We've all seen the question. "How do you eat an Elephant?" The answer is always the same. "One Bite at a Time"
Over the last three years and 600,000 points this blogger has learned a lot about target marketing, SEO and life in the social media world. Just like most bloggers on Active Rain my blog has changed over time and it will continue to evolve as tools and technology become easier to use. The trick is to learn what works for you and use that as your baseline to build from.
Looking back over 1,300 plus blog post there are times when I'm surprised that anyone would have ever read one of my posts. Some of the earlier posts are almost embarrassing but I'm not going to delete them and lose the Google juice. Yet I can also go back and update them with links to new information or updated neighborhood tours.
Eating the Elephant one Bite at a Time has been the way I've approached the use of "video" in my blogs. In reality I'm still not using full video however looking at my YouTube Channel it is easy to follow the evolution of my tours. You'll notice in these tours of River Falls in Prince William County reuse some of the same photos as I made sure they were generic.
Silent show:
Narrated show:
Hybrid Show:
The great thing about Active Rain is that you have the opportunity to grow into the type of blogger you would like to be. There is no doubt that if you stick with it your blog will evolve and your business will grow. This has been another great year for my business and yesterday another call came in to list a detached home in Woodbridge VA directly from my blog.
If you are new to Active Rain don't get discouraged. Start where you are comfortable. Read other blogs, find your voice and remember to take one bit at a time.
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