Comments on: Blogging on a Saturday – How Rewarding It Can Be

By: John Carle

John Carle — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:01:09 +0000

I do all of my blogging on the weekend (or on another more creative day), then schedule it to go out using delayed/scheduled blogging. That way, I know it’s taken care of and I can focus on selling real estate.
Currently, I am about 4 months ahead of the game…
John

By: Jamey Bridges

Jamey Bridges — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:07:22 +0000

Teresa,
Nice post to share the niche that you have created and continued to have success with. Finding a passion on a Blog can be hard for many so I think it is great that you shared about how you came up with your concept. Taking just a little bit of time to take a photo and supporting it with research will really show your readership that you care.
We took the same approach on our Long Beach sites as we didn’t know the neighborhoods when we first arrived to the city and now we have a good portion of the city documented with pictures (of course there is always more pictures to take :))

By: Sean Malott

Sean Malott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:00:07 +0000

Great ideas. Thank you. My girlfriend and I take pictures of homes all the time we love. I should share them with others.

By: Karen Rice

Karen Rice — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:55:20 +0000

Thanks for this great and inspirational post. I have been experimenting with my blog (trying on different platforms) and have settled on WordPress.com for now. I would love to blog every day but I’ll be happy if I can get 4 to 5 posts a week. The Saturday Church blog is a great idea, and thanks to Theresa and The Tomato for sharing.

By: Eric Bouler

Eric Bouler — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:57:29 +0000

You have to be dedicated. I am shooting for doing one every other day. I too read her blogs a couple of time per week.

By: Tara Jacobsen

Tara Jacobsen — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:57:01 +0000

One thing I would say for those of us not blessed with daily inspiration is that I will write 3 posts on a day that I am very creative and will “bank” them for days when I am not feeling like posting. On a side note I really enjoy your blog and seeing the area near where my husband grew up (he is a Minnesota man!).

By: Johan

Johan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:44:00 +0000

I agree with you and think this is a great post on how to expand the funnel. When I read this article http://www.rsspieces.com/driving-qualified-traffic-to-your-site-through-the-search-engines-will-increase-your-traffic-to-lead-conversion-ratio
I though it made a lot of sense and it’s a great article but I want to address what you have said; “In the process I learned a lot about about the history of the neighborhoods I work in and the general migration patterns in and out of St. Paul”.
It’s all about the long term relationships and you need to risk being different and caring. Yes content is king and we need to find a balance between selling real estate and finding leads who want to sell property. But when we *control* minds of the listing community we’ll be King/Queen. And now I have pick-up another idea.
Have fun and take risks.
Johan

By: Jonathan Bunn

Jonathan Bunn — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:05:07 +0000

great article. i have found that even though i do not have the photography skills of teresa, people love local photos because no one else is posting them of smaller towns. i think it reminds viewers that you are a local. also, it is good to hear that i am not the only one that gets less views on the weekends.

By: Ken Haedrich

Ken Haedrich — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:27:11 +0000

Jim – By way of a preemptive guilt strike, I want Teresa to know that if she EVER misses a Saturday post…or Tuesday…or Thursday…I will be devastated. There are few things you can count on in life anymore, but her wonderful posts are one of them. I guess one of the big lessons here for beginners like myself is: just do it. Or: ready, fire, aim! Better to miss the mark now and then, than to not have fired at all. I’m not quite a daily poster myself yet, but I’m getting my fanny there just as quick as I can.

By: Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:01:51 +0000

It was so funny at the REALTOR Rally yesterday. Kristal Kraft was advising a new blogger to go to St. Paul Real Estate Blog, and “copy Teresa”. Great advice.
I can’t agree any more that content is King. Great article.