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Photoblogging ... learning from the superstars ... then doing!

I follow a number of "superstar" bloggers ... most of whom began on Active Rain. They aren't here much anymore as they graduated to their own blogs a couple years ago. When I first joined AR three years ago, I learned a great deal from them, and am continuing to follow their lead.

Most of these superstars have set up a photoblog to showcase their photography talents and the beauty of their local communities. Photos are an excellent means to give potential relocating clients a flavor of what life is like in the area. I also suspect a photoblog is good at generating GoogleJuice.

I've been taking simply gobs of photos since starting my own blog two years ago, so setting up a photoblog to use those photos was appealing. Last weekend I set it up and have been tweaking and adding photos since. The theme I selected has been very easy to work with for a photo blog. I don't recommend it for a regular blog however. Also, it was missing some features that I wanted, so I had to add them with html code. As is typical with a WP blog, it didn't take but a couple days for Google to find it and send people my way. YEAH!

I invite you to check out my new photoblog at OlentangyLiving.com.

And be sure to visit the other photoblogs that I have listed in the blogroll. Those superstar bloggers are great in what they do with their photography.

Me ... I'm still learning from them and trying to improve.

Posted by Elaine Reese, REALTOR® in central Ohio on 08/29/2009 02:01 PM

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10 Comments on Photoblogging ... learning from the superstars ... then doing!

AUG

Elaine, it's funny that you just posted about photo blogs...I take tons of photos around town, when I see something interesting, at special events...or even just to chronolog the rebuilding of my storm damaged office. I was planning on using the photos in my AR blog, but just haven't gotten around to it. From what you said, it's probably best to have a separate blog for photos and then put the link on my AR blog. I visited yours and saw that you use Wordpress. Is that your recommendation? I'm still so new at blogging I feel a little lost.....

Also, I really like the way you feature a slideshow of your listings, local parks, maps, etc. I'd like to learn more about adding things like that to my blog......

Regarding the chronolog of your office, I did something similar with the ash borer problem here in Ohio. I've had so much traffic to those 2 yrs of posts that I now have a special link to the articles in the side bar of my "ReesesPieces" blog.

I use WP.com for both my blogs. I especially like that WP offers a media gallery (AR doesn't) so I can get to my photos and manage them. Many people prefer WP.org because it allows more flexibility, control, plus, the use of javascript. Not being able to use javascript is somewhat a negative for the .com version, but I work around it. The .com version is free. The .org version requires paying a host site.

The sidebar links here in this AR blog that you mentioned, are added in the "settings" section in the profile/edit part. You use html code to add them.

Good luck in your learning process.

Simply beautiful work, Elaine. Love your sidebar widgets.

Thanks David. I should give you my camera so you can take some photos for me next weekend.

Elaine, this looks great. The black background really accents the photos. I started one 3 months ago. Already on page one of Google for Ann Arbor photos. I rarely say anything and I can post from my phone.

It has been a little neglected the past 3 weeks, so I need to start snapping more photos.

Missy, I didn't realize you had a photoblog. I'll get the address and put it in my blogroll. After seeing Kristal's, from her tweets, I thought the black was a good choice. Jeff and Teresa also use the dark background.

Ann Arbor Real Estate Photo Blog

Missy, got it. It's been added to my blogroll.

SEP

Elaine -

Thanks for this post. I was just thinking today that 1) I need a new camera and 2) I need to do more with all the photos I've been taking. You may have give me just the push I need.

Michael

Michael, good luck with setting up your photo blog. It's much easier to do than a regular blog.

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