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Las Vegas Homes

02-16-2005, 07:56 PM

If you are a real estate agent and have a blog, please post it here as we are going to offer something really special for all the forum members that do. If you dont have a blog try to PM one of the Mods and we can see what we can do about helping you get one set up. Blogs can be very useful in real estate and we want to see everyone here succeed.

jimj

02-16-2005, 09:55 PM

Don't PM this Mod! I am a Blog illiterate! Your going to have to coach me on this one Mack! :cool:

VegasMack

02-17-2005, 12:21 AM

Don't PM this Mod! I am a Blog illiterate! Your going to have to coach me on this one Mack! :cool:I'll just call you in the morning Jim.

~VegasMack

jimj

02-17-2005, 07:03 AM

I'll just call you in the morning Jim.

~VegasMack

PM me your number and I'll call you after I get done showing property tommorrow AM. I can't believe that people want me to show them homes! Don't they understand that I have a link building campaign underway!

Jade456

02-17-2005, 04:43 PM

I have a blog, although its strictly not about real estate. Here it is: http://www.lasvegasnv.blogspot.com/ I guess from reading it, you can see what my other passions are. :cool:

Las Vegas Homes

02-18-2005, 01:20 AM

PM me your number and I'll call you after I get done showing property tommorrow AM. I can't believe that people want me to show them homes! Don't they understand that I have a link building campaign underway!

I feel left out, noone wants to PM me to call... :rolleyes: ..lol. When we have more listed here, we will break the news for our project. BTW Jade you should call me I have some interesting news about our Lady Di. It will make your stomach turn. Mr Stark should have fun with it is all I will say here.

frobn

02-18-2005, 07:06 AM

jimj

02-18-2005, 12:39 PM

I'll just call you in the morning Jim.

~VegasMack
Mack -

I left a message for the Guys to get me set up with my blog. I'll let you know when it is up!

judyo

02-18-2005, 02:33 PM

Now I have to learn something new again? I've known about blogs since they first became popular but I really don't understand their usage for real estate sites. Seems like a lot of maintenance. Can you offer a thread with more explanation on the basics and explanation of a real estate blog?

jimj

02-18-2005, 02:49 PM

I don't know anything about them either but these nice dudes around here will help us! We got to stay one step ahead of the competition!

jimj

02-18-2005, 03:24 PM

alright Mack...

My guys are dealing with my blog. I don't know how long it'll take but I'll let you know when I am up.......

VegasMack

02-18-2005, 09:23 PM

The benefits of Real Estate Blogs are many.

If the Blog is hosted on your server, it gives more content.
Each post is ONE PAGE.
The Blog can contain your main sites most popular page links giving you additional anchor text links.
Blogs are loved by SEs and get indexed often.
Best of all, it is a great way to give your visitor “Briefs” on market conditions, tips, company news or what ever in just minutes.

And those are only a few. ;)

~VegasMack

VegasMack

02-18-2005, 09:24 PM

alright Mack...

My guys are dealing with my blog. I don't know how long it'll take but I'll let you know when I am up.......Just let me know when and we will get you going.

~VegasMack

judyo

02-19-2005, 09:46 AM

So do you have to post something daily? Isn't it somewhat similar to a forum where if there's not enough postings it looks unprofessional? Is it open to others to post on? I looked at the example given but couldn't figure out the answers with that one example.

My little website is my first learning curve of a site & I know they don't provide a blog. So where would I get the set up?

Las Vegas Homes

02-19-2005, 11:09 AM

Yes Judy, if you have time it is a good practice to post to it everyday. I should practice what I preach but I have not had a lot of time lately so therefore I havent posted to my real estate blog. You can also use your blog to communicate with your clients or prospects. We will post some of the best uses for a blog for those that dont know sometime this week.

VegasMack

02-19-2005, 09:19 PM

I like www.blogger.com . It is easy to set up, and free.

Judy you have the option of putting your Blog on their server, but Google will discount the links since they own www.blogger.com and feel it would create an unfair advantage.

