Yes! It is Possible to Simplify Blog Posting!
Blogging is one of the best ways I know of to keep in touch with people and possible new leads! Have something to say and share it! It's as easy as that.
Usually....
For me blogging is one of the highlights of my day. I love to find my topic. Research the nuances of sharing my information. Setting my tone and giving you my .02 for any given day and making sure my readers feel like they have gotten something out of the whole thing! I LOVE IT!
If you are one of those people who despises blogging, let me help you simplify your life! Just about the time you think you have it all put together, along comes someone new who knocks you off your blogging mountain!
Who knows, these next 5 Easy Steps might be sooooo great that you will actually look forward to blogging!
Simplify Blog Posting in 5 Easy Steps
STEP ONE - Create a Plan!
Part I
What is the Your Blog Mission? Why are you blogging? What is the overall goal of your blog? What is your message?
What platform will you use?
Blogger, Wordpress, Website Blog, ActiveRain? If you can afford it, use a paid platform. WHY?
- You can assign a custom domain to your blog.
- You have more freedom in customizing your blog and the layout.
- Paid blogs always offer better SEO. You still should be involved but overall you get better SEO results with a paid platform.
- No other ads on your blog. How much would it suck to spend all that time writing a blog only to have another agent advertising on YOUR blog?
- It really isn't that expensive to pay for hosting.
Will you use a registered domain name?
The answer to this should be yes for many of the same reasons you should use a paid blog platform. It's easier to remember MilwaukeeCondos.com than it would be to remember www.Wordpress.com/milwaukeecondos wouldn't it? Plus the search engines like real domains better.
Who is your Target? What do they want to know?
If you were a just a plain old reader, reading another Agent's blog, why would you do it? What do you want to get out of it? I have a list of hundreds of things that people want to learn about related specifically to real estate, taking care of their home, buying, selling, interest rates, remodeling...What do your readers find valuable?
How Often Will You Blog?
Some people think that they have so much valuable infomation to share that they should write every day! Heck, some even write more than once a day. WHY? What do they have to say that can keep you hanging on their every word as much as they post? Do they truly have enough quality information to keep you interested?
Once a month? Maybe you have nothing really to say so you should limit your blogging to monthly. Yeah, that's probably the trick. Um, are you still expecting anyone, besides your mom, to read your blog? Heck NO!
Okay, so there is really a happy medium. Write two or three times a week. Yeah. Really. 2 or 3 is plenty. Even "I" don't have enough to write every day! But when I do, I hope the info is worth reading!
Now I have decided that one blog post just won't cover 5 invaluable tips to Simplify Blog Posting so keep an eye out for Steps 2-4. I'll get you there yet!
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