Free Real Estate Articles

[TJ Smith]

If you are looking for free content for your website or blog check out
ArticleBoy.com and search under real estate. Real estate articles you can reprint for free.

[Phoenix Real Estate Agent]

I would love free content for my website...but we all know that it is not the amount of content on your website but that the content is unique which is most important.

The tools of a site can be mass market, but the content needs to be unique.

[jimkimmons]

Copying articles to your site might be easy, but the search engines are quite sophisticated at picking up on this. Your site, or at least the duplicated content can be negatively impacted in search positioning. As just stated in previous post, there is no substitute for original content of interest to your site visitors. Even if you have to hire a college student to write it for you, it's much better than copying content.

[SemperFidelis]

...Your site, or at least the duplicated content can be negatively impacted in search positioning...

I don't think it is a negative impact, but a 'no credit' issue. Also, I believe that some dup content is ok, as long as the site as a whole has unique content. IMHO :)

[VegasRealEstate]

I would have to agree that some duplicate content is alright as long as it has very useful information for your audience. It won't help you with the search engines but may provide valuable information that your consumers might be looking for.

If you are going to use Duplicate Content, make sure you more have unique content on the site to help boost your positioning on the search engines.

[SemperFidelis]

I would have to agree that some duplicate content is alright as long as it has very useful information for your audience...

Agreed. Additionally, I suspect Google (and the other search engines) are getting sophisticated enough to rank a website based on it's usefulness as seen through a visitor's view, albeit, Google's algorithms.

[ROpenHouse]

I agree with VegasRealEstate. If you are interested in helping your customers, this could not hurt (Assuming that the content is accurate)

ROpenHouse
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[amberstar702]

Here is what Google says about content:

Give visitors the information they're looking for
Provide high-quality content on your pages, especially your homepage. This is the single most important thing to do. If your pages contain useful information, their content will attract many visitors and entice webmasters to link to your site. In creating a helpful, information-rich site, write pages that clearly and accurately describe your topic. Think about the words users would type to find your pages and include those words on your site.

[drich]

I agree with the last comment... First you have to ask yourself, what are you putting the content there for? Just for SEO purposes or as good information to your visitors. The thing is, Google is hip to people just adding things to their site for SEO purposes. You can look at some Real Estate sites and at the bottom of the page they have like 5,000 links for other Real Estate related sites. Are those links really there for your visitors? no they aren't, they are there for SEO purposes. Google knows this. Besides it makes your site look like crap...but some people still don;t realize it. Content is meant for reading, not for SEO purposes. So I believe if you are putting the content there for informing your visitors about something you feel is useful to them, then you can't go wrong. I was just looking for free Real Estate Articles to add to my site and I found this thread. If anybody knows of places where I can grab real estate articles from, or if you are in the real estate profession and have written some yourself I will put some on my site.
Thanks
Daniel Richardson

[amberstar702]

From the point of view of a consumer, if I were checking out a real estate website and read an article of interest - and then saw the same exact article on another real estate website - I would not think highly of either site. Additionally, if I see spelling and grammar errors on a website of any kind, it tells me that the business owner (of any kind of business) is sloppy and does not pay attention to detail. And I will move on........

[JChristin]

I agree with Terri A, when I notice poor grammar, misspelt words and poorly structured sentences, plus - having already read the same thing on another website, those two professionals are not viewed as professionals, in my mind. They appear as people too lazy to represent themselves very well, so - how could I expect them to represent me well?

When I search the internet for professionals, I am attracted to those who state what they do as briefly as possible. When I correspond with them via email, I look to see how well they express themselves in the written word. Does it take them a paragraph to state something that should only take a simple sentence? I pick up on the use of words they use. Do they appear educated? Is what I am reading making sense? Is it arranged well and easy to read? Remember, space sells.

Good luck!

[spanishproperty]

I have always been a bit worried about using articles written by other people for the web that are shared as it could be looked upon as duplicate content, or stealing.

However, it could be good to look at and read to get some ideas.

[jimkimmons]

Though there's a difference of opinion as to how the search engines will treat duplicate content, one thing is not debatable. To copy the work of another without their expressed permission is illegal and is copyright infringement. (http://realestate.about.com/od/liabilityandrisk/p/fair_use_four.htm)

As one who writes for compensation, blogs for consulting business, and as a broker blogging for real estate business, I use online systems to look for copies of my material and I actively pursue violations.

Actually, both discussions work hand-in-hand. Writing your own original, relevant and interesting content will avoid copyright infringement and make the search engines quite happy. Of course, there's also the happy site visitor that found the information for which they searched.

[SemperFidelis]

Though there's a difference of opinion as to how the search engines will treat duplicate content, one thing is not debatable. To copy the work of another without their expressed permission is illegal and is copyright infringement. (http://realestate.about.com/od/liabilityandrisk/p/fair_use_four.htm)....

Ok Jim, how did you get an article posted on about.com? Any tips would be appreciated! :)

[jimkimmons]

I competed for and got the job as the Real Estate Business Guide writer for about.com. Almost all the articles, except a few from guest authors, that you see at http://realestate.about.com are written by me. I spend about 10+ hours a day doing it.

I take in some guest authors if they're writing on topics that I'm not experienced in. The real estate investment writer is a good example.

Jim

[gjtrafl]

As far as the articles... Don't forget the bigger picture. These articles will "jog" your memory about topics that you can write about and get it accomplished in a unique manner.

[VicBilson]

I would certainly have to agree with the above posts regarding duplicate content, etc. Putting lots of free articles on your site really won't help much in SEO because those pages will end up the the Google Supplemental Results and not show up in primary searches.

The criteria I like to use when selecting content for a site is does it add value to the site? Is it helpful to my readers? If it's there just for SEO, then quite frankly, it's a waste of time.

[ChristianOC]

Content establishes your keyword strength for SERP. Outside of that, content is primarily for visitors. Traffic is driven by off-site means, and that takes a lot of work.

[gcalcines]

The key is to have unique and original content in your website or web-blog.

[Jaysonnhs]

Great comments. I think there needs to be a balance of original content and duplicate content. Something like 70% oc and 30% dup, but I'm not really sure. If an articles is great, and it would help your visitors out, then I think it is a good idea to put it on your site. Original Content is King!

@amberstar702- I agree that grammatical errors have no place on a website but we constantly find errors on our site as we search for them. There are several different people responsible for the website content and we don't always have the time to proof everything. If you stumble across my site and find something, let me know, and stick around for a minute you might find a new home!

[spanishproperty]

Ok Jim, how did you get an article posted on about.com? Any tips would be appreciated! :)

Also Jim, is there any chance of a free back link from your page?

You have probably been said a good few times but you don't know until you ask? :D

[jimkimmons]

Spanish:

My New York Times editor would fire me for doing links to sites. They have a very strict ethics code. The only way I can get a link into an article is an interview or piece that in NO way promotes the linked person or company.

I've been thinking of trying an ongoing user participation thing called "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Closing." If you have a funny story, no real names, etc., send it to me and I'll run the concept by her. It could not promote you or your site in any way, but could link to you as the contributor. I can't guarantee it though. Thanks for asking.

Jim

[fsbo mls]

notary would not sign him; he became very upset and left the signing. he was presumable an illegal alien.

[fsbo mls]

before closing. this made no sense. why would he be ordering repairs from the home warranty before closing? well it turns out he took early possession of the property. he remembered the combination to the garage door and went ahead and made himself a key.

[CreditCardRadio.com]

I agree that unique content is the best. IF you don't have time to write it yourself there are many places that will write articles for you and is well worth it verse copying original content from other sites.