{"id":2478,"date":"2008-01-08T08:37:39","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T15:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2008-01-08T08:36:05","modified_gmt":"2008-01-08T15:36:05","slug":"two-dozen-hounds-on-the-hunt-galen-ward-joins-bloodhoundblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2478\/two-dozen-hounds-on-the-hunt-galen-ward-joins-bloodhoundblog\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dozen hounds on the hunt: Galen Ward joins BloodhoundBlog"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started reading Rain City Guide<\/a> in November of 2005 or so. Our second attempt at a weblog was foundering, floundering, flailing madly and failing badly, and I was out looking for clues. Galen Ward shone like a beacon, his posts incisive and informative, laced throughout with a pungent humor.<\/p>\n

I am beyond proud to announce that Galen is joining us today:<\/p>\n

Galen Ward is the co-founder of Estately.com, simultaneously the underdog and overachiever of map-based real estate search. He spends his time, reading, writing and coding for real estate from the heart of Seattle.<\/p>\n

Galen has a deep understanding of the arcane world of hi-tech real estate start-ups, so he brings us a perspective so-far absent from these pages. We’re honored to have him running with us.
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Technorati Tags: blogging<\/a>, real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

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I started reading Rain City Guide in November of 2005 or so. Our second attempt at a weblog was foundering, floundering, flailing madly and failing badly, and I was out looking for clues. Galen Ward shone like a beacon, his posts incisive and informative, laced throughout with a pungent humor. 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