Yawn. Yet ANOTHER new real estate blog has been born. Happens almost daily it seems. Like anything in life, they range from the good to the bad to the ugly. You're on your own to find the bad and ugly. Trust me, you won't have to look too far.But when I find a good one, I like to share. And there's a real gem brewing in God's Country (that would be my adopted hometown of Austin, … [Read more...]
Blog Karma = Real Estate Karma = Life Karma
by Jay Thompson on March 27, 2007
Ran across this little gem out there in the blogiverse today:Improving Your Blog KarmaHere's the short list. You can (and should) read the article for the details...Be real. Respond to emails. Offer exclusives. Make connections. Join networks. Avoid snark. Forgive mistakes. Post to contact. Comment and participate. Show gratitude.Sage advice. … [Read more...]
Why Do You Read Real Estate Blogs?
by Jay Thompson on March 20, 2007
The "OC Register" put up a poll on its blog last Friday asking the question, "Why Would You Read a Housing Blog?" Interesting question. Here are the current results: I don't know what this really means, if anything. But it's interesting, and more importantly it did motivate me to get off my duff and find a good poll plug-in for WordPress. I like to play around with plug-ins, and I've always … [Read more...]
Carnival of Real Estate – The 33rd Edition
by Jay Thompson on March 12, 2007
I will freely admit that my head hurts.I knew when I signed up to host the Carnival of Real Estate months ago that it was going to be quite the task.I had no idea.The first thing that kind of freaked me out is this is the 33rd edition of the Carnival, and there were 33 entries. That's just a little weird. This is the 3rd month of the year. Right now it's 10:33pm. I've got the numbers … [Read more...]
Carnival of Real Estate Numero 32
by Jay Thompson on March 5, 2007
Approximately 500 miles due north of our humble abode lies Salt Lake City. Nigel Swaby runs the Salt Lake Real Estate Blog and was the host of this weeks Carnival of Real Estate. As usual, there is some fine reading to be had. And be sure to check out Nigel's other stuff while you are there. We're hosting next weeks Carnival. I'd fully intended to do a March Madness theme, but Nigel … [Read more...]
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