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My Top 3 Non-Real Estate Social Media Sites for Real Estate Agents

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Director, Communications & Partner Strategies, WellcomeMat

 

As the resident Social Media Guru at Trulia, part of my job entails pounding the virtual pavement in the social media space everyday. Thus far, my journeys have led me to various social networks in a vast variety of verticals. Besides being educational, it’s lots of fun too. It’s all about making connections and learning from others. So, with that in mind, I wanted to share some of my thoughts and strategies on how you, a real estate agent, can best use non - real estate specific social media sites and communities to your advantage.

With so many social media sites and communities to choose from, I wanted to narrow down the list to three of the most well known and vibrant online social networks - Facebook.com, Linkedin.com and Meetup.com. These communities all have something in common - lots of active users. You want to be where the people are. But that alone is not enough. You have to be proactive and find ways to make these sites work for you. Let’s begin, shall we?

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Monika McGillicuddy
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty - Hampstead, NH
Southern NH & the Seacoast Area

I'm on two of the three. I guess it's time to check out Meetup.com!

Jun 17, 2008 02:53 PM
Bill Austin
East Valley Living - Scottsdale, AZ

I used to run a bunch of meetups in Arizona - Wifi, Bloggers, marketing, etc. One day they just trashed my account. It was as if Inever existed there. don't count on it for anything real or permanent.

Jun 17, 2008 02:55 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

I'm with Monika -- I am not on meetup -- I will have to check that one out.

Jun 17, 2008 03:14 PM
Rudy Bachraty
Director, Communications & Partner Strategies, WellcomeMat - Fort Collins, CO

Hi Monika! - Being there is just the start. Figuring out the best way to make use of these sites is the fun part :)

Hi Bill! - That's weird. Did you contact them to find out what's happening? I met the Scott, the founder, at his monthly meetup in NYC - he's awesome!

Hi Joan - Please do - it's fantastic.

If you guys didn't click over to read more, please do - I share some of my favorite strategies for each Social Network mentioned above.

 

Rudy

Social Media Guru at Trulia

Jun 17, 2008 03:19 PM
Jeremy Blanton
Myrtle Beach Homes Blog - Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach REALTOR®- myrtlebeachhomesblog.com

Rudy I am only on one of these and don't really even use that much.  I will definitely click through to read more later.  This one is on the bookmark page!

Jun 18, 2008 02:45 AM