With so many resources available to RE professionals writing post should be easier than ever. We all encounter an occassional case of writer's block. If you are suffering from a case of "what do I write about", try these creative blogging ideas on for size. In addition to your market stats for blog post, here are a few more post ideas to keep you busy for the next month:
- Week 1: Interview the local Chamber of Commerce President
- ask questions like - “Why the area is so attractive to new businesses?” or
Interview your mortgage partner - “Ask them to talk about the state of the mortgage industry - or ask them to guest post on a topic like - "Is it more difficult to qualify for a loan in light of the credit market mess?” or
Interview the home inspector - “What is the most reoccurring “condition” found during your inspections and how can home sellers avoid them?”
- Week 2: Use your RE License text book for many great post ideas - “Why it is important to have a survey performed” or “What does it mean to enter a fiduciary relationship with a Realtor?” FYI - more post to come on this topic in the near future!
- Week 3: Conduct a local photo/writing contest on “write/photograph on 3 qualities of your area”. Coordinate this contest with the school principal and the appropriate faculty members. Ask students at your local elementary-middle school-high school to compete for prizes for the top 3 entrants and publish their work on your blog. This blogging idea has been tried and it works wonderfully!
- Week 4: Interview a past client. Ask them what lesson they learned about the process of buying or selling their home? Ask your client to provide a “golden nugget" they uncovered during their transaction. Even better, video tape the interview and syndicate the video to Tubemogul.com
- Week 5: Use your own blog comments and write a post from them. I "seed post" all the time with comments that scream for agents to blog about. Here is a AR post written by Dakno client Debbie Summers. Debbie describes a situation every agent dreads - showing a vacant home. In this case, Debbie shows a vacant home where a vagrant has "moved-in". I commented that many vacant homes left uninhabitated for 60 days or more may not be covered for damages by a standard HO3 homeowner's insurance policy. Now that's blogging material waiting to happen!
- Bonus post idea: Take a look at your email sent folder. I’ll bet there are at least (2) two post waiting to be written from your sent email folder.
Still at a Loss What to Write?
Last but not least, read-read-read. Be inspired by others!
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Bobby Carroll - Dakno Real Estate Marketing Consultant
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Hi Bobby- found this over on Twitter....what a good resource for new Material. I was impressed with my email sent box, now that surely could be interesting Blog Material. My problem isn't coming up with ideas.....it's having time to put them all together :)
Hope all is well with you and yours.