Jay has a great post yesterday about whether blogging “gets” clients (archived: 2025). After nearly 1900 posts in two and a half years, I can say unequivocally that yes, you can “get” clients from blogging (and surely lose some as well). Without working at blogging and building offline relationships, I wouldn’t have gotten this in an email:
I am comfortable selecting you to be our buyer’s agent without interviewing other realtors. One, your whole philosophy and style is right there on your blog; two, Merv (no longer available) vouches for you.
I have written many times before – if the goal of your blog is purely to “get” clients, don’t bother. People don’t want to be “gotten;” they want to choose.
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April 2025 Charlottesville real estate market update with Greg & Jim
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Greg, Jim, and the Charlottesville real estate market – In March 2025
Greg Slater and I could talk about the real estate market for hours. Real estate data, market trends, days on market, new construction and mistakes made when building new homes in Charlottesville, questions to ask real estate agents, why you shouldn't always hire the first…
Talking about Charlottesville Real Estate – 21 November at Starr Hill Dairy Central
I could talk about real estate all day every day. Thursday, 21 November is my third such time to chat this month. I'm going to be doing another series in January, in addition to another AMA on Reddit early next month. That said, if you…
Quick tips for Buyers and Sellers in Charlottesville
We've started doing quarterly conversations about the Charlottesville real estate market and I'm testing what works best for both reach and posterity of the information. I like being able to look back and see what I've been right about, and what I've been wrong about,…