In 2005, I started 2 blogs. In April, I started a real estate blog. Then in September I decided to start a personal blog to share all the happenings in the life of Max and Carol. They were both on Blogger.com. It was owned by Google so I figured it would be around a long time. It was very user-friendly and easy to get started, which is what I needed at the time.
On January 6, 2006 I wrote a very short blog post about going to visit our ex-neighbors at their winter rental in Apache Junction, Arizona. We took a day trip around the area and that's what I wrote about, with some links.
I don't recall how much later it was, but I received an email from a lady who wanted the contact info for our ex-neighbors. She thought their son might be her father. Whoa, Nellie! I know their son (and his kids) and I had no idea he had a child by any woman other than his wife. He had two kids that were teenagers at the time.
Anyway, she asked me for their contact info. However, before I gave it to her I figured I should talk to my friends and make sure it was ok to give out their contact info. I called my ex-neighbor and started the conversation with "Hi Carl. This is a little awkward but...." So, I went on to explain the situation and he said "Yes", their son did father a child by his high school girlfriend. Unfortunately, his girlfriend's parents didn't want anything to do with him and they kept him from ever seeing or having anything to do with the child. I don't know all the background, of course, but apparently they never did meet.
So, they said "Yes. It's fine to give her their contact info." Some time later, my husband and I were invited to a BBQ at our ex-neighbors house to meet all the family together." It was a happy reunion and they wanted to thank me for being the catalyst for the reunion.
Oh... Not only did Tim unite with his daughter, he found out he also had 3 grandchildren.
I have many real estate blogging stories but that, my friends, is my favorite blog success story.
Keep blogging. You never know what will come of it.
This is my entry into the October 2022 Challenge: Blogging Success Stories
co-hosted by Aura Alex , Leanne Smith and myself.
Carol's Favorite Blogging Success Story
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