Viral Marketing For Realtors: Infect Your Customers and Build An Audience

Good post, Brian.

How much time do you dedicate to your writing on a daily basis?

Thanks!

Galel Fajardo

President

Coast Mortgage Group 

Brian -

You're speaking my language, brother!

I love it. Thank you for the great advice.

Galel 

>>>I have no idea what that means, CJ

I was trying to think up a catchy phrase to describe being in-multiple-places-at-the-same time.  "Multi-threading" is an old school term for "multi-tasking" .... Quantum Mechanics addresses sub-atomic particles being in multiple locations simultaneously ....

Oooo.... I like your "Quantum Virus Marketing"  ... That's pretty darn close to the concept.

Scary thought, too ... some friggin' new virus that can be everywhere at once  :-)

Brain, I've been reading and studying and learing how all of this stuff works. Appreciate your post and the posts of so many others that share their "inside" information. Though I have two blogs, one here and one on one of my websites, guess I need to do a separate one.  Appreciate your post.

 

AH HA! So this is how you drive traffic to your blogging site! Way to Go! I gotta borrow that with my own blog site. I have been thinking about how I should drive traffic up there. I also like how you pointed out the power of strategic partners in one of the comments. It's truly a very important thing to position yourself smartly in the market instead of passively waiting for magic to happen.

Cheers,

Cindy 

I say a reference to this article over at Laurie Manny's blog.  I don't see you slipping in mega keyword rich phrases the way that she does.  You seem to maintain an integrity of post and not woo the search engines at every opportunity in your post articles.

I'm going to try taking a page out of your book, as I can't seem to bring myself to slip in Seattle Area ten times in every post.  Feels like I need to take a shower afterward.  Though I do have to come to grips with first generation tagging.

LOL  Just went to Trulia Voices.  Looked like an Active Rain Convention.

Brian -- Thank you for another insightful post!   It saddens me to see that someone felt it necessary to spew such negativity about another member on your post.   Not only is Laurie Manny a respected member of this community, she is an incredible professional willing to take time to assist others.  This kind of negativity is counter productive to the spirit of ActiveRain. 

I am experiencing amazing results by paying attention to her wonderful SEO posts, and I think I will leave the rest for a post of my own.  Again, Thank You.

What's great about this community is the fact that we can learn from each other's strategies and come up with our own.  I totally agree that Brian, Laurie and Ardell have different methods, does it mean one of them is wrong?  I have learned from all three and will decided how I want to market my blog. 

btw - Laurie what Laurie has done with her blog in a very short time is absolutely amazing.....and all by herself may I add.

Did you guys read Paul's post about the end of the blogging A-list?

Egad!  What's with this place!  I LOVE Laurie Manny.  Can't anyone have a conversation that isn't sappy sickening sweet without being accused of spewing spit balls?

Sometimes all nice is not good.  It's sickening even.  Somedays I just want to give up on this place.

Who cares what the marketing efforts are called - do they work?  Heck yeah, and that's the whole point of all this, is it not?  We're all writing to generate business, and the more the merrier!  There are some here on AR who write for different reasons than generating business, and that's great for them.  Most of those here are doing so for business.  Self-promotional, SEO placement, google juice, etc. - all in the name of having consumers find us and that equals more business.  And I'm all for that!

Ann

Ardell - you are so funny!!  Here in AR you only hope to reach a certain status where your name cannot be mentioned without a couple of people watching over your back......it's called Active Rain LOVE!!!  You know you want it!  : )

I woke up to an email from someone asking me to come and list their house.  Reason? "I also am a very straight shooter, lay it all out type of person".

Writing in my true style brings me the kind of clients I want.  The ones I don't have to beat around the bush with and can give the cold hard facts like we have to get rid of all those roosters and cherubs :)

I learned a very long time ago that being "kind" in this business can be very unkind.

Hey Brian,

As others have said, TRUE "viral" marketing comes from others.  Hearing about a third party or service from a direct contact which spreads is the best form.  Seeing you everywhere is great and build familiarity, but if you had others directing people to you because of fabulous service, specialized service etc.  I'm glad it's working for you, now take it to the next level and add something that those 1000 new leads will each pass along how great you are to more people.

How much time do you spend daily doing this?  Do you use other forms of marketing as well?

Just found this, Brian.  Useful post!  Thanks for the link to the 5 Tips.

Mike in Tucson