Social media definitely works. During the 2008 election cycle, I was constantly blogging about various amendments and tax issues and got interviewed by several TV stations as a direct result of my social media interactions. The internet is where people get a lot of their news anymore.
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Jim Lee, Knoxville Tennessee Realtor® (Realty Executives Associates):
Wow, an exciting and interesting thing just happened.
I posted on Twitter a graph I created below showing the Knoxville area home sales month to month this year.
19 minutes later my phone is ringing and the news director for WATE , one of our local TV stations is on the phone saying his boss saw it on Twitter and asking permission to use it (with suitable attribution and a quote from me regarding our market) in a news story they're doing this afternoon about our local market.
I get quite a bit of positive feedback from my Facebook and Twitter activities and that phone call was further proof positive that people take notice of what you post there.
A couple of weeks ago I was in a bakery buying a loaf of bread and the guy behind me asked if I was Jim Lee the Realtor. I replied yes and he said I read your blog all the time. You're the only one in town that publishes the actual sales figures instead of just saying the market is great and it's a good time to buy a house.
My blogging has also resulted in a couple of live interviews on local stations including one time the news team met me at a listing and photographed me showing it to some buyers and then interviewed me in the yard (beside my sign) talking about the local market.
Facebook and Twitter directly led to these interviews and recognition in addition to bringing several listings and buyers to me.
If you're reading this on Active Rain you're likely already blogging but you need to make sure you also have a presnce on Facebook and Twitter; it will lead to business.
Jim Lee, CRS, ABR, GRI, ACRE, NAR Certified e-PRO Trainer
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