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Will Blog To Educate

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Realty Group

 Will Blog To Educate

 

I have found that I practice 2 types of blogging. Maybe you do too. One is planned and the other is organic. I'll explain.

 

 

Planned Blogging

Generally I have a plan for blogging. I have a topic or "category" that I want to write about and a frequency for getting it done. For example, I've been writing monthly posts about local events. I'll continue to do this once month. That's my PLAN!

 

Organic Blogging

The second type of blogging is something I call "organic" blogging. It's my favorite! This could happen while working with a client. Something happens that would make a good post. Today I was reading through some Featured blog posts and an idea hit me! Boom! Organic blogging!

 

I love "organic" blogging.

 

I had a "boom" moment today. While reading George Suoto's post, 4 Types of Bloggers I Don't Want Be Like, I decided to write my own post about the type of blogger I want be! I'll take his post and put a positive spin on it! That's what I'll do!

 

So here I am! I want to be the type of blogger that educates! Who do I want to educate? I've got 2 audiences. (1) The public. I want to write to buyers and sellers. I want to share my knowledge of the market and the process of buying and selling real estate. I want to educate the public so that they can make good decisions. (2) Other professionals. I want to share best practices and experiences. 

 

My overall goal is to add value to my readers. Blogging is a great way to educate. Face to face is likely the best option, but with more and more people searching the Internet and Googling for answers, blogging is the next best!

 

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Rich and Donna Foerster

The Foerster Team

HomeSmart Realty Group, LLC

REAL Market Knowledge. REAL Service. REAL Estate.

Serving Metro Denver

www.TheFoersterTeam.com

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720-530-5554 (Donna)

 

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Comments (54)

Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

9 out of 10 of my posts are organic. I write about my experiences and thoughts. 

Mar 05, 2016 07:45 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Congrats on the feature.  I like the spontaneous ones too.  But sometimes I have to cram in a lot of required ones just to make sure there's some good solid content to fill my newsletters.

Mar 05, 2016 08:17 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

That's true Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland !

Hope you got some good photos Marte Cliff !

My best ones are organic, Kat Palmiotti .

Mar 06, 2016 07:22 AM
Marte Cliff

Thanks Donna - I wish I had. But... it was dark, dreary, and raining. I didn't see one thing that said "Take my picture."

Mar 06, 2016 08:20 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Thank you Chris Lima .  I just stopped by your blog, commented on 2 posts and hit the follow button! You have a new reader!

Joan Cox -That's the way I experienced blogging before...ebbs and flows...not as much now.

 

Mar 06, 2016 07:30 AM
Chris Lima

Thank you Donna Foerster.  I don't post as much as I want to, but I enjoy all of the posts that I read. Thank you for following.  I have reciprocated.

Mar 06, 2016 08:01 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Lottie Kendall -I feel that way sometimes.

Sorry to hear that Lyn Sims . Blogging does take time and energy and sometimes that's hard to come by!

I used to be a regular blogger Sondra Meyer: It's been more than a year though. Not sure I'll get back to that status again, but I'm working on it!

Mar 06, 2016 07:32 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

And you are good at it, Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner !

Georgie Hunter R(S) -Newsletters?? Not me. I've tried it, but never done very well with those. I stick with what I do well.

Mar 06, 2016 07:33 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Donna Foerster excellent goal - and writing the 'organic' posts are found by Google - that's just one side benefit. People know about you is most important aspect of 'blogging for education'.

Mar 06, 2016 02:20 PM
Carrie Hughes
TEAM Hughes Real Estate School - Pensacola, FL
REI and Lic. RE Broker

Loved your blog!  It said some things that I hide in my heart, so well done Donna!

Mar 06, 2016 09:22 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I would never have put it in those two catagories, but it works.  I think in terms of  1) Market Reports 2) Technical Post on topics related to Real Estate 3) Listed Homes for sale, open houses and so on, 4) Community interest (and then of course my own general BS unrelated to real estate or the community).

Mar 07, 2016 05:54 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Hello Praful Thakkar , Carrie Hughes and Gene Riemenschneider ! It doesn't really matter what "labels" we put on our blogging, the important thing is to get 'er done!

Mar 07, 2016 06:07 AM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Good for you Donna. I like the post and your "boom," it hit you idea. Congratulations on the feature too. D 

Mar 07, 2016 06:48 AM
Jairo Arreola #SOLDBYVETERAN
PRG Real Estate - San Jose, CA
VA Home Loan Specialist - SF Bay Area

Blogging to educate is also one of my goals. Adding value is great! 

Mar 07, 2016 12:47 PM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Love your approach to blogging Donna Foerster 

BTW Good luck as speaker for Alzheimer's in your area.  Unfortunately it is a terrible diagnosis for individual & family

Mar 08, 2016 05:40 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Except for my market reports, most of my ideas are organic. Like today's post. That just happened. Keep writing, my friend, and we will all keep reading. 

Mar 08, 2016 07:56 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD -I love those "boom" moments in life and business!

Jairo Arreola -It's always fun to help others learn.

Mar 10, 2016 05:24 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Mary Yonkers -I like take opportunities to educate...in blogs, or in person!

Debbie Laity -Market reports are one of those planned posts, but they also educate!

Mar 10, 2016 05:26 AM
Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

I love the term "organic blogging."  Those posts are often the most fun to read.

Mar 13, 2016 05:07 AM
Ruth Vogt
Fairway Independent Mortgage, LLS. Equal Housing Opportunity. Regulated by the Division of Real Estate. - Colorado Springs, CO
719-592-0855 www.ReverseLoansInColorado.com

I think the same is true about posting. But sometimes my "planned" post develops into "organic" and ends up taking on a life of its own!

Apr 07, 2016 04:44 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Sharon Alters and Ruth Vogt , I need to get back to blogging, organic or not!

Apr 13, 2016 09:55 AM
Ruth Vogt

Me, too! Where does the time go??!! I have good intentions, right??? ugh!!

Jul 28, 2016 07:34 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Organic blogging has been the most inspirational for me and has garnered the most Featured blogs that I have written. I still get calls and emails from blogs written years ago! In fact, we have a new potential buyer from a blog written 4-5 years ago.

Apr 13, 2016 11:36 AM