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Content

Blog Better, Faster, AND Improve Your SEO Ranking

January 19, 2012

5 Simple Tips for Blog Success: Regular blogging is you first step to success. Aim for 2-3 blog posts per week. Short, powerful blog posts are better than long articles. That’s good news for busy realtors! Post headlines need keywords. Use the words you imagine your audience will type into a search engine. Blog local. [...]

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Blogging

Your Video Blog Doesn’t Have to Win an Emmy to be Effective

December 13, 2011

The Benefits of Video Blogging You may be trying to decide whether or now video blogging is a worthwhile way for you to reach your client base. A recent article by TechCrunch pointed out that in October 2011 the total U.S. audience viewed 42.6 billion videos online, an all-time high. If you aren’t using online [...]

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Blogging

Blogging in the Fast Lane

November 30, 2011

We’ve already debunked the myth that you don’t have anything to write about, so on to another one… Blogging takes too much time. We understand that Real Estate Agents are busy people, but as a Real Estate Agent in today’s world, carving out a little time to get yourself exposure on the Web is a [...]

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Blogging

I’m a Realtor, not a Blogger: What Do I Write About?

November 16, 2011

At HubConnected, we talk daily with Realtors about the power of blogging and how important it is to provide your own unique content that sets you apart from other agents. It is, after all, your online opportunity to gain interest and start to build rapport. The response from agents is often a feeling of overwhelm [...]

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Blogging

The Mind, Body, and Soul of a Great Blog

November 9, 2011

Blogs are entities. They are reflections of their writers and inceptions of conversation. Like any entity, your blog must have mind, body, and soul to be considered great to its audience. Mind A great blog must be helpful. Too often, bloggers, especially new ones, write for themselves. Showboating will get you nowhere fast, and being [...]

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Blogging

Canned Content Can Kill Your Google Rankings

September 23, 2011

Canned Content May Violate Google Duplicate Content Policy The vast majority of agents who have recently set up a blog with pre-packaged, canned content don’t realize this can be the Google Ranking Kiss of Death for their sites. Let me give you an example of what occurred today in the blogosphere to several unsuspecting agents. [...]

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Blogging

Five Hot Trends in Real Estate Marketing

March 8, 2011

by Guest Blogger Leslie Mann Long known for “old school” marketing, the real estate industry is finally making some radical shifts. Happily, the demands of younger, tech savvy home buyers is spurring this industry to rethink the way it markets properties. Today’s home buyers—particularly Gen-Xers—have different expectations. They engage with everyone, from their friends to [...]

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Content

Social Not Working? Give Your Facebook Real Estate Fan Page A Lead Generation Turbo Boost

November 24, 2010

If you’ve been on Facebook for awhile or have a dedicated Real Estate Facebook Page, and haven’t received any business leads from it you may be wondering what all the hype is about. Perhaps you started a Facebook Page a year or so ago and for some reason it doesn’t seem to be generating the [...]

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Blogging

7 Tips For Writing Great Real Estate Blog Content

November 6, 2010

Any Search Engine Optimization expert will tell you that well-written content is the #1 way for prospective clients to find you on Google, Bing or Yahoo. If you focus on writing well-organized, easy to follow, plain English prose — like you were taught in high school and college — you can create awesome search engine [...]

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