Comments on: The best place to start is the beginning http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/ Internet Marketing Strategy & Education Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-464 Dustin Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:31:40 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-464 Thanks Bob, rerevealed, and Joe. I'm glad you got some good stuff out of this post! Thanks Bob, rerevealed, and Joe. I’m glad you got some good stuff out of this post!

]]> By: Joe http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-465 Joe Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:10:03 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-465 Hi Dustin! :) As always, a great post. Thanks for the info! :) Hi Dustin! :)

As always, a great post. Thanks for the info! :)

]]> By: I can’t see paying to contribute… « The Secret Diary of Greg Swann http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-460 I can’t see paying to contribute… « The Secret Diary of Greg Swann Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:32:49 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-460 [...] I can’t see paying to contribute… Published December 24, 2007 Uncategorized … In fact, I used to get paid to blog for someone else. [...] [...] I can’t see paying to contribute… Published December 24, 2007 Uncategorized … In fact, I used to get paid to blog for someone else. [...]

]]> By: Bob Carney http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-463 Bob Carney Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:13:46 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-463 I am the type that has to see it for myself. I haven't thought about a group blog by paying authors...However, I am creating one for the agents in the office to contribute to...they will get their own leads or I will distribute general leads on a rotating basis. I have been playing around with the ads on my site as an experiment. Truthfully think they are annoying. I block some of the local competitors but not the national ones. I started out with a basic theme that has been pretty general, but now I can see the search terms that are driving the traffic and will be specializing it towards those terms or create another one just for that crowd. Thanks for the insight. I am the type that has to see it for myself. I haven’t thought about a group blog by paying authors…However, I am creating one for the agents in the office to contribute to…they will get their own leads or I will distribute general leads on a rotating basis.

I have been playing around with the ads on my site as an experiment. Truthfully think they are annoying. I block some of the local competitors but not the national ones.

I started out with a basic theme that has been pretty general, but now I can see the search terms that are driving the traffic and will be specializing it towards those terms or create another one just for that crowd.

Thanks for the insight.

]]> By: rerevealed http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-462 rerevealed Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:26:50 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-462 Dustin- ditto to all you said, especially regarding paying authors. I know it's done out there, but real estate is much more organic than tech blogs and should remain so. Dustin- ditto to all you said, especially regarding paying authors. I know it’s done out there, but real estate is much more organic than tech blogs and should remain so.

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-461 Dustin Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:54:45 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-461 Tom: You're so right that is important to think about your objectives first and foremost! Understanding what you want to accomplish is key (at least for me) because it is not until I know the objectives that I'm even ready to give the blog a name! I've talked a lot about <a href="http://www.raincityguide.com/2007/04/11/choosing-a-name-for-your-blog/" rel="nofollow">naming your blog</a> in the past, but I happen to think it is a critical step. A appropriate name is the first step to success and a bad name is the first sign that the person hasn't thought through their objectives! Tom: You’re so right that is important to think about your objectives first and foremost!

Understanding what you want to accomplish is key (at least for me) because it is not until I know the objectives that I’m even ready to give the blog a name!

I’ve talked a lot about naming your blog in the past, but I happen to think it is a critical step.

A appropriate name is the first step to success and a bad name is the first sign that the person hasn’t thought through their objectives!

]]> By: Tom http://4realz.net/2007/12/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-459 Tom Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:58:41 +0000 http://4realz.net/2007/12/23/the-best-place-to-start-is-the-beginning/#comment-459 Great advice, Dustin. I would only add that you have to have a firm idea of the goals for your blog. If you are just writing about real estate like Dustin and I do, then monetizing with advertising makes good sense. If your goal is to generate leads then advertising is counterproductive like Dustin said, you are just opening the door for your competitors. Like any business idea, understanding your motivation is the first step for success. Tom Great advice, Dustin.

I would only add that you have to have a firm idea of the goals for your blog. If you are just writing about real estate like Dustin and I do, then monetizing with advertising makes good sense.

If your goal is to generate leads then advertising is counterproductive like Dustin said, you are just opening the door for your competitors.

Like any business idea, understanding your motivation is the first step for success.

Tom

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