Who are you writing for?

Hi Alan, we like to think that our blog directs the cunsumer to our web pages more often than we realize.

You're right Alan, the reason to rank high is to get the phone to ring.

Alan~ I mostly write for me too.  I try to keep a balance of localism, consumer driven posts and posts for my colleagues and those that just talk about me and my interests.

Alan-Write about whatever your little heart desires. "I can live with that!"

Thanks Alan, I always enjoy your blogs, so you must be writing for me as well as yourself.  Thanks

Alan,

I have always blogged for other agents. It works for me. From time-to-time I'll blog for the public about real estate details and such. I enjoy the latter as much as everything else I do on AR. If you don't enjoy what you're doing you won't be successful.

Alan we need to write what we want.  If we do not enjoy it we will not do it.

Hi Alan.  I think your title question "Who Are You Writing For?" would be answered differently by different bloggers, and even differently by the same blogger at different times.   There's not just one answer, and certainly not one right answer.  Anyway, posts written for other AR members are obviously the ones AR members want to read, and that builds community here.  If all posts were only of local interest, we'd be here blogging maybe -- but not involved in reading and learning and commenting on one another's posts.  That community involvement is what Active Rain offers that say, Word Press doesn't.

I write my Blogs for the same reason Alan writes his. I send them to my database on a weekly basis, then use RSS feeds to AR along with other sites for greater exposure. Over the years I have received Referrals from AR, and even created a few friendships along the way. I try to write INFORMATIVE BLOGS that will be helpful to my readership. I'm NOT doing it to gain AR POINTS. Alan, Great Post!

Alan, great post.  Your reason for blogging makes a lot of sense.   Getting referral after referral makes it worth it.  That's wonderful.

Ditto Darlin'...Deb

Alan, so glad you wrote this post. I think I have always felt a little ungrounded in ActiveRain, because I did not sort out exactly who my audience is, who I WANT that audience to be. Now I can at least make that decision. And howdy to my 'cross the street neighbor on Central Street (I'm with Baird & Warner.).

I feel you are writing for me since it entertains me and I love that!