As the resident Social Media Guru at Trulia, part of my job entails pounding the virtual pavement in the social media space everyday. Thus far, my journeys have led me to various social networks in a vast variety of verticals. Besides being educational, it’s lots of fun too. It’s all about making connections and learning from others. So, with that in mind, I wanted to share some of my thoughts and strategies on how you, a real estate agent, can best use non - real estate specific social media sites and communities to your advantage.

With so many social media sites and communities to choose from, I wanted to narrow down the list to three of the most well known and vibrant online social networks - Facebook.com, Linkedin.com and Meetup.com. These communities all have something in common - lots of active users. You want to be where the people are. But that alone is not enough. You have to be proactive and find ways to make these sites work for you. Let’s begin, shall we?

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