March 17, 2011
Eye Candy – It works! During some of our blogging/social media webinars, we have been known to give honest, first impression reviews of websites submitted by our attendees. No punches are pulled and the feedback is often direct and unfiltered. I’m sure some feelings are bruised, but they are asking for an […]
January 18, 2011
Most of the time we focus on the positive here at the Tomato; what works, paths to success, tips and tricks, etc. Well it’s time to help the audience stop making the mistakes that can kill their blog. The most obvious cause of a dead blog is not writing to it. But […]
December 15, 2010
Don’t get caught wearing the Bad Idea Jeans Let me start by pointing out what aren’t shortcuts. 1. Having someone else provide content for you. This perceived shortcut comes in many forms, and they are all shortcuts to failure. Having your webdesign company provide content for you. I am often asked […]
March 11, 2010
The following is based on a phone rant that I have let loose so many times that I’m starting to feel myself on auto-pilot, almost thinking about something else, as I explain the basic formula to guaranteed blogging success. It struck me that I need to write this down before I mistakenly consider it to […]
January 11, 2010
I believe I have developed TMJ. For the last month I have had frequent headaches and a persistent clicking in my right ear. The sensation varies from an annoying pop to a painful snap. I have been doing light research on the issue since it began, and am now really […]
July 3, 2009
Most of my blogging efforts revolve around delivering sound real estate blogging advice. The articles generally take me at least a couple of hours to develop, format, publish and broadcast. I have dozens and dozens of ideas that are just waiting to be developed and published, but as we all know, the […]
June 25, 2009
We’ve trained hundreds of real estate agents to make the blog an effective marketing tool. We run them through a dozen hours of personal training classes, aiming to keep them on track to success. The following represent the most common issues that we help them recognize in or to keep them focused. […]
March 19, 2009
This edition of the Tomato Collaborative Blog Article is an effort to tackle the topic of *gasp* Quitting Blogging. Do you foresee an end to your regular blogging? How does the story end? Blasphemous, right? I mean, are we not RE.net’s biggest proponent of, and cheerleader for maintaining a thriving […]
January 6, 2009
1. Microblogging Twitter is all the rage… and yet most blogging agents aren’t using it because they don’t grasp the value. Here’s another way to approach the Micro-Blog: Instead of catering to the audience in a Twitter Community, consider those that are actually coming to read your blog. Short updates […]