Comments on: Behold the Mega-Blog

By: My Resolutions for 2007

My Resolutions for 2007 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:15:33 +0000

[...] Make Teresa Boardman laugh, then make her cry [...]

By: Kelley Koehler

Kelley Koehler — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:48:42 +0000

See? This is why we need a comment feed. I missed out on weinercorngate.

By: The RE blog arms race | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:07:40 +0000

[...] every week brings another contributor, but to what [...]

By: Teri Lussier

Teri Lussier — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:49:15 +0000

1) What Jeff said
2) Parties are fun (Jeff left that part out).
3) I find that on my blog it’s like home: Shoes off, feet up, in my jammies; whereas on another blog I’m a guest. I try to be on my best behavior, elevate the conversation (okay not always successfully, I know!), and contribute in a different way. I can’t explain it other than jammies and bare feet compared to party clothes and heels- two looks, same person, and it’s not just another voice, it’s another place.
4) There is a synergy that happens in a group blog. It’s real and it’s an important part of a conversation. The blog takes on life of it’s own…
OTOH, Maybe none of this makes sense…

By: Athol Kay

Athol Kay — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:28:03 +0000

I have next to no clue about any of it either.

By: Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:48:38 +0000

I’ve started contributing to blownmortgage.com, which is gonna be a mega blog. I’ve gotten traffic back to me, and in a week had a conversion. My website looks like crap currently (ah, the law of diminishing returns). But, people clicked because of the idea–I do conventional mortgages in 10 (calendar) days 100% of the time. One idea, easy to get.

I’d think the more groovy and specific your niche the more likely people will click, and the more likely people will convert. I don’t know what a valid niche is; if I were a realtor, I’d probably blog all over the country to create a referral network and market myself as the guy that knows all the tech Savvy Realtor, and then offer 10-15% referral fees.

Or something. Anyway, I like RE net blogs because the humanity and authenticity of the people is pretty high; there are people that admit it’s disingenuous for the NAR to be telling people that “now is a great time to buy…”

By: Mariana

Mariana — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:28:03 +0000

I like this platform because I respect ALL of the people here, and I can post what I cannot post on my own blog. I love Jeff’s analogy about the party. Makes a lot of sense.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:27:03 +0000

Keep in mind that on the RealTownBlogs platform, you CAN 301 to a branded domain with a custom template– no violation there.

By: Teresa Boardman

Teresa Boardman — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:44:53 +0000

This is for Todd: http://tinyurl.com/2mdp6o
My apology to Jonathan and to Tobey for highjacking this post.

By: Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:32:08 +0000

It’s a weinercorn you sickos. :p