Racking up my 15 posts!

[SharonW]

I want one of these blogs! :)

[FlatFeeKing]

well thats great that you are racking up your posts but how about saying something interesting or worthwhile to other peoples questions? that what the forum is for

[SharonW]

Well sure you can post on fastrealestate with signatures and urls from the first post. The 15 post rule is what holds this forum back I think.

[djhamer]

Well sure you can post on fastrealestate with signatures and urls from the first post. The 15 post rule is what holds this forum back I think.

Actually, the rules of this forum is what makes it great. It causes the members to actually participate in the forums vs. simply using it as free advertising. I'm sure if you tried to participate, you'd learn that you can get much more out of any forum. Plus, you may never know how much you might help someone else with your knowledge and experience.

[Cedar City Utah Realtor]

We enforce a 15 post min because we are trying to discourage spamming. I will leave your post but please post useful information in your next posts.

[Magill]

Its only 15? I was told that you needed 50 posts.

[fastrealestate]

I guess when you own the forum you can make your own rules.. :) Did you notice my post count went backwards as you go through this thread - I guess you would call that paranoid. I did not jump on here on day one and rack up my 15 posts, I come in when I have time and it's taken me while. I don't think I have spammed at all. So go ahead and delete my posts and theads -

[ImaNewb]

Racking up posts for a blog? Please!

Uh Oh, it looks like I just did it :)

[BanditDJB]

I'm new and I want to know what happens once you have 15 posts? And where are the rules cause I want to read them.

[getty]

I think this looks like a solid forum, however, I must agree reagarding the 15 post rule...the same people who are intending to spam immediately will probably blast thru 15 responses and then start spamming. I'm new to it all though, maybe I'm wrong. Or, maybe there is another reason for the 15 posts.

[Codythebest]

The 15 posts rule is really useful, but I have seen people doing stuff like this:
Post 1: Great post!!
Post 2: Great answer!
Post 3: nice comment!
and so on...until 15 of them like that....
Maybe 25 or 30 will do a better job...

[Malok]

Maybe 25 or 30 will do a better job...


Or 50, 100 might be a better number to go with.

At least then it would take some effort - and they would likely get caught with their spam before they hit the post cap.

[soulbleed62]

yes, 15 is very easily reached. maybe a time limit too.

[ventasman]

If you have a website what is the idea of having a blog? (i don´t say it is not ok, i´m saying i need some help here)

Thanks for your answers...:confused:

[Malok]

Depends on what you want to do with it.


In today's world, you can blur the lines between what is a website, and what is a blog.



Typically, a blog supplements your website - and not the other way around.


If you have a lot of side things that you would like to discuss, but aren't necessarily directly related to your website, a blog is a good place to write about it.

[wikkideclipse]

Blogs help me in a variety of ways. First i can get useful information and products out to my customers. It's also a form of relief, when i'm stressed.

-Chris

[kbadeo]

Yes. My boss has a blog where he posts articles to follow up his ideas on the website... Our site is about landtrusts and the blog articles expresses ideas on how to maximize the capacity of the land trust...

[jonlarsen002]

The 15 posts rule is really useful, but I have seen people doing stuff like this:
Post 1: Great post!!
Post 2: Great answer!
Post 3: nice comment!
and so on...until 15 of them like that....
Maybe 25 or 30 will do a better job...

I thought that each post has to be at least 15 words long. At least that's what it looks like the guidelines are.

[wikkideclipse]

It is tested and true. the post must contain at least 15 characters.:cool:

[professional-lists]

I think this looks like a solid forum, however, I must agree reagarding the 15 post rule...the same people who are intending to spam immediately will probably blast thru 15 responses and then start spamming. I'm new to it all though, maybe I'm wrong. Or, maybe there is another reason for the 15 posts.

The assumption above is that you are owed anything by the forum owner who makes the 15 post rule. This is not the case. Someone has taken the expense (monetarily and in time) to start the forums. They’ve established the rules as they have to work to their best ability to be sure that these forums stay a helpful, forums with content and not like some forums which have people starting guest accounts and posting one time with a like to their site for SEO purposes.

Generally speaking, some people may make 15 posts just to get a blog, however they may become a contributing member to the forums/sit via their blog. However, someone who just makes a blog once just to get an incoming link is just in the way. So, all this to say, thank you to the forum owner(s), moderators, and contributors who will make this an informative place for people to exchange ideas and business practices.

Regards,

Tom Ryan
professional-lists.com

[marcosll]

At first I thought, "man I've got to get through 15 posts just to spam my website", then after reading through to see where to post I made a few posts. One introducing myself. Much to my surprise, there was actually some really useful stuff in the forum. I especially liked the sections with real estate directories you can submit to. The search engines sections are nice too!

It also stops the really silly spam posts which are worse than the ones just saying hello.

Gooooo 15!

[kbadeo]

where is this section with real estate directories? man i really need those...

