Perhaps the nicest thing ever written about me
Imagine my surprise, when flipping through this week's C-Ville today, I was surprised to see a review of RealCentralVA.com. 1. It is an unsolicited endorsement. 2. It takes up a quarter-page in one of the two prominent weekly newspapers in Charlottesville. 2. It accurately captures…
The web is changing accountability – for everybody
The defendant's personal gain aside, what he is doing highlights how the rules have changed. At the heart of the fight is a Web site started by Mike Morgan, the real-estate broker, to collect complaints and dispense advice about what he considers shoddy workmanship on…
Crafty SEO tactics for real estate bloggers
I feel like I'm being gamed. Maybe it was the title of the article, "Is Real estate blogging advertising?" or maybe I just got lucky, but one of the comments on my post the other day appear to be a new kind of comment spam,…
Is real estate blogging advertising?
Or is it both advertising and journalism? What rights should bloggers have? How does one define "advertising?" When contemplating this article, more questions than answers presented themselves, ultimately arriving at the most appropriate answer to the title question - "maybe" and "it depends". Painting all…
Media appearance tomorrow morning
Listen to WINA (those of you from outside Charlottesville are just out of luck, unless they add it to their "On Demand"). I will be on from 0910 to 0927 talking about the history of blogging, referencing the Wall Street Journal's recent article on the…
A logo for RealCentralVA.com
After donating money to Todd's attempt to be released from "jail," and receiving a t-shirt as thanks, I figured now was as good a time as any to have a logo for RealCentralVA.com. I contracted with F5 Designs via Elance for a logo. I filled…
Just a note on subscribing to RealCentralVA via email
I have noticed in the past couple of days that some of the newer subscribers do not seem to be verifying their subscriptions. Subscribing is a two-step process. - First, you have to click on the subscribe link and enter your email address. - Next,…
New subscription plugin
Thanks to Seth, I just installed this plugin that serves to passively and non-intrustively publicize my RSS feed and Email Alerts. Not everybody knows about RSS, and this is a simple reminder that you don't have to actually come to the blog to read, it…
Building credibility takes time
How does one build credibility locally? This is a constant question for anyone seeking success in real estate. I have been fortunate to have been quoted with relative frequency in the local press; a lot of it is serendipitous, and a lot of it is…
Hyper local blogging success
How to define "success"? To start, success for RealCrozetVA is not defined by transactions, it is defined by what it contributes to the community. RealCrozetVA was started in September of 2005 with a simple goal: I am starting this blog somewhat on a whim, so…