Real Estate Website
& Blogging Advice

The Real Juice

Real Estate Website & Blogging Advice

The Real Juice


The Real Estate Tomato Blog covers topics such as WordPress Real Estate Blogging, Blogging SEO Advice, Real Estate Website Design, Story Branding, Homepage Design, Content Marketing, Lead Generation, and Company Announcements. The best Realtor blogs are those that are publishing regulary.

March 30, 2008
Writing Your Real Estate Blog Primarily to Google is a Squandered Opportunity.

Writing Your Real Estate Blog Primarily to Google is a Squandered Opportunity.

Thanks to the recent frequency and quality of guest posts, I’ve had the pleasure of taking a little time off from shouldering the content on the Tomato.  Keeping in stride, we have another treat for you.  Todd Carpenter, ubiquitous RE.net participant, and owner and author of the globally appreciated mariah.com (a web 2.0 real estate […]
March 26, 2008
Can My Real Estate Blog Help Me Talk Like a Woman?

Can My Real Estate Blog Help Me Talk Like a Woman?

John Coley, still my favorite Lake Martin, Alabama blogger, sent over this gem, and I couldn’t wait to post it for your enjoyment. Can My Real Estate Blog Help Me Talk Like a Woman? By John Coley I recently got rejected on a listing presentation, and it hurt. Unless you’re […]
March 26, 2008
All You Ever Needed To Know About Blogging SEO, But Were Afraid To Say So

All You Ever Needed To Know About Blogging SEO, But Were Afraid To Say So

I know what you are thinking…”not another SEO article, please…” SEO focused companies have secrets. They want you to think that you need them to get you to the top of the search engines. They want you to think that you need to learn the complex details or you will fail. […]
March 20, 2008
Blogging on a Saturday – How Rewarding It Can Be

Blogging on a Saturday – How Rewarding It Can Be

Blogging everyday is not easy.  I know.  At best, I’ve got a pace of 3–4 times a week. However, Teresa Boardman, our resident real estate blogging goddess, is pretty darn consistent.  Looking back through her archives it’s rare to find a day left unblogged.  So how does she find the […]
March 14, 2008
How Has Blogging Changed Your Real Estate Career? – Brad Nix and the RETechSouth Event

How Has Blogging Changed Your Real Estate Career? – Brad Nix and the RETechSouth Event

Today’s interview is with broker, Brad Nix of Maxsell Real Estate. Maxsell Real Estate “is the only real estate company in Metro Atlanta exclusively servicing the I-575 Real Estate Corridor of Northwest Atlanta.” Brad joined the Vine in late February of 2007.  He was a great choice for today’s interview because of […]
March 6, 2008
Real Estate Blogging Business Plan: Boots On the Ground Will Help You Find and Service Buyers

Real Estate Blogging Business Plan: Boots On the Ground Will Help You Find and Service Buyers

The growth of Real Estate Blogging, although steady and noticeable, still has not lived up to the hype, and it never will. That’s not to say that it is being rejected as a competent means to the end: as an effective lead generation tool.  In fact, we’re finding that blogging […]
March 4, 2008
Starting A Real Estate Blog?  Grab That Email Database, Let’s Get You Read

Starting A Real Estate Blog? Grab That Email Database, Let’s Get You Read

When I started the Real Estate Tomato, in June of 2006, I had one reader, me. Before the first month was over, I was averaging 30 unique visitors a day. Within 2 months it was 135 unique visitors a day. How did we get out of the gates so quickly? We […]
February 28, 2008
The Real Estate Business Is Content, Not Home Selling

The Real Estate Business Is Content, Not Home Selling

The above title might seem like an odd statement, but it couldn’t be more true. Let me use some examples of other industries to illustrate the point. The Music Industry The business is content creation; melodies, lyrics, videos, live presentations, etc. The product comes in the form of CD’s, DVD’s, […]
February 25, 2008
How Has Blogging Changed Your Real Estate Career? – Roberta Murphy

How Has Blogging Changed Your Real Estate Career? – Roberta Murphy

Today’s interview is with Roberta Murphy of both SanDiegoPreviews.com and LuxuryHomeDigest.com. Roberta was one of our very first clients and an early graduate of our intense blog training course.  Way back in the Fall of 2006, Roberta contacted us after reading our writings on ActiveRain.  She contracted us to build […]