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Using a Blog to Get Housing Leads

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Housing leads can mean leads of buyers, sellers, renters, real estate agents, wholesalers, or others related to the real estate industry. Leads allow you to proceed to the next step as regards taking some real estate related action. The internet is a great place to generate leads and this can be done using a number of different channels or avenues. One such avenue is a blog. Blogs can be a very good way to generate traffic of various sorts, including that resulting in real estate leads, on the internet because they are frequently updated and often generate a fair amount of interest among a wide range of people interested in a specific topic. The following are some tips on using a blog to get housing leads.

Allow Comments

One easy way to get interactivity, and thus leads, going with a blog is simply to allow comments on the blog. This will give a basic sense of who your readers are and allow you to interact with them. You can then both tailor blog posts to your readership more effectively and also market to them or inquire about housing possibilities. This is a basic and organic form of social networking but one which nevertheless works quite well. It gets interactivity, in this case real estate related interactivity, going with the blog and is a good setup for more sophisticated networking methods.

Link the Blog to a Website

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5 Reasons Every Blogger Should Attend a Blog Expo

November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Every year, thousands of bloggers from all over the world gather for the Blog World Expo. If you are a blogger and haven’t heard of the expo – then, are you sure you are blogging? Every blogger who is any blogger should be attending these blog expos, and for a number of reasons. Need some convincing? Do yourself a favor and read over these five reasons every blogger should attend a blog expo:

Network, network, network. Want to develop relationships with other bloggers you could partner with for some guest blogging and blog linking? Then the expo is full of like-minded people who want to meet YOU The Internet is a global marketplace, and there’s nothing quite like connecting with bloggers on a global level, face to face, in one convenient location.

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5 Unique Things You Can Do with a Blog

November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Think blogs are just for sharing pieces of content? Think again. There are a number of great things you can do with a blog. Whether it’s sharing photos, creating a virtual resume or just displaying videos, blogs can be a fun way to share a variety of information. Here are just five unique things you can do with a blog.

Display Images

There’s no denying the fact that blogs are the ultimate way to share bits of information with the world, but they are also a great option for sharing photos. Some blogs will even allow you to customize how the photos are laid out allowing you to create a digital scrapbook. This is a wonderful way to share memories with friends and family across the country, but you may want to require a password to keep your blog private.

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Offline Marketing Methods for Blog Success

November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you run a blog, then you know how important readership is to the success of your blog. If you monetize your blog, then you rely on your blog’s success for your paycheck. That’s a big deal. Therefore, you owe it to yourself to make sure you are doing everything within your power to market your blog, and that means engaging in offline marketing. How do you market an online entity outside of the world-wide web? Here are some offline marketing methods for blog success:

Your URL. Put your blog’s URL everywhere, and on everything. It should be on your business cards, in the signature line of all your correspondence, on your stationary letterhead, and anything else you can think of that you use to communicate with people outside of the virtual world.

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5 Tips for Ensuring the Security of Your Blog

November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Blogging is a wonderful way for writers, and non-writers, to quickly share bits of information. Whether you want to blog about topics too short to receive payment elsewhere or about your favorite hobby, blogs offer everything you need to share your thoughts with the world. However, blogs can be a scary tool to use due to security issues. Thankfully there are ways to keep your blog safe. Here are five tips for ensuring the security of your blog.

Never Use a Password That Is Used in Your Blog

People are accustomed to using pet names and other easily guessed information for passwords. You should never use anything you mention on your blog as a password. This includes pet names, favorite actors, hobbies..anything. Your password should be extremely difficult for a hacker to decipher. Use a mixture of letters, numbers and symbols (if applicable) to create a secure password.

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The Best Blogging Events Around

October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Here at JOAB, we endeavour to give you all the inside gossip and news of the blogging world. One of the ways we are able to keep our finger on the pulse is by communicating with our extensive network of contacts. Often, the best way to meet new people in the industry is to attend conferences and expos, and there are plenty of great blogging conferences out there where you can meet some of the most influential people in the industry. Below are some of the best blogging events out there for interested blog professionals.

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How to Drive Followers to Your Blog

October 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Amassing followers and repeat visitors to your blog is the best way to build your reputation in the blogging world, and here we will look at some of the key ways you can boost your number of followers.

Create Unique Content

The simple fact of the matter is that no one will repeatedly come to your blog if it isn’t offering anything new. Maintaining fresh and interesting content is a sure way to improve the readability and interest of your blog to newcomers. Make sure you know your niche thoroughly and are in tune with subjects they want to read about, while at the same time adding your own individual angle in posts to keep them coming back for more.

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Gawker Media Redesign: It’s Genius But Blogging Is So Old-Skool Media Alike

December 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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For several weeks already Gawker Media has been running a public Beta version of the upcoming new look and format. In a recent entry Gawker Media Guru founder Nick Denton announced the upcoming format and explained the change in approach. Denton said that Gawker was ditching the blog format and moving beyond. Moving to a format more known from MSM, AKA old-skool media.
Changing Formats
While Denton went for the juiciness and opted for a baity title, picked up by several writers, let us first make it clear that Gawker Media’s redesign does NOT ditch blogging but the classic blog design format.

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