Blogging--We haven't seen anything yet...
Has anyone read the April 2008 REALTOR® magazine? On page 6 editor in Chief Stacey Moncrieff, has a great article called, " We're Out There Blogging--and here's Why"
Here is a direct quote, "Although the number of real estate pros who are blogging is relatively small, the impact the bloggers are having is tremendous."
She goes on to explain her initial reluctance to blogging and then later seeing others who were doing it that accomplished some pretty fantastic things. She concludes with offering the reader to join the editors of REALTOR magazine on their new blog and get behind the scenes...she also offers to return the favor and scan the blogs of those that do particpate in their blog to look for commentary that they could translate into magazine copy. That is pretty cool...
What really spoke to me in the editorial as well as the other supporting articles on blogging in the magazine was how accepted blogging has finally become. When the venerable REALTOR® magazine dedicates it's editor in Chief's editorial to supporting and promoting blogging you KNOW that this is a tool that has been tried, tested and proven valuable to REALTORS®.
Many ( okay..ALL! ) here on AR certainly already recognized the benefits and new resources available to them from blogging but I think we haven't seen anything yet. As Stacey said, there still are relatively few real estate agents who are blogging but now with the tide turning and the momentum building I predict we will see a heavy increase in our blogging community.
MORE bloggers = MORE shared wisdom
MORE bloggers = MORE referral and networking opportunities
MORE bloggers = MORE success in our chosen profession
...and we can all thank ActiveRain for having that vision before most everyone else and creating the forum and environment for the real estate community.
Sean Bossie
481 White Mountain Highway
Conway NH 03818
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