That filter is not in place to my knowledge if you ftp the Blog to your server. That is done right in your Blogger.com control panel. No ftp application is needed.

So I guess the place to start is: do you have an ftp account?

If so you will need to create a directory for your Blog, and know the EXACT path to that directory.

Hope that helps.

~VegasMack

Real Estate Forum

02-19-2005, 09:19 PM

MaxSinclair

03-15-2005, 07:29 PM

What about blogs hosted in other sites instead of blogger.com and our own site? Does anyone know whether it gets indexed? I'm still confused about this whole blog thing.

Max

STVP

03-16-2005, 01:14 PM

for example, is it better to have a blog through blogger.com because google owns the system or no? who knows?

STVP

Las Vegas Real Estate

03-17-2005, 01:14 PM

Las Vegas Real Estate

03-17-2005, 01:15 PM

P.S. Also blog illiterate :(

San Diego Real Estate

04-18-2005, 06:21 PM

Mike here is my Blog: http://www.sandiego-house.com/blog/realestate.html ;)

HHI Golf Guy

04-21-2005, 12:26 AM

I have a temporary Hilton Head real estate blog (http://hiltonheadrealestate.blog-city.com/) set up on Blog City, but eventually will create a domain and host my own real estate blog.

One of the things that I really like about Lunarpages web hosting (http://www.lunarpages.com) is that they have a bunch of PHP based applications that you can click to install on your site including various blog formats, newsletters, content management, and other applications.

If you need more than one SQL database, they do charge you an extra $10, but that's not much. So far their servers have been rock solid, and tech support has been great when I needed it.

The only problem that I have had with them is occasionally my raw stat logs don't post. I also don't care for logs in TAR format. I prefer the logs in a simple text format so I can easily scan and search them for quick info.

BTW, I don't get any kickbacks from Lunarpages like I do with other hosts that I use - but I highly recommend them just the same.

MaxSinclair

05-22-2005, 09:15 PM

OK...here's my first blog. Just got it up yesterday.

http://maxsinclair.blogspot.com/

Couldn't figure out how to separate different articles yet. Will probably redo a new blog address with Portland Real Estate as the title address.

Phoenix Realtor

05-22-2005, 10:47 PM

I submit news and market trends to my Arizona real estate news blog.
http://www.ArizonaRealEstateNews.com

Shimmer

06-17-2005, 03:23 PM

i don't know anything about bloog. can you guys tell me the important things?

thanks
:)

Real Estate Forum

06-21-2005, 03:22 PM

I've put up some info here (http://www.blogparty.net/blogparty/showthread.php?t=77). Feel free to disagree with any opinions or views stated on my part :cool:

Shimmer

07-06-2005, 09:48 AM

thanks site tutor we will try...
what is the important thing for blogging?
thanks again

northcaptiva

06-16-2006, 10:16 AM

I started a blog called the Island Real Estate Investor at Blog
Spot. I am not sure how to get page rank and traffic for it yet though.
:) :(

teamgreene

07-05-2006, 01:18 PM

my blog is:

realopinionated.blogspot.com

Let me know what you think

re_advice

09-23-2006, 03:22 PM

Of course, I think the URL is in my signature as well.

gregreed

02-17-2007, 06:31 PM

Visit my blog for great tips, ideas and articles on Brisbane real estate.

FSBOJane

10-10-2007, 12:55 PM

Well, I no longer work as a real estate agent--except for myself. :) However, I try to keep up with my license and so on. I'm currently semi-retired and teaching real estate classes at a local community college.

Keeping myself sharp, I write at my blog, which can you get to through my signature or profile.

Thanks!

