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Step 2. Click link for a sample - http://realestatemarketing101.topproducerblogs.com/

Step 3. Then type in GOOGLE or Yahoo search "WHY MOVE TO SEATTLE" and see how powerful blogs are.

Step 4. Call me personally, please, Heather Riggio 805.557.7841 and get the complete, highly aggressive yet cost permissive Realtor.com Marketing System including, a website that allows your blog to auto populate on your site, and can be linked to your listings, featured homes, featured ads, market snap shot, featured cma on Realtor.com.

P.S. Blogs are a great way to tell success stories, like I featured this home on the front page of Realtor.com and I got 3 calls. It was a great day.

Step 5. Possibly become a famous internet bloggers like...... Darren Rowse & Jeremy Shoemaker.

About - The Let’s Talk blog hopes to grow into being a top-notch resources for finding advice and tips on all aspects of buying, selling and owning a home by aggregating articles from real estate professionals from across America. Every day, we’ll update this blog to highlight valuable contributions from real estate professionals who make it their business to provide answers to home buyers, sellers and investors. However, we can’t make this a success without you! Whether you are a real estate expert, a novice or somewhere in-between, we look forward to having you join in the conversation! http://talk.realtor.com/ http://activerain.com/kristiep123

What can Featured Blog do for you?

• Get noticed locally by publishing your real estate knowledge and community expertise to the local public in a way that is more fresh, relevant and contemporary than static web pages

• Get noticed nationally if your blog story is selected for publication on the REALTOR.com® "Let's Talk Real Estate" section

• Demonstrate your expertise to active buyers and sellers

• Enable you to have a potential audience of "millions" on REALTOR.com®

• Raise your personal website's search ranking and drawing power. Fresh content on your site, has a better chance of meeting the search needs of consumers and keep them coming back for more. Search engines elevate the status of your personal website when it is associated with big, more well known sites like REALTOR.com®

• Its easy and it costs you nothing to start. It's a benefit of being a REALTOR®

Sign Up today! You can log in to your account at: http://talk.realtor.com

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GET STARTED - The following Featured Blog™ resources will help you get started:

Step 1: Access to and use of the Featured Blog™ service requires that you agree to the end user license agreement. To complete this important step, log in to your account at http://talk.realtor.com.

Step 2: You are now ready to write your very first blog entry. Remember, blogging can attract consumers to your site; keep them there by providing regular commentaries through your blog. Now that you have accepted the end user agreement, you may access your personal Featured Blog™ Check out mine at: HeatherRiggio.featuredblogcom.

You can,

Create a virtual community with your contacts and clients

Become the "ask Bob" person through your online touch-points

Relate to people you are in contact with in the community

Put "a face on the machine"

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Add recent success stories

Provide local neighborhood data (charts, tables, maps)

Give neighborhood descriptions of the areas you represent

Promote local events (fun stuff!)

Provide interviews with local "stars" or recent clients

Provide advice for buyers and sellers

Provide advice for other agents

Step 3: Link your personal web site with your Featured Blog™. If you are a REALTOR.com® Featured WebSite™ customer, please click here to access a step by step guide.

For additional questions you may have, please remember you can visit any of the following to get answers quickly:
Online Help - a searchable index of topics on how to use Featured Blog™; this same content is also available as an offline PDF at User Manual
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Featured Blog