{"id":525,"date":"2006-10-10T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T14:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2006-10-11T06:32:46","modified_gmt":"2006-10-11T13:32:46","slug":"carnival-of-real-estate-creams-and-cheeses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/525\/carnival-of-real-estate-creams-and-cheeses\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival of Real Estate: Creams and cheeses . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is our list of second-tier winners in the Carnival of Real Estate. Like those we exhibited yesterday, these are all well-developed ideas pertinent to the real estate industry. These are all very worthy posts, the kind I consider eminently link-worthy, because they advance the meta-discussion that <i>is<\/i> real estate weblogging.<\/p>\n<p>Working from interviews with real estate webloggers, Drew Meyers from Zillow Blog asks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zillowblog.com\/zillow_blog\/2006\/10\/business_benefi.html\" target=\"_blank\">Why Do You Blog?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Todd Tarson of MOCO Real Estate News uses <a href=\"http:\/\/mocoreal.blogspot.com\/2006\/10\/favorite-movie-quote.html\" target=\"_blank\">a favorite movie quote<\/a> to lead us on a grand tour of red hot real estate issues.<\/p>\n<p>From True Gotham, Douglas Heddings <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truegotham.com\/archives\/the-hamptons-introducing-truegothamhamptons-edition.html\" target=\"_blank\">shares his thoughts on the real estate market in the Hamptons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Cronin of The Real Estate Tomato points a loaded question at real estate practitioners: <a href=\"http:\/\/realestatetomato.typepad.com\/the_real_estate_tomato\/2006\/10\/why_have_a_webs.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Why Have A Website At All?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we take a turn around Mike&#8217;s Corner, Michael Price will treat us to a review of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlpodcast.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/book-report-waiting-on-your-cat-to.html\" target=\"_blank\">Waiting On Your Cat To Bark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Drop your keyboard and grab your game controller: Daniel Rothamel of The Real Estate Zebra is a <a href=\"http:\/\/realestatezebra.com\/blogger-for-frogger\" target=\"_blank\">Blogger For Frogger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Writing from his ActiveRain weblog, Jonathan Dalton chronicles <a href=\"http:\/\/activerain.com\/blogsview\/Bigfoot-Open-MLS-and-other-myths?12766\" target=\"_blank\">Bigfoot, Open MLS and other myths<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David A. Porter of the Pacesetter Mortgage Blog advises us on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pacesettermortgage.com\/2006\/10\/top_5_critical_.html\" target=\"_blank\">Top 4 Critical Questions when buying a Condominium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Kitano of TransparentRE.com, my kind of over-achiever, delivers a five-part <a href=\"http:\/\/transparentre.com\/2006\/10\/01\/links-for-those-who-are-now-considering-entering-the-blogosphere.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/transparentre.com\/2006\/10\/03\/blogging-resource-2--your-blog-is-online-now-what.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">on<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/transparentre.com\/2006\/10\/04\/publicizing-your-blog--3-in-the-blogger-starter-series.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">real<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/transparentre.com\/2006\/09\/29\/one-more-highly-recommended-resource-for-the-new-blogger.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">estate<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/transparentre.com\/2006\/09\/20\/why-blogging-works.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">weblogging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From nubricks.com, A. Samuel asks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nubricks.com\/archives\/197\/heart-of-slough-ricky-gervais-office\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slough to get a new HeART time for Ricky Gervais to move office?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renthuiast, a UK weblog, invites us to a <a href=\"http:\/\/real-estate-net.blogspot.com\/2006\/09\/conversation-with-nestoria-part-one.html\" target=\"_blank\">Conversation with Nestoria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Jagger of Ubertor.com brings an insightful list of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ubertor.com\/?p=367\" target=\"_blank\">Search Engine Keyword Tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our outbound traffic to yesterday&#8217;s winners was huge, more than double our normal outbound\/inbound ratio &#8212; on a very busy day. That&#8217;s great, and this is why I wanted to show these posts on a separate day &#8212; so that they don&#8217;t get lost in the shuffle. Let&#8217;s dig in and devour all these delicious creams and cheeses so that tomorrow we can self-flagellate in good conscience&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>More:<\/i><\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=523\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival of Real Estate: Overture&#8230;<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=524\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival of Real Estate: The red meat&#8230;<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=526\" target=\"_blank\">Candles, incense, bells and ashes: Redeeming The Carnival of Real Estate&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/blogging\" rel=\"tag\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is our list of second-tier winners in the Carnival of Real Estate. Like those we exhibited yesterday, these are all well-developed ideas pertinent to the real estate industry. These are all very worthy posts, the kind I consider eminently link-worthy, because they advance the meta-discussion that is real estate weblogging. Working from interviews with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[3,15,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-carnival-of-real-estate","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","11":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1056,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1056\/real-estate-carnivals-nigel-swaby-wins-carnival-of-real-estate-investing-our-own-allen-butler-wins-carnival-of-real-estate\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":0},"title":"Real Estate Carnivals: Nigel Swaby wins Carnival of Real Estate Investing, our own Allen Butler wins Carnival of Real Estate . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"February 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"BloodhoundBlog was this week's host of the Carnival of Real Estate Investing. Nigel Swaby from the Salt Lake Real Estate Blog was this week's winner, with Creative Financing - Conversion to Traditional Mortgages. We had a total of seven entries and four judges: Michael Cook, Cathleen Collins, Jeff Brown and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":777,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/777\/the-carnival-of-real-estate-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":1},"title":"The Carnival of Real Estate . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"December 18, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"...is up at Seattle Real Estate Professionals. Moderator Marlow Harris presents awards in three categories. BloodhoundBlog is a Carnival unto its own. Here are eleven entries from the last week that I thought were exemplary: Russell Shaw: Thank You, Mr. Barton, May I Have Another? Kris Berg: When It Clicks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":526,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/526\/candles-incense-bells-and-ashes-redeeming-the-carnival-of-real-estate\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":2},"title":"Candles, incense, bells and ashes: Redeeming The Carnival of Real Estate . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"October 11, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been very gratified by all the comments we've had, both public and private, about raising the standards for The Carnival of Real Estate. We did what we did because we were behind the wheel. We had control of the Carnival for this one week, and it would have been\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":965,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/965\/derek-burress-hits-a-grand-slam-with-the-carnival-of-real-estate-investing\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":3},"title":"Derek Burress hits a grand slam with the Carnival of Real Estate Investing","author":"Greg Swann","date":"January 29, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Would you like to see a grand slam blog carnival presentation? Take yourself to Real Estate Perspectives for The Carnival of Real Estate Investing. Our own Michael Cook came in first place with The Right Time to Buy: An Investor Perspective, but I would rave about this carnival even if\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":928,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/928\/the-carnival-of-real-estate-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":4},"title":"The Carnival of Real Estate . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"January 22, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"...is up at Minneapolis Real Estate Market Update. And the winner is... our own Kris Berg with The Plastic Pig (and How to Pick Your Agent). Kris also wins The Carnival of BloodhoundBlog, a testament to her excellence amidst the stiff competition around here. The Carnival of Real Estate Investing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog Carnivals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog Carnivals","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blog-carnivals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1584,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1584\/the-carnival-of-real-estate-38\/","url_meta":{"origin":525,"position":5},"title":"The Carnival of Real Estate . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"June 25, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"...is up at Altos Research Real Estate Insights. Plenty of great reading, including three posts from BloodhoundBlog contributors. And... The Carnival of Real Estate Investing is up at The Flipping Pad. 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