My owner is a Realtor with Century 21 Award in San Diego.When my marketing guru first told me to join ActiveRain, start reading, start commenting, and start blogging, I was, like, uh, no.

He insisted, though. Told me it would be good for me. I was, like, uh, no. He kept insisting, and eventually I succumbed.

A few months ago after doing a lot of hyper-local blog posts, I did a search on "Mission Valley condos" and found myself on the first page of Google. Not only that, but I'm still there, and I'm the only Realtor listed.

I bring that up because I've held the same property open for another agent for three of the last five weeks. At the first one, I had 36 visitors and met a couple that I connected with. At the second one, just last week, that couple returned and asked if they could take another one of my Open House Survivor Kits. Today they returned for a third time to talk with me further about what they were looking for. What was really neat is that they had in their hands printouts of all 23 of my hyper-local posts about Mission Vallen condos, probably about 50 pages total. How neat is that!?

If you write it, and write it well -- with good, lasting information -- and let people know where to find it by including your ActiveRain blog URL on all your marketing materials, well, people will read it! I ask again, How neat is that?!

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I'm available 24/7, so feel free to contact me by phone or email.

Jim Frimmer, Realtor
Century 21 Award Mission Valley
California DRE License #01458572
619-729-5701
jimfrimmer@century21award.com
Mission Valley Condos Information

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If you're looking for a great real estate agent in San Diego, well,
let me Google one for you.

I'm available 24/7, so feel free to contact me by phone or email.

Jim Frimmer, Realtor
Century 21 Award Mission Valley
California DRE License #01458572
619-729-5701
jimfrimmer@century21award.com
Mission Valley Living

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5 Comments on My ActiveRain success story: If you write it, they will read, and then they'll come

DEC
20
2009
337,460 Points 9 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Hi Jim ~ That is *very* neat!! And wow - the only realtor on the page for that search term - that's super.  Glad you listened to your marketing guru.

Liz
9:27pm • #1
278,124 Points 3 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router

Hi Jim, nice blog post and congrats on your success. Your line "I was like, uh, no" really made me laugh.

Good luck with your business and have a grrat holiday.

Roy

 
9:52pm • #2
DEC
22
2009
237,828 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Good thing you listened to your marketing guru after all, Jim! He is very persuasive.

Cheers,

Robin
10:39am • #3
DEC
23
2009
1,337,588 Points 128 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Jim, Nice "meeting" you. Wonderful to hear that AR and blogging is working for you.
2:31pm • #4
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06
2010
1,057,134 Points 27 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hey, Liz - Yet my marketing guru likes to walk around telling himself that no one ever listens to him. Sometimes he reminds me of Rhoda on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond. If you want a good guilt trip, he can help you. LOL.

Hey, Roy - Never would I have actually believed that the simple act of blogging could have such an impact on my business.

Hey, Robin - I'm not sure he's so much as persuasive as he is at sending one on a guilt trip. See my comment to Liz above.

Hey, Margaret - Russel had told me a lot about you, so I just had to meet you. He's rarely wrong about people. It's that South Texas instinct that he has.
6:53pm • #5


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