Let's Get Blogging - 101+ Ideas for Your Real Estate Blog (Part II)
Here is the rest of the list full of great blogging ideas! With over 125 ideas total, hopefully that's enough topics to get you through the rest of the year. Time to get typing!
The battle with "Blogger's Block" is officially OVER!
Thanks to all of my fellow ActiveRainers, we now have list of not 101 ideas for your blog -- but 125 fantastic ideas!
Sometimes it can be difficult to break through our writer's block and come up with new things to write about. Now, there are NO EXCUSES!
Ideas for Your Real Estate Blog
- Metro Area Quarterly Market reports
- Neighborhood Market Reports / Sales Data
- How's the Market in XYZ Neighborhood?
- Local Adsorption Rates
- Most expensive recent sales in XYZ neighborhood or town
- "Dream" homes for sale in XYZ neighborhood or city
- Celebrity home sales
- Home buyer incentives
- Interest rate changes (or forecasted changes)
- Changes in current legislation (that would be important to home buyers or home owners)
- Case Schiller monthly affordability index (i.e. "Is it a good time to buy or invest?")
- Why Buyers and Sellers need a real estate professional
- Just Listed home
- Just Sold home
- Under Contract home
- Success Stories (i.e. Toot your own horn!)
- Marketing Tips - Promoting your business and listings on Facebook
- Marketing Tips - Using new technology to promote your listing... or your business
- Deal of the Week (highlight best buys in your area)
- Subdivision of the Week (use lots of photos and/or video!)
- Neighborhood of the Week
- Condominium Complex of the Week
- Townhome Community of the Week
- Loft of the Week
- Thursday (or Tuesday) Townhome Tours
- Freebie Friday
- Weekend Festivals and Events
- Weekend FREE Events & Things to Do
- 10 Things to Consider When Buying a Condo
- 10 Things to Consider When Buying Your First Home
- 10 Things to Consider When Buying a Short Sale
- 10 Things to Consider When Buying a Foreclosure Home
- For Buyers - 10 Reasons Why to Buy a Home this Year
- For Buyers - 5 Mistakes that First-Time Home Buyers Make
- For Buyers - What Expenses to Expect When Purchasing your Home or Condo
- For Buyers - Tips for Interviewing a REALTOR
- For Buyers - The importance of hiring a home inspector
- For Buyers - Improving your credit score / preparing for homeownership
- For Buyers - Checklist for home ownership
- For Buyers - Find the best deal on a home (not just the foreclosed home)
- For Buyers - Financing options (Conventional Loans, FHA, 403b Streamline, HomePath, etc)
- For Buyers - Minimum credit score requirements for Conventional and FHA Loans
- For Buyers - Investing in your first property
- For Sellers - Tips for Interviewing a REALTOR
- For Sellers - Avoiding foreclosure
- For Sellers - Staging your home to sell
- For Sellers - Pricing your home to sell
- For Sellers - What NOT to do when selling your home
- For Sellers - Removing pets and pet supplies when showing your home
- For Sellers - Preparing the FRONT of your home for sale (clean windows, doors, lights, etc)
- For Sellers - 10 Most important marketing tools when selling your home
- For Sellers - De-personalize your home before putting it on the market
- For Sellers - Home improvements that will increase the value of your property
- For Sellers - The benefit of a pre-inspection
- For Sellers - Is this the right time to sell your home?
- For Sellers - Why isn't my home selling?
- For Sellers - Before and After Staging Photos
- For Sellers / Listing Agents - The importance of using a professional photographer
- For Homeowners - Reminders to apply for Homestead Exemption (in Georgia)
- For Homeowners - Updates on County or City Property Taxes and Milage Rates
- For Homeowners - Going Green
- For Homeowners - Rebates on energy-efficient items for the home
- For Homeowners - Landscaping tips and tricks
- For Homeowners - Household repair tips, tricks and reminders
- For Homeowners - Resources for home owners in distress (i.e. short sales, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, etc)
Going Green - 10 Ways to green your home interior
- Going Green - 10 Ways to be green at the office
- Going Green - 10 ways to green your home's exteriors
- Going Green - 10 ways to save energy
- Going Green - Local green companies
- Going Green - Area green events (i.e. document shredding, fundrasing)
- Going Green - Places you can recycle electronics, computers, light bulbs in your community
- Going Green - Where to get the best green stuff for your home
- Personal Finance - New credit card rules
- Personal Finance - Check your credit score for free!
- Personal Finance - 529 College Plans
- Personal Finance - Tips to Improve your credit score
- Hyper-Local - 101 Reasons Why I Love My Town or Neighborhood
- Hyper-Local - Neighborhood of the Week
- Hyper-Local - Suburb of the Week
- Hyper-Local - Things to do in your neighborhood (parks, playgrounds, etc)\
- Hyper-Local -Highlight a local business in your neighborhood
- Hyper-Local -Promote a special event in your neighborhood
- Hyper-Local -Promote a special person in your neighborhood who is committed to helping others
- Hyper-Local - A tour of your neighborhood (using photos or video)
- Hyper-Local - Restaurant Reviews (with food photos)
- Hyper-Local - New locally-owned restaurants or shops
- Hyper-Local - Local farmer's markets
- Hyper-Local - New companies moving to your town / employment opportunities
- Hyper-Local - Animal Shelters & Rescues (highlight a special pup!)
- Hyper-Local - Heliports and small landing fields for jets (great for the luxury market!)
- Hyper-Local - Consignment / Yard Sales
- Hyper-Local - Get outside! Hiking trails, bike paths, and parks
- Hyper-Local - Volunteer opportunities
- Hyper-Local - Offerings at the local library
- Hyper-Local - Best Happy Hour
- Hyper-Local - Best Golf Courses (and rates!)
- Hyper-Local - Best BBQ / Ice Cream / Steaks / Margaritas
- Hyper-Local - Local Businesses I Love - feature one a week (i.e. favorite parks, charities, city leaders, restaurants, etc)
- Schools - Sporting events
- Schools - Sports - Game Scores
- Schools - School supply lists
- Schools - Accolades (top schools, recent awards)
- Schools - Top Elementary Schools in XYZ
- Schools - Top Middle Schools in XYZ
- Schools - Top High Schools in XYZ County
- Schools - Top Private Schools in XYZ
- About Me - Interesting Real Estate Experiences (i.e. whining, complaining, ranting - LOL)
- About Me - Personal hobby updates
- About Me - 10 Things that set me apart from the competition
- About Me - 10 Things about me that most people don't know
- About Me - Book recommendations
- About Me - Family updates (birth announcements, 50th Birthday, new puppy, etc)
- About Me / Personal -- Tribute after loss of a co-worker, client or colleague
- Contests - Monthly photo contests
- Contests - Best garden or yard in XYZ neighborhood or subdivision
- Contests - Partner with a local restaurant and offer monthly coupons on your blog post
- Seniors - Things to do
- Seniors - Local Resources
- Seniors - Popular communities, condos, townhomes
- Coupons / Discounts - Offer a weekly or monthly coupon to a local business
- New in town? 10 things you MUST do in your first 30 days
- New in town? Important phone numbers and service providers
- New in town? Popular neighborhoods and/or schools
- New in town? Hot spots for dining and night life
Again, many (many!) thanks to everyone who submitted their ideas to Part I of "Let's Get Blogging." To view all of the submissons, please visit Part I.
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Posted by: Kerry Lucasse - Atlanta GA Real Estate Agent - Atlanta Home Search Team
The ATL Home Search Team is part of Keller Williams Realty Peachtree Road - Atlanta GACALL ANYTIME AT 404.432.1844
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