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Jun. 27, 2008
Categorized in: RealTown Blog
A RealTown Blogger will win a Full Conference Registration to the Inman Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco, July 22 - July 25, 2008, one of the most highly touted real estate events of the year.
Write a winning blog post on a RealTown Blog within the next week for a chance to attend ths event! There is no limit on subject matter or length of post. Entries will be judged on the merits of creativity, inspiration, and construct. Judges from the Publishing Team at RealTown will select a semifinalist winner each day next week, Tuesday through Friday. The winning entry and Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the semifinalists on July 7, 2008.
E-mail the link to your blog entry to Editor@RealTown.com. (Multiple entries are allowed.) If you see a great blog post next week, collect the link, send it to us as a nomination!
If you do not have a RealTown Blog yet, you can get started by visiting http://RealTownBlogs.com.
GRAND PRIZE: The contest award will be 1 free “Conference Package” to attend Inman’s conference and 1 workshop (Internet Marketing or Bloggers Connect or Foreclosures) an $859 value.
SEMIFINALISTS will each receive an autographed copy of The Real Estate Technology Guide by Saul Klein, John Reilly, and Mike Barnett.
Conference Highlights:
RealTown Blogger Mary Pope-Handy will be featured on a panel at Bloggers Connect, "Case Study: How Four Bloggers Are Closing Sales -- What tactics work for generating business?" Mary was last year's winning Blog Apprentice and Frances Flynn Thorsen was the winning Blog Coach in the Inman News/ActiveRain Project Blogger competition.
Frances Flynn Thorsen, Managing Editor of RealTown.com, will be a featured panelist in a session titled, "How to Help Homeowners While Closing Business" in a Foreclosure Workshop moderated by Bernice Ross, Ph.D.
Saul Klein, CEO of InternetCrusade and Point2 Agent Technologies, will be featured in "Change or Die - Does the MLS Risk Becoming Irrelevant?"
Apr. 19, 2008
Categorized in: RealTown Blog
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Join us for a Webinar on April 25
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Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Learn how to create a RealTown blog with Frances Flynn Thorsen, Managing Editor of RealTown.com and award winning Blog Coach. Watch as she launches a new blog in RealTime. Learn how to use new RealTown social networking tools to attract more visitors to your web site and more buyers and sellers.
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No Blogger Left Behind - RealTown Blog Breakout
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
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Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer
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Apr. 14, 2008
Categorized in: Blogging Q & A
I have been writing a step-by-step Web site creation chronicle at one of my other blogs, RealTown Report. Recent addition of online discussion forums at my new Point2 Agent web site has sparked some questions about the basic how-to's of adding a discussion forum to a web site or blog.
Q. "Frances, I really like your community Blog. My question is, I have a RealTown blog, how do I go about doing a community Blog? Do I have to get rid of the other one? Also, where can I find instructions on how to build one with links to my site as you did? Thanks for all your help!
Q. "Fran, I’m really intrigued by the Discussion groups that you’ve added to your web site. This is a great way to take a static site and make it interactive. Will you share the mechanics of how to establish a Discussion group? Is there a website I can go to? Do you offer classes on how to do this? Thanks for any assistance you can give me."
First, let me clarify that the online discussion forums are not community blogs, per se. They are blog-like in terms of engaging the web visitor in a highly interactive format, but we will refer to them as RealTown Groups to match the descriptors at RealTown.com, where these Groups (forums) are hosted. There is an example of a RealTown Group on the Foreclosure Resources page of my web site titled, "Helping Americans KEEP Their Homes." There is another Group on the web site and I expect that I will have several niche discussion groups in short order.
Here are the steps to set up and install a RealTown Group on a web site:
- Log in to RealTown.com. If you have a RealTown Blog, you are already a member of RealTown. Use your e-mail and password to log in. You will land on your My RealTown page.
- Click on My Groups on the My RealTown menu on the right.
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- Click on Create a Group on the menu on the right.
- Set up the Group following instructions on the screen.
- Write a post or two explaining the mission of the Group and scroll to the bottom of the list and click on the RSS Feed icon. Copy the URL that appears in the browser.
- Paste this code in the appropriate place in your web site. If you have a Professional or Premium Point2 Agent web site, go to Edit, select a page, select a Center Column Add Content link, write a headline and brief introduction for your discussion group, and then replace the default Yahoo! RSS feed with your own RSS Group Feed.
Mar. 21, 2008
The next eight-week No Blogger Left Behind Webinar program starts soon. Attendees will focus on specific content in each session:
- Develop a Blog Business Plan
- Find Blog Focus and Your Own Niche
- Create Your Blog
- Promote Your Blog Organically
- Track Your Visitors
- Add Podcasts and Video to Your Blog
- Add Widgets and Cyber Gadgets to Your Blog
- Monetize Your Blog
Feb. 25, 2008
Categorized in: Webinar Video
We had a No Blogger Left Behind Breakout Webinar last week are we are happy to present it here. Resources and links cited in the Webinar appear below the Video Player. Grab a bag of popcorn, get cozy, and enjoy!
Resources and Links: (If we missed any, send me an e-mail and I will include them.)
Profile of REALTOR Julie Emery, Virginia
Julie Emery's Blog
REALTOR Marty Millner's web site, Bucks County, PA
Marty Millner's Blog
REALTOR Dee Marie Fisher's Blog, California
REALTOR Mary Pope-Handy's Award Winning Blog in Los Gatos, CA
Feb. 11, 2008
Categorized in: Blogging Q & A
Q. Can I link the blog to my personal web site? Can I import pictures and associated documents into the blog? Documents in the form of a PDF?
.jpg) A. You can link any blog to your personal web site.
You can import pictures and documents and other files into some blog platforms, including RealTown Blogs. Many blog platforms do not support file uploads of any kind at this time with the exception of limited graphics files (jpg, gif, png). The photo at the right was uploaded into this blog platform. If you click on the photo, you can retrieve a PDF file that was also uploaded into this RealTown Blog account.
Many blog platforms support graphics files only. You can upload files with the following extensions in RealTown Blogs: jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp, png, mp3, wav, mov, avi, mpg, pdf, ico, wmv
Jan. 19, 2008
Categorized in: Blog Tips
One of the most underutilized features of RealTown Blogs in the Add New Entry section of the Blog Manager is Teaser Text. Use this function to contain a short synopsis of your blog entry. Keep it short, to a couple of sentences. Copy this text and insert it into the Meta Description field right below it on the same page (see illustration below). When the search engine spiders find this article, the search result will display the teaser text instead of the first couple of sentences of the blog post.
There are several benefits to this:
- Additional text that is keyword rich becomes more attractive to the search engine spiders.
- The text appears MUCH more professional. Look carefully at the Articles on the home page of RealTown.com (screen shot below). Each has a short paragraph of Teaser Text that appears below the title. It is concise, easy to read, and keyword rich. EDITOR'S TIP: Do not repeat words in the Teaser Text that appear in the headline.
Not every blog platform offers this feature. Add some Ooomph to your SEO strategy with some simple planning. RealTown Blogs is a FREE platform with lots of hidden value. Use it wisely and watch the magic that follows!
Jan. 19, 2008
Categorized in: RealTown Blog
This is a Webinar showing the creation of a new RealTown blog with RealTown Managing Editor Frances Flynn Thorsen and Florida REALTOR Holly Sanders. We were experimenting with a open forum format with a lot of people on the call and there is a lot of nois
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