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ActiveRain Hosts "Carnival of Real Estate!"

ActiveRain is excited to be sponsoring the upcoming 89th edition of the "Carnival of Real Estate!"

What is a Blog Carnival?

Welcome everyone! The Carnival was started by Zillow.com on July 10, 2006 to help bring the real estate blogging community together to share valuable information on trends and news in the industry. It is open to everyone in the real estate industry and we mean everyone! (you can read about how it all got started HERE)

A Blog Carnival is a weekly summary of the best blogging posts that appeared in someone’s blog during the previous week. A different blog hosts the carnival each week, so it brings together the best RE bloggers from around the globe. Blog Carnivals are often referred to as another form of viral marketing because it provides participants another way to increase traffic and gain links to their blog. Learn more about carnivals.

How to Submit a Post

Submitting your post for consideration in the Carnival is an easy process. Simply click on the following link, and follow the steps:

Blog Carnival Submission

Please include:

– Article URL (permalink)
– Article title
– Author name
– E-mail address
– Blog URL
– Brief summary of the post

Common Carnival Questions

Q. What are the requirements for submitting?

A. Ideally, anything that is relevant to real estate can be submitted. It should be original content and has to be a recent post. Also, the post shouldn’t just be a compilation of someone else’s quotes or thoughts – the majority of it should be original content created by the author.

Q. How recent does the post need to be?

A. Less than two weeks old

Q. What topics are allowed?

A. Anything related to the real estate industry.

Q. What is the deadline for submitting?

A. Sunday afternoon, 3 P.M. (EST). If you are late, it is up to the host’s discretion to review your article for submission.

Q. Will any post that is submitted be included in the carnival?

A. No. Only the Top 10-20 posts should be listed. But, the host can include additional posts if he/she feels they are really well done and deserve to be included.

Q. May I submit more than one entry per week?

A. No, please only submit one entry.

Q. What if my blog has multiple authors and contributors? Can we all pick our best entry and each of us submit one?

A. No, only one post from each blog address should be submitted per week.

"And What do they win, Jay?"

They're aren't any prizes being awarded for this event. No points, no gift certificates for fancy shoes, no cool cameras. Just the bragging rights that come with being named among some of the 'Best of the Best' in real estate blogging.

Your submissions are due by this coming Sunday, May 4th at 3PM EST, so you all best get busy!

(For any additional questions, please contact Rich Jacobson at rich@activerain.com

UPDATE: The winners have just been ANNOUNCED!

Posted by ActiveRain Real Estate Network on 04/30/2008 02:26 AM

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24 Comments on ActiveRain Hosts "Carnival of Real Estate!"

APR

2008

Very cool! I will have to think about what I could do that would be worthy of submitting! I have watch these before and really love the idea. Yeah for AR to be hosting it this time!

Oh how I love a good Carnival! Popcorn, cotton candy, Corn dogs, and a caramel apple! That's motivation enough for me! Then there's the clowns and the rides! YEAH!! LOL!~ :-))

What a terrific idea. It is a little challenging but inspiring in the same breath.

I love this! I already subscribe to a couple of other blogs on here that compile what they feel are the top blogs from the past week and I always look forward to their list in case I missed them myself! I can't wait!

I look forward to reading he posts. After over 500 posts, I am not sure I have any ideas left strong enough to make the list.

I haven't entered the real estate carnival in a long time. I keep forgetting:) Entering is a really good way to increase traffic to your blog. And winning is even better!! I've been fortunate to win twice and TLW has also won.

The Carnival of Real Estate is lots of fun and like Bryant said, a great way to increase traffic to your blog. I've been fortunate to have been featured 5 or 6 times in the Carnival. On another note, the Carnies have just pulled in to the local mall parking lot 1/2 mile from my home and are busy setting up the Ferris Wheel.

Well Guys...

There's so many excellent RE Blogger's out there...

They'd smoke me nowadays :)

Can't be a loser if I don't play the game :)

TLW...ROAR!

Winning a Carnival is a great way to get exposure to people who don't normally read the sites where you blog - and guess what? No charge for the extra exposure.

Wow, that should make it explode. I've been on the last few issues and it definitely drives some extra traffic to my site.

Maybe I can toss something together... hhmm. I"ll have to put on my Winnie the Pooh Thinking Cap.

I will give it some thought...the pressure is on, I want to be worthy of this blog....

This sounds fun! I really do need to get in the groove of blogging more. However, I'm looking forward to this as a source for great reading! Hey, love that new skin!

Thanks for the explanation...sounds like great fun!

Um, so no fancy shoes if you win? What's up with that?

Traffic, schaffic. Bring back the cool prizes.

Rich - I may try this out. I recognize that insane clown, though.

I want something shiny!

Great to see so many people excited for the upcoming carnival -- bring on the competition!!

Drew (from Zillow)

MAY

2008

I just posted one that I want to include but the Ferris Wheel is out of order right now. :(

My powers of memory ain't so great...Somebody remind me to submit when the carnie is up and running again!

Am I daft? I keep clicking the link to submit a blog post and find a page saying the site is temporarily down.

MAY

2008

I've been trying to post a blog to this for two days, and the site has been down every time. Any chance they'll extend this carnival to permit eager participants to actually post? I have to show property this weekend, not sit around trying their website all day... Could you post an update regarding this?

Very cool. Thanks for creating this. Now I have to get creative with my blogging ..

MAY

2008

I wish more notice was given... still catching up from a very busy end of the month.

Alright...the blog carnival link is working again. I submitted, but it's after 3pm...let's hope they still consider the folks that couldn't get on there.

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