Comments on: Do Bloggers Have Too Much Power?

By: Marbella Real Estate

Marbella Real Estate — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:58:47 +0000

I think that I am turning into an addict of realestatetomato. Everything is interesting.
Greetings from Spain,

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:09:25 +0000

Hey Jim.. Did you happen to see this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESNptmLnH4

By: john harper

john harper — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:43:10 +0000

I didn’t know Kevin was into dung beetles! This article has me reflecting on the “weenie” article i wrote a couple of days ago in support of Teresa. I’ll have to go reread it to see how it will sound 10 years from now.

By: Kevin Boer

Kevin Boer — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:39:27 +0000

What we particularly need to be careful for is that, at least with Google’s current algorithms, if our blogs establish credibility for a certain topic, that credibility seems to extend to nearly anything we post.
Random example: A few months ago I put up a fun post about dung beetles, with footage from a trip I took to Botswana 1.5 years ago. In the post I mentioned the scientific name: Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae.
Now when you search on Google for Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae — a long-tailed search if ever there was one — my site comes up number one, above other sites that should have far more credibility on that particular topic.

By: Edde Anderson

Edde Anderson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:18:22 +0000

Wow!! This is HEAVY (sorry, it is the rock n’ roller in me)… Jim, I followed your link over to Jay Thompson’s article at the PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com.
I don’t know how many of you guys actually read that piece, but I gotta tell you, I loved it!!!
Google is a great means of accountability for us all. I have always been a big fan of watching what you say regardless if it is on the internet or not, particularly because I have the tendency to be somewhat impetuous myself from time to time.
Thank You Mr. Nick Strippy (a reference from Jay Thompson’s article)… for sacrificing yourself on the alter of “object lessons” and being that all-to-perfect example of what NOT to do or say, especially online…

By: Danilo Bogdanovic

Danilo Bogdanovic — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:08:05 +0000

Jim – Great post! Though many bloggers understand the responsibility that comes with blogging, some will abuse it (as with anything in life). I try to stay focused and true and respsectful of others and hopefully, that will bring good things.
Lake – You bring up a very good point. Comments can bring in a lot of traffic, but people who read them surely make judgments about the person who posted them so you have to be careful what you say and how you say it. I’m not saying don’t let your true personality show in your comments, but you know what I mean…

By: Terry Smith

Terry Smith — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:11:09 +0000

Funny how daily blogging can shoot you right up there, best SEO ever, you really do need to be aware of how the search engines crawl. I too, just took a listing in my neighborhood because of a blog article and it was found at the top of google, they liked that I lived in the neighborhood, Hills at Prestonwood. I am really paying attention to the long tail, it works. This post is a great reminder to be careful and respectful of the online community. Thanks

By: Lake Martin Voice

Lake Martin Voice — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:21:13 +0000

So right – I would extend the caution to say be careful of your comments, too. Some of the highest search rankings for me / my biz come from comments on sites like the RE Tomato.

By: Athol Kay

Athol Kay — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:38:37 +0000

It’s not going to be long until a few of the better established RE bloggers will have sites regarded as “more authoritive” than their entire brokerages web platform.
That’s going to make some brokers very nervous.
@ John Lockwood… we certainly have enough power to get ourselves in hot water. 😉

By: Marty Van Diest

Marty Van Diest — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:50:09 +0000

Almost scary. I mentioned some of my local Realtor friends and now my site comes up right after theirs when you search on their names. I had no idea!
We really do have to be careful.