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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15 most recent blog posts:

1. Today's Open House update
2. How legislators are similar to Realtors
3. Are you a....? Maybe a....? How about a....?
4. Salvation Army still needs toys and food donations for their holiday giveaway
5. November 2009 San Diego County home prices and sales figures are out -- It's good news!
6. My worst open house ever!
7. New home market expected to improve in 2010
8. Does your dog have the flu?
9. Shopping to do but nowhere to park
10. Why politicians can't get anything done
11. Is the increase in house fires a result of the economy?
12. I'm keeping track of the liars and shall turn my list over to Santa
13. Wordless Wednesday: Lights, camera, action!
14. Company Christmas parties
15. Architecturally interesting in Valley Center, California

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