Image courtesy of Marco Rullkoetter
Blogging is back.
More than 1,500 real estate agents were registered for this hour long blogging class with Q and A that followed.
The webinar was sponsored and offered for free thanks to HomeFinder.
Below is a link to every blog example referenced, as well as a link to the theme or designer used.
You will find links below to all of the plugins and resources that were covered live in case you may have missed it the first time.
I have also added all of my slides from the class at the bottom of the post as a reference point.
Here is one tweet of the many that were shared during the broadcast, the hastag was #MustIBlog, feel free to hop in the stream and say hello.
If this is the type of content that you would like to continue to see at InmanNext™ please take a moment to share this article on Facebook and Twitter and leave a quick comment below.
Thanks again to everyone who attended live and helped with the promotion.
Sites and resources referenced during the class:
Template WordPress
Theme by http://www.agentpress.com
Theme by http://www.DIYthemes.com
Theme by http://www.VirtualResults.net
Custom WordPress Sites
Custom design by http://www.StudioPress.com
Custom design by http://www.VirtualResults.net
Custom design by http://www.teamhardison.com
Useful WordPress Plugins
Zopim Live Chat – Lead Generation live chat tool
What Would Seth Godin Do – Dynamic content footer or header widget based on number of visits
Dashster – Endless content ideas and content creator matching based on your Twitter graph
Diverse Solutions – Indexable IDX/Home Search
IDX Broker – Indexable IDX/Home Search
Real Geeks – Indexable IDX/Home Search
Photo Blogging Tips
Janie Coffey Instagram example of using photos brilliantly.
Photo enhancement and editing site Picnik is great for touching up and resizing blog images.
Bells and Whistles: Advanced Blogging Ideas
Embed 360 degree panoramic pictures with 360 Panorama.
Add a tab to your blog with all of the things you are sharing socially using Postano.
Add a sub page to your blog with all of your Instagram photos using Inkstagram.
Embed content rich videos with relevant city level data and stunning images using Qwiki.
Add Google Street View to any article on your blog.
Slides to: Blogging Is No Longer Optional
That’s it! Thanks again and please share.
Image courtesy of Marco Rullkoetter/Shutterstock
November 4, 2011 at 9:16 am
Outstanding webinar, Chris!
The best part of it was… the whole thing!
The worst part of it was it wasn’t longer.
I am forwarding this to all my Realtor® clients to reiterate what I am preaching and teaching – it amplifies everything that I believe and do.
As always, YOU ROCK!
Suzanne
November 4, 2011 at 9:45 am
Coming from you Suzanne that means a lot.
November 4, 2011 at 9:40 am
blog, blog, blog, and then blog some more. Especially with Google’s new freshness algo update, it really does benefit agents to be blogging. It can only help your site to keep a fresh stream of new content hitting the search engines.
November 4, 2011 at 9:46 am
Chris great point. Google wants freshness. Blogs are the way to provide that for little to no cost!
November 4, 2011 at 10:15 am
Thanks for sharing our site in your call. Will say, Zopim has been awesome…very engaging and can drill down where and who we are chatting with.
November 4, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I try to only share things that have been proven to work. Zopim gets rave reviews.
November 7, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Hey Ric, Pamela and Chris, thanks for sharing the love
@Chris you can’t believe how much I’m looking forward to the feature on zopim! If the skype interview didn’t give you the information you need, I’ll be more than happy to get on a call together.
November 4, 2011 at 10:28 am
Great webinar! Every agent should watch this for sure.
November 4, 2011 at 10:30 am
Chris, Thanks for sharing about zopim. You seem to have mentioned that you can use Zopim on your iPad. Their dashboard requires flash. Is there a workaround?
November 4, 2011 at 3:24 pm
I believe they have an app for the person using Zopim but not for the end consumer.
November 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Hey Serhiy, we’re working on a HTML5 dashboard and widget now, which means that you’ll be able to load Zopim (the widget itself and backend) on an iPad, iPhone, any mobile device. Coming to you real soon! If you’re interested in a beta please drop me a mail at qingru@zopim.com
November 4, 2011 at 11:32 am
Chris – that really was well done, and thanks soooo much for the mention:-) Here is to hoping peeps pay close attention to the important stuff:-)
November 4, 2011 at 3:25 pm
I mention those who are mention worthy
November 4, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Thanks for including Phoenix Real Estate Guy in your webinar Chris! The wholesale redesign is new, and there is some work left (there always is) but it’s performing quite well so far!
November 4, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Always glad to share the goods. As I mentioned on twitter I like it more with every trip back!
November 4, 2011 at 2:15 pm
“Blogging is back?” Blogging never went away. The smart people kept building their blogs while the lemmings went over and gave all their content (for free) to other people’s platforms.
November 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Adam doing both is probably the best approach but in our industry blogging has been a huge challenge.
November 4, 2011 at 2:34 pm
I can’t wait to watch that. Thanks Chris
M Mark
November 4, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Glad to offer it to those who missed live.
November 4, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Darn, I missed the webinar. Can I view it anywhere on this site?
Lin
November 4, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Lin look up!
November 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Thanks for including New Orleans Real Estate Talk, I love my custom site and Inna Hardison is a genius at design.
November 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Miriam its a beautiful site. Inna does amazing work.
November 4, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Hey Chris,
AWESOME Webinar. One quick note. Virtual Results does not do Themes. We create finished sites that you can buy today and start blogging tomorrow.
The sites you mention are from our Predesigned Site library…
November 4, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Gotcha Jim. Should I take them out of the article then?
November 5, 2011 at 9:55 am
Such awesome content and strategy! You always provide the best stuff! Thanks Chris!
All your hard work is so appreciated!
November 6, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Thanks Teri. Your opinion means a lot to me.
November 5, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Chris, you mentioned adding Inkstagram as a subpage on your website. Is that done through a plug-in, rss, or are you just providing a link to your Inskstagram page? Thanks always for the great info!
November 5, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Eye-opening! Thanks for the comparisons to the legacy tools…especialy the comment about Active Rain. Helps to readjust my marketing budget and strategy.
November 7, 2011 at 2:20 pm
I missed the webinar and went back to watch it but the link to the slides isn’t working above. Can you help?
Thanks.
November 7, 2011 at 6:22 pm
I have combined my Real Estate site with snippets into my personal life. I have one son with Autism and the other has ADHD.
Do you think this tagline is okay?
Local Real Estate, Fun Events, and Autism Resources in Hampton Roads
Thanks!
Suzi
November 17, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Chris, you’re a beast. Please stop giving these webinars, or at least cut the access for IP addresses in Hawaii!!! I don’t need my competitors to see this
November 27, 2011 at 8:17 pm
It’s surprising how many other agents still don’t blog in my market… is there a way to hide this video from them?