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SEO | It's Not all That Complicated

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Retired Associate RE Broker

  

Active Rain is a wonderful place to learn and grow.  Those that delve in and absorb as much as they can are the true winners here at ActiveRain!   I have been a huge proponent of "Paying it Forward" and mentoring for a long time.  There is a reason for this, because I have been blessed with amazing mentors in my development as a writer here at Active Rain.  Kristal Kraft from Denver Colorado encouraged me to be myself and Margaret Rome of Baltimore Maryland gave me insight into who I am.  Many members are trying to figure out how to market themselves effectively in this brave new world of SEO, including myself. 

First off SEO is not just about your BLOG.  It is about your greater presence on the Internet -- Your BLOG, Website and anything thing else you put out on the Web.  In the last several days I have observed some amazing search engine placement results with the Orlando Avenue Top Team's Blog and at my Celebration Homes Blog, which is now three months old.  It is a direct result of changing what and how I write, and I owe Laurie Manny of Long Beach California a huge THANK YOU!  

Laurie became my writing coach and she took me from writing 3-5 articles a week to 3-5 articles a day.  Her methodology works!  As fellow moderator's at Active Rain, we chat quite often and she has always been generous in sharing her SEO knowledge.   Laurie and I have regular conversations about titles, header tags, their importance, the order of and keywords used.  My recent post, ActiveRain | Stand out in the Rain, was a direct result of our many conversations on effective writing.

Interestingly enough, Paul Chaney posted about The End of the Blogging A-List as We Know It?   Laurie and I had a conversation recently on this subject.  Laurie is very quiet, but when she has something to say -- everyone listens.  Everyone wants to experience her success, and pay's attention when she speaks.  Laurie is very modest, that has a lot to do with her "A-List" status.  Modesty is why some people stay and others move on from the "A-list".    Laurie is going to yell at me for this one.  Laurie is real, one knows exactly where you stand with her.  I am now officially in trouble for this declaration.

My own voice has been changing as I evolve from being the ActiveRain Room Mother to that of a Professional Realtor providing Consumers with valuable information.  That is not an accident.  It has been a deliberate and conscious effort, and it is working.    If you are floundering my best advice is to sit down and start reading.  If what you read is beyond you, read it again and again.  Research and learn.   It is the best thing you can do for your business!  It is what we all have had to do to achieve our increased visability on the search engines where the consumer can easily find us.

 

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Comments (72)

Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...
Allen -- Thank you!   Teri has been part of the process.  I will give her a hug the next time I see her!  The Orlando Avenue Top Team blog is where I started the transformation, and you are so right it is a business, and must be run like one!
Jul 07, 2007 12:49 PM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Ok, last batch to catch up!   Sorry for the delay everyone -- just a very busy and wonderful time!

Randy -- Yes Active Rain is a great place to share and learn


Matt -- You are very welcome!  Happy Birthday!

Linda -- Several months later, I pick up things by rereading some of the material put out there!

Lucky -- sometimes I don't always have time to leave comments.   I am sorry...  

Neal -- Laurie is quiet amazing!

Nima -- Welcome back you have been missed!

Matthew, Ann and Nick -- Dating and Blogging... sounds more dangerous that drinking and blogging! 

Missy, Jennifer, James T, Eric & Michelle - Thanks you! 

Angie what I have found is that my sheer amount of overall content is increasing as my rankings are increasing.. 

 

Ronnie -- You too!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Cynthia -- hence why I haven't been commenting as much on AR.   I just have a rotation of things that I want to write about and it helps to have specific goals.  I have backed off the last couple of days.  There comes a time where you just become exhausted! 

Maureen-- you were here in the early days of AR..  There was not resource guide to point us to the answers, we had to search it out!   In doing so, we were able to learn as we went along.  The phone calls to introduce ourselves is yet another way to make it easier to learn.  Once we are on the phone it is a lot easier to say "Do you know how to..." 

