Comments on: Best Blog Post Practices – Examples

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:42:26 +0000

***************************************************************** I've learned that updating your site frequently with fresh content so that every time your visitors come back, they will have something to read on your site. This is the most widely known and most effective method of attracting returning visitors, but this is also the least carried out one because of the laziness of webmasters. No one will want to browse a site that looks the same over ten years, so keep your site updated with fresh bites!

By: Robert Worthington

Robert Worthington — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:33:21 +0000

Eric. I will certainly try to get more local links that are non real estate related. Is that considered a dollar bill link versus a penny link? Either way, just being endorsed and making a relationship none real estate related is worth the effort all together.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:35:04 +0000

I think Jay is a case study of great blog entries. I can think of several, but this one is one of my favorites. Many folks relocating to Phoenix would want to know ‘phoenix average temperatures‘

By: Eric Blackwell

Eric Blackwell — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:11:39 +0000

Hey Jay…

Not a problem. You earned it. You are exactly right about the stimulus bill post. Well written and targeted posts have tentacles far beyond the basic SEO consequences.

I have found that getting local Chamber of Commerce level links is difficult, but worth it. They truly directly connect you to people who can buy.

Have a good one!

Eric

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:09:03 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Eric! You highlighted two of my favorite recent posts. I agree completely that getting links from local businesses / non-real estate people is key (and not easy, but can be done).

That stimulus bill post (and the others in the series) led to a *ridiculous* increase in traffic. And I just finished speaking with the 4th reporter to call since I wrote them and have two more mainstream media interviews scheduled today. It’s amazing the reach that some posts can have.

By: Eric Blackwell

Eric Blackwell — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:12:53 +0000

That’s a great example Joe and a good point about beginning with the end in mind. The end would be attracting likely local buyers to your blog / site.

Thanks for sharing. That was EXACTLY what I had in mind.

Others?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:13:04 +0000

Ok, you're on. Here's a nice post and why I think the entry is good example. Perhaps slightly different from the points you made above, but relevant nonetheless. What I've done is taken our client's property and posted various versions of the same blog entry across several of our blogs looking to garner longtail searches for the property. In the above cited example, if a person searches for 'west richland home by william wiley elementary school' (or similar variations) our blog entry is usually #1 or #2. In other words, I want targeted traffic for folks wanting to purchase a home in a desired school's boundary. We have the same blog entry ranking for the other schools in the area as well.