[marcosll]

It's in Forums>Real Estate Marketing>Dmoz and Other Directories

[RobM]

I guess I dont understand...there are plenty of blog software sites out there...

[ExtraArm]

Ok so I just need to break 15? That's good to know.

Seriously, I think its reasonable to give to a community before asking "what can the community do for me?"

[SteveNordberg]

15 posts or not, your user name is going to get know and people do remember, so in my humble opinion, the value is in the content of your post. If folks are trying to get to 15 posts so they can legally spam us; no bodies going to read what they've got anyway. Again your main intent needs to be, what can I write that may help someone on this thread?

[Jim B]

I guess the rules should really state 15 useful posts that benefit the forum as well as the poster. Me too and yeah I like that posts add no real value. There are some forums which go 300 posts before any signature links are followed.

On a side note, signature links really don't add much IMO.

[jessiesc]

On a side note, signature links really don't add much IMO.

I think you are very wrong about this for several reasons:

Posting on forums is not about link juice, it's about community, advice and assistance.

Your signature provides a way for others reading your posts to visit your site and confirm any benefit you offer.

Posting on forums just for link juice from a signature is misguided.

If a poster is joining forums just for link juice, they will soon lose interest and move on.

The longest running, more prolific forums know this and accomodate accordingly.

[karyljm]

Okay so I understand that you have to have 15 posts before your signatures start showing, but how many signatures can you list? I have seen 2, 3, and even 4 showing. :confused:

[brianlaughlin]

We just started our real estate blog. We've been focusing on pushing out content and probably have about 15 articles+ per month and going.

Looking at this site makes me rethink if a forum is better than just blogging.

I like the discussions that happen here. Perhaps a hybrid?

Regards,

Brian Laughlin

[karyljm]

Now that I have my 15 posts, will someone please tell me why sometimes my signatures show and sometimes they don't? :(

[alex aguilar]

15 posts in nothing, another SEO forum I participate in requires 50 posts to get a signature. It's not that big of a deal if you are really looking to gain valuable information and contribute!

Many other real estate forums that don't have any requirments like this are full of spam. :D

[itsallpc]

I think 15 is a good amount it is not too many to stop people using the forum but it ios more than enough to stop the spammers who just want their links for no work.. A good forum should always use a post count before links show Well done !!

[rainier]

it doesn't matter how many post you have just post interesting topics please...

[karyljm]

Actually it does matter, it is important for your website that your signature is listed on the forums. :D

[flatfeemls]

Simply said activerain is the best and wordpress second.

There really are no other good blogs to use unless you make it yourself with wordpress.

Good luck everyone.

[misch.chief]

Well sure you can post on fastrealestate with signatures and urls from the first post. The 15 post rule is what holds this forum back I think.

That's absolute rubbish I'm afraid! Blog sig's don't count for that much anyway and to say it holds it back is ridiculous - it means you don't have people like yourself going on the forum just to write s**t and get a large inbound links talley.

Big up the real estate forum!!

[marcosll]

Yeah I agree. The 15 post rule is good. Outgoing forum links don't hurt the forum, they're great to see what other agents and RE websites are up to.

[siriushomes]

I'm interested in advertising in Las Vegas to help people with foreclosures. Are most homes occupied or vacant? I was interested in North Las Vegas, Las Vegas and Henderson. What publication do you recommend to advertise in?

Thanks,

Sianne

[karyljm]

Hello, I personally haven't read a newspaper in years. There seems to be enough news and information to read on the Internet. I would suggest craigslist or marketing your website. :cool:

[jamesww]

I think this looks like a solid forum, however, I must agree reagarding the 15 post rule...the same people who are intending to spam immediately will probably blast thru 15 responses and then start spamming. I'm new to it all though, maybe I'm wrong. Or, maybe there is another reason for the 15 posts.


The 15 post rule has more to do with preventing spam bots than anything. I think it is a good idea because if spam starts over running a board pretty soon there is no activity and the links you do get from the signature will be meaning less.

[Keira23]

I just made my 5th post now.. I'll be needing 10 more..:D

[RehabEd]

Did I just read a whole thread on how many posts do I have to make to get stuff? Why encourage meaningless posting? If a member does turn out to be a spammer, you've got that spam and their first 15 posts to clean up.

I've seen on another forum, where the owner offered free forum t-shirts to anyone posting over 100 posts. There were better-deserving members who had contributed a lot to the forum but only had a hand full of posts and got nothing.

How about 30 days before signatures or links are allowed? No spammer would have the patience to wait 30 days. It was nothing for me to wait a few days to be able to post my pictures that I wanted to post, due to the 15 post minimum. I wouldn't have minded waiting 30 days.

Oh, I really like the 15 word minimum post idea, that works too. :D

[Jackkenzy]

This is one of the best rules ever. This way it isn't as hard for moderators and it keeps probably 99% of the spammers away....

[kevin huntley]

wow there is a lot of people here shooting to the 15, another forum I am in you have to post up to 300 before linking is allowed. To each is own. I think its more about the idea of trading ideas and questions and actually learning.

