{"id":3348,"date":"2008-07-10T17:55:27","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T00:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2008-07-10T17:58:46","modified_gmt":"2008-07-11T00:58:46","slug":"localismcoms-top-management-address-active-rain-member-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3348\/localismcoms-top-management-address-active-rain-member-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Localism.com’s Top Management Address Active Rain Member Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Washburn and Bob Stewart were my guests on a 45 minute interview about the new Localism.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1- Bob Stewart gave us an overview of the new Localism site and described its stated purpose.<\/p>\n

2- Jon Washburn explained the history of the Localism portal and how polling the Active Rain community led to the decision to repurpose the portal as a hyper-local community interest site.<\/p>\n

3- Opportunities for community evangelism were discussed along with practical ideas about how existing Active Rain members might benefit.<\/p>\n

4- The sponsored community issue as well as “Top Neighbors” placement were explained.<\/p>\n

5- Jon Washburn explained basic SEO strategy.<\/p>\n

6- Bob Stewart discussed how the SEO strategy will be coupled with search engine marketing to draw consumers to the site.<\/p>\n

7- Jon Washburn answered the BIG question; “Will he sell Localism or Active Rain ?”<\/p>\n

The interview is about 45 minutes long and is perfect to download to your iPod, for your evening workout.<\/p>\n

Download\/Listen to the Localism.com interview here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Washburn and Bob Stewart were my guests on a 45 minute interview about the new Localism.com: 1- Bob Stewart gave us an overview of the new Localism site and described its stated purpose. 2- Jon Washburn explained the history of the Localism portal and how polling the Active Rain community led to the decision […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,18,19],"tags":[204,205],"class_list":{"0":"post-3348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-podcast","9":"category-technology","10":"tag-activeraincom","11":"tag-localismcom","13":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3343,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3343\/localismcom-its-not-just-for-surfers\/","url_meta":{"origin":3348,"position":0},"title":"Localism.com: It’s Not Just For Surfers","author":"Brian Brady","date":"July 9, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I remember when ActiveRain.com released its Localism.com portal.\u00a0 SoCal surfin' REALTOR dude, Rory Siems commented that he thought \"Localism\" was a term surfers used for defending their beach from \"kooks\".\u00a0 While Localism is not a surfing site, the principle of \"protecting your turf\" is alive and well for local real\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blogging"","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1866,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1866\/active-rain-unleashes-impression-advertising\/","url_meta":{"origin":3348,"position":1},"title":"Active Rain Unleashes Impression Advertising","author":"Brian Brady","date":"August 28, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"If they're ain't no margin, there ain't no mission. 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