Blogging for business

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Jim Duncan

It seems that others are catching on.  One of the most difficult, yet necessary aspects of this business is self-promotion. That said, here we are – on the cover of Commonwealth Magazine, the magazine of the Virginia Association of Realtors. Watching and being a part of the evolution of this facet of the business has been gratifying, satisfying and frankly, very time-consuming. Merv has an excellent commentary on this story.

Thanks to Merv, here is the cover -
Images Commonwealth Tn

Update: the story and cover are below (PDF)

March Feature

March Cover

About Jim Duncan

A Charlottesville Realtor who tries to stay on the bleeding/cutting/functional edge of technology and real estate trends. I have been selling real estate for the past 10 years, lived in C'Ville for twenty+ and am married to one of few Charlottesville natives left.
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  • http://waldo.jaquith.org/ Waldo Jaquith

    Man, I’m glad you don’t write “REALTOR®” instead of “Realtor.” That gets annoying after, like, one time. That’d be like writing KLEENEX®, COCA-COLA® BRAND SOFT DRINK, or APPLE IMAC® instead of Kleenex, Coke, and iMac. It’s tough on the eyes.

  • http://www.jduncanrealestate.com Jim Duncan

    I probably would write “REALTOR®” more often if I could just remember where the ® lives on my mac. “REALTOR®” is actually copywritten, it is supposed to be written as such each and every time. Thanks for pointing that out – now I’ll have to write it properly for at least 7 days now. :)

  • TrvlnMn

    Congrat’s on getting your first magazine cover. May it be one of many more and a harbinger of continuing prosperity.

  • http://www.jduncanrealestate.com Jim

    TravlMn –

    Thank you for the kind words – it’s weird to both see myself on the cover and have so many people say that they saw me.