(This is an edited version of my article from 10-2006)
To Blog or not to blog?
To respond to blogs or not respond?
That is the question.
Whether it is better to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous... Exposure (?)
Over the last two years I have become an active participant it this site. Some strange and unexcepted things have been happening.
For health reasons I pretty much work from home, writing, consulting, working on my publishing business with occasional trips out to teach or speak. Two years ago I said: "To promote my books I syndicate articles, and it's done quite well." I don't syndicate much any more. Each article/blog carries the same key words that lead people to my web sites. Every article/blog carries my name, William J Archambault Jr, The Real Estate Investment Institute, and REII in the key words to lead people to me and the web sites. This has worked well for me, my articles are normally republished in seven countries on three continents, in three languishes (Why is beyond me, I have yet to sell a book outside of the USA.). My "A Consumers Guide To Mortgage Brokers and The Evil Yield Spread Premium" has to be one of the most republished internet real estate articles ever. (It has now, also been republished twice on Active Rain.) Every republishing carries my key words.
Now a long came bloging. I blog, but it's hard for me because I have to have something to say. I'm to set in my ways and too conservative to talk in sound bytes. Incomplete sentences drive me crazy. I'm a story teller for God's sake! But, blogs can be just a few words long, that's a lot easier than an essay or article, most importantly each blog carries my three key words along with the blog reverent ones!
I was very fortunate to spend more than a decade as an active member of Chapter # 1, of the Farm and Land Institute,wonderful people that helped each other. I believe a person finds what they're looking for. I've always look for good people and I found them in FLI, and now here. Good people help each other! I know, now Active Rain and the participants are good people!
Bloging isn't quite as up close and personal as FLI was, but it's helping others knowing that good things come around. Besides long nights, shrimp cocktails, and vodka gimlets are no longer part of my diet! Beer can't even be considered! Damn!
I respond to interesting blogs, sharing information and sharpening both our arguments. It's easy to participate the Blogger has already picked the subject, and hopefully develop the idea enough that all you need are a few words to enlarge it, redirect it, or pat the blogger on the back.
It's fun, I've bantered back and forth with some great people that I now would call friend' I hope someday to make that Friend with a capital "F"! .
Now the payoff, remember "what goes around comes around," My search engine hits have at least tripled because I come up not only on my key words, but also all those of the blogers, I comment on.
(Two years later, AR has gone from 10,000 members to nearly 100,000 and I still feel the same!)
As always,
Bill
William J Archambault Jr
The Real Estate Investment Institute
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I enjoyed your post. I respond to blog because I think if people take the time to write them they should know others are reading them. Also I respond and read more blogs that I write. This is because I know what I am thinking and it isn't new to me (usually). Liked your post thanks