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Miamism's first Guest Blogger

For those of you who have an outside blog or who visit the real blogosphere, you may have noticed that guest blogging is pretty popular. There are many reasons to invite someone to appear as a guest in your blog, but mainly it has to do with getting a different perspective for your readers. Miamism.com guest blogger

If you are a Realtor, it may benefit you to have a mortgage broker, a stager, an appraiser or any other real estate service provider write an article in your blog in order to give your readers a complete perspective of our industry. You can also invite another Realtor in order to reinforce a topic or simply to get their point of view.

I love to see Brian Brady making guest appearances in Laurie Manny's blog, with that she is able to give great mortgage expertise to her customers, and he is able to go in depth into the loan industry in a way that complements her blog.

I had the pleasure of having my first guest blogger in Miamism.com and as much as I can try to describe my excitement, all I can say is that it is similar to the feeling a little kid gets when they put on a new pair of shoes for the first time. ( I hope you get that analogy, because if you don't...the point I am trying to make goes right out the window).

So I really, really thank my guest blogger for making an appearance and I hope she comes back again! If you are at least a little bit curious, you will have to check out THE GUEST POST for yourself! : ) Here's a hint: she has a great sense of humor, a great writing style, and a ficticious husband like me....and you may even hear a faint <flap, flap> when she is around.

Posted by Rick & Ines - Miami Shores Real Estate on 07/28/2007 11:55 PM

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Originally posted at: Miami Real Estate Blog: Miamism's first Guest Blogger

40 Comments on Miamism's first Guest Blogger

JUL

2007

Bet I can guess who it is..........I'll be back.

Ines.... this is a great idea.... I am jealous because I know Brian has started doing this in different ways.... and I have been thinking of ways to go about this. But congrats on picking a great blogger as Mariana to be your first guest speaker.

Overall, I can see this idea taking off now... great job at promoting your blog and others to help drive traffic to it. To me, it's like back linking and or love linking .... in a way.

jeff belonger

That was pretty neat....I've just got the hang of AR...need to learn more.

Ines - she did a great job and what a great first guest - thanks for sharing

Okay, alright, I'll take the bait......

I had asked Jason Sardi to be a Guest on my Blog Site. He has agreed and I am excited to post it soon. I think we should all do it for each other, if we like the content and the way someone approaches the blogosphere. I would also like to extend the invitation to you both. You write very well and it would be cool to get a different perspective. I used to live In Palm Beach for a lot of years before moving to California. I know Sothern Florida pretty well. Spent a lot of weekends in La Te Da, Miami and Miami Beach. I hate putting links in your comments section but here is my new blog for you to decide if you would like to be My Guest.

This is a great tip...I'll have to set up a network like that...that'd be pretty cool and well rounded content...

I think it's a great idea to switch things up once in awhile, and you couldn't have picked a better guest blogger. Off to read the post now!

Ines, I loved Marina's article. It's well written and useful to your readers. Top that off with a little link love and it's great on all counts! Congratulations on your first guest writer.

Ines, that is a great idea, going to read it. I have read a few and it does mix things up a bit.

Great job.... I took the "bait" and clicked to see who it was... good idea and great way of getting additional traffic for both of you i would assume.... Have a great day!

Going to check it out now...

FUNNY! I think that Guest Blogging is a wonderful way to build rapport with other bloggers as well as the public, as they will appreciate your effort to have multiple perpectives. As always ... YOU ROCK INES!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! What a great surprise wake up to shuch positive comments!!

Dena - I'm sure you guessed it before going to Miamism.

Jeff - What Brian is amazing....he is charing his knowledge everywhere and personally, I don't know how he does it because he's great at it too!

Sally - it took me months to venture out into the "real world" - but it's pretty cool once you start reading.

Cyndee - Nothing like giving a Miamian a Colorado perspective!

Rich - YESSSSsssssss!

William - thank you......I will take a look at your blog.

Rondel - It's been a lot of work and still is, so I thank you.

John - I totally agree (about mixing things up and a great first guest blogger)

Maggie - there are still some links missing but we were having some technical issues - I can't wait to see what you come up with in your New Blog.

Missy - MIX IT UP A BIT - That's exactly the point!

Desiree - glad you visited. It should bring traffic to both of us since I did mention her site a couple of times. But I think the idea is to offer different content to your audience.

Steve - let me know what you think!

Mariana....no YOU ROCK! : )

Missy - this is what the HTML code looked like for the highlighting

and ended in

let me know if it works!

great job Ines...

guest blogging has been fun for me... I've been on a few sites already and looking for more all the time...

I feel it helps combine great minds but also gives even more credibility to your site

David - credibility is key!!

