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Are You Following "Rules Of Engagement" To Get More Blog Reader Response?

By Rick Bonetti

Real Estate Agent with APR Referral Network

November 18, 2009 01:43 AM

Have you been blogging regularly, but not getting good reader response? Here are a few Rules of Engagement (from Virtual REBarCamp yesterday) that all of us real estate bloggers could follow for greater success:

Ask yourself: Are you answering questions your readers have?
Write your blog like you are talking personally with your reader
Say you more than I
Use bullets or lists to make it easy for your reader
Limit blog posts to 300-500 words
Use keywords three times (in the title, first paragraph and somewhere else)*
Do your links go to a new window so you don't loose your reader?
Do you link to other pages on your blog to carry a thread?
Do you include a clear call to action?

Please leave your comments here at this blog post after your check out my other blog: www.SaratogaVoice.com. I learned a lot yesterday and still need to make some improvements, with your help. Thanks!

Rick Bonetti, Alain Pinel Realtors - Saratoga, CA 408-857-8800

*Note: We know that Google SEO is more focused on content than keywords, but keywords give you, the writer, focus to engage the reader in your conversation.

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Steve, Joel & Steve A. Chain

Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain - Cottonwood, CA

Rick, Thanks for sharing your "take aways" from REBar Camp.

Nov 18, 2009 01:50 AM

Shana Haugen

Century 21 - Gold Key - Fargo, ND

It's awesome tips like these that make me appreciate this site. Thanks!

Nov 18, 2009 01:53 AM

Delete Acct Desert Communities

Palm Desert, CA

Rick, thanks for the reminders. I start most of my posts with answering questions that I have received from clients or thought of when my mind wanders. Always room for improvement!

Nov 18, 2009 01:54 AM

Julia Odom

Select Realty Professionals - Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga Homes for Sale

I need to link to more old posts when writing new ones, otherwise I think I'm doing pretty much what you outlined in your easy-to-read bullet points.

Need to work on that one.

Nov 18, 2009 02:22 AM

Rick Bonetti

APR Referral Network - Redding, CA

Thanks for your comments Steve, Shana, Laxson and Julia. Community is about engagement and we all benefit by sharing. I wrote this blog post from memory as they applied to weaknesses I need to work on, but I should give most of the credit to Kathy Gougehnour of www.leadboosterclub.com for several of the ideas I am trying to correct or put into practice. I also need to Google check analytics and refresh and repost or link to older posts that are still getting hits and to help the spider search thread.

Nov 18, 2009 04:53 AM

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