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Blogging

6 Tips to be Successful at Blogging

May 11, 2012
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Today we are recapping some quick tips from Rich Vetstein, who’s had awesome blogging success with the Mass Real Estate Law Blog. Make sure you’re on the right track with your blog. Happy writing! Figure out your target audience before starting your blog. You need to do some market research before starting your blog, giving [...]

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Facebook

Social Media Productivity on Facebook and Twitter in 3 Steps

May 1, 2012
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Don’t make the mistake of neglecting your Facebook and Twitter pages. As we’ve mentioned before, once you set up your Twitter and Facebook pages, you need to maintain an active presence on them. The best way to do this is through personal attention to each page. Here are our simple tips to master Facebook and [...]

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Blogging

HubConnected Gets Press

April 24, 2012
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HubConnected was mentioned in an article written by one of our star bloggers, Dean Harrington, CEO of Shamrock Financial.  Dean gives great advice on reaching a new audience and building business that’s applicable to almost any profession. And of course, blogs and social media are central to any business strategy. Take a look: In early [...]

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Social Media

10 Twitter Tips for Realtors

April 20, 2012
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  Retweets and followers and hash tags, oh my! With its short, 140-character posts, ability to easily follow trending topics, and availability of consumers and peers to connect with, Twitter is an amazing tool for lead generation, nurturing, and networking opportunities. But, as with many social media tools available today, you get out what you [...]

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Blogging

Personal AND Professional: Your Social Media Voice

April 5, 2012
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Deciding how to project yourself on your social media platforms can be confusing. Social media is popular because it’s meant to be organic, honest, transparent, and personal, and people identify strongly with that. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, et al encourage us to some extent to be a bit more “real.” But then you can run into [...]

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Facebook

The Secret to Social Media Success You Might Be Missing

March 2, 2012
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You’ve set up your Facebook Fan Page. You’ve set up your Twitter account. Now you can just sit back and wait for the hordes of adoring fans, right? Yeah, sure. Maybe if you’re a Kardashian. In reality, you have to have a continual presence on your social media platforms. You should tweet or post a [...]

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Business

Is Pinterest the Next Facebook or Twitter?

February 21, 2012
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Everything You Need to Know about Pinterest for Real Estate Have you heard about Pinterest yet? It’s the biggest social media site to hit the web since Twitter, with site visits increasing 4,000% in just six months, landing them in the top 10 most visited social sites in November 2011. So what is it, exactly? [...]

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Blogging

Five Ideas for Real Estate Blog Posts that Will Keep You Blogging

February 16, 2012
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Drawing a blank on what to blog about? Here are 5 ideas to get you blogging NOW. 1.) Tell a personal success story. Why? To build rapport with prospective clients. Let them see the real you, and let them see how good you are at your work. Make it short, let your personality shine through, [...]

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Blogging

Blog Better, Faster, AND Improve Your SEO Ranking

January 19, 2012
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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
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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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