I belong to the jabber-mouth class of bloggers. Just as I've never been at a loss for words when speaking with someone, that follows in my blogging. I can write multiple posts about any subject matter. In fact, some would say that I do just that. Of course, I do. Fact is, much of what I write is for home buying consumers. That means they must be Google friendly. Ah! Another challenge. Actually, I'd rather write several posts about a community or area rather than a post that is so long … (13 comments)
Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. Serving home buyers in MD and VA. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ASK AN AMBASSADOR: Everything I Needed To Know I Learned In The Rain Okay, that's not quite true and we know it! We all bring a different breadth of experiences to our real estate roles and our ActiveRain participation. Our pasts shape us, and while we may have learned a lot … (7 comments)
blogging: One Call....One Contact is All You Need.
- 08/27/14 09:49 PM
Why blog?? Because I can. Blogging is just one way of spreading the word about your business. Blogging represents totally PULL advertising that offers readers an opportunity for contact but no "in your fact" PUSH advertising. Blogging also permits the writers to expand their Internet presence which is priceless. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ One Call… One Contact is All You Need.
“Why are you blogging?”
All of us here have had that question asked of us… heck…. we’ve even asked ourselves that question. We all have different reasons for blogging but underlying it all is the desire to be … (6 comments)
blogging: Active Rain Points, Payment for a Job Well Done
- 04/03/14 09:39 PM
THE POINTS ARE NICE, BUT. . . . . The reason to blog on ActiveRain is below. New Homes for Sale in Hamilton VA. Luxury homes with spectacular ... https://plus.google.com/.../posts/Sxh4spPgQyZ Lenn Harley 15 hours ago - New Homes for Sale in Hamilton VA. Luxury homes with spectacular kitchens and home sites. Active Rain Points, Payment for a Job Well Done. I first started getting serious about AR about a year and a half ago and the more that I learn the more that I respect this mechanism known affectionately as Active Rain, pure genius. Active Rain is … (10 comments)
blogging: English Composition 101, by Marte Cliff. Required Reading.
- 08/16/13 08:32 PM
The Benevolent Nagger Is At It Again, Thank Goodness. THIS IS A CLASSIC!! I felt like I was back in Mrs. Kennedy's 7th grade Enblish class. Follow this outline by our own expert is English Composition 101 and you'll have more readers, more comments and more points. I'm a believer. Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. Serving home buyers in Loudoun County, VA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whether you're blogging or creating a page on your website, you're marketing your services. You hope that your real estate marketing efforts will be repaid with new prospects calling, emailing, or texting you for assistance with … (9 comments)
blogging: Writing A Blog Post 101. A Reblog and Trip Down Memory Lane.
- 04/17/13 02:07 AM
"Remember in high school when we learned about outlines and essays?" That's what I've been harping on (yes, I do harp) for years. I recall learning basic composition, outlines, essays in 7th grade. My teacher, Mrs. Kennedy, was very tough and for that, I thank her every single day. I don't necessarily follow the classic formats simply because I've learned that COSMETIC English will hold folks' attention longer. However, don't ignore the basics. Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Writing A Blog Post 101
I read a lot of posts about writing blog posts; how to write them, … (13 comments)
blogging: BLOGGING NOT WORKING FOR YOU?? IT JUST MAY BE AND YOU DON'T KNOW IT.
- 04/17/13 01:19 AM
BLOGGING NOT WORKING FOR YOU??? If you're expecting consumers to telephone you directly and often, you may be disappointed. Although that is surely possible and it warms my heart to hear, "I saw you on the Internet and you were talking about _______________",most of the contacts I get from the Internet are from web pages. Not a problem. That was my plan. However, to benefit fully from your ActiveRain blog, you need to look at the entire picture and that includes your ActiveRain blog, your pages on Twitter, Facebooks, LinkedIn, Google +, etc. A few tips can help. First, think … (13 comments)
blogging: Blogging for the main event? Just do it!!
