http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/ RecentChanges for 2007 VAR Blogger Tutorial en http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 1.3.8 support@pbwiki.com http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/QuickStart email.hidden@example.com (Danilo Bogdanovic) Danilo Bogdanovic edited QuickStart Blogger- The most popular blogging platform, owned by Google, also FREE to get started. Pros: Customization is easy, even for the novice. Cons: Not real estate focused, Blogger URLs often targeted as spam.
Wordpress- Another FREE blogging platform, and the easiest one to get started with. Pros: Start blogging in 30 seconds flat. Cons: Not real estate focused.
and to start blogging for the right away even forthe most "green" bloggersyet, offers tools and customizationfor even the mostexperiencedbloggers. customizationforveryexperiencedbloggers as well. Prices are nominal and start at just $4.95 per month.
About this site: Thisfour-part blogging tutorial was created as a supplement to the 2007 Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) Convention & Expo 2007. The goal of this site is to promote the use of the blog as tool for real estate ]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:45:53 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/QuickStart email.hidden@example.com (Danilo Bogdanovic) Danilo Bogdanovic edited QuickStart Blogger- The most popular blogging platform, owned by Google, also FREE to get started. Pros: Customization is easy, even for the novice. Cons: Not real estate focused, Blogger URLs often targeted as spam.
Wordpress- Another FREE blogging platform, and the easiest one to get started with. Pros: Start blogging in 30 seconds flat. Cons: Not real estate focused.
TypePad- Another very popular blogging platform that offers great ease of use and customization, including widgets. Easy to set up and start blogging for the most "green" bloggersyet, offers tools and customizationfor even the mostexperiencedbloggers. Prices are nominal and start at just $4.95 per month.
About this site: Thisfour-part blogging tutorial was created as a supplement to the 2007 Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) Convention & Expo 2007. The goal of this site is to promote the use of the blog as tool for real estate agents who are new to blogging and want to incorporate it into their business. It is an ]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:44:18 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/QuickStart email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited QuickStart]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:39:45 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/QuickStart email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited QuickStart Enough already! Just help me start a blog!
Active Rain- A FREE blogging platform for the Real Estate industry. Pros: Blogs are optimized for REALTORS®. Cons: Very little customization available.
Blogger- The most popular blogging platform, owned by Google, also FREE to get started. Pros: Customization is easy, even for the novice. Cons: Not real estate focused, Blogger UR]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:39:22 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/SideBar email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited SideBar]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:39:08 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/QuickStart email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited QuickStart Create a new page
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Go back to Part One - Introduction and Definitions
Additional Reading: Why Real Estate Blogging Makes You a Better Realtor Part 1
Why Real Estate Blogging Makes You a Better Realtor Part 2
]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:05:39 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/Set+Up%2C+Publish+and+Promote+Your+Real+Estate+Blog email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited Set Up, Publish and Promote Your Real Estate Blog Set Up and CreateYour Blog - You have finally decided to add your voice to the blogosphere. The easiest place to get started is ActiveRain. It is a great place to get your feet wet. It's free, it's easy to get started and there are a lot of great resources and a lot of support among the members. If you want to go out on your own and try something that gives you more creative license, there are free blogging software options such asBlogger, and inexpensive software options such astypepad.com andwordpress.com. You can always start on a free blogging platform and upgrade once you find out this blogging thing is for you.
Write and PublishPosts on Your Blog - Now that you have your blog set up, it's time to start writing. There are many different styles of blogs and there are hundreds of different types of real estate blogs. The best thing to do is find an area you are passionate about and focus on that one thing and do it better than anyone else. While reading other peoples blogs, you probably noticed there we]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:47:07 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/Read+Subscribe+and+Comment+on+Blogs email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited Read Subscribe and Comment on Blogs Part Three - How to Read, Subscribe and Comment on Blogs
Read Blogs - The easiest way to get started is to start reading blogs. There are websites specifically set up to search blogs, such as technorati.com. Some search engines give you the ability to chose to search for blogs that meet your search criteria, such asGoogle's Blogsearch.A great place for real estate agents to start is ActiveRain.com - it's a website just for real estate blogs.
for Real Really Simple Syndication. The reader will go out and read the feeds that you tell it to read and then organize them for you. When you go to your reader it will pull the most recent posts from those blogs. Google has areader, Google Reader,as do most major portals. If you register with google you can customize your google landing page into what they call iGoogle. This page acts as a reader for RSS feeds just like their reader but it also lets you put tools on the page such as an email reader, calendar, weather, news, photos, etc. And ]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:44:23 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/Read+Subscribe+and+Comment+on+Blogs email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited Read Subscribe and Comment on Blogs]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:43:16 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited FrontPage]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:57 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited FrontPage]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:19 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited FrontPage What is a Comment?
