as far as “contributing to the success of others”, help spread the goods around by sharing the article on twitter, facebook, or other social networks. helping someone go viral is a good way to get noticed.

@joe: really glad you shared that and good to know that you’re starting to get it

@christina: it’s good to be busy and productive but, make no mistake that engagement takes time. for folks that are time stressed, it’d make sense to be very selective at first of where you want to participate. spend time on only 2-3 sites at most then once you’ve got a foothold there feel free to branch out. the trick, of course, is figuring out which 2-3

@ribeezie: realtors are experts and have a hell of a lot to share as content but i agree… many tend to not notice their own expertise. we all do that to some degree. this is where you smack em and say “get over it!”

Oh so true. It becomes obvious (even in written form) that you’re dissatisfied with what you’re doing.

I think that blogger newbies really struggle with the content development part (what to write and how to write it). What people should know early on is that it’s ok to be conversational. You don’t have to write these overly articulate posts.. Sometimes (heck a lot of times), people prefer, the short, informative, conversational posts.

I’d add to this re: content. To your point it absolutely needs to be of value. To go ‘viral’ it does need to evoke something in the reader/viewer. Most successful viral campaigns contain either an emotional, humorous or wow factor. For agents, the best route may be the emotional, since real estate is such a touchy subject these days.

Again, awesome post. Thanks!