- 03/04/13 07:56 AM
BINGO! What's that old saying? You can't make a good omelet until you break a few eggs!!! You can't get good at anything until you DO IT! You can't get better at anything until you are doing it! You can't become skilled at anything until you practice it! Writing is just talking in print. Writing is an acquired skill. Just to it. Do it again, and again until you forget that you're "doing it". SEE HOW EASY THAT WAS?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blogging for the main event
Blogging words of wisdom- “Get in there and blog and it will be read” … (10 comments)
blogging: You dont know what you dont know
- 02/06/13 07:58 PM
BINGO! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW!! The more we learn in this complicated and ever changing business, the more we realize that we have to learn. I credit the NAR with the structure to provide learning and certified opportunities (requirements) to keep us up to date and in a position to lead the consumer. Anyone who thinks real estate brokerage is simple, just doesn't know very much, do they??? Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. Serving home buyers in Loudoun County, VA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHEN EXPERIENCE COUNTS, home buyers will enjoy our many years of serving home buyers in Northern Virginia … (10 comments)
blogging: What Should I Write About in My Real Estate Blog? Is that the question??
- 12/09/12 06:30 PM
JUST CHANGE ONE WORD. What Should I TALK About in My Real Estate Blog??? I always figure that folks who can't think of anything to blog about would not be able to think of anything to talk about. If you can talk about it, you can blog about it. Perhaps a better question is, "Can you type?" Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988. Serving home buyers in MD and Northern Virginia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Should I Write About in My Real Estate Blog? Real estate agents, new to blogging, are often paralyzed by the unknown. They don't know what to write about. Even experienced … (10 comments)
blogging: Nothing Personal - I believe that it's always personal.
- 12/09/12 07:21 AM
It's always personal when we are giving opinion. It's always personal when we write about our markets. It's always personal when we engage each other. If it were not personal, we'd all be alike writing the same thing about the same topics. Writing is, to some degree, always colored by the personality and views of the writer. How we see things How we relate to customers and clients Services we offer Area information All the above are seen THROUGH OUR OWN EYES and all are different (unless copied). The articles we write, the photos we post, are all personal. Every blog and every blog is unique. … (7 comments)
blogging: Blogging Challenge: A Is For Affinity, B Is For Bargaining, C Is For Consistency. . . . JUST DO IT!!!!
- 11/03/12 08:08 PM
JUST DO IT!!! In the time it takes to plan to post and make a list, you can have a market report DONE AND PUBLISHED!!! Post every day and make sure that, in addition to the link-backs that come with ANY blog post, add a link or two to your web site. NO, I did NOT say, add a LAUNDRY LIST of link to other sites/blog posts. Another good idea is to proof-read your copy. You'd be amazed at what you might find. Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.
blogging: I WAS ADMONISHED FOR MY BLOG TODAY!
- 10/17/12 08:03 PM
UPDATING BLOGS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE!! What about DATING THEM??? I'm not sure that it's possible to travel back in time to find and edit or remove all blog posts containing dated material. We post about local events, local home buyer programs, national home buyer programs, etc. all of which have expiration dates. Yet, 2-3 years after the expiration of a home buyer program, the blog post is still in the blogosphere and available to anyone using the unique keyword or keyword phrase for that post. Over the years, I've received many calls about outdated or expired home buyer programs/grants/loans/tax credits/, etc. … (16 comments)
blogging: "Heaven, i'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that i can hardly speak.
- 09/30/12 08:10 AM
WHAT A DAY. Early trip to the range to shoot (at) 50 trap birds. 1/2 hour at the gym on the way home. Ryder cup for a while in the afternoon. EUROPE 13 13 USA - Not looking good for the USA. Washington Nationals vs. Tampa Bay late afternoon. Nationals 4, Cardinals 10. UGH! Now, the Redsking vs. Tampa Bay. Redskins leading 21 to 6. Looking GOOD! Taking a day off from real estate. Well, almost. I have answered e-mail for a couple of buyers and spoken with one who has an offer outstanding and referred one caller to a good … (13 comments)
blogging: The power of the written word: Taking a blog to the NEXT level.
