conversational blogging: "Hello? McFly! It's called 'Social' Media for a Reason!" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 11/15/09 09:39 AM
As we test the social media waters for the first time, we all make our fair share of naive mistakes and newbie blunders. Yikes! Just go back through my early blog archives and you'll find boatloads of them! I wouldn't advise going there, though, it's pretty scary! There's been many times when I've been tempted to go back and delete a bunch of my early articles, but they're a good reminder of the lessons learned and the progress I've made along the way. One of the most common mistakes that people make is trying to shove a square Web 1.0 peg in a … (86 comments)
conversational blogging: "Perception vs. Reality" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 10/23/09 08:20 AM
Perception Versus Reality I remember when I first began my career in real estate back in Lawrence, Kansas. (Rockchalk, Jayhawk, GO KU!) I was affiliated with Realty Executives/Hedges Real Estate, a franchise owned by Bryan and Laura Hedges, great friends and even better brokers. I had a wonderful experience there and it served as a solid foundation for the years ahead. Follow the Leader When you're a new agent, you seem to spend an inordinate amount of time observing what everyone else is doing. Right, wrong, or indifferent, we real estate folks have the habit of playing 'Follow-The-Leader' and simply … (44 comments)
conversational blogging: "There's a reason they call it 'Social' Media!" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 04/15/09 05:21 AM
Okay, time for a quick rant and to vent some recent frustration.... I was watching Bill Hemmer and Megan Kelly on Fox News the other morning (one of my rare TV routines after the morning gym workout with the wife), and Bill was interviewing some big wig with AT&T over the recent fiber-optic cable sabotage in Silicon Valley. What was so annoying about listening to this guy being interviewed was that he totally ignored the questions that Bill was asking, and used the entire time to simply 'plug' how great AT&T was. Rather than apologizing for the inconvenience to their customers, … (44 comments)
conversational blogging: "Help! I need a Marketing Stager to De-Clutter my Blog!" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 01/26/08 06:01 PM
In my last article, I shared about 'Interruption' marketing, and how it's annoying today's net-savvy consumers. In my recent posts, I've encouraged our members to Balance Your Blog, Bring Back the Love, and posting Quality Content. This time, I simply want to share a few of my own personal observations as it relates to the hundreds of articles that are published here everyday on ActiveRain..... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ever have one of those listings where your Sellers do just about everything within their power to 'sabotage' the sale? I had one a couple years ago. It … (31 comments)
conversational blogging: "Comments Ate My Blog!"
- 01/14/08 04:11 PM
I think one of the best ways to measure if your blog writing is effective, are the nature of the comments that result. When it gets to the point that the conversations within the comments becomes more thought-provoking, engaging, and stimulating than your original article, you know you've struck a chord! I help maintain an outside blog, SOUNDBITEBLOG, that I co-author with fellow-Rainer, Mark Flanders. I recently posted an article that has attracted some healthy interaction, including a visit by a fairly well-known 'Bubble' blogger here in the Seattle area. I thought I would share an excerpt of our dialogue:
Official SBB Devil's Advocate wrote @ January … (12 comments)
conversational blogging: "What You Talkin' Bout, Willis?" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 12/07/07 04:36 AM
This is the 2nd part in a Series on the "Art of Engagement" which began by asking the fundamental question,.... "Why do we blog?".... Equally as important to that question is "Who are we writing too?" and "What should we say?" It constantly amazes me what some people try to pass off as blogging. As is typical with the newest marketing fads or trends, many folks jump into the blogging fray with both feet and little knowledge/preparation. (If you're new to blogging, might I suggest that you simply 'Lurk' for a while, and casually observe. Take notes. Read articles by the Top Point Leaders in your respective State. Check out the writers who are heavily subscribed. … (66 comments)
conversational blogging: "Is Your Blog a Brick Wall?" Responding to your Readers - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 11/08/07 07:13 PM
Okay, so I'm rehashing another one of my pet peeves here in the Rain. So you're sitting there late at night, or perhaps it's early in the morning. Either way, it's your valuable time, time you could be doing something else. Like 'sleeping!' But you've chosen to be here - at your computer, logged onto your favorite on-line addiction "ActiveCoCain." And like any dedicated 'Rainer,' you're sitting there busily engaged in making your daily comments. You know, that aspect of conversational blogging where you, 'The Reader,' can actually contribute to the dialogue initiated by the post author. It's also one of those glorious opportunities the Rain … (176 comments)
conversational blogging: "What is a 'Strafing Run' Blogger?" - Blog Tips for Rain Drips
- 06/30/07 12:23 AM
I touched on this topic once before in a previous post aptly entitled, "One Way Traffic Jams on the ActiveRain Blogway." It garnered some fairly active response (nearly 200 comments). But with over 36,000 members and growing, it's something that bears repeating. A 'Strafing Run' was a war-time battle tactic employed by fighter and bomber pilots. It was first initiated in WWI, but was predominantly used during WWII. Pilots would descend rapidly, increasing speed, flying in low, and fire upon typically stationary targets. Once their weapons had been discharged, they would pull up into a quick ascent. Strafing Run Bloggers. Seems like they're everywhere … (212 comments)
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As we test the social media waters for the first time, we all make our fair share of naive mistakes and newbie blunders.
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