{"id":2908,"date":"2008-04-06T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2008-04-06T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2008-04-06T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2008-04-06T16:07:08","slug":"isnt-this-all-getting-more-than-a-bit-tiresome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2908\/isnt-this-all-getting-more-than-a-bit-tiresome\/","title":{"rendered":"Isn’t This All Getting More Than A Bit Tiresome?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I mean blog wars, talk about disintermediation, transparency..blah..blah..blah…!<\/p>\n

I am new to blogging, having only launched Real Estate Radio USA <\/a>on January 2, 2008. Yet, in this brief period of time I can CLEARLY<\/strong> see the fruits of my labor, the rewards derived from the efforts of my team, the tremendous spike in daily traffic, and last but not least, the building of valuable strategic business relationships. In addition, many personal relationships have blossomed as well.<\/p>\n

But all of this going back and forth with real estate agents who are resisting change and ignoring the writing on the wall just seems so boring. Do I really care any longer about trying to share what I have learned and to assist those in business who can not or will not seize the myriad of opportunities that abound in a Web 2.0 world? I used to. I was full of fire and energy to help a lot of Realtors see the Promised Land but now that spirit, in just 3 months, is waning.<\/p>\n

I can only imagine how people like Mary McKnight, Greg Swann, Pat Kitano and Stefan Swanepoel must feel. These people have been going at it for much longer than I have. I salute each of these pioneers and others like them and wonder where they find the patience to persevere with such a seemingly obvious lost cause.<\/p>\n

In order for myself to continue in such an arduous endeavor, I have to measure my efforts against the potential ROI. Wasting time with obtuse Realtors has become the bane of my existence and it seems useless to continue to engage. It’s like being on the Titanic and arguing with Thomas Andrews that the ship was unsinkable.<\/p>\n

Real estate blogging has jumped the proverbial shark and it’s a waste of time to think things can be changed. I read a post or two this weekend on Active Rain, you know, that social network that\u00a0shows 70,000+ members yet only the same 100-200 or\u00a0so people ever comment? You know, that social network made up of dinosaurs and has-beens that spend more time saying what doesn’t work to even try to Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mean blog wars, talk about disintermediation, transparency..blah..blah..blah…! I am new to blogging, having only launched Real Estate Radio USA on January 2, 2008. 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