Ann, Thanks for the review.  I will put this on my Christmas list.  Sounds like a must read.

"The Lovely Ann"

From all The Good Ladies Of The Rain we thank you for taking time out to assist us in these reviews. :)

This is very nice of you. I understand everyone is very busy. So, I can't tell you how much this means to us all.

I found this Chapter to be "insightful" geek speak is not something I do very well. I am much better at RainSpeak. lol.

Reading this was much like a "Hey, I Get It". :)

I have thought about tweaking a few posts as well. However, I know I am already driving a few people crazy with the emails.

I am still pondering that. Especially the tags. I have a much better understanding of tags now.

There are a few things I will not be changing. Why? I like to be out of the box when it comes to the way I do things. But hey, that's just me. :)

TLW "The Lovely Wife"...Why, yes. I Now Know What To Do And Not Do...ROAR!

Thank you so much for blogging about a book.  I hope you get alot of bloggers that comment on your book that read it.  I would love to hear their opinions or maybe what blogging book is their favorite. I bought a book, blog wild-I haven't gotten anywhere with it. 

I'm reading "Realty Blogging" now too Ann.

Super book; I'm on Chapter 3 and finding it hard to put down.

I'm reading it sitting at my computer desk and looking up a lot of the websites and blogs it references which slows down my page turning somewhat but I find it enhances the book quite a bit.

Ann - great review of Chapter 2.  Here are several things that caught my eye on this chapter:

pg 26 - explains why Active Rain has been excellent for Search Engine Optimization - "The secret associated with multiblogger community sites for purposes of SEO is that blog communities create stronger search engine optimization leverage because each new post creates links that point to your main community site, to other community members, and to your regular business Web site as well, if you have one." 

I do have 1 question on a topic that is not yet clear on my mind, and maybe can ecourage discussion:  Page 23 talks about talkback.  The book explains that a blogger can copy a trackback URL and past in a special field on the user interface and when the post is published, the other blogger's site is pinged and an excerp of what was said appears in the other blogger's post.     I was totally lost there - maybe it was late when I read it  - any clue what this is?

Ann good morning! Thank yo so much for the chapter review! I agree about understanding things much better now. I still need some work on tagging; not the concept anymore, but how to do it more consistently without overdoing too many words in the same post that are alike. For example, from Realty Blogging and Mary McKnight I figured out that if I use Cleveland as a tage I have to be aware to not repeat the name over and over again. At least I think that is what it tells me!That there needs to be a balance.

I agree COMPLETELY with Jim Lee. There is alot of interactive learning that can happen from this book.

I will be back later for more and thank you again!  : 0 )

Ann - I think it would help to include (Realty Blogging review #3) in your title like Carole and Mariana did.

I believe this must be a good book.  You are about the third person I've heard mention it.  Thanks for the post.

Awesome review Ann. I read that same chapter last night..finally.

I just decided to shut down the puter and started reading the book!   Like Ines... I was lost on the talkback section as well... Can anyone help clear that up? I asked Jay but he was clueless as well. I was surprised by a lot of stuff in that chapter and need to re-read it. It is by far a True Eye Opener for me and I didn't even know I was in the dark. I could just kiss those guys (the writers) LOL...

I agree you should add Realty Blogging review # 3 to the title...Awesome Job.

Moni 

I just started reading the book.  Is there a "Realty Blogging - The Book" group yet?

"Page 23 talks about talkback.  The book explains that a blogger can copy a trackback URL and past in a special field on the user interface and when the post is published, the other blogger's site is pinged and an excerp of what was said appears in the other blogger's post.     I was totally lost there - maybe it was late when I read it  - any clue what this is?"

I will give the official Realty Blogging Answer since Paul and Richard both work with me. (Maybe I'll get side credit as a ghost-author of meaningless mention, haha)

On many blogging platforms there are several options to read comments, add a comment, or add a trackback. (ActiveRain does not support trackbacks currently)

A trackback is just like leaving a comment, but it is a comment left on your blog instead of the one with the original article. If ActiveRain had a trackback function, I could have taken this answer and posted it as a trackback.

When a reader comes across an article, they see comments and trackbacks. Most trackback systems give you one or two lines of the response and then hyperlink back to the trackback authors site. 

The reason for this is really two fold.

1- When I answer or comment on something and put a lot of thought into it, I want to be able to take that quality information and post it on my own site. This lets me benefit from engaging the conversation on the original site, but it also lets my own personal viewers benefit as well. 

