blogging for seo: I made it to 15,000 points - 07/20/10 04:11 AM
Today, I made it to 15,000 Activerain points.  The last points were added from posting a new listing and making 5 comments over the course of 20 minutes(took 1 phone call during this time from my wife).    It took about 7 months to accomplish this task, but I'll admit I wasn't always totally committed to blogging. 
The only results I've seen so far is a new ability to get listings on the first page of Google.  I will continue to blog, though, based on the results that so many Activerain bloggers have shared.  I'm looking forward to expanding my online marketing … (5 comments)

blogging for seo: Activerain as part of Listing Presentation - 05/10/10 11:11 AM
I went on a listing appointment the other day and decided I needed some "Wow" factor because I knew I was competing with another agent for the listing.  I told the seller about blogging listings and how it would help buyers using long tail keywords to find his home for sale.  Long tail keywords are phrases like "waterfront homes for sale in Plainfield" or "homes for sale in Shorewood with mature trees".  The goal of blogging listings is to use these types of keywords to generate content that search engines will use to rank pages. 
I knew beforehand that one of my … (2 comments)