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This is the final installment in a III Part series of Blog ideas (fodder) for real estate bloggers who may get writer's block.

If you missed it, please check out:
The Blog Fodder - Random Blog Content Ideas Inspired by The Godfather (the movie) and
The Blog Fodder II - Random Blog Ideas Inspired By The Godfather II (the movie).

You may ask, "Why the Godfather Trilogy?" To this I answer, "Why not?"
Blog ideas can come in ANY form. And Heck! This is fun!
So, here we go ...

Michael Corleone: "No! Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

  • Zillow .... Redfin .... How does YOUR reaction to these companies reflect you and your business?
  • How "hate" affects our lives...
  • How kind are you? What "random acts of kindness" do you do in your business?
  • Top 5 local "tourist traps" that you would not even take your enemies. (localism)
  • How do pre-judgments and prejudices influence our business? I know that each of us has a story where we "assumed" one thing, only to be proven completely wrong.
  • Top 5 things that you have learned FROM your competition ...

Archbishop Gilday: "It seems in today's world the power to absolve debt is greater than the power of forgiveness."

  • Credit Repair Companies:
    • Fact vs. Fiction
    • Advertisements vs. Advantages
  • The American Dream:
    • What is acceptable debt for being a homeowner?
    • House Poor ... Is it worth it?
    • When is it better to RENT?
    • The true COST of the American Dream ...
  • Owner Carry Scenarios:
    • How to play it safe as a Seller
    • How to play it safe as a Buyer
    • How to make the contract win-win
  • What debt is worth refinancing your house for?

BJ Harrison: [about the Pope; before the Opera] "The Pope is doing exactly what you said he'd do, he's cleaning."

  • Approaching your Seller Clients about cleaning and de-cluttering
  • The importance and value of a stager
  • When is the stager necessary?
  • How to effectively "sell" a stager to your Seller Clients
  • Horror stories about "less than clean" homes that you have shown .... Or listed.
  • Religion and Real Estate. Where do YOU draw the line... or DO you?
  • Closing gifts: What is appropriate? (I have no idea why this quote made me think of this ... maybe the reference of the Opera??)

Don Altobello: "The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends."

  • The importance of surrounding yourself with successful people?
  • How do you really define success in real estate?
  • How do you market to your:
    • Past Clients
    • Sphere of Influence
    • Farm area (demographic, geographic ...)
  • The best way to get the MOST personal and professional referrals is ...
  • Who are YOUR personal and professional alliances in real estate? Why?

Please feel free to add to this list ...

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27 Comments on The Blog Fodder III - Random Blog Content Ideas Inspired By The Godfather III (the movie)

JUN
26
2007
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Excellent suggestions. Mariana and Derek you are very creative and have great presentation ability. I will bookmark this one as well. Rated a 5! Thanks so much

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11:18am • #1
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Hi Teri-  Thank you! I love these kind of "off the wall" ideas.
11:45am • #2
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Not off the wall at all (maybe it's me that is that's why it's understandable?) In any case, great outline and giving us a different ideas to write. Woohoo!
12:03pm • #3
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Cool. How  do you come up with this stuff...you must have a very creative mind!
12:03pm • #4
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Hey Mariana - you really are very clever with these kinds of posts!  What's it like inside that mind of yours?!?!?   ;-)

Great ideas in this one as well as the other 2 - loved each of them and bookmarked them for future ideas for post! 

                                     Ann Cummings

12:22pm • #5
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Whoo Hoo! Thank you. This has been fun. Kind of like a "I wonder if THIS will work" kind of series ...

Monika- Thank you :) !

Ann- Trust me ... NO ONE wants to get into the mind of moi. Sometimes I wonder what I'm thinking...

12:41pm • #6
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Add to the list? I'm still laughing at the whole correlation!  You are extremely talented Mariana.....and love the analogy of "The Pope's cleaning" and decluttering and staging. LOL!  This is awesome.
2:42pm • #7
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Michael Corleone: "No! Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

Simply Priceless!!

That is some great stuff Mariana - Unreal!

 

 

4:00pm • #8
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Somehow I misse dthe previous two and wil return once I read them all.
4:39pm • #9
425,500 Points Outside Blog Called Shot Master

These post have been very thought provoking. Great Post. Thanks.

5:03pm • #10
Great post---I wish I could make my mind be that creative.
5:18pm • #11
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Maiana,

I have got to tell you that I only like the first 2 ..the third never appealed to me....great continuation and "your story" is excellent.

5:49pm • #12
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Great post... congrats on the feature... my other half is a huge Godfather fan
8:03pm • #13
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This was an awesome post, Marianna. Some great suggestions but even better for coming up with other creative ideas. There must be some lurking somewhere in my mind...

Jeff

8:33pm • #14
I like the way you two think, you make me think, thanks.
9:44pm • #15
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Again, another great post. You know, I've never watched those movies. Maybe I should. Who knew you could get so much from them.....
10:42pm • #16
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The Godfather series has been a great one with lots of creative ideas! Have you thought about adding a link for a concession stand so you can at least make a few dollars? Just imagine the smell of hot, buttered popcorn drifting from your monitor ...

10:54pm • #17
JUN
27
2007
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Ines- My mind is an endless store room for random information. :D

Christine!! Hello there and Thank you!!

Jay ... Have fun!

Frank- Thank you. Hope it inspires some ideas for you.

Diane - Creativity comes in may forms.

Neal- Thank you for your continued support through these posts!

Desiree- Thank you!

Jeff- Of COURSE there are wonderful ideas "lurking" ;)

12:02am • #18
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Darrel- Thank you, but Derek had nothing to do with this ... Just me and my odd sense of "inspiration"

Christy- Thanks! I just hope that these ideas can spark more ideas ...

John! Mmmm... Hot buttered popcorn ....

12:06am • #19
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I'm having trouble figuring out how I missed this series. This is good stuff. I need to go read them all!
5:38am • #20
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It was a wonderful series, I think I caught them all!  Only an inspired mind could think of something like this, they were all terrific.  And things to think further on....Thank you for another wonderful posts (can you do another series now :)?
6:43am • #21
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Jeff- How DID you miss this? This has been one of the most FUN series of posts that I have put together. Have fun reading them!

Carole- Thank you! I am working on another series ... Any suggestions? Maybe the Big Lo-BLOG-ski? ;)

8:53am • #22
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Mariana, I missed these also, this is the first one I have read. Will go back and read the others. This one was great. Closing gifts and Opera? 
1:09pm • #23
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Karen, Enjoy reading the other posts. I hope that it inspires some folks! Tickets to the opera would be a good closing gift?
1:22pm • #24
JUN
30
2007
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Mariana...You're flapping again :)

I just wanted you to know that I have read this but for whatever reason I didn't comment. Huh. Something must have come up while I romping around in the rain.

These are some awesome ideas and I hope other's will utilize them. I would like to see some of this put into motion here on AR.

Wouldn't it be great to see a few members post something about assumptions? Personally I think the folks in our industry have to learn about not making those deadly assumptions :)

TLW...ROAR!

8:31am • #25
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28
2007
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TLW- (Where have I been???) ASSUMPTIONS make an ASS out of ... the ASSumer! That would make a great post - or SERIES of posts...

Check out: Dr. Mariana Wagner's One-Post Cure-all for Writers' Block

10:38am • #26
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LOL...

Now that was a long wait for a reply :)

I did a post about assumptions. It went over rather well too :)

TLW...ROAR!

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