As you may have guessed have just joined and am new to this experience.
For those blogging experts (and I have reviewed many of your great tips and advice here) I have a question:
Is the active rain community for professionals, or consumers AND are you blogging here AND on your own personal home pages?
Thank you Theresa this is a big help.
Also, thanks for answering my "dumb question" via email.
That is a great idea! Doe that somehow go to the localism section also?
I have found only few commercial only brokers and agents in the AR community in my area. With our somewhat depressed SE Michigan market, knowing the current trends is key for the consumers and the industry.
Hey James,
I am just over a week old Active Rainer! Welcome to the Rain! My suggestion is to just, roll up your sleeves and keep writing! Write about what you know, research some of the things that are current in your expertise or area and put your spin on them! I'm going out with my camera today to take pics at The Mud Hens Stadium. Opening day is not too far off & I'm going to insert it in the Localism Section. That area gets a lot of hits and I want people to see my article. What's a spring event that is going on that you could take advantage of?
I've been working to acquire as many point as possible to raise myself up the rankings in my locale and state. The higher you are the great possibility that prospective buyers and sellers will see you! I read a great article on this subject by a Active Rainer Rob Blake the link is included here:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/50251/-How-I-Got
I believe blogging will help grow your business, because 75 to 80% of buyers & sellers start looking for homes online and this format will help you move your web site up the search engines!
Also check out Laura Manny's article titled, Do you SEO? http://activerain.com/blogsview/57364/Do-You-SEO.
If I can help, just leave a comment!
Rick,
Thank you for the welcome. Good ideas to get Local.
I have read some of those statistics for buyers. I specialize in commercial only, but feel that the online market is an untapped area for commercial brokers. (I guess I just let the secret out)
Your comments are very helpful. Thanks
Theresa - Your awesome - I'll get started!
Welcome to Active Rain, James.
If you need any help understanding how to maximize the benefit that ActiveRain can have on your business, I will help in any way I can. To begin with, you ight want to read So, You Found ActiveRain -- Now What?
Good luck to you!
Rich,
Thank you for pointing to the blog. I will and do have some questions. There is SO much information it is difficult even for someone like me who is heavy in the research light on the "just do it".
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