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Real Estate Agent with Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) 01338415

BloggingI love to blog...  I blog almost every day...  About life, real estate, hiking, my son, and maybe the gum I stepped on yesterday and wondered if it was strawberry flavored bubble yum...

I have mastered several forms of social media, however I still have some learning to do when it comes to blogging.  Not the actual blog itself, but what can be done with it.  So I thought I would ask some questions to my AR friends to see if you all can help, or if I should just pay someone (from the AR community) to just make it happen...

So here goes (and please don't judge, if the questions seem elementary!) 

1.  Can NON-AR members subscribe to your AR blog?  How does that work, and what does it entail?  Do you have to do something that has nothing to do with AR?

2.  Can you send your AR blog to blogger or wordpress so it duplicates? or Vice Versa?

3.  When setting up your outside blog with AR, it asks you about choosing a website...  Is it asking you to choose a NEW one hosted by AR or just use the one that you own...

4.  I help many join AR, and get them up and running...  So I felt it was time to understand some of the more advanced stuff that is on AR.  So the last question is:  What are some of the advanced things you have done, that should be looked into?

I use Facebook rather extensively...  I advertise several business sites and have a very large presence...  I want to start taking my AR blogto the next level and am open to ALL ideas.  My content that I write about is awesome, I just want to generate a larger audience inside and outside of AR.  I will be using google pay-per-click and FB ppc advertising to increase exposure...  So the challenge is to do it right before I let the floodgates open. My blog is used to further expose me to the real estate community, and to the real estate industry as a whole.

I look forward to your responses...  And if you specialize in this, and are for hire, please leave your info in your comments...  So if I cannot figure it out myself, I will outsource it.

:) 

Chris

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Chris Alston

 

Home sales and purchasing specialist

Keller Williams Realty, Cupertino

19400 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite #200

Cupertino, CA 95014

408-850-6955

408-850-6956 fax

calston@kw.com

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Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Can't help you out here sir, but I'm sure there are tons of people out there who can.  Best to you Chris.

Jun 02, 2011 10:52 PM
Tish Lloyd
BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC
Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Chris ~  These are all things each of us needs to be exploring -- we are blessed and cursed all at the same time, to be living and working in an environment so rich with technology.  My suggestions would be cursory, at best.  I will be following this closely as I am certain you will garner excellent input.  Leaning . . .

Jun 03, 2011 01:11 AM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

I am suggesting to see if it can go on the feature board and perhaps get some answers and maybe even some HOW to's.

Jun 03, 2011 03:25 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Chris - Thanks for having the courage to ask questions that we all want the answers to!  I'm with Joni - if there are more people reading this, we could get some really good insight.

Jun 03, 2011 03:58 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Stacey - Great info, and great ideas...  Hmmmm....  Waiting for a flu huh?  :)

Jun 03, 2011 03:59 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Gerard - Huh..  Interesting!  I am learning alot from this blog today!

Jun 03, 2011 04:01 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Ronald - Cool!

Jun 03, 2011 04:01 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

David - Huh...  That is interesting too!!!  I didn't think about that!

Jun 03, 2011 04:02 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Marte - Well, then we will be learing together!

Jun 03, 2011 04:03 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Lisa - You are soooo welcome!  I bet I have forgotten some too!

Jun 03, 2011 04:03 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Roger - Well, it's nice that you stopped by!  :)

Jun 03, 2011 04:04 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Tish - You are sooooo right!  (And happy belated birthday, by the way!)

Jun 03, 2011 04:05 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Thanks Joni!  :)

Jun 03, 2011 04:06 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Sally - Well, I'm with both of you too!  :)

Jun 03, 2011 04:07 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I can truthfully say Chris that you are mastering the art of blogging also… 

Jun 03, 2011 05:41 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Thanks Paul!  That is a nice thing to say!  I still think there is soooo much to learn!

Jun 03, 2011 05:48 AM
Bob & Leilani Souza
Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA
Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Chris, thanks so much for asking these questions...I'm glad to arrive late because now I got to read all the answers! :)

Leilani

Jun 03, 2011 06:55 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Leilani - Let's hope for more comments!  :)

Jun 03, 2011 07:29 AM
Karen Poss
Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Properties, Florence Alabama - Florence, AL
Realtor - 256-366-6292 - Search Florence Al Homes For Sale

These are all great questions that I would love to know the answers to also.  Can't wait to see more comments.  Thanks for asking them.

Jun 03, 2011 08:26 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Thanks Karen!

Jun 03, 2011 03:06 PM