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Cleaning Up in the Rain

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Real Estate Agent

active rainMaybe a little ActiveRain clean up is in order?  Let's clean up some of our older posts or be sure the links still work on those looked at most.

So I as going through my website & blogs to see what information needed to be updated, clarified, etc. when I noticed that some of my important links were broke (like search for homes!).  Yikes!

Then I noticed more important things like the email I used in 2007 is different from the one I use today.  Some of these posts were extremely popular so I wanted to leave them 'as is' but updated with the newest contact information or search links.  When was the last time you've checked this stuff?

This post will give you a few ideas on how to 'clean up' your old posts.  It might even be a good time to re-use your older posts today with added material.  Since 1000+ word posts are more popular with Google now, you might also add a few little paragraphs while your updating too. Maybe 're-purpose' too.

1st Way - find out your most searched posts by pulling up your traffic (stats) page.  It's located on the left side under your wonderful photo on your Home Page. Once you have that up, click on the 'Views' column. ActiveRain is so smart that it will immediately collate your most visited blog posts in view order.

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2nd Way - Check your 'tags' by subject. Now if you've never sorted your blogs by subject - you can skip this part obviously. But if you have some years worth of posts - this is the quickest way to find a post by subject or keyword that you've used.

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So you'll need to add the '/tags' after your Activerain Username.  An example for me is:  http://activerain.com/blogs/lynsims/tags.  So after your complete user name just add the '/tags' & again ActiveRain is so smart a 'cloud feature' will come up with your tags.  Any post you have ever written with that tag will be available quickly. 

Some of us have written so many market posts that the tag feature will be a lifesaver for updating.

Hope this helps!

 

 

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  Lyn Sims    Schaumburg IL Area    Northwest Chicago Suburbs  ●  (847)962-7104
 
 
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Comments (76)

Pamela Seley
West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA
Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

So much to do, so little time. Thanks, Lyn, for sharing your knowledge. I do like the settings box where links can be updated and changed any time without having to go back and fix links on old posts. 

Oct 23, 2015 06:00 AM
Robert Hammerstein -
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Lyn - Hmmm something that you now guilted me into doing.... It's a good idea... I have several oldies that I should clean up... Thanks for the reminder... We haven't been in here in sometime now... Gonna have to make this a must do soon activity...

Oct 23, 2015 06:36 AM
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

Great post and great suggestions...now if only it did not add to my "to do" list!  LOL

Oct 23, 2015 06:58 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Good advice Lynn.  Since it will be raining cats and dogs here this weekend, it would be a great time to do this.

Oct 23, 2015 07:48 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

This is excellent advice Lyn, and you gave us instructions on how to find things. Great job!

Oct 23, 2015 10:45 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan . . . that sounds like a great post title and why don't you write it??  

Oct 23, 2015 10:59 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

I think a little clean up is a good idea.  I am going to have to put this in my schedule.

Oct 23, 2015 12:29 PM
Elyse Berman, PA
LoKation Real Estate - Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton FL (561) 716-7824

Lyn Sims Thanks for sharing this information.  I see I have a lot of cleaning up to do!

Oct 23, 2015 12:43 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Lyn Sims thanks for sharing information about 'tags' - did not know about it. (Isn't it something we learn here every day?)

And more than 60,000 views for a post - and many more with more than 25K views? Wow! I am nowhere near those numbers.....wow!

Oct 23, 2015 03:23 PM
Lyn Sims

I am sure you have plenty of well read posts you just didn't know how to find them quickly.

Oct 24, 2015 01:16 AM
Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

Great post and great reminder.

Oct 24, 2015 04:52 AM
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

As usual ... great advise and reminders Lyn. I never thought about doing this, but it's now on my list of "Things to do"

Oct 24, 2015 05:16 AM
Lyn Sims

Just  make sure that everything works on the post that are most looked at.

Oct 25, 2015 12:45 AM
Wayne Johnson
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio REALTOR, San Antonio Homes For Sale

Lyn-Good idea and thanks for the tips too. Updating posts is something I'v never done.

Oct 24, 2015 07:05 AM
Lyn Sims

I'm sure you've got plenty to choose from, just tweek them a little.

Oct 25, 2015 12:46 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Always a great reminder, Lyn Sims .  

Oct 24, 2015 09:19 AM
Joyce Marsh
Joyce Marsh Real Estate LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Joyce Marsh Luxury Living

All great suggestions. Thanks for the reminder. This is something that could easily be overlooked but very important. 

Oct 24, 2015 01:19 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Some very useful information that needs to be revisited often.  The email and phone settings being the most important

Oct 25, 2015 01:35 AM
John Handschuh ABR SRES
RE/MAX Legacy - Chalfont, PA
Bucks County Real Estate

Lyn,

Thank you for the useful tips. Another item to add to the list of to do's.

 

Make it a great day !!

Oct 25, 2015 06:19 PM
Graziella Bruner
NCS Premier Real Estate - Detroit, MI
Associate Broker - Serving Wayne & Oakland County

Clean Up is always a great idea! Thanks for the great tips!

Oct 26, 2015 05:13 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Very valuable post, Lyn.  I know I need to do some cleanup.  I've been hoping for a few rainy days to let me do it.

Oct 26, 2015 07:32 PM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Lyn - I think that this is a great suggestion, as we all could probably clean up our blog posts. However, I think it would be very time consuming, and that one would have to set aside some time to really focus on this.

Dec 13, 2015 10:25 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Troy:  just do the posts that are looked at the most that get you the most traffic. Then it becomes a more manageable effort.

Dec 13, 2015 09:27 PM