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Website or Blog?

By Lauren Briles

Real Estate Broker/Owner with The Briles Company

August 27, 2009 01:45 PM

So our agents are trying to decide whether it is better to have a website or a blog...what are your thoughts?

To me, the website is more for branding and a "go to" center while a blog is ever-changing and a better tool for keeping people coming back for new information.

Sure, you can have both in one, but if you were looking at choosing a company to help you create one or the other, which one would you suggest?

Also, let us know who your favorite company, website, and/or blog is!

Thanks for sharing your input! Can't wait to share with others!!

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Eric Reid

Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners - Lawrenceville, GA

HONESTLY they are one and the same .. a blog can be a website or a website can have a blog page.

Aug 27, 2009 01:46 PM

Jon Zolsky

FunCoast Realty 386-405-4408 - Ponce Inlet, FL

your Daytona Condo Agent

Lauren - is it still possible to have a site with a blog as a core, and all the other links and elements of a website?

Aug 27, 2009 01:47 PM

Christine McInerney

Great Life RE - Knoxville, TN

The McInerney Team, Knoxville TN Homes For Sale

We have 5 websites and 1 blog site- we have different posts that link them all together. I get many more leads from my website, infact, I think I have only got one lead form my blog...but who knows, maybe I am going about it all wrong.

Aug 27, 2009 01:50 PM

Lauren Briles

The Briles Company - Greenville, SC

Thank you for all of your quick responses!! Eric, I agree that they can be one in the same.

Olga, that is what we are trying to truly decide! thanks for your great question!

Christine & Jennifer, thanks for the input! Do you have SEO for either or all of the sites and blog? What do you think the attraction to your website is? The property search feature?

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL!!

Aug 27, 2009 02:10 PM

Mike Jaquish

Realty Arts - Cary, NC

919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

How about putting 2 blogs on 1 website?

Works for me, anyway.

Aug 27, 2009 02:39 PM

Lauren Briles

The Briles Company - Greenville, SC

Mike, thanks for sharing! I went to your site and really like the layout! Will definitely be sharing it with the agents!! This may be a good fit for one especially!! THANK YOU for taking time to pass along!

Aug 27, 2009 11:17 PM

Evelyn Johnston

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN

The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I have a blog, actually several, and no website. My frustration is I cannot track visitors...

Aug 28, 2009 02:51 AM

Jake Rossi

Purchase Money Connect - Traverse City, MI

I have a website that actively finds buyers. Yesterday, I had 14 people register leaving their name, phone number, and email address. Tomorrow I will call the people that registered last week (about 50-60) and hopefully unearth some legitimate buyers (I usually do).

I get about 3000 vistors per month, 40,000 page views. That means my information is really getting some great exposure.

www.mymifsbo.com

Jake

231-632-0814

Aug 28, 2009 03:01 AM

Jenny Durling

L.A. Property Solutions - Los Angeles, CA

For Los Angeles real estate help 213-215-4758

I think you really need to have both. Right now I have a z57 website but also blog on Active Rain and have AR framed into my site. I plan to get an outside blog soon and I do believe that SEO is highly important. If you don't have the time or knowledge to do it yourself then hire someone who does. I've heard alot about wordpress lately- it's both a blog and a website and it's free. Perhaps check that out?

Sep 02, 2009 03:15 PM

Jake Rossi

Purchase Money Connect - Traverse City, MI

I can set up a FSBO site like mine for you.

Inexpensive.

Jake

mymifsbo@gmail.com

Nov 12, 2009 01:28 AM