"The What, Why and How of Real Estate Blogging"

Part One - Basic Definitions

What is a Blog?

Blog is short for Web Log.  It is an online notebook of a person's (or group of people's) ideas, thoughts, insights and/or opinions about a specific topic.  One of the great things about a blog is that you can write about anything you want. It can be as general as "Real Estate" or as specific as "Blue Houses in Des Moines on Main Street".

What is a Blogger?

A blogger is someone who writes a blog.

What is the Blogosphere?

The blogosphere is the universe of blogs and the people that participate in blogs.  It is the world of blogging to include the writers, commenters, readers and other participants.

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.

• More Definitions at Blogossary.com 

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