{"id":3239,"date":"2008-06-17T07:17:06","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T14:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2008-06-17T18:37:48","modified_gmt":"2008-06-18T01:37:48","slug":"bloodhoundblog-evangelism-how-by-working-together-we-are-going-to-reinvent-real-estate-representation-convert-the-best-real-estate-professionals-to-the-wired-life-and-put-the-bums-out-of-the-busin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3239\/bloodhoundblog-evangelism-how-by-working-together-we-are-going-to-reinvent-real-estate-representation-convert-the-best-real-estate-professionals-to-the-wired-life-and-put-the-bums-out-of-the-busin\/","title":{"rendered":"BloodhoundBlog evangelism: How, by working together, we are going to reinvent real estate representation, convert the best real estate professionals to the wired life and put the bums out of the business"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, this is important: The easiest way to get someone to BloodhoundBlog is to type “BloodhoundBlog” into any web browser. The “.com” will be assumed by default, and BloodhoundBlog.com redirects to the full address of the weblog. If there is someone you work with whom you would like to see get involved in our world, all that person has to remember is that one word: BloodhoundBlog.<\/p>\n

Why is that important? Because you<\/em> are the most important factor in BloodhoundBlog’s growth. We don’t even have Google working for us right now<\/a>, but it doesn’t matter. We have always grown on the strength of the content and on the strength of very bright people like you reading, commenting on, subscribing to, linking to and recommending that content.<\/p>\n

Last night I looked in on Cheryl Johnson<\/a> talking about the coffee-table books we build for high-end listings<\/a>. One of the comments was an eye-opener for me:<\/p>\n

Thanks for the BLOODHOUND link, I had not run across them yet and man what a good read, blew my 30 min quick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of the weblogs written by actual working real estate professionals — Realtors, lenders, investors, technologists, vendors — BloodhoundBlog has the deepest penetration: Most pages, most Technorati links, etc. It’s easy for me to forget that new people are coming on line every day — and that they have no automatic way of knowing about BloodhoundBlog.<\/p>\n

So far, we have depended on viral effects to be found by those folks. But I want for people like Cheryl’s commenter to find us. You want it, too: It’s the people who care about doing their very best who will matter most to the world of real estate, going forward. We are each of us here for our own reasons, but, at the same time, we are all of us here out of a shared commitment to excellence. When you run across someone like the person who posted that comment, you need to send him or her here like a BloodhoundBlog evangelist. Not for our sakes, but for your own.<\/p>\n

There’s more. After weeks of phone tag, it seems all but certain that we will not Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, this is important: The easiest way to get someone to BloodhoundBlog is to type “BloodhoundBlog” into any web browser. The “.com” will be assumed by default, and BloodhoundBlog.com redirects to the full address of the weblog. 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