“It Might Not Be a Real Blog if . . .” Sign #27 It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.” –Samuel Johnson, about a dog’s walking on its hind legs. Realtors are under no obligation to blog. Juggling multiple clients and transactions; showings (and showing instructions!); walk-thru...Read More
“City Lakes Real Estate Blog” Tops the List (Google’s) So, how do you get to be the best Realtor blog in America? Start with a daily post featuring a topical bit of real estate-related news or analysis (usually). Then, write 6-8 more such pieces the same week. Finally — and here’s the hard part —...Read More
City Lakes Real Estate Blog Tops the List (Google’s) So, how do you get to be the best Realtor blog in America? Start with a daily post featuring a topical bit of real estate-related news or analysis (usually). Then, write 6-8 more such pieces the same week. Finally ” and here’s the hard part ”...Read More
Home Price as a Moving Target “Those who know, don’t talk; and those who talk, don’t know.” —Stock market saying. What’s true in the stock market is also true in real estate. Namely, the value of what Realtors call a “Comparative Market Analysis” (“CMA”) that can be had for free is . . . about what...Read More
“One Post Every Two Weeks” vs. . . . Daily(!) “A good blog needs to publish new, original content on a regular basis . . . As a general rule of thumb, a good blog should be updated with new posts at least once every other week.” –“Today’s Best Real Estate Blogs,” RETipster. Applying the...Read More
Fake News vs. Fake Blogs “Those who know, don’t talk; those who talk, don’t know.” –Wall Street saying. “Those who sell, don’t blog; those who blog, don’t sell.” –Real estate corollary. Yeah, yeah, I know the knock on Realtor-bloggers (Exhibit A: yours truly): they — we –don’t actually sell real estate (or at least, not...Read More