How do you blog

Hello Andrew Rosenblatt, Save for about a minimum of 20 more words, you just did blog. At least to get credit for writing a post with our AR ( ActiveRain) point system. You had a good thought in asking that question but if you detailed it just a little bit more, I would say that was a good blog. Not to mention that it is an excellent question. I think my response to you was longer than than your post, LOL.

I wrote all that and didn't even answer your question clearly. Think of it as a web journal about your real estate practice for real estate in Las Vegas. Think of what Las Vegas Buyers or Sellers of Las Vegas Real Estate might like to know and then answer it before they ask. A bit simple but I promise it will work well if you add good tags.

My Tags were: Andrew Rosenblatt, ActiveRain, Las Vegas Real Estate Blog, Las Vegas Real Estate, Las Vegas Buyers, Las Vegas. Those words to be associated with you will have to become yours by using them in the articles you write.

Andrew, write about the things that interest you and the things you know.  You will develop relationships over time.

Andrew,

Search AR for tips.  There's a ton of information here on the very question you asked.  Keep it consistent and be persistent it takes time to develop a good blog.

Hi Andrew,

My only advice is to know your audience.  Who are you writing to?  Potential customers? ActiveRainers?  Just keep the audience in mind when you write.  Good luck!

My buyers/sellers LOVE my market reports.  The thing is (as Peggy mentioned,) find your audience, write to your audience, be one with your audience.  Close your eyes and imagine the niche or market you want to attract and then run with it ;)

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Matt Damon? (I am sure they have!)

Oh and I highly recommend that you connect your blog to twitter and then send your twitter feeds into facebook if you have a sizeable database in facebook w/ sphere.  I am getting one new escrow every month from my sphere from the above strategy!

Blogging for some it is as simple as taking your thoughts and putting them down for the world to see. For others it is only answers to questions their clients have and and some only put their listings on line with thei blog.

Basically a blog can be as simple as reporting the score of a game or it can be as overwhelemig as a speach in front of 100 stranges. You make it what every you want it to be and be yourself.

Andrew, that was a great question. I am sort of new to this blogging stuff and joined this group so that I could ask the same exact question. I also want to thank everyone who answered because it cleared up some things for me as well.

Just joined AR myself and am finding these blogs very helpful.

Renee...you said "I highly recommend that you connect your blog to twitter and then send your twitter feeds into facebook if you have a sizeable database in facebook w/ sphere.  I am getting one new escrow every month from my sphere from the above strategy!"

I'm just building my Twitter & Facebook accounts, but this is the first I've heard of "facebook w/sphere".  What is sphere?  Are you just referring to your built-up network of friends/followers for those sites?  Thanks!

Sphere of Influence to me means people that I know IRL (In Real Life) and that I have actual relationships with IRL.

Hi Andrew: My advice is to blog in 3 parts.  33% of your posts should be about your area and market, 33% about your area of expertise, and 33% lighthearted posts about anything that comes into your head.

:)

Matt,

Like you I was clueless  when I joined AR.  If you read my first blog, you will see.

I agree with all the comments above.  Matt's formula is great, and I would add to that the 20% of personal stuff. Things you do, who you are.  This is for people who are looking for an agent to do business with.  Do as many Non-member blogs as you can.  Comment at least the 10 minimum comments that will give you points per day, and that will help you rack up points.  Comments also give you google juice.   Like Peggy says know your audience, if you want listings write information that will be of interest for people trying to sell a home.  I have heard contradictory advice on the market reports, so next I will go check out Renne's blog, as she says she gets great response for them.  Mine do just ok.  Make sure that all your links take people back to your website where you have a good capture system. I am redoing my website thanks to all the information that I have read in AR.

In a post I complained on not getting referrals from AR, and I got alot of feed back and even some personal emails.  What I learned from that is that some people who have been here for over a year have never had a referral, but they great local business, and others get both.  I have started to make my blog more local, and my intention is to  become the local expert for my city.  There is so much more for me to learn yet, that I read posts on my areas of interest on a daily basis.  And last, I look at my statistics and see what posts get the most traffic, that way I can target better what I will write about next.

All great advice, above, but most importantly, dive in!  Get started, there is lots of encouragement here in AR!  You will develop friendships, people you always want to read, people who will always read you!