June 19th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Over the past few years blogging has begun to replace traditional media outlets for reliable information and recommendations. This development has created big opportunities for agents that want to catch the wave. Neighborhood or Community blogs are taking hold as the way people research their next move.
We provide the agent a turn key program. We provide a brand (The Undressed Blogs) on a WordPress platform that has been optimized for agents.
We provide training and coaching from agents that are bringing multiple leads in off of their blogs.
If we can do it, you can do it.
May 28th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
32 comments and several pings(Blog Lingo)
Click for the full Inman Blog article by Jessica Swesey
Most bloggers who’ve been around the block for at least eight months or so will eventually come to ponder this question: Where will all of this blogging stuff go? Here are my 10 predictions on the future of real estate blogging:
1. The number of real estate bloggers will multiply tenfold in 2007 from last year.
2. More mortgage brokers will team up with agents on collaborative blogs.
May 22nd, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
The answer to this question needs you to look at 3 parts of your business life.
1- Do you want the benefits local blogging can bring you? They are real. Throughout this information and help website/blog we post ours and others experiences on this topic. We believe local blogging, in our network, to be the future in controlling your local market.
2- Are you willing to pay the committment price? Click Here
3- Is a favorite neighborhood, town, or community of yours available?
If the answer to the first two is yes, then apply here for number 3. (An email form to larry@realestateUndressed.com) We will respond with a yes or no on availability. You have 24 hours to turn your reservation into an order. Good luck.
April 6th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Written by Teresa Boardman for The Real Estate Tomato website
blogging is not rocket science
The Article
April 5th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
from Sadie’s Take on Delaware Ohio by Toby Boyce
It seems that blogging has taken over the world.
April 5th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Local Blogs locking up Google Real Estate
This entry was posted on 3/11/2007 on oue friend Pat Kitanos blog.
For a local real estate agent blogger, your search engine optimization (SEO) objective is to get onto the first page of google for queries about your home town related to real estate.
February 13th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Blogging: what’s in it for me?
If you’re not blogging yet, you are probably wondering what’s in it for you. I know that’s the first question I would ask if someone told me I needed to devote at least 3 more hours a week to some new fangled marketing strategy. So, let’s take an in depth look at what separates a blog from a website and how a blog can actually help you build traffic and leads online in ways that a website simply can’t. (Read also: How to write a blog to generate leads)
1. Blogs are better indexed than websites by search engines like Google, Yahoo! and MSN. Why? Search engines are voracious readers, they like frequently updated, new and relevant content. Blogs provide just that. They allow you as a Realtor to login to their back-ends and enter new articles daily without knowing a lick of HTML.
BENEFIT: Increased search engine results rankings on Google, Yahoo! and MSN. Basically, a blog helps you get found in searches on popular search engines better and improves traffic to your site, which ultimately results in more leads and listings. (Read also: Where does my site rank with Google?)
2. RSS feeds syndicate your blog’s content across the net. All blogs have a built-in marketing tool called RSS. RSS allows individual subscribers to sign up for your feed and have your new content delivered directly to their feed reader, email or website in real time.
BENEFIT: Increased web presence and brand awareness. When another website chooses to syndicate your content, you benefit by an increased web presence, branding and more traffic to your site. Built-in marketing mechanisms like ping services and RSS help drive more traffic to a blog than a regular website. (Read also: Building RSS subscribers in 7 easy steps)
3. Agents that write blogs perform more research to keep up with their local markets than Realtors who don’t blog. This greater knowledge base becomes a significant competitive advantage over non-blogging Realtors…
BENEFIT: Blogs build a Realtors’ knowledge base and credibility as an expert in their field. Because the blog platform gives the realtor a channel to market their knowledge, visitors tend to think of the Realtor as an expert. (Read also: Turn yourself into a local expert)
4. By frequently providing quality local content on hot button issues, a Realtor builds credibility within their community. They connect with their audience (read “potential clients”) on a personal level that makes them feel as though they already have a relationship.
BENEFIT: Blogging agents generate more leads than non blogging agents. People like to do business with people they “know” and respect as an expert, therefore blogging agents generate more leads than non blogging competitors. (Read also: Ultimate guide to blogging for real estate leads)
5. Any blog that is driving reasonable traffic can be monetized. Once a blog has at least 100 pages of content and proven traffic, an Amazon affiliate shop and Google AdSense helps defray marketing costs.
BENEFIT: Blogs can be monetized to provide an alternative income source. Because blogs drive substantially more traffic than websites, monetizing them can boost a Realtor’s bottom line during good times and carry him/her through lulls in the market. (Read also: Money making blogs)
6. Blogs are better indexed by search engines, syndicated through RSS feeds and many offer free social networking ping services. Through these mechanisms, your blog content is constantly marketed across the web and consistently driving traffic back to you.
BENEFIT: Blogs drive more traffic than websites. Blogs have many more automated web marketing tools than websites and are better indexed by search engines. Your customers can find you more easily, driving far more quality traffic to you than a website that tends to be static. (Read also: Ultimate guide to blog marketing)
February 13th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Found on the Ubertor blog
CNN.com: “Blogging has hit the real-estate industry…and it just may upend a marketplace known for inefficiency and restricted information.”
Filed under: Blogs, Blogging, Bloggers — Stephen Jagger @ 12:14 pm
We continue in our campaign to get real estate agents blogging… many have stepped up, started blogging and have seen the results. CNN Money wrote an article in late January 2007 about the effects that blogging is having on the real estate industry.
Blog if you love real estate
Bloggers are changing the equation when it comes to buying a house or condo.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
January 19, 2006: 12:23 PM EST
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Blogging has hit the real-estate industry…and it just may upend a marketplace known for inefficiency and restricted information.
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of blogs covering real estate and they shine unfiltered lights on their subjects, reporting market gossip, innuendo, facts, opinion, virtually anything. . . .Complete Story Here
February 13th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Let’s get down to basics with Mary McKnight of RSS Pieces blog.
I often get asked, what are the differences between a blog and website. There are four primary things a blog does inherently that a website simply won’t. These features allow a blog to market itself to search engines, spread your content across the web to attract new readers, provide an easy way for you to add new content regularly and most importantly, offer a way for readers to interact on the site… click here for the full article
February 9th, 2007
Posted by Larry Cragun
Filed under: Greater Vancouver, Website Profiles, Ubertor Software, Google, Ask Ubertor? — Stephen Jagger @ 8:50 pm
Neighbourhood or niche websites are a great way to target a specific farming area. The key is building a website that provides value to your visitors, shares your knowledge on a specific topic, showcases properties for sale and most importantly depicts you as an expect in the area. from Ubertor Blog
