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Has Blogging Made You A More Observant Realtor®?

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Real Estate Agent with Integrity Real Estate Group

Does Blogging Make You a More Observant Realtor®?Today driving home from an appointment my eyes scanned right and left along the road.  Wait do I have a recent picture in that neighborhood?  What about that 1800's church have I blogged about it yet?  Then when I got home a number of real estate magazines waited for me.  What about the latest news from our association on changes to our contracts?  Should I include that in a post?  Then there were some interesting tidbits on Twitter.  Is there information that other bloggers might be interested in knowing?

 

Whew it can be exhausting thinking of all of the possibilities for posts for our blogs.  The number of posts we see about history, neighborhoods, SEO, social media tools from bloggers around the country seems endless. 

Would we pay as much attention if we weren't blogging?  Having lived a good portion of my life in Northern Virginia, I find myself discovering make that rediscovering, places I had put in the memory bank years ago.  Now I have a renewed interest in our local history, pulling out old brochures from neighborhoods long since filed away and paying closer attention to events that I've taken for granted.

After four years of blogging there are moments when I think there can't possibly be something I haven't blogged about yet and then something I'd long since forgotten appears on the side of the road.

Blogging has made this Realtor® more observant.  What about you?

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Comments(59)

Peggy Chirico
Prudential CT Realty - Manchester, CT
REALTOR® 860-748-8900, Hartford & Tolland County Real Estate

Hi Cindy - I agree with you that I definitely "see" more since blogging.  I like to use my own pictures because it's quicker than searching for one, and because I am looking for pictures I often find other topics to blog about.  Great observations!

Nov 29, 2010 12:51 AM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Cindy, you are absolutely right. I think it triggers the subconscious and you become more aware of your surroundings.

Nov 29, 2010 02:04 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Cindy, You have been reading my mind! I go nowhere without a camera...always on the hunt for a good shot. Never know what the next blog will be until I start writing or looking at my photos. Yes, blogging makes me  more aware!
Margaret

Nov 29, 2010 04:10 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Oh it sure does make you more observant....I have mental and physical lists and reminders for blogs all over the place!   LOL 

Nov 29, 2010 02:02 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

OH, this is so true.  I keep finding myself saying or thinking "I should blog about that."  It's so funny.  And, I guess it's good, because it's helping me come up w/ lots of ideas to write about.

Nov 29, 2010 09:48 PM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News
Hi everyone. I'm in Philly for Raincamp. I will come back to your great comments tomorrow.
Nov 30, 2010 12:23 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Chris-glad to hear you are having the same AH HA moments I am.  I'm glad to be rediscovering my hometown.

Dec 01, 2010 12:09 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Ryan-AR is a community full of terrific people and a great place to learn.

Dec 01, 2010 12:10 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Marc-it sounds as if more and more bloggers have their cameras at the ready. 

Dec 01, 2010 12:11 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Cheryl-we do have a wide variety of places in our area.  If a blogger runs out of things to blog about they don't have to go far for inspiration.

Dec 01, 2010 12:13 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Sally and David-nicely put. 

Dec 01, 2010 12:14 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Jackie-I'm with you so now I have one camera that stays in the car most of the time. 

Dec 01, 2010 12:15 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Fernando-glad to hear you are still finding some fun in blogging.

Dec 01, 2010 12:16 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Joyce-I think my next investment might be in speach to text software.  That way when I'm driving when an idea strikes I can just dictate it to my self. 

Dec 01, 2010 12:17 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Charita-funny how blogging has changed so many of our lives...in a postive way.

Dec 01, 2010 12:18 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Peggy-I suspect many of us are going to need larger hard drives to deal with video and photos in the future.

Dec 01, 2010 12:19 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Michael-thanks for your comment.  It is interesting to see how many others are having the same problem...LOL.

Dec 01, 2010 12:20 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Margaret-I suspect you were aware before you were blogging!  Now you just get to share your knowledge with the rest of us.

Dec 01, 2010 12:21 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Deborah-if we didn't have to sell real estate think how many hours we could spend a day just write blogs about our area.  Opps guess we need to earn a living too.

Dec 01, 2010 12:22 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Debbie-blogging is similiar to keeping a journal.  Now we just write one of the public instead of ourselves.

Dec 01, 2010 12:23 AM