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Your real estate blog posts are local posts and local posts are fresh!

Your real estate blog posts are local posts and local posts are fresh!

Feed your blog local “food” and reap the rewards! Your posts are local posts and local posts are fresh (sung to: brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh! jingle from the 80′s) I have noticed a growing trend for people to want to support their local business, eat locally grown foods, frequent local establishments…why not be local ...

Lesley Lambert | 2011/04/18  | 20 Comments Social Media

Host a Tech Savvy Scavenger Hunt in Your Local Community

Host a Tech Savvy Scavenger Hunt in Your Local Community

OK, Ok, you don’t need to barcode a building, but you can create a scavenger hunt in your community for those tech savvy peeps who would love to rise to the challenge. A fun and simple way to do this would be to create an account with StickyBits.com and place StickyBit stickers around your area requiring your participants to check ...

Janie Coffey | 2010/05/05  | 13 Comments Tech

Why Wasting Your Time With Foursquare Is Good

Why Wasting Your Time With Foursquare Is Good

You just became the Mayor of… If you don’t know what Foursquare is, here’s a brief run down. An app run from your phone, Foursquare allows you to “check-in” to locations in your city (and others if you’re traveling). A “check-in” is like making a public announcement as to your whereabouts. Hey everyone, I’m at Starbucks. Hi friends, you can ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/11/25  | 43 Comments Social Media

Earache My Eye

Earache My Eye

Ear infections aren’t cool at all. This week, I’ve been out sick with an ear infection. I used to get them a lot as a child, but they went away much like sucking my thumb. In the past year, they’ve come back with a vengeance that can only be described as cruel. I’ve done what I can to control them, ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/04/15  | 9 Comments How to

Creating a Hyper-Local Monster: Mix A Blog Energy Drink

A Blog Energy Drink

Photo by: Jayjay402 It’s Alive I’ve been in the shadows for a while now, building the monster I call a hyper-local news blog.  I had promised a series of articles chronicling the trials and tribulations of getting it going and making it a success.  What I have found is that success is hard to define, but it has something to ...

Carson Coots | 2008/10/14  | 18 Comments Social Media

How Local Should You Go?

How Local Should You Go?

If you tuned in before you would know… My quest is to uncover what it takes to build the ultimate local blog. I want to attract a pretty hefty amount of local traffic by publishing information that people can use, and actually want to read. I want it to stand out, and compete popular publishers in the area. I want ...

Carson Coots | 2008/02/06  | 16 Comments Marketing

I’m Going Local and I Think I Like It.

I’m Going Local and I Think I Like It.

There’s a lot of talk going on about the future of the media, and how real estate businesses essentially have to become nanopublishers if they want to really make an impact with their online marketing.  I’m not a Realtor, but I do see the value in Hyper-local online marketing… and it’s not just for real estate. I see the beginning ...

Carson Coots | 2008/01/17  | 9 Comments Marketing