2- By hosting the "complete comment" on my own personal blog, I keep complete control over it. Someone else can't go in and edit what I said (which has happened on some blogs) and my site also benefits from having original content indexed by the search engines.  

I hope that helps answer for you. If not, let me know. :)

~Barry            

Barry - you are awesome - that MORE than explains it - thanks for taking the time to enlighten us and have Paul and Richard give you that "ghost-author of meaningless mention" you so deserve. 

Ines

First, Ann- Great review! I agree with TLW, here - the "GeekSpeak" gets deciphered and translated into terms that I understand. That is the beauty of this book.

Second, Ines- I had the same problem. I was going to go back and reread it a few times ... but now ...

Barry - THANK YOU! That makes PERFECT sense. Thank you for taking the time to lay that out for us!

Chris..."The Realty Blogging Book Club" is listed in with the "Groups". All posts must be related to the book we are currently reading. Looking foward to seeing you there. :) TLW...ROAR!

Thanks Barry...That did help. but i still need to re-read..I'm a slow learner.

Thanks

Monika 

I am so grateful that Barry and Paul have been willing to help us as we go along!  I'm going to read chapter seven again tonight. At least I have had it n my head to do that for three days so I think thats the right one! 

So a trackback is sort of like an embedded link? I agree with the others on this Monika, I bet we keep going back to the book and reading chapters or issue points for years to come.

Or at least until technology changes (as it always does) and we wind up writing blogs in sanskrit!  :-)

Oh my goodness!!!  I had to be away from my computer all day today in meetings and showings, and look at all the comments!  Thank you ALL for stopping by and sharing your comments....VERY much appreciated for sure!!

Maureen - I hope you get this for Christmas - it's a GREAT read!

TLW - I agree with you re: the 'geekspeak'...I love that I can now understand some of this now.  And I think I'll probably leave my past posts as they are and just go forward from here.

Joanne - go buy this book, you will really enjoy it!

Jim - I really appreciate you stopping by, and I agree with you regarding the 'field trips'.  They do add to what we're learning.

Ines - I didn't get the talkback either, but I see we had a great explanation of it.  And I did amend the title - thanks!

Carole - You're welcome!  I, too, need to work on implementing what the book says about tagging.  I loved the advice given on that in that chapter...now to put it in place!

Cynthia - Go buy this book - it has SO much info in it and I've only made it to Chapter 3!

Monika - Kiss the boys and make them cry!!  I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest of the book has in there for us! 

Chris - as TLW mentioned, check out the listings under "Groups".  You'll see the group you asked about as well as others that might interest you. 

Barry - thanks for stopping by my post, and for that explanation!  That was great, and I know we all appreciate your offer of further explanations along the way...thank YOU!!

Mariana - thanks for your feedback!!

Thanks again everyone for the great comments!!  Who wants Chapter 3??

Ann

Hmm I think Ines said she'd tackle it...not sure.

I thought it was Chapter 4 - wasn't Chapter 3 about finding your voice?

Well then I lost my voice before I even found it.......whose post was that?  I'll go look it up and read it so I can catch up.

Ann

It was Mariana's post - Your Blogging Voice... Where is it? (Realty Blogging Review #2)

Thanks Ines!

How ya doing on your reading?

I read up to Chapter 3 - will start on 4 tonight - you know there's discussion at The Realty Blogging Book Club...Welcome...ROAR!   - go check it out.

Ann,

Thanks for the effort you put into this. If everyone keeps doing this, I won't have to read the book:)

No. No. No. Karen- There is no way we could cover all the info from this book. What we write about would not even be considered Cliff Notes. THere is SO much info ... much like a reference book that you keep on your book shelf (within easy reach) ... Highly Affordable and Extremely necessary. C'mon ... you know you want to buy it ... HERE.  :)

Karen - thanks!  This book has so much info in it, I'm glad we're doing the reviews like we are.

Ann

Good review, Ann. I finally got the book and started reading, so going back through the series has been very helpful. So much new stuff to learn, understand, and put into practice. I will be rereading the series AND the book many times, I suspect. It feels a bit overwhelming.

Jeff

Jeff - thanks so much for your comments!  Isn't that book just chock full of great information? I know for sure I'll be going back to mine many times - so much great practical advice in there.

Thanks for reading!
Ann