As real estate brokers, we are Ambassadors for our own regions. Show me one real estate agent who hates the area they work and live, and I'll show you one agent who should leave the business.
"In the know" real estate agents -- those who embrace blogging and Web 2.0 already know this and thus post this type of information on their blogs to educate and also to entice consumers to work with them because of their knowledge. Not to mention the longtail search engine optimization.
Just over a year ago, Maryland, which borders my home state of Virginia, decided to raise the taxes on its residents who earn over $1 million per year -- the so-called "Millionaire Tax."
I decided to use this as the perfect opportunity to encourage Maryland millionaires to consider moving down to Virginia! Here's my blog post from April 9, 2008: Virginia Welcomes Migration of Maryland Millionaires
A couple of weeks ago, the state of Maryland reported that state tax revenues were down. 1/3 less Maryland taxpayers reporting incomes over $1 million from a year prior. Where'd they go? As this news was spreading, the producers of the Neil Cavuto Show on Fox News researched the story, and stumbled upon my year-old blog post on Page One of Google.
At 2 p.m. on a Thursday, I got a call from NYC. "Brian, can you be at our D.C. studio by 5:30 p.m. to be interviewed live on television by Neil Cavuto?"
Here's the results... My Blog & Me -- On National T.V.
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