AR BLOGGING REAPS BIG RESULTS ON LOCAL BOARD

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Beam & Branch Realty TREC #547752
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HAR Blog

My real estate board, Houston Association of REALTORS has what I believe to be one of the best MLS sites in the country.  Now I may be the slightest bit biased but from what I hear from our clients and other agents who visit our site, many agree with this statement.  

 

When they added the blog roll I immediately signed up and import my AR blogs right into it.  The other day I clicked on the Blog Directory and found that my blog was the #4 Most Viewed Blogs on their site!  Wow!  I had no idea!

 

I have had some tell me that this hurts my Google placement but not so sure!  Other agents are finding me here as our market is large so the referrals are great.  It is working for me!

 

Thanks Active Rain for introducing me to the world of blogging.  I have learned so much on this site and now it is super easy for me to share my posts on my own local board's page.  Way cool!

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  1. Frank Rubi 07/27/2014 11:59 PM
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Rainmaker
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Christopher Ohlsen
Credit Werx, LLC. - Malone, NY

Great way to spread your blog posts around. There are a lot of great ways to share AR blogs and I for one need to do more of it. Thanks for sharing this.

Jul 28, 2014 01:21 AM #15
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Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Paula- that's great news!!!  I'm from Houston so I'm glad to hearnews like this.  And it's encouraging news for those wondering why they should blog. 

Jul 28, 2014 01:36 AM #16
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Kim Peasley-Parker
AgentOwned Realty, Heritage Group, Inc. - Sumter, SC

Congrats! This is so great for you! Glad to have you apart of the blogging world!

Jul 28, 2014 02:23 AM #17
Rainmaker
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Kate McQueen
Realty Associates Texas - Cypress, TX
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I also import my AR posts to the HAR platform.  Have you had trouble getting the photos to import?  I have, they simply won't import to HAR.  I contacted by HAR and AR concerning the problem, and the AR tech specifically told me that they were "aware of this problem with some accounts" and told me that he would look into it and get back to me.  That was more than amonth ago, no response from AR.

Jul 28, 2014 02:57 AM #18
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Bruce Kunz
C21 Solid Gold Realty, Brick, NJ, 732-920-2100 - Howell, NJ
REALTOR®, Brick & Howell NJ Homes for Sale

Thanks for sharing your success with this, Paula, and Congratulations on doing well with the HAR blogging! #4 is something to be proud of.

Jul 28, 2014 03:34 AM #19
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Tg Glazer - The Right Realtor® for the Right Results!
Coldwell Banker, Westfield, NJ - Cranford, NJ
Westfield/Cranford, NJ area

Another great platform!

So, are the blogs moderated on the Board site?  If so, who does the moderating?  I'd be very interested to know!

Jul 28, 2014 04:35 AM #20
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
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I don't think it hurts, I think it counts as an active "link back" which is good thing.

Jul 28, 2014 04:53 AM #21
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Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216,www.JeremiahNewman.com - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Paula, I think that's great that our posts are allowed on your Houston Board. Blogging has some great benefits, and gives you great exposure to other agents and consumers too.

Jul 28, 2014 05:27 AM #22
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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Thanks for this post Paula.  I sent it to our Pres/CEO at my local MLS.  He might find it as interesting as I do!!  

Jul 28, 2014 09:22 AM #24
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Ed Silva
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Now there's a thought. We have a blog that is sued by the Board themselves to enlighten, I wonder if members are allowed to post.

Jul 28, 2014 10:01 AM #25
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Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Congrats on your continued blogging success!  That's a great way for local MLS/Board of Realtors to add value for their agents.

Jul 28, 2014 11:13 AM #26
Rainmaker
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Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Paula == this is great news.  I hope your business continues to grow as you post your blogs!

Jul 28, 2014 12:14 PM #27
Rainmaker
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Paula McDonald, Ph.D.
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Thanks all for the many kind comments. I hope that for many, your boards will do something like this.

Jul 28, 2014 12:24 PM #28
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Graziella Bruner
NCS Premier Real Estate - Detroit, MI
Associate Broker - Serving Wayne & Oakland County

Wishing you even more success - Thanks for sharing and congrats!  I'm going to have to check and see what our board offers! 

Jul 29, 2014 12:13 AM #29
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James Renfro SRS, SFR, CPRES
Renfro Realty Group - San Diego, CA
Internet Marketing Specialist

Paula, the blog roll is great!  Not sure why it would hurt your Google placement.

Jul 29, 2014 04:30 AM #30
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Paula,

I love your Houston MLS.  You are not biased, it is the best. We know the Hales, and Bob way way ahead of his time--a genius.  I know he talked to MLS's around the country, and they just did not get what he had created.  What a shame.

When, I meet people from Houston ask them about HAR, they also love it, and would not search anywhere else for homes.  I am delighted that they added the blog roll.  A

Jul 29, 2014 10:24 AM #31
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Nina Hollander
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Charlotte/Ballantyne/Waxhaw/Fort Mill Realtor

Wow! Wish our MLS had this blog roll option. I'd sure participate if it did.

Jul 29, 2014 11:02 PM #32
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Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

It is a pretty impressive MLS. I think we're light years behind that.

Jul 30, 2014 12:47 PM #33
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
www.iCharlotteHomes.com | The Maxwell House Group | RE/MAX Executive | (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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Hey, if it works, don't change it!  I wouldn't worry about the naysayers pertaining to the Google placement - I do that all the time with my AR and website blogs and it doesn't hurt at all.  Most of the time when they post over, there is a link showing the original content - that's all Google wants from us!

Jul 30, 2014 02:03 PM #34
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Claude Labbe
Real Living | At Home - Washington, DC
Realty for Your Busy Life

Nice work, and you weren't even truly working towards this goal.

I wonder what happens if you decide you want to move to #3? I bet you can...

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