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We are all Authors and Publishers of Real Estate Ideas.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC BK3055881

The art of blogging transforms the average individual into a columnist or author. When a blog entree is saved it is published to the world. We can right our views and our thoughts just as easily as any columnist has throughout history. Some blog authors have a following as loyal as a traditional columnist of a local paper. Short stories can be  written without a publisher. Blogging is such a free form medium that it can be enjoyed by anyone.

My first attempt wasn't a masterpiece. It was written on May 6, 2007.  It didn't even receive a comment until November.  Foreclosure market. I started to blog on a regular basis in November 2007 not understanding what or where I was going.

Today I was teaching a class in my market center, something I do often, and the class was made up of Real Estate newbies. I asked them to introduce themselves and in turn I introduced myself. A new agent in the front row, had a whimsical look on her face. Then she said, I have been reading you. I was confused and asked her to elaborate, she said she had been googling different topics about Real Estate to shorten the learning curve, and she felt some of the blogs that I had written were very informative and she liked my writing style.

 I then interrupted my curriculum with a short session on branding and the benefits of blogging for branding. 

So, you see, I am a published author of informative Real Estate topics. Wow, someone is actually reading this stuff and not earning points. I sent her and everyone in the class an Active Rain invitation.  

 

The Resident Team

 

 

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Comments (10)

Monika McGillicuddy
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH
Southern NH & the Seacoast Area
Cool...I sure hope  they all joined AR!
Jan 31, 2008 01:20 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Monika- They really need to join and read all the topics for a quick education.
Jan 31, 2008 01:22 PM
Kathi Frank
Kate Writes Right - Houston Heights, TX
The Woodlands TX
Good for you Mark!  If all bloggers would take the content of their blogging serious - like a column in a newspaper - "raining" would become even more valuable.  Imagine that!
Jan 31, 2008 01:22 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Kathi- We need to informational, but we need to have fun and be who we are. That's the beauty of this type of medium.
Jan 31, 2008 01:24 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth
Mark, it is good to be recognized, so all your good efforts in real estate writing were being read. You never know who is watching.
Jan 31, 2008 01:54 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Gary- I was very surprised at what she said. You just never know.
Jan 31, 2008 02:12 PM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

Mark,

And if they join AR, guess, who gets the points?

On a serious note, you are right. I love it because there is a major difference between an agent's website and blogging. You may be a complete moron, and have a decent website. You can't do that with blogging, unless you are paying someone, but this is not that easy, when you are promoting a local theme.

If the agent is a moron, people see it right away. Even if the agent doesn't.

Blogging brought back human aspect into the play.

Thank you for a good post.

Jan 31, 2008 03:47 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Jon- What are you trying to tell me....I have a great website, so........I hope that those who read get something out of my opinions, but one can never tell. Thank you for the comments and thanks for stopping by.
Jan 31, 2008 03:56 PM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

I know my first one really was ...well, not too great. I look back on it and look how much I've progressed and wow...what a difference. Yup...I look at myself and my writing with awe and if I look at them that way them I am presuming readers are too....I am my own worst critic...so believe me when I say I kinda like being a columnist of sorts. :)

BTW:  I like seeing a little you in your posts :)

Jan 31, 2008 05:03 PM
Mark Horan
Resident Team Realty, LLC & Toni's Property Management LLC - Saint Cloud, FL
"The Resident Chef" - Resident Team Realty LLC &
Sally- Thank you. You do write beautifully. I haven't commented lately because they have been localism posts. For better or worse, I am who I am. Sometimes a little rough around the edges. Sally thanks for reading and commenting.
Jan 31, 2008 05:27 PM