Comments on: How REALTORS® Should Use Social Media

By: Kimberly Clark

Kimberly Clark — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:07:24 +0000

Sylvia,
Trust me this is not web pollution. People like me love to read blogs and learn from others questions and comments. It may not have occured to me or another realtor to ask the questions you have asked, therefore we’ve learned a great deal just by reading your posts. I too am a realtor that has been very careful about virtual tours and making sure sellers put up valuables. Personally, if I am looking for a new home I like to see if my furniture is going to “fit” in the rooms, and by watching a virtual tour I can eliminate houses that obviously won’t “fit”. Although I have learned looks can be deceiving with the right camera equipment, and programs used.
Keep on asking questions, we readers are learning some great stuff here.

By: Kent Brunk

Kent Brunk — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:50:04 +0000

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By: Woodrow J. Jones

Woodrow J. Jones — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:42:19 +0000

Keep up the good work with your post – very informative!

By: free real estate web 2.0 blogs

free real estate web 2.0 blogs — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:06:13 +0000

Not that long ago, social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn were thought of as novel. Today, they are considered relatively commonplace forms of networking on the Web. What has everyone abuzz now is Twitter. But a lot of lawyers are wondering what the conversation has to do with them.

By: Benson Wong

Benson Wong — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:55:36 +0000

@Sylvia

That’s an example of blog comment spam, that’s the reason why I had the captcha (that funny squiggly word thing) before. :)

By: Sylvia Sam

Sylvia Sam — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:36:38 +0000

@real estate web secrets re: your comments. Elaborate please. What are examples of good tied together social media and real estate? Why?

By: real estate web secrets.

real estate web secrets. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:48:02 +0000

Social media and real estate are closely related to each other.

By: Benson Wong

Benson Wong — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:22:29 +0000

I decided to create a new post for this since this is an interesting discussion that I would love to get more people discussing.

See: http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/listing-videos-valuable-or-risky/

By: Sylvia Sam

Sylvia Sam — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:41:19 +0000

You see, that’s one of your values to me, the bit about traffic. I saw this conversation as maybe web pollution for others but interesting only between you and I. Thus I said maybe take it private. But you have a made great point. Let’s continue the chat and if anyone wants to join in, great.

Regarding security & privacy vs virtual tours/floor plans on line, a crime is a crime no matter what the motivates are. Yes, there are lots of Break and Enter (B&E) but a home, not a house, is broken into and the owners feel violated, unsafe.

I don’t want to be any part of any, any potential safety issue for the current sellers or any future buyers. That is why I am so guarded during open houses and I think “if this was my home, would I want this kind of exposure.” My opinion only, but thinking about the safety of the family that lives in the home is important in the marketing of the house.

Why do people like to look at virtual tours and video’s of the home? Voyeurs? What is the point of over exposing the house? Real buyers can get a sense of the home from good photos that show features of the house and if interested will go see the property.

Now from a non-REALTOR point of view, what are examples of good photos? One’s that will help you decide if you will see the property?

Sylvia

By: Benson Wong

Benson Wong — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:16:46 +0000

If it is a smash and grab I think most people will go for the things that are easy to convert into cash. If it is a robbery targeted at a specific item then it is a smarter, more motivated thief and an online video probably won’t be the main factor of the robbery.

Regarding going private, it’s better to keep it in the comments. Blog comment are an easy way to generate content for your web site. You can have passionate discussions and it’s fun.

Secondly, if people like what you say they may click through to your website. The currency of the web is Attention, usually called Traffic. The more traffic you have to your website and your information the more you have to convert into clients and then into leads.

Commenting on blogs expands your network. While you sleep. FYI: We talked about ROI of social media, I found a better term today: ROE – Return on Engagement, which is probably a better way of measuring the value of blogging.

This is what I was reading:

http://prsarahevans.com/2009/05/15-ways-to-measure-return-on-engagement-roe-of-social-media/

FYI: I’m very happy that we’re engaging here. I’m figuring out better ways to teach and this helps me a lot.