- 06/10/12 10:29 PM
PUBLISHING TO A BLOG IS SERIOUS WRITING. If one doesn't understand that, how can they explain the national bloggers who sell advertising in the "$Millions and who influence national politics and generate millions of readers?? HA! How many readers does that attorney generate with his pleadings?? Richard was insulted by an attorney who demeaned his blogging as something less than "writing". That attorney clearly has no knowledge of the power of a blog. He has probably never published to a blog. The fact that he said "written" anything shows that he is ignorant of the internet and the myriad ways of … (11 comments)
blogging: Stop, Look and Listen --That's How to Find Topics for Your Posts
- 02/02/12 12:24 AM
SUBJECTS FOR ACTIVERAIN BLOG POSTS ARE LIMMITED ONLY BY YOUR IMAGINATION! There are few limits: * Don't be nasty. Usually reflects poorly on the writer. * Don't steal published material created by others. Could cost you dearly in $$$$$ * Don't be too profane. It will probably be published but may reflect poorly on the writer.
The possibilities are limited only by your imagination: Did you vist a merchant today? Did you visit a residential community today? Have you discovered a market area new to you? Did anything interesting occur on a buyer tour today? Did you have an interesting listing presentation today? Have you discovered a web site helpful to ActiveRain members? What's in … (6 comments)
blogging: Paula Hathaway asks: WHAT'S WITH THE SUPER-CRITICAL ATTITUDE??...Why Is There Such A Need To Make others Wrong??
- 01/22/12 10:14 PM
Lenn Asks: HOW MANY ACTIVERAIN MEMBERS DO NOT POST TO THEIR BLOG FOR FEAR OF CRITICISM?? More than we can count. Paula is absolutely right. I've been contacted by members inquiring about a number of matters related to blogging and their blog. They either don't post to their blog or comment with interest simply because of the fear of being criticized by other members. Paula is like many of us who are active members, read a number of posts daily, comment and reblog with a great deal of interest and detail. YES, when we publish a post, we become vulnerable to … (17 comments)
blogging: I ENJOY SEEING PROPERTY LISTING POSTS ON ACTIVERAIN! SO THERE!
- 09/05/11 12:10 PM
I ENJOY SEEING PROPERTY LISTING POSTS ON ACTIVERAIN! SO THERE! What else can folks complain about?? While reviewing blog posts this afternoon, I read a post by Barbara Tudero that really needs to be read. Can't reblog it because it's Members Only. Just visit Barbara's blog and see the article posted today, Sept. 5, 2011 @9:02 a.m. (after I left for the day). It appears that another member believes that property listing posts are SPAM. Good grief! I've been fighting spam on the Internet since 1995. I know SPAM when I see it. Property listing posts are NOT SPAM. … (39 comments)
blogging: WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT - A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ACTIVERAIN MEMBERS - USE YOUR IMAGINATION
- 07/19/11 06:32 AM
WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT - A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ACTIVERAIN MEMBERS - USE YOUR IMAGINATION WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT??? Kathy Streib writes: What Can You Blog on Active Rain? It Would Be Easier to Tell You What You Can't Blog About! Cruise my blog and you'll find articles about:
Real estate market in MDReal estate market in VAFishing in VA/MDLocal communitiesTrap and Skeet ShootingFTC and Short SalesForeclosures in MD/VABloggingParks and recreation in MD/VAAdvertisingShort Sales in MD/VAGardening in MD/VARealtor AssociationsHome maintenanceAgencyHome inspectionsSeptic systemsCE for MD/VA licensingRisk Management for brokers/agentsCopyright mattersWildlife in MD/VASpamLocal vendorsTHE MORTGAGE MESSMortgage financing THINK IT, SEE IT, HEAR IT, … (17 comments)
blogging: ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF "GAME CHANGERS" in life, business and sports.
- 06/27/11 03:42 AM
Inspired by Rich Jacobson's post this a.m., I'm thoughtful of, not just what or whom we admire, but WHY. CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES?? NOT RICH JACOBSON. In his post, Taking a Swing at ActiveRain , Rich defends ActiveRain. Proving (as one who could carry a grudge but doesn't) that many who bash or diminish the value of ActiveRain have tunnel vision and are probably focused on one tree (or their own navel) rather than the forest in front of them. WHAT MAKES A WEB SITE, A SPORTS CHAMPION OR A BUSINESS STAND OUT AND BE WORTHY OF ADMIRATION? For me, it is ARE … (39 comments)
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