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What Happens When You Tweet ActiveRain Short URLs?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with eXp Realty LLC NM Broker License 16161

EmilyMedvec emilymedvec Santa Fe

What happens when you tweet ActiveRain Short URLs? In my experience, tons of exposure and contacts from real people interested in buying or selling real estate. Ok, what are ActiveRain short URLs? At the end of every blog post, ActiveRain gives you the option to click on and create a Short (otherwise known as tiny) URL link back to your blog post.

Frankly nothing happens if you just click on it and make the link. You actually have to do something with it. You can copy and paste in any of the social media sites you use if you use any. My favorite continues to be Twitter. On the last post I wrote this afternoon about Ziggs, I immediately did a microblog on twitter. In less than two minutes, I had 28 hits from Twitter and I just received a DM (direct message) inquiry from one of my followers via Twitter’s messaging system about more information on one of our listings on the sidebar of my ActiveRain blog.

Although as of this moment, I have yet to get any comments on the Ziggs post - It’s a bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Ziggs! However, it is clear ActiveRain gave me the tool not only to create the post but also to blast it out on social media. What a gift for anyone in our business when time management is such a challenge.

Are you using these ActiveRain Short urls? If so what is your experience? From mine, they are a dollar productive blessing. Thank you Activerain!   @emilymedvec

 

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Comments (27)

Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

FYI - just did a quick test on this post on twitter and presto 18 hits which means the link to the blog was open in less than 30 seconds. Now, it could be my followers and how I use twitter, however, there does appear to be value is using Activerain's Short URLs.

Mar 24, 2012 09:17 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Emily:  For someone hoping to direct traffic to their AR blog, tweeting, etc. the URL is a great idea.  I love the little handy tweet button/social media buttons at the top of the posts ... so handy when you want to tweet something of another AR member's.  Great way to get news out ... great way to show support for their services.  Obviously we have some great tools at our disposal here on the Rain ...

Consider this ...

Featured on BananaTude!

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Congratulations!

 

Gene

Mar 24, 2012 09:24 AM
Kathy Sheehan
Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA
Senior Loan Officer

I almost always post my AR blogs on twitter and linkedin.

Mar 24, 2012 09:29 AM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Gene, thank you so much for the extra boast on BananaTude. Your reminder for the top buttoms is another good tip!

Kathy, thank you for stopping by. Good to learn you are pushing your AR blogs out there. Do you do anything special in your LinkedIn groups?

Mar 24, 2012 10:07 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Hi Emily. Yes, I tweet the short URL's.  I schedule them on hootsuite.  for my key posts, I schedule them 4 times on hootsuite so they simultaneously go to LI, FB biz page, and Twitter.  I space the tweets out about a couple of weeks apart.  I do get hits from them and I do sometimes get emails/responses on them (and/or people when they see me told me they saw it and a few remember the latest topic).

Mar 24, 2012 10:37 AM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Debbie, thanks for the tips. I am still fairly random on twitter through the day/evening. I do not use hootsuite only because I prefer random over predicatable at present. Good tip for the FB biz page. Keep experimenting as everything in our industry is changing with a click.

Mar 24, 2012 11:26 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Emily I have not given that a try, so I guess I will need to test it and see what kind of results I get.

Mar 24, 2012 11:47 AM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

George, given the excellent inforrmation in your blogs, I bet you will get more than hits and actually grow some new solid dollar productive relationships. Keep us posted on what happens next.

Mar 24, 2012 12:02 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Emily I usually tweet my AR posts and googl+1, linkedin....but I've learned that the facebook link goes to our personal page so that has to be done by itself so it goes to the biz page. AR has made it so simle and easy for all of us. yeah!

Mar 24, 2012 12:51 PM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM
Like you I see our AR social networking tools as bridges to new business. I use google+ and LinkedIn as well but more selectively with certain niche market groups as a focus. Thanks for stopping by and for the feature in your group. Hope newer time you whiz through Santa Fe I can catch you for a meal.
Mar 24, 2012 02:08 PM
Marge Piwowarski
Phoenix AZ Horse Property - Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix AZ Horse Property, LLC

Emily, I so need to uitilize twitter....and don't.  Maybe this will be the kick in the pants I need. 

Mar 24, 2012 02:50 PM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM
Marge, you can do it! You blog. You can tweet. I teach a mastermind group at our brokerage. Sometimes all that is needed is support as you jump into Twitter. Feel to give me call. We do help each other grow and change here in the rain!
Mar 24, 2012 03:11 PM
Paula Bradfield
Bradfield Ramsey Group - Salida, CO
Your Salida Colorado area Realtor Team

Emily, thanks!!! I just now got how I can use twiiter for my blog posts..... will do.

Mar 25, 2012 02:59 AM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Paula, glad I could help. Remember the short url can be used on FB and LinkedIn and any other blogs you may have in place.

Mar 25, 2012 03:15 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Emily, this is a good tool to add to our business Facebook page, and goes automatically to twitter.    

Mar 25, 2012 11:08 PM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Joan, good idea about the automatic replay between FB and Twitter. I still prefer to separate FB and Twitter posts as I work different niche groups within them. However, now you have me thinking. Thank you for adding me as an Associate.

Mar 25, 2012 11:57 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Emily - Thanks for the good kick in the pants!  I have been so bad and not utilizing my Twitter account.  I opened one then said nope, dont' have time.  I will make time now my friend.  Suggested!  Have a great day in Santa Fe... it's going to be a beautiful one!

Mar 26, 2012 01:20 AM
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

Q - Remember we are not robots and everything we do as humans with technology takes time plus it changes every minute. Let's get together soon as we are only 60 miles apart. Now go for it! Thanks for the suggested.

Mar 26, 2012 01:29 AM
Joy Daniels
Joy Daniels Real Estate Group, Ltd. - Harrisburg, PA

Emily~ I am not using the URL's right now...but I am going to look into it. Thanks for the pointer.

Mar 26, 2012 11:44 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Emily - I do use the short URL and I love being able to track it.  

Mar 29, 2012 04:48 AM