REbuyersgroup

10-10-2007, 01:18 PM

Here you go.

http://www.newflproperties.com/MyBlog

waynelong

10-17-2007, 01:58 PM

I have a blog at Active Rain (http://activerain.com/blogs/wlong) and at REW (http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/wayne-long/columbus-ga-real-estate/). Thanks. What do I need to do to start one here?

netrambler

11-08-2007, 05:37 PM

I will put my URL in my next post since it won't let me put it in this one (my 15th).;)

netrambler

11-08-2007, 05:38 PM

http://myrealestateinvestingpath.blogspot.com :)

charlieberry

12-26-2007, 01:32 PM

I have just recently started blogging. I do love the ability to add additional relevant content to my site relatively easy. Also, the more you write, the more pages you have indexed in Google etc, that is making the assumption that the sites architecture is such to allow for it!!

realestate360

02-27-2008, 02:04 PM

I am not a real estate agent, but a marketing specialist. I have, over the past few years, had many blogs. I have found through experience that wordpress is the most helpful in terms of getting indexed by search engines, raising pagerank and drawing attention in general.

The longer I've worked with wordpress, the more I've come to understand exactly how it works and what I should do to help achieve indexing and ranking goals. One thing that I can say is very important is the tagging feature associated with each post. Since tags work just like keywords, I take the time to do just as much research as I would when choosing keywords for a client's website.

I have come across many who also haven't discovered the blog stats and their usefulness. Wordpress actually offers stats that are just as in-depth as results from Google analytics. In particular, wordpress shows which search terms from search engines referred traffic to your blog, and how many times. I always take this into account when choosing my keywords and writing my articles.

One last thing I've come to do is join up with other sites like Activerain and local directories that allow blog posts. I normally input a little of each post with a link to the specific article to encourage full reading at my blog, not an outside source. The idea is to give just enough of the post to attract interest, then direct readers to your blog to read the entire post. This method has worked quite well for my in the past.

There are several other methods I use with wordpress to ensure higher rankings and more indexing, which relate to optimization (it does you good to know some, and having a basic understanding of HTML doesn't hurt either).

Blogger can be effective when you are interested in using external widgets, adding video etc. However, I have not experienced the same traffic & indexing results as I have with wordpress. If anyone has any specific questions related to using wordpress effectively, I'd be more than happy to answer them!

-Real Estate 360°

portland real estate

04-18-2008, 10:59 AM

I have a blog too. Here's my Portland Real Estate Blog
(http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/portlandrealestate/)
So what's the big secret that you are going to be announcing?

seo-expert

05-04-2008, 12:37 PM

I have one on activerain.com/blogs/riel
and at rem20.com (real estate marketing 2.0)

Since I can't link yet, I guess I'll come back when I can and update these.

Meanwhile, I also set up an SEO blog here on RealEstateForum.com

thought I'd spread the knowledge around a bit :)

rainier

05-14-2008, 12:49 AM

I have a blog and i wanted to have a link exchange with you pm me if you are interested....

I don't know anything about them either but these nice dudes around here will help us! We got to stay one step ahead of the competition!

VegasRealEstate

05-15-2008, 09:24 PM

jamesww

05-15-2008, 11:25 PM

We just launced a wordpress blog on our high ranking Las Vegas Real Estate Website:

www.SenaSellsVegas.com/blog (http://www.SenaSellsVegas.com/blog)

If you are interested in submitting any articles or doing a link exchange, let me know :D

Do you allow comments with following links out from the page when the comments are of high quility and benefit the blog.

VegasRealEstate

05-16-2008, 02:28 PM

Do you allow comments with following links out from the page when the comments are of high quility and benefit the blog.

If they are of high quality and benefit, than absolutely. All comments are moderated, so it might take a few hours before they are approved.

jamesww

05-16-2008, 06:01 PM

If they are of high quality and benefit, than absolutely. All comments are moderated, so it might take a few hours before they are approved.

Would I be correct if I said that the links from your blog are not no follow?

VegasRealEstate

05-23-2008, 10:12 AM

Would I be correct if I said that the links from your blog are not no follow?

That would be correct :D But that doesn't mean all comments will be approved. Not looking for comments like "great post" or "I was thinking the same thing". If the comment has no value to the blog post, it will not be approved!

rainier

07-02-2008, 04:06 AM

Vegas just got visited your blog and leave some comments, your blog looks good with the latest news update, I like the cayote article it looks like it was a perfect place.