 

Jeff -- Enjoy!  I look forward to seeing what you do with what you learn!

David -- it has been a pleasure helping you!  I look forward to our conversations.   I learn something too!


 

Jul 07, 2007 01:03 PM
Lucky Lang
Premiere Plus Realty Marco Island - Marco Island, FL
Marco Island & Naples Florida Real Estate

Colleen,

Just glad that the move is treating you right!

We're going to Marco again next January!

Take care!

Lucky :)

Jul 07, 2007 01:33 PM
David L. Britt
Platinum Realty, LLC - Olathe, KS
MBA
Colleen, great post and advice.  Thanks.
Jul 07, 2007 03:37 PM
Lorinda Ward
Keffer Realty - Norfolk, VA
Serving, Hampton Roads Virginia. Norfolk, Chesapeake, Va Beach
Your post are definitely worth reading, we learn so much from them.  Job well done!
Jul 07, 2007 05:36 PM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Lucky -- It is!  Let me know when you come down -- I might coordinate a trip to Marco!

David & Lorinda -- You are welcome and thanks!

Jul 08, 2007 01:44 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Thanks for all the tips. I am working on this, as time allows, so that is very helpful.

Steve

Jul 09, 2007 04:23 AM
Rick Spackman
Rick Spackman REMAX of Wildwoods - Wildwood, NJ
the more active you are the greater your seo and page rank becomes.
Jul 09, 2007 06:40 AM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production
This advice is great....there's so much to learn about this....thanks
Jul 09, 2007 07:57 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Steven -- You are welcome! 

Rick -- great advice...

Larry -- You are welcome

Jul 09, 2007 08:03 AM
Julia Fedak
Royal LePage State Realty - Ancaster, ON

Thanks, Colleen for gathering these links together for us to do "power seo'ing"!

I feel bery blessed to be a part of AR.

 

Jul 09, 2007 08:07 AM
Salt Spring Island real estate agent Scott Simmons
One Percent Realty Vancouver Island - Salt Spring Island, BC
great post I have only half read it need to fix something on my site. Thanks

cheers
Scott
Jul 09, 2007 09:42 AM
Leah Ross
Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source - Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida Mortgage
Thank you thank you thank you!  You are such a great advisor and I really appreciate these other links.  I'm soaking it all in like a sponge!
Jul 09, 2007 10:14 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Julia -- Glad that you found something useful!

Scott -- It is a never ending process!

Leah -- Once you soak this up, there are hundreds of other articles on ActiveRain that you may benefit from!

 

Jul 09, 2007 10:21 AM
Lola Audu
Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate - Grand Rapids, MI
Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI ~Welcome Home!
HI Colleen,  This post is a real tribute to the power of Mentoring.  It is life transforming.  In many ways, this network has "mentored" a lot of real estate agents.  I've learned so much from being on Active Rain it is incredible.  Thanks for all you have done and continue to do to make this experience beneficial to so many individuals.
Jul 16, 2007 08:41 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...
Lola -- mentoring is very rewarding...
Jul 16, 2007 11:17 PM
Aziz Abdur-Raoof
RE/MAX Rewards - Columbia, MD
Howard Co. Real Estate Scoop

"Coach K" -- excellent post! I had to bookmark it -- keep up the good work.  Thank you for providing the articles as reference points --just like a coach leaving behind a section of the playbook as learning source.

 

 

 

Jul 17, 2007 03:31 PM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...
Aziz -- Glad I could assist you!  
Aug 12, 2007 01:01 AM
Pat Hommel
Annapolis Plaza CB Residential and Commercial - Annapolis, MD
Annapolis, AA Co., Md. Real Estate Sales

Colleen,

Thank you for posting this blog.  It is filled with information that I will find helpful. 

Pat

Aug 22, 2007 03:10 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...
Pat -- You are very welcome!
Aug 25, 2007 10:17 AM