Getting Your Blog Into A WidgetBox - A Video Tutorial

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Services for Real Estate Pros with RealSatisfied

Your email inbox should be the greatest resource for blog post ideas.

That thought is certainly not original to me. Many have said this. They say it because it's true. It's certainly true for me.

The other day I received the following in an email from Anita Carrington: "How do I get the WidgetBox without ending up with your blog running on my page."

When I get an email like this, I often send back a quick response if I think it can be answered easily. If I've already answered the question in an existing blog post, I send a link. But if a followup question returns, that's usually an indication that I've either not answered the right question or I'm not seeing things the way the person who emailed me is seeing things. It also indicates to me that others may have the same question.

So, Anita, and anyone else who might have this question, this post is for you. :)


ActiveRain Tutorial: WidgetBox from respres on Vimeo.

Comments (37)

"The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryantnulls Wife) The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

{SVW Hubba}...

Okay now my head hurts :)

Just so you know I tracked down Twhirl and I am not the only one having the issue. From what I read they're working it out on their end.

P.S. I'd have told ya on Twitter but I'm still trying to get the hang of the 140 characters thing :)

TLW...ROAR!

May 10, 2008 08:45 AM
"The Lovely Wife" (Broker Bryantnulls Wife) The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Now see...

I have more to say :)

Tell them to be careful with those widgets. If they load too many it'll crash their AR page :)

TLW...ROAR!

May 10, 2008 08:47 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Ah ha!  I have wondered how to do that, and had tried but always ended up with someone else's stuff in the widget.  Now I'll have to try it again, the CORRECT way!

Thanks for doing this tutorial for us.
Ann

May 10, 2008 10:25 AM
Susan Davis
Austin, TX
Excellence Advocate

Jeff, one more shining example of what makes you such a great leader here in the rain. PS..... did you see the blog I wrote you?

May 10, 2008 11:51 AM
Terry & Bonnie Westbrook
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re

do doughnuts and widgets make a nice snack? Thanks for the post.

May 10, 2008 12:42 PM
Vicente A. Martinez
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes

Hi Jeff. Thanks for sharing the great tip! Keep them coming.

May 10, 2008 01:34 PM
Rob Baldwin
US ECO-GREEN REAL ESTATE INC. - Santa Clarita, CA
REALTOR, Santa Clarita

I have a hard time lately keeping up with the technology. This is the first time that I heard of a blidget. Thanks for keeping me on the cutting edge.

May 10, 2008 05:36 PM
Anonymous
Anonymous

Thanks for the help with the technology.It is hard to keep up with it all.

All the best!

May 10, 2008 07:01 PM
#25
Roy Bosworth
USATBC - Reseda, CA

Great tutorial Jeff.. Many pass on explaining or even taking the time to help advance others knowledge.

Keep up the great work...

May 11, 2008 07:48 AM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Jeff, Thanks for the tutorial.

 

May 11, 2008 11:17 PM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA

I'm so happy this has been helpful.

May 12, 2008 04:16 AM
NP Dodge Nebraska
NP Dodge Real Estate - Omaha, NE

Thanks for the info Jeff, I got a widget built for our Nebraska blog and now I am off to work on the Iowa side.  I actually got to work on our business rather than in it today!

May 12, 2008 08:22 AM
Katrina Madewell
Charles Rutenberg Rlty- More than 5,000 agents(813) 777-1196 - Tampa, FL
Tampa FL Homes for sale | Tampa Bay - (813) 777-1196

what  amazing ideas you bring to your active rain friends, thanks for always sharing the best of the best ....  

this really makes you the best

May 13, 2008 05:20 PM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA

NP Dodge! How the heck are you? Let me know if you need any assistance. :)

Katrina... thank you!

May 14, 2008 08:42 AM
NP Dodge Nebraska
NP Dodge Real Estate - Omaha, NE

All is well at Dodge.  We will no doubt be calling you for assastacne in the near future. :)

May 15, 2008 02:08 AM
Ray Nellum
Envision Real Estate Group, LLC. - Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith Real Estate

Jeff, thanks for the tutorial.  I've got to go back and fix mine now.  The Daily Motion on your sidebar is way Kewl!!

May 15, 2008 08:59 AM
Jen Bowman
Keller Williams on the Water - Holmes Beach, FL
Realtor - Anna Maria Island & Bradenton FL

Thank you Jeff! This is very helpful.  I am going to try it now.

 

Sep 30, 2008 01:51 AM
Tami Vroma
West Michigan Real Estate Specialist-Five Star Real Estate - Grand Haven, MI
Realtor, Grand Rapids MI Real Estate

Jeff,

Your tutorials are amazing!  Thank you for your help.

I do have one issue though.  At one point you say to click on the rss feed button to get the url.  Then you say, "The way I have my brower set up is to always ask me what I want to do with that feed when I click on it . . . ."  What if we don't have our browser set up like that?  When I click on the rss button I get something completely different.   How do I set up my browser that way?

I am still learning so I am sorry if this is a stupid question, and I missed something.

Oct 24, 2008 04:04 AM
Scott Baker
www.eHomeReports.com Coldwell Banker Realty - Liberty Township, OH
Realtor Homes for Sale Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio

I appreciate the tutorial. I watched it 3 times, many times pausing for tips and tricks I am obviously missing. I signed up for the pro version at widgetbox. When I embed, I only get text that says "Get the Scott's Blog widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!"

Can you tell what in the world I am missing?

http://activerain.com/blogs/scottbaker

 Thank you

May 17, 2009 01:14 PM
Jim Paulson
Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info - Boise, ID
Owner,Broker

Maybe I am missing something too because that site appears to charge about as much as a website does just to embed a widget (just html code?).

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