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR STRATEGY FOR DOING THIS: just before I invided Mariana to guest blog at Miamism - I had sent out 4000 post cards to our local market that only read miamism.com - the whole point was to create curiosity and for people to visit the site - once there, an article like Mariana's on the front page would help the site's credibility and would hopefullly begin to establish local readership.

This is what the card looked like:

Miamism's introduction Post Card

A mixture of print adds and Internet marketing is key for a successful blog readership!

Rick and Ines,

That is a great idea!! I hadn't thought about having a guest blogger before! Thanks!!

Hi Ines, and congratulations on your first guest blogger. Not only is it a wonderful idea to expose your audience to outside ideas and opinions but...

From a marketing point of view, like great talk shows such as Charlie Rose(PBS), Oprah, Larry King, etc... the variety makes our blogs more interesting to the readers which should help to keep their interest. Great stuff!

Ines, your other site is really shaping up really nice. And congratulations on your new pair of shoes (guest blogger) ........ LOL

Ines..... what an incredible marketing plan..... question, do you want to share this with everyone? Since you mentioned, why not do a blog on it.... I would, but I don't want to take credit for it. That is an excellent idea in marketing......

jeff belonger

Ines- that postcard is awesome!!!

Who's your marketing coach, and where can I sign UP:) Great guest blog, and great marketing with the postcards. Curious, did your percentage or number of hits go up enought to prove it was the postcards?

Lexa Montierth

Jeannette - I can't take the credit for it - a lot of bloggers are doing it - and I do think it's a great idea.

Marti - I totally agree, and the variety is not only in the form of a different industry or a different perspective, but a different writing style as well, which can be refreshing at times.

George - thank you! Have I told you how much I love shoes? : )

Jeff - that's why I shared the postcard here, because I don't mind sharing - I will definitely do a blog once all the marketing material is ready.

Mariana - the graphic designer I am working with is so detail oriented and we are getting along beautifully - our whole marketing plan is coming right along!

sounds good.... looking forward to it....

Lexa - I really have to think hard about that question. Since getting in real estate, I have found that marketing comes really natural to me - must be the architectural background and the fact that I am so visual and detail oriented but can't take all the credit myself. Getting involved with Project Blogger, has given me a lot of information on marketing. I encourage everyone to look into the judging results to get unbelievable ideas.

Paul Chaney has also been instrumental in guiding me with certain details - like reinforcing the fact that you have to market your blog locally in different ways (with e-mail, business cards, print media.....etc).

I will be able to assess the number of hits by next week - it takes a perior of 2 weeks for the 4,000 cards to be distributed - it will be an interest experiment.

Jeff - thanks!

JUL

2007

Hi Ines,

You have given me a lot to think about in regards to guest blogging. Your strategy for doing this is genious. I've been thinking about how I could incorporate or participate as a guest blogger and came up with a possible topic idea for other agents and posted it on my blog at Jennifer's Agent Solutions Blog.

Thanks again and great job on the post Mairana!

Ciao!

Curious to follow this blog string

Jennifer - thanks for that.....especially coming from an expert! Will definitely go take a look at your link.

Kristopher - I hope your curiosity was satisfied : )

WOW 2 Blogs! I am SO impressed.. REALLY! My question is HOW THE HECK DO YOU DO IT? Where do you find the time? are your posts similar or the same as what you put on Active Rain? ugh.. so many questions, so little time! :o)

Katrina - you are so funny - did you follow Project Blogger? The other blog is new - about 2 months old and still tweaking and making changes. Some posts I only do here (like this one) and others only there. A lot of the local stuff I also include in Localism. I go to bed between 2 and 3 AM (that's how I find the time). But tonight I'm going to bed early.

JUL

2007

Ines...

I heard all this flapping and then it dawned on me that it was coming from Miami...

Nice work Ladies :)

TLW...ROAR!

TLW - I told Mariana to keep the flapping down.....but she just spread those wings and managed to wake you up! : )

AUG

2007

Ines...how very cool! I'm a bit late but will check out Mariana's article.

You are never late Monika and always welcome!

Ines, wow, a great blog from your guest. I'm glad I went over to read it!

Sue - I totally agree - Mariana is a KEEPER! : )

AUG

2007

HUm..looking at all this excitement.I have to check that project Blogger...woazer Ines. Quite the Marketing Plan!!!That guest blogging system/program is very very innovative.To give a personal touch is the thing about your Miamism site.my assistants need to learn podcats.I have to do it myself otherwise.

That is lots of work. Great job.I heard from an Inam video that the most important thing in blogging is to have a voice. I think readers recognize your style, i.e, yours.

AUG

2007

Lloyd - thanks for that!! It's not easy staying on top of technology and the latest and greatest gadgets - personally I try to pay attention, but far from being innovative.

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