January 29 2013
This post comes to us from BrokerageU:
I'm sure you've all seen a blog on just about every single website you go to nowadays. Sports sites, fashion sites, and yes even real estate websites now feature a blog page.
The question is why?
Once you understand the purpose and strategy behind successful blogging, it will make the time spent writing them seem SO much more worth it!
Before we even begin to talk about a strategy, we need to clarify what a "good" blog post is made of.
Now, before we can go any further we must come back to the Unique Content that we mentioned above. Unique means that this content is 100% written by you (or a hired writer) and specific to one website and one website only. Yes, this does mean that if you are an agent who owns 10 different websites, publishing the same content on all of them would cause a huge negative impact on all 10 sites. Multiple websites can be a wonderful asset to have and the best way to build them up is through... you guessed it, UNIQUE CONTENT.
This also means that it will greatly harm your website if you are copying content from any other sources (Wikipedia, etc.); even if you have the legal right to feature that information. If you are paying for a blogging service or purchasing blogs, beware of where else this content is being used online. Canned Content is often made of mass produced blogs (even if they do change a few words) and then sold to a multitude of REALTORS®. Make sure to ask your content provider all of the above questions to make sure their content is worth the price.
f you don't have the time to blog and you are looking for a writing service, we highly recommend a company called SquaredR. They have a team of journalists who will research your areas and interests and think about all of these guidelines so that you don't have to!
If you take all of the above steps into consideration, you will be at a great starting place. In addition, if you want the impact of your blogs to go even further try these extra tips and tricks:
To view the original article, visit the BrokerageU blog.