{"id":432,"date":"2006-09-26T09:50:59","date_gmt":"2006-09-26T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=432"},"modified":"2006-09-26T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2006-09-26T19:25:04","slug":"blogoff-post-55-real-estate-weblogging-write-about-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/432\/blogoff-post-55-real-estate-weblogging-write-about-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogoff Post #55: Real estate weblogging? Get real . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

More from Seth Godin offers 56 tips on how to get traffic for your weblog<\/a>. Here are four that I’ve had enough of:<\/p>\n

Use lists.<\/p>\n

Include polls, meters and other eye candy.<\/p>\n

Do email interviews with the well-known.<\/p>\n

Be anonymous.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anonymity can be cool if there’s a reason for it. If you really are Deep Throat, I’ll cut you a break. If you’re hiding behind a mask to get away with being rude or vulgar — get real.<\/p>\n

I have had it up to here<\/i> with lists. It’s magazine writer crap, and they have already milked it to death. If you really have a reason to delineate something by list, I’ll go with you. If you’re trying to hook me with the top 15 ways to hook unsuspecting weblog readers — get real.<\/p>\n

I’m not hugely crazy about graphics in weblog posts unless you’re illustrating something mere words cannot depict. If you’re throwing in a picture either because you can’t write or you think I can’t read — get real.<\/p>\n

As for email interviews, that’s an oxymoron. If there is any reason for an interview — as against an essay or just plain email — it’s to hear the respondent under the pressure of time and circumstance. Bill Clinton’s melt-down on Fox News Sunday this week is a perfect example of why an interview must be done live. In other words — get real…
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Technorati Tags: blogging<\/a>, sellsius 101<\/a>, real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

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More from Seth Godin offers 56 tips on how to get traffic for your weblog. Here are four that I’ve had enough of: Use lists. Include polls, meters and other eye candy. Do email interviews with the well-known. Be anonymous. Anonymity can be cool if there’s a reason for it. 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