Copybuild

07-18-2008, 12:01 AM

rainier

07-18-2008, 05:21 AM

indeed!i am using blogger.com too, it was easy to update and earn money...
I like www.blogger.com (http://www.blogger.com) . It is easy to set up, and free.

~VegasMack

touchmoney

07-18-2008, 06:56 AM

alright Mack...

My guys are dealing with my blog. I don't know how long it'll take but I'll let you know when I am up.......
getting more knowlegde about real estate investment the gist at propertycafe.info

CorettiHomes

07-21-2008, 01:19 PM

Hello

This is my BLOG:
http://corettihomes.com/my-blog.asp

DrewMurr2

07-21-2008, 01:29 PM

Ok so agents post their blogs on here, how?

rainier

07-25-2008, 03:31 AM

question is this a do follow blog? I can see that your have a credible blog using flash on it,but just wanted to know if your accepting comments on your blog?

matt16122

07-28-2008, 05:21 AM

Hello

This is my BLOG: had to delete your blog url it wont let me post links yet.

Took a look at your blog, here's 2 suggestions.
Tell your website designer to make this change.

I clicked on your activity in Milford, CT post.

at the top of the page in the sites url it said:

corettihomesdotcom/my-blog.asp

that should read something like this:
corettihomesdotcom/activity-in-milford-ct.asp

another link led me to (same post)
joeinct.featuredblogdotcom/?cat=11

thats the first thing, you need to have your blog post titles incorporated into your address bar as part of your site url.

Secondly, the title of your post needs to be search engine friendly.

Nobody knows you have a blog but you! So, you have to help people find it. You help them by giving your post a title that someone may search for in google.

for example, Milford real estate sales July - Current Milford Real Estate Prices.

I just did a google search for "milford real estate prices" you have 358,000 search results. That is not a large number for you to get on the first page of google for that title.

If someone knows how to do a proper google search and put that in quotes, "milford real estate prices", then there are only 8 search results. That means your automatically on the front page.

Hope this helps you and others. I have a few tips on my blog at aboutrealestatemarketingdotcom that anyone can check out.

If you or anyone else has any questions, just ask.

thanks

CorettiHomes

07-28-2008, 01:04 PM

Took a look at your blog, here's 2 suggestions.
Tell your website designer to make this change.

I clicked on your activity in Milford, CT post.

at the top of the page in the sites url it said:

corettihomesdotcom/my-blog.asp

that should read something like this:
corettihomesdotcom/activity-in-milford-ct.asp

another link led me to (same post)
joeinct.featuredblogdotcom/?cat=11

thats the first thing, you need to have your blog post titles incorporated into your address bar as part of your site url.

Secondly, the title of your post needs to be search engine friendly.

Nobody knows you have a blog but you! So, you have to help people find it. You help them by giving your post a title that someone may search for in google.

for example, Milford real estate sales July - Current Milford Real Estate Prices.

I just did a google search for "milford real estate prices" you have 358,000 search results. That is not a large number for you to get on the first page of google for that title.

If someone knows how to do a proper google search and put that in quotes, "milford real estate prices", then there are only 8 search results. That means your automatically on the front page.

Hope this helps you and others. I have a few tips on my blog at aboutrealestatemarketingdotcom that anyone can check out.

If you or anyone else has any questions, just ask.

thanks

Hey Matt,
thank you very much for the feed back I will definitely visit your site to learn more proper techniques

matt16122

07-29-2008, 01:08 AM

Hey Matt,
thank you very much for the feed back I will definitely visit your site to learn more proper techniques

Hi Joe,

I've actually just put a post up on my blog called How to write an SEO article (http://aboutrealestatemarketing.com/how-to-write-an-seo-article/).

It's pretty simple for everyone to follow that wants to write their own articles.

jamesww

08-04-2008, 05:27 AM

I am hoping that people can take a look at my blog and let me know what you think. I just set it up and so would like feed back on the design and on the content I currently have up.

http://houstonhousingmarket.org