Local Businesses and Local Events Blog Templates

Our Blogging Blueprint webinar on Friday, January 11th, focused on using Local Events and Local Businesses blog posts to drive traffic to your blog. We created some example blog posts written for a local event and local businesses to give you a template to work with when creating your own.

Posts about local events and local businesses will drive traffic to your blog. For example, when researching the local firework show someone can get the times and location from the city's website, but you will give them insider information in your blog. Your blog will tell them where they should sit to get the best view or recommnedations for parking. If you blog about a local business your goal is not to just to rank for the business name, you want to rank for the business + neighborhood (Acme barbershop in Capitol Hill) or business + criteria (Best restaurant for kids in Wallingford). Give them your unique opinion about the business, otherwise they will just go to the website.

Once you get these blog posts going, you will want to focus on the side bar of your blog. This is a great place for widgets and descriptions. Not everyone that lands on your blog from one of these blog posts is looking for a home at that time but they will recognize that you are a real estate professional. Having a widget on the sidebar gives them a place to take action or request more information.

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Check out this Sample Local Business Blog Post
or this Sample Local Events Blog Post
or Create Your Own!

<h1> <img style="float: right; margin: 20px;" title="Acme Barbershop" src="/image_store/uploads/6/0/7/0/0/ar135784151900706.jpg" alt="acme barbershop" width="290" height="175">Acme Barbershop, Best Haircut in Seattle</h1> <p>Where: 103a Bellevue Ave. E Seattle, WA 98102<br>Hours: M-F 10am-10pm, Sat/Sun 9am-9pm<br>What: Men's Haircuts<br>Cost: $25 (<a title="Acme prices" href="http://acmebarbershop.com/home/services" target="_blank">See full list of Acme Barbershop prices</a>)</p> <p>Contact: Ian<br>Phone: 206-709-2263</p> <h2 style="text-align: justify;">Specializing in Men's Haircuts on Capitol Hill</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">Acme has been cutting hair on Capital Hill since 2004. The mostly male barber staff knows how to cut a man's hair. I go there, and I should know. Seriously, unless you're still wearing a men's perm, the staff at Acme will be able to cut you up no problem. Their specialty....the fade. And we all know you can't have a good haircut without the fade.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">My guy Ian is the best. I can't speak for any of the other barbers but I know if you call in advance and book some time with Ian you will get the best Men's haircut in Seattle. He's been cutting my hair for three years now. One of the things I like most about Ian is the consistency. I know it's going to turn out like you want it to. If you are looking to get a haircut on Capitol Hill in Seattle, this is the place and Ian is your guy!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">You can also <a title="Follow Acme on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/acmebarbershopseattle" target="_blank">follow Acme Barbershop on Facebook</a> where they will occassionally share some special discounts.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">--</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Bob Greenhalgh</strong><br>Real Estate Broker<br>Rain Real Estate Group<br>(555) 952-5789<br><br>Are you looking to <a href="http://www.activerain.com" target="_self">Buy or Sell a Home</a> in the Seattle area?</p>
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