Q: Denise, do you think I really need to be blogging? I feel like I should be, but I’m not sure about it … A: Blogging is an excellent way to get your name and your ideas and opinions out there. However, if you don’t like to write and you are not consistent about it, […]
For those of you who have “Create a Blog” on your 2013 To Do List, you know that creating the blog is just the first step. Last week I covered the great things that a blog does for a website. This week I want to talk about developing a blogging plan and give you some ideas to […]
Q: Denise, I want to start a blog, but I tend to start things, do them for a few weeks and stop. I don’t want to invest the money in creating a blog if I am just going to flake out! A: I don’t think you should spend the money on a blog if you […]
We’re half-way through August and almost completely finished with summer. In preparation for the new school year, many of you are shopping for pencils, paper, and crayons – or laptop, tablets, and cell phones, depending on the age of your children! You may be fitting in one last vacation before school starts, or harvesting those […]
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No Comments » Q: Where can I find content for blogs? I want to try one, but don’t have the technical skills to post stuff, and I’m not that great of a writer to start with. A: There are lots of options for blog content; some good, some bad. When you’re searching for content be sure you work […]
You probably remember my Zebra Report from March 1st, entitled “Adventures in Selling” which was a guest post courtesy of my friend “Polly”, who had just decided to list her home for sale. In Polly’s guest post she shared her frustrations with the agents she had interviewed to list her home. Well, I got a […]
“The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.” – Aristotle Onassis The Greek shipping magnate who built a massive fortune with a shipping fleet, started an airline, owned his own island, and married the widow of a slain American president. Aristotle Onassis knew a thing or two about success. If Onassis was […]
We live in a “story culture”. We take in our entertainment through stories. People watch hours upon hours of television a week, and a good portion of it is fiction stories of comedy, drama and so forth. Stories are the perfect vehicle to engage a reader’s emotions. People make purchase decisions based upon emotions. Often, […]
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“I don’t have the time to write a blog.” “I don’t know what to write about.” These are the two questions I hear most from real estate agents who know that blogging is a smart thing to do, but they are reluctant to take on something new, a time-consuming task, when they are at a […]
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Online ratings are the new media rage! Consumers share reviews online about everything they purchase and every service professional they meet. With few local exceptions, the real estate social space has scant few places at the table for trustworthy and passionate real estate agent reviewers. Writing recommendations for others will ignite a reciprocity exchange and […]
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