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My Top Five Comment-Getting Blogs For 2011

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Home Inspector with Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC 3380-000723

In reviewing my blog posts for the past year, I was impressed to see which posts got the most comments.

Comments seem to come with posts that are very instructive or very controversial.  And I don't write posts to be controversial, and certainly when I write about home inspection issues.  Sometimes, though, they turn out to be!

So here they are, from the one with the most comments to the fifth.  The fifth was a tie between two:

289 comments - "I'm Being Reported"
218 comments - "Am I Sensing A Disturbing Trend?"
215 comments - "Oh, They Didn't Need You.  The County Did The Inspection"
208 comments - "A Very Sad And Dangerous Inspection"
141 comments - "What You See Outside Often Translates Inside"
141 comments - "The Fabled Tankless Water Heater"

As to the most shameless, Capitalist Pig post of the year, it has to go to Billy Jays with this post:

"Wet Yer Whistle" - the very fact that he was trying to take advantage of a very serious scientific post I found to be unconscionable.  And you should know that the very serious scientific post was published on April Fool's Day, but that was pure coincidence.

My free enterprise blog that got the most attention nationwide in this and another venue:

"Widows And Orphans"  You mean that's who owns corporations and gets most of the corporate profits?

All in all, it was a very good year for blogging for me.  My blogs were titled such that they got me very good Google juice.  I expect that since Google liked them, so did the other search engines.  A couple of my posts just this past week have made page one already, so obviously Active Rain gets attention. 

And so do our blogs!

I know blogging works because of so many phone calls from people who have read them and desire a home inspection.

 

 

 

Posted by

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC  

Based in Bristow, serving all of Northern Virginia.

Office (703) 330-6388   Cell (703) 585-7560

www.jaymarinspect.com


Comments(26)

Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Thanks David.  And if you do, I hope you enjoy them!

Andrea - the titles also should be such that they get some google juice.  I hope so anyway!

Ken - I don't know how that Ambassador thing works and besides, I just enjoy blogging!

Dec 30, 2011 11:18 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, you'ave had a very good year (reminds me of Frank Sinatra).  I remember most of those posts.  I'm in process of compiling my top ones for the year (based on clicks).

Dec 30, 2011 11:23 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Thanks Charlie.  I am happy you are a satisfied reader!  And all the good luck backatcha.

Debbie - I didn't check clicks.  A couple of my blogs have more than 10,000 reads though!  I expect that is more than just AR.

Dec 30, 2011 11:28 PM
Diane Grady
Endless Summer Realty - Saint Augustine, FL

Congrats Jay. I am still learning here but will continue on and watch what the pros like you do!!! Have a fantasti 2012 and thank you for all you contribute here. It is invaluable to us beginners!

Dec 30, 2011 11:34 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Thank you Diane.  Controversy and such are not the goals - instruction is my true goal.  I hope to continue this!  Same 2012 stuff backatcha!

Dec 30, 2011 11:36 PM
Mona Gersky
MoonDancer Realty, Dillsboro,NC - Sylva, NC
GRI,IMSD-Taking the mystery out of real estate.

Hi Jay,  I enjoyed reading from your list of blogs...most of which I saw when you wrote them.  Now, you've gotten my interest piqued to check on the stats for my stuff too.  Maybe there will be another post like this with you mentioned as the inspiration.  I hope you don't mind.  Have a Happy New Year and I'm subscribing so I can quit catching as catch can where you are concerned.

Dec 30, 2011 11:51 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Outstanding work. As you well know it takes work. You certainly have wonderful results to show for it.

Best wishes for the New Year to you and yours. Make it the best year ever.

Dec 30, 2011 11:51 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Thanks Mona.  I am glad you enjoy the posts!  I hope 2012 is very good to you too.

Joe - sometimes the after-the-post work is as much as the before stuff!

Dec 30, 2011 11:53 PM
Cheryl Ritchie
RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD
Southern Maryland 301-980-7566
Save this thought. There is going to be a clicks and views contest shortly.
Dec 31, 2011 12:28 AM
Michael Thornton
RadnorLake Video - Nashville, TN
Nashville Area - Photography & Videography

Good morning, Jay. Wow! Your da man. I thought I was doing good to break 75 on a feature. 289? You rock...

Dec 31, 2011 01:13 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Cheryl - where will that be coming from?  I am sure there are those with many more than I!

Michael - maybe mine were more controversial?  I had a whole bunch over 100.

Dec 31, 2011 01:40 AM
James Quarello
JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC - Wallingford, CT
Connecticut Home Inspector

Nice work. Remember them all. I haven't checked my stats, maybe I'll go look.

Dec 31, 2011 02:17 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

It is worth the effort Jim, to see where people are looking.  I have never done it before now.

Dec 31, 2011 02:25 AM
Peg Barcelo
Fluff My House! Home Staging Inc. 250.486.6369 - Summerland, BC
The FlufftasticStager from Summerland, BC

Jay, great posts, all! I love the beard! Hope you have a great Dec 31, see you next year!

Dec 31, 2011 03:55 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Jay, you have done some great posts over the year and I suspect there are more to follow this New Year.  Have a great one my friend.  Lets keep dancing in the rain.

Dec 31, 2011 04:14 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Thanks Peg.  My son photo shopped Billy Mays's beard onto my face for the Billy Jays look.  It is just a prop!

Thanks Shadow.  I am not the philosophe you are!  And you probably don't want to see me dancing in anything really, unless it's a foxtrot or a waltz, which I do pretty well.

Dec 31, 2011 08:43 PM
Reuben Saltzman
Structure Tech Home Inspections - Minneapolis, MN
Delivering the Unbiased Truth.

Hey Jay, 289 comments?  Wow!  I know you're religious about following up with all of those comments, and I admire that.  I wish I could be as diligent about that as your are.  Good job.

Jan 01, 2012 02:05 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Reubs - often the post post follow-up is a significant time draw!  As you probably know.  To me it is like reading a book - an author carefully chose certain words for me to enjoy, so I might as well read them!  People take the time to comment on my blogs - I should honor that.

Jan 01, 2012 10:41 PM
Reuben Saltzman
Structure Tech Home Inspections - Minneapolis, MN
Delivering the Unbiased Truth.

I do my best, but on the rare occasions that I make the daily drop... I just get overwhelmed.

Jan 03, 2012 02:18 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

I hear you...

Jan 03, 2012 09:46 PM