[agentwhiz]

It is a little frustrating to have to wait to apply your signatures to the posts, but it also does force you to return, and get involved, and yes..that is what any forum is about. I end up learning something each time I visit the forum.

[luckyrock2]

I'm completely in favor of the 15 post rule. Spammers and lazy visitors can fly a kite. I'm amazed that the moderators don't just give folks who complain their walking papers.

Onto other substantive conversation, another poster was right to say that print ads are dead (or at least on life support). Put together a smart Google AdWords campaign and check out ad rates on hot, area-specific websites. That's a start...

[drflet]

I like it too - most spammers can't be bothered to put in the effort. Good rule!

[sharon333]

I like the 15 post rule myself.

[robschmitt]

OK, once you "rack up" your 15 post, how much does this affect your page rank??

[Texas_Ågent]

Well, I feel rather silly. I've joined and I've been posting and I had no clue that I'd win a prize after 15 posts!

In all seriousness. From perusing the thread, it seems we obtain access to a blog after racking up 15 posts. I didn't know that. But I'll have to look into it. Thanks!

:D

[NetLease]

I get the 15 post thing, but for a traditional lurker on these types of sites, it is difficult.

[dpylyp]

I read this response with saddness "Activerain is the best"
Simply said activerain is the best and wordpress second.

There really are no other good blogs to use unless you make it yourself with wordpress."

People jump [Activerain] on a question only to respond I'm not in your state city country but in our state, posts are fraught with spelling and grammatical errors. Advice on many occassions is plainly incorrect.

I visit forums to develop relationships with other professional people in North America or globally for that matter who understand the concept of a ranked website; improving backlinks; exchange of articles and general marketing ideas, How to get prospects to sign up and convert them into clients. All my ranking has been acheved organically without a PPC program.

Blog topics can simply be a copy of a newspaper release in your local real estate area. AND two or three simple sentences to comment HOW that effects your clients and neighbourhood. Ask a lawyer to make a contribution. Get the Loans offficer to write a piece on points or rates etc., Promote a garage sale or charity event.

Every forum I visit gives me some ideas for content and I am excited at the prospect of learning to DIGG articles this group.

Cheers

[matt16122]

15 posts is a good number before your sig gets activated. I wouldn't have bothered to "hang around" and clock up my 15 posts if i was just going to spam.

[VancouverRealEstate]

I think that if you participate with meaningful comments - in the end - as your site links get spidered that the serps will give you more favor as they know this is a forum and with multiple posts you begin to be more of an authority on your topic.

For instance if you make 1 post on a forum and another guy has 220 posts - I think the serps figure that in somehow and count the inbound links from the 220 post guy more seriously than the guy who only has 1 post.

[FOX ESTATE BULGARIA Ltd.]

This is a quotet from the welcoming letter to the Real Estate Forum! :)



Welcome to the Real Estate Forum. Before posting please read the general rules which have been outlined below. After reading these, some may think they make sense, some may think they are too stringent. From our point of view, we run this forum to benefit the people whom are members of the Forum. The way we see it, the Forum functions for the following reasons:
* To serve as a community for real estate agents and real estate related professionals to share stories, exchange ideas and ask questions.
* To allow consumers to ask questions of members of the forum in an anonymous venue.
The Forum may serve other benefits for members, but first and foremost, it is a community. The following rules have been put in place to serve the community, maximize its potential to grow on the web and serve the members. The rules are as follows:
* NO duplicate posts - These will be deleted
* NO phone numbers in posts - These will be removed
* NO mention of your product or website in every post. (That is what your signature is for). People found consistently promoting their product will be banned.
* NO Email Addresses in POSTS. Please add these to your Profile or put them in your signature.
* YES - be considerate of your other members in your posts.
* YES - recommend others to join the forum. The more members the better the discussions.
* Signature guidlines:
o Your signature will not appear until you have a minimum of 15 posts in the Forum.
o For a post to be valid, it must be 15 words in length.
o Only 1 signature will show per page if you have posted more than once in a thread and your posts shows twice on that page.

These are the basics which apply to most forums. The signature quidlines are too limit spam, one post wonders and keep the search engines still interested in giving us the rankings we have achieved since this website launched.

Thank you all for participating in the forums. Although you see advertising in the forum, the monies generated by the forum come no where near the time it takes to manage the forum so it is clear that there is an aspect of what we do which is our way of giving back to the real estate community.Good Luck ALL with your continued success in Real Estate


I'm new and I want to know what happens once you have 15 posts? And where are the rules cause I want to read them.

[jvcus17]

it's kinda late to reply however just don't forget to share your insights in this forum and not to spam..also read the FAQ's once in a while so that you'll still be updated..

[markbrian]

Don't know if/when I will have 15 posts to get a sig. Does not matter to me, I look at forums like a relationship. I have to make sure I want my sig on here before I put it here and vice versa. If you want to spam that is probably a different story.