A comment is a response left on the author’s blog regarding one of her blog entries. When you leave a comment, you are starting a dialogue by leaving a response on a blog entry.
More Definitions at Blogossary.com
Part Two - Why Write a Real Estate Blog
Part Three - Read Subscribe and Comment on Blogs
]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:12 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/SideBar email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited SideBar Blogger- The most popular blogging platform, owned by Google, also FREE to get started. Pros: Customization is easy, even for the novice. Cons: Not real estate focused, Blogger URLs often targeted as spam.
Wordpress- Another FREE blogging platform, and the easiest one to get started with. Pros: Start blogging in 30 seconds flat. Cons: Not real estate focused.
site: This 4 part wiki Thisfour-part blogging tutorial was created as a supplement to the 2007 Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) Convention & Expo 2007 that featured the first ever Virginia Real Estate BloggerCon. 2007. The goal of the BloggerCon and this wiki site is to promote the use of the blog as tool for real estate agents who are new to blogging and want to incorporate it into thei]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:36:36 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/SideBar email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited SideBar Blogger- The most popular blogging platform, owned by Google, also FREE to get started. Pros: Customization is easy, even for the novice. Cons: Not real estate focused, Blogger URLs often targeted as spam.
Wordpress- Another FREE blogging platform, and the easiest one to get started with. Pros: Start blogging in 30 seconds flat. Cons: Not real estate focused.
About this site: This 4 part wiki was created as a supplement to the 2007 Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) Convention & Expo 2007 that featured the first ever Virginia Real Estate BloggerCon. The goal of the BloggerCon and this wiki is to promote the use of the blog as tool for real estate agents who are new to blogging and want to incorporate it into their business. It is an overview of the fundamentals of blogging and focuses on the basic aspects of this medium.
]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:35:38 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited FrontPage What is a Post?
A post is an article on a blog. You write a post that is published on a blog.
What is a Comment?
A comment is a response left on the author’s blog regarding one of her blog entries. When you leave a comment, you are starting a dialogue by leaving a response on a blog entry.
Part Two - Why Write a Real Estate Blog
Part Three - Read Subscribe and Comment on Blogs
Part Four - Set Up, Publish and Promote Your Real Estate Blog
This 4 part wiki was created as a supplement to the 2007 Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) Convention & Expo 2007 that featured the first ever Virginia Real Estate BloggerCon. The goal of the BloggerCon and this wiki is to promote the use of the blog as tool for real estate agents who are new to blogging and want to incorporate it into their business. It is an overview of the fundamentals of blogging and focuses on the basic aspects of this medium.
]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:35:22 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/Read+Subscribe+and+Comment+on+Blogs email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited Read Subscribe and Comment on Blogs Part Three - How to Read, Subscribe and Comment on Blogs
Read Blogs - The easiest way to get started is to start reading blogs. There are websites specifically set up to search blogs, such as technorati.com. Some search engines give you the ability to chose to search for blogs that meet your search criteria, such asGoogle's Blogsearch.A great place for real estate agents to start is ActiveRain.com - it's a website just for real estate blogs.
your page. page. This might sound complicated, but it's actually pretty simple. Check out this three-minute video for an overview.
Comment on Blogs - Once you feel comfortable enough with the blogging world from a passive standpoint, you can become a participant by commenting on what other people write. You can also comment about the comments submitted to t]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:33:32 +0000 mod http://varblogger.pbwiki.com/Set+Up%2C+Publish+and+Promote+Your+Real+Estate+Blog email.hidden@example.com (Ben) Ben edited Set Up, Publish and Promote Your Real Estate Blog Set Up and CreateYour Blog - You have finally decided to add your voice to the blogosphere. The easiest place to get started is ActiveRain. It is a great place to get your feet wet. It's free, it's easy to get started and there are a lot of great resources and a lot of support among the members. If you want to go out on your own and try something that gives you more creative license, there are free blogging software options such asBlogger, and inexpensive software options such astypepad.com andwordpress.com. You can always start on a free blogging platform and upgrade once you find out this blogging thing is for you.
Write and PublishPosts on Your Blog - Now that you have your blog set up, it's time to start writing. There are many different styles of blogs and there are hundreds of different types of real estate blogs. The best thing to do is find an area you are passionate about and focus on that one thing and do it better than anyone else. While reading other peoples blogs, you probably noticed there we]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:30:27 +0000 mod