Regator's Kimberly Turner shares ten blogging aspirations plus examples of sites that are already doing them … (7 comments)
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blogging: Eight Traits For Better Blogging - 01/06/11 11:25 PM
Want to be a better blogger in 2011? Would you like to expand your network, build your subscriber list, create posts that really inspire and engage your readers?
Annabel Candy studied the characteristics of several top bloggers and distilled her findings into The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers. Being concise … (12 comments)
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blogging: Catch Backlinks With Link Bait - 01/05/11 11:42 PM
One of the best ways to expand your readership and improve your site's Page Rank with Google is to write content that serves as a resource or is so engaging (or controversial) that others link to it from their own posts -- hence the term "link bait."
In "How To Create Link … (4 comments)
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blogging: Reader's Choice - You Pick The Topic - 09/14/10 09:57 PM
I've been on ActiveRain for a little over four years and written over 1,350 posts. There's nothing really significant about those numbers; it just means I've been here a long time and posted a lot.
Market reports get the most response from buyers and sellers (as well as neighborhood overviews and … (13 comments)
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blogging: Facebook Tips From Problogger - 07/04/10 06:04 PM
One of my favorite sites to learn more about blogging is Problogger. This weekend Darren Rowse has two great posts up about Facebook:
5 Ways I'm Using Facebook to Drive Traffic, Build Brand and Increase Reader Engagement
How to Create A Facebook Landing Page for Your Blog
In "5 … (8 comments)
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blogging: RainCamp Las Vegas: Showers In The Forecast - 03/29/10 10:35 AM
I really wish this title wasn't so literal. One of our local weathermen said there is a "disturbance out of the Pacific Northwest" heading our way. Knowing the AR Team, that could mean any number of things. :)
Unfortunately that description refers to our weather for RainCamp on April 1. Las Vegas … (4 comments)
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blogging: Your Guide to RainCamp Las Vegas - 03/24/10 03:44 PM
It's RainCamp. It's Las Vegas. Those two statements alone should be enough to convince you to be at the UNLV Student Union Ballroom on Thursday, April 1 from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Want to know how blogging and social media can help you connect with your local community and build … (29 comments)
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blogging: Search Google and Yahoo! With One Click - 03/14/10 03:31 PM
Checking search results or researching keywords can be repetitive and time consuming, especially if you're looking at both Google and Yahoo! Here's a solution from Twingine, which lets you search once and then view results side by side:
You can also view Bing results by clicking on the link … (8 comments)
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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:
9:15 AM … (5 comments)
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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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