{"id":3375,"date":"2008-07-17T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T01:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3375"},"modified":"2008-07-17T18:57:30","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T01:57:30","slug":"project-blogger-passion-authenticity-connecting-with-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3375\/project-blogger-passion-authenticity-connecting-with-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Bloodhound: Passion, Authenticity & Connecting with Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, I will confess.<\/p>\n

Up until we started Project Blogger, I had NO idea EXACTLY what being a green REALTOR was all about. I mean, I understood the general concept, in a promote conservation and sell the benefits of green housing sort of way… But I really did not understand HOW a green real estate blogger would connect with a GREEN customer, until I was faced with the challenge of helping a NEW green blogger in Louisville–here in our office. It is a new challenge for me.<\/p>\n

One of our agents approached me. She already was a beginner in our blogging group and she asked if I would help her get a DIFFERENT blog up and running. “What’s your niche or hyperlocal?” “That’s just it,” she said. “I want to blog about environmentally friendly housing. I want to be a GREEN blogger.” I instantly knew that this was a MUCH better fit for her than the niche she was in.<\/p>\n

This was something that she IS passionate about. Her other niche was more because she found it to simply be attractive business wise. We have a saying in our little blogging group in our office: “Blog about baseball if that is what you are passionate about. You will sell more real estate that way.” The point is, by being passionate and authentic, you will ATTRACT more people to you. You will connect with others in a meaningful way. And Dawn, the agent in our office will connect and sell and enjoy the process more because her voice will be authentic. <\/p>\n

When you CARE, your writing emits an almost magical quality that it doesn’t have when you are writing for money alone. Stephanie, I don’t have her blog up and running yet. She is on vacation with her family for a week or two, but if you don’t mind, I’d love to get the two of you together via email or whatever. I have already sent her to your blog and she came back going.”..wow….”. (That’s a quote.)<\/p>\n

I guess every day here at the office just reinforces the point to me that authenticity and passion Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OK, I will confess. Up until we started Project Blogger, I had NO idea EXACTLY what being a green REALTOR was all about. 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