Abandoned Real Estate Blogs - Is It a Growing Trend in Our Industry?

I get burnout easily and have had to learn to limit my time and not get caught up in that.  Blogging is a major source of my leads so I have to keep churning it out!  I never thought to look at an abandoned blog from a consumer's perspective.

Interesting, I had never thought of this although I have seem many drop out.  I always wonder about the AR members that have well over 100,000 pts and then disappear.  I wonder where they go.  I  have my own blog but I plan on staying active on AR because of the relationships.  And, it learn a lot every time I'm on it!

Bobby - I think I have a few out there somewhere that My webguy/husband tried to get me interested in before he found active|rain perhaps its time to as you say find them and put them to rest or put up a static page

Great blog and very true. I'm still new, but trying to be a regular.

Dave

LOL....blogging SOS going out. I know that there are a few blogs I have found by agents in this area that have one post or two or haven't had a post in 6 months or more.

I think there's a possibility that if a consumer came across an abandoned blog, they might think the agent is out of business. UGH!

I have a lot of fun with my WP blog and it's working quite well, so I try to post daily or at minimum every other day. I'm of the idea that not every post has to be a novel ... some are just for fun to mix it up with the hard real estate stuff.

Abandoned blogs may speak to a lack of committment or refusal to recognize change in our industry.  Whatever the reason, it's tragic to see people walk away from a blog.

AR needs a system to remove bloggers that are inactive for a certain period of time, like 6 months or more.  I am looking people up on here and get to the bottom of the page and know these people have moved on.

Bobby - I would imagine that blogging isn't all that different from all of the New Year's resolutions that people make in their personal and professional lives.  It requires consistency, self discipline and forming productive habits.  The pay off isn't immediate, but is gained over time.

Consistency is key! If I ever decided to stop blogging I would probably remove my blog, not simply abandon it. Or at least write a last message explaining that I was moving on to something different. Great topic & discussion.

I think it's interesting that some of the folks I follow have changed their blogs to be "dateless" so that folks can't really tell!  Great info!

What can I say after 67 already commented on the subject. Other that I agree with most of it. But the main reason for me stopping here was the topic and the catchy title. I guess that defines it all

It said that doing some for 21 days makes it a habit.  You have to it to have it, so it takes an investment and that investment is time to grow and maintain your business .

This is a great post. I hope that it helps prevent others from giving up. Blogging represents real value as a business marketing strategy. 

I can defintiely see where people would burnout or lose interest, but then again it is like everything else - the 80/20 rule.

Time. Time. TIME. For some it can be all about time, or lack of time. I do not see one single top agent in my area blogging. They seem too busy. Sometime it makes me wonder if I am not spending too much of my time on it.

I love Emerald Isle and the Crystal Coast, and can hardly wait to get back for a summer vacation once again. It is certainly one of my favorite places.

This is a great blogging pep-talk!  It is so true, you have to keep the blog fresh.  I think sometimes people just start to think nothing will come of blogging and commenting, so they quit.  But there is much to be said about continuing on... gotta get your listings out on the web!