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REBLogWorld LIVE from Las Vegas Sept. 19, 2008

I'm sitting here LIVE at the Las Vegas Convention Center in, guess where, at the REBlogWorld Convention.

Right now I'm listening to Teresa Boardman, a favorite blogger, educate us on PHOTOGRAPHY and WEB.2.0 (moderated by Pat Kitano). I also just listened to Mariana Wagner talk about Click to Close (and had the chance to meet her F2F for the first time). More on her talk later.

Teresa Boardman and Pat Kitano Some tidbits:

Photos on your blog show your knowledge and help sell your community

Google likes photos - check out IMG_1045 - but only if they are labeled. Huge advantage if you LABEL your photos.

Blog readers like photos - you only get their eyeballs for a short time, though. Some end up buying. Photos can and should reflect who you are and what you are interested in.Prospects are just as impressed with photos as they are with writing in many cases.

Your blog has a voice - both photos and writing. Local photos are the way to go; take them yourself or hire others. Chat What does clip art say??!!

Check out Flickrvision.com

Photos are social networking objects and great conversation starters

Photography is not just about the skill but more about what you are taking photos of

Google Blogger - you can set up a blog and send photos from your phone using MMS

GotBob (Wordpress blog - Bob Carney), All T All Day (Teresa's), Kristal Kraft's blog

Where are you, what you are doing

Twitpic - allows you to upload photos directly fromy our phone to Twitter

Check out SnapTweet and Brightkite

Flickr is NOT just for photo storage and is an underutilized opportunity - terrific social networking tool; you can participate in groups with people who share your interests (e.g., Teresa's dog Daisy)

****12:10 PM taking a break here - Teresa is showing folks how to upload photos to Flickr.

Be generous with your photos. It's better to share than not. Be prepared that folks WILL take them and use them, but this can be to your advantage (e.g., linking). Need to watch how they are being used - if inappropriate may be necessary to send a cease and desist letter. Certainly OK to mention that you know they took your photo and the next time to ask.

How about a PhotoWalk? Join a group or start one - folks get together and go out to take photos. Social networking but you never now where a client might come from (and you get to have some terrific photos).

Join a photo group on Flickr

With your photos on Flickr - add a comment and a link to your blog or a specific article

Check out Flock Browser

Some terrific learning and suggestions from Teresa on how to get the most out of photos in your blogging.

Posted by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 on 09/20/2008 03:02 AM

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36 Comments on REBLogWorld LIVE from Las Vegas Sept. 19, 2008

SEP

2008

Hi Jeff,

I look forward to reading your future posts about what you learned from the convention, especially since I was unable to attend.

Don't forget me if you learn of anyone moving to "The OC!"

Michael

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Great tidbits you're passing along....thanks Jeff!

Jeff

Cool information.

Why is it that when we go to college 30 years ago we take FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic, and more (compilers needed at that time.).

Then along comes a whole new dimension.

The programs are done for us, and now we have to switch gears to be really creative.

Well, that is what brings out the best in us.

I am looking forward to reading more posts for ideas.

Sincerely

Tom Braatz

Jeff

Cool information.

Why is it that when we go to college 30 years ago we take FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic, and more (compilers needed at that time.).

Then along comes a whole new dimension.

The programs are done for us, and now we have to switch gears to be really creative.

Well, that is what brings out the best in us.

I am looking forward to reading more posts for ideas.

Sincerely

Tom Braatz

Jeff, thanks for the update from Vegas. Time to whip out that camera, I guess... Snap. Snap. Snap. Hopefully that will make the blog crackle and pop!

How great you are at the convention and sharing it with us. I hope this is just the first of many. Teresa's photos are certainly exceptional but it is good to hear that photos in general are a good thing because I love using them.

Jeff I knew that we could all count on you to take good notes and then share them with all of us that are not able to be there. Keep the info coming :)

Michael - well the information has been great, from some well-known and bloggers. The key thing for me is will it make life simpler, be inexpensive, and achieve results. Check out the other 2 posts i wrote.

Jeff

You are welcome, Sally. There's lots to share for shure. Now the key thing is to figure out what you can implement and do it.

Jeff

Tom:

There is always lots of change and keeping up with or, or even better anticipating it, is the trick. It's amazing to consider just how things have changed in the last 2-3 years.

Jeff

Brian - well I was posting this while I was downloading the pics. Now they R up. Thanks for coming by.

Jeff

Diane - well ths time is flying. I have posted 3 and may do the rest but might just summarize. hard to keep up, and visit folks too.

Jeff

George - well since I have to take notes I might as well share them with my friends and others who might benefit from it.

Jeff

I've been to a few of T's sessions - and I'd love to go to many more!!!! She is "THE" T, and that's all you need to know!!!

Thanks again, Jeff!

SEP

2008

this is great and thanks for the recap

I guess the old saying is still true. Pictures can tell a 1000 words. We all love pictures, so more is better I guess~!

I'm so jealous! But THANK YOU for including me in the great stuff out there!!

Jeff: Great information! This one earned a bookmark, a subscription and an association! Thanks for posting it!

Well Jeff...I hope you learned something now....I guess you can't have too much education at any age:) Keep learning!

Thanks for sharing your experience with those of us who wish we were there!

THanks for the mention Jeff. If anyone needs help setting up a Flickr and workpress mobilephone blog please feel free to contact me.

And TBoard rocks. Behind Jeff Turner, I think I have the biggest crush on her. : )

Hey Jeff,

Thanks for the info, this is one I missed. You know, one of those things about wanting to be in two places at the same time, thanks to you I've/we've got it covered.

Hi Jeff - this is great info - thank you. I'm curious - what do you mean by "Chat does clip art say??!!" Thanks!

Thats awesome. I am subscribing to your blog right now. Thanks and please share more about the convention.

I forgot you were here and you are one of the people who I wanted to meet! I was at the palms and the party at Bare last night and missed ya!!

THanks for the highlights :)

HI Jeff, Thanks for sharing the info you got from this session...hope to read more about other sessions.

Thank you for taking time out of a hectic schedule to share this information with the Active Rain Community. I love FLCKR. Also PICAPP -- great ways to add photos -- iclipart is another site I love. Enjoy the conference.

Hi Jeff - thanks for sharing and please, please let us know all the fabulous stuff you are learning!

Great information Jeff. I've been really intrigued by Flickr. It is a wonderful way to learn, get to know people and share pictures about my community. I've also learned so much about how to take photographs. In some ways, it has been like being on Active Rain, but from a Photography perspective. Looks like you're thoroughly enjoying yourself. :)

Jeff ... looking for your brain dump once you return!!

Thanks!

Jeff... some good information. I hope the whole thing is going well. And about the photo itself, one thing that I did learn on here was to label your photos. That's a very good tip.nice job with the information.

jeff belonger

Jeff,

Glad to hear that your trip to Vegas has been very productive. Flickr appears to be an enticing proposition besides its photo-storing facility. Good info.

SEP

2008

Jeff, Where did you go? We miss you!! :0)

SEP

2008

Your recaps have been great Jeff, this one especially hit home for me.

Thanks, everyone. It was a great series of talks at REBlogWorld08 and I enjoyed sharing what I was learning. No way I have time to get through each comment individually but glad y'all got something from this.

I have a few more tidbits to share soon.

Jeff

Bob - you are most welcome. I may take you up on that. The idea was intriguing.

Kathleen - hmm, uh, well, that is actually a typo (now corrected). It should say WHAT does clip art. Thanks for keying in on that. Darn that spell check - it doesn;t pick up that sort of thing.

Jeff

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