I think more and more people are understanding the benefits of blogging and social networks. The problem is that most of us don’t have the time to write the blog posts or set up all of the social profiles. Here are a few tips of what I am doing to make sure that I keep posting to my blog.
1) Subscribe to other blogs through RSS feeds. When you do sit down to write your blog, you can get ideas of what others are doing by skimming theirs
2) Keep a folder in your email of industry related articles that your friends and colleagues send you. Again, when it’s time to post, skim through that folder and look for ideas.
3) Write about something that interests you in your blog.
4) Write about something unique in your blog. I see a lot of real estate agents who write about Foreclosures or Denver Real Estate. Those articles are too vague and have a lot of competition on the SEO charts. Try writing about foreclosures rates in your specific subdivision or farm area instead. There are not as many people searching for those terms on the search engines, but then again, you won’t have as many articles to compete with for #1 blog post on that topic either.
5) If you are one of those people that does not like to write, try a video blog. Most laptops are equipped with a web cam.
6) Schedule a time for yourself every week to blog and stick to it!
7) If you decide that writing a blog is not something that will ever work out for you, but that you need more content for your website, please feel free to contact the Miles e-team! We have writers and SEO experts that are able to help you with content on your blog or website.
Are you trying to find a way to add more incoming links to your website? Here’s a list of free social networks that allow you to add your profile and links back to your site. This is also a great way for real estate agents and small business owners to keep in touch with a growing sphere of friends, colleagues, and potential clients!
If you dont’ have time to do all of these, I would recommend doing the first 5. Ping.fm is also a good to set up after you set up the first five, because it allows you to make your status updates from one website, and then Ping.fm will automatically update your status on the other social networks for you.
Social Networks
1. Google.com… Here’s My Profile
2. Facebook.com Here’s Our Profile
3. Twitter.com Follow Us on Twitter!
4. LinkedIn.com Here’s Our Profile
5. Blogger.com or WordPress
6. Active Rain
7. The Colorado Connector
8. Del.icio.us
9. Dig
10. Dodgeball
11. Facebook
12. Flickr
13. Friendster
14. Gamer Card
15. GoodReads
16. Google
17. Hi5
18. Inman Community
19. Jaiku
20. Last.fm
21. LinkedIn
22. LiveJournel
23. MOG
24. MySpace
25. Newsvine
26. Orkut
27. Pownce
28. Pandora
29. Ping.fm
30. Plaxo
31. Real Town
32. Reddit
33. SonicLiving
34. Squidoo
35. StumbleUpon
36. Tabblo
37. TagWorld
38. Technorati
39. Trulia Voices
40. Twitter
41. Upcomming
42. Virb
43. Vox
44. WordPress
45. Xing
46. YouTube
47. Zooomr
- Angela Miles
I am back in the saddle again heading up Miles of Design, a local graphic design and marketing company which I originally founded in 2004. Over the past decade, I have worked for several leading real estate firms in Denver, both as an employee and contractor, assisting them with their advertising and marketing needs. I will now get behind the reigns as active owner and customer service agent for Miles of Design, where I can work closely with my clients in a one-on-one capacity. This is something that I feel, in this economy, is crucial to building and maintaining business and personal relationships for years to come. Customer service is the most important position of any company and it is important to stay in touch with the wants and needs of our clientele on a daily basis.
Miles of Design is a full service marketing company that offers personal attention to our customers without charging exorbitant consulting fees. With experience in print design, web marketing, writing services and charity campaigns, our team understands marketing from start to finish and can individualize the best and most effective marketing strategies for our clients. Our customer’s satisfaction and success helps secure the success of our own company, and is of utmost importance for our strategy in years to come. If we can find ways to make our clients’ business succeed in this market, then that ensures our own future.
My passion for helping individuals succeed within their own businesses translates to my management style for own company. As a stay-at-home Mom myself when starting Miles of Design, I have now has hired mostly stay-at-home parents, offering marketing professionals in all specialties the opportunity to maintain a career with flexibility for family. This philosophy has helped us grow and succeed in an economy where most companies are reducing or eliminating their marketing staff.
The Miles e•Team is unsurpassed in the real estate web presence industry, consists of highly technically skilled individuals who are available to work with real estate agents personally to help them with growing their web presence. Let our customer focused, highly technical trained e•Team help boost your online web presence and give you an edge above your peers. The Miles e•Team was founded, and continuously honed, on the principles of customer-driven feedback which gives you what you need within your allocated budget. The Miles e•Team can assist you with everything from setting up accounts with social networks, to tips on enhancing blog posts, to just being available to answer technical questions that a client may have. This fills a void for many small businesses that do not have the budget for a full time marketing staff member.
Miles of Design, LLC, is a multi-faceted marketing company working with clients throughout the state of Colorado. From Denver to Durango, Miles of Design is the marketing solution to a hectic schedule at an affordable price, and offers the customer service and quick turn around time that large agencies can not provide. Please visit www.MilesofDesign.com for further information or join our Facebook Group.