Comments on: Roll Over, Secretariat – Why Blogging is Prospecting

By: Stephanie Villani

Stephanie Villani — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:29:41 +0000

Wonderful blog post! You caught my eye with Secretariat and gave me more reasons why I need to get really serious about my blog!

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Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:40:49 +0000

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By: Genuine Chris Johnson

Genuine Chris Johnson — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:20:38 +0000

Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan.

I did not say that blogging was a waste of time…for you.

You are and have been good. But there’s a difference between Prince, and a Prince coverband.

How many blogs say, “now is a great time to buy,” in 40% or more of the posts? How many aren’t about getting prospects and leads ? MOST of ‘em. And for people with no more originality than that, telling ‘em not to blog is a FABULOUS idea..,

So many blog with a sense of entitlement. I blog for advocacy.

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Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:12:03 +0000

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By: Jonathan Dalton

Jonathan Dalton — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:58:47 +0000

Thanks everyone … I’m gonna single Chris out on one thing. Blogging doesn’t need to replace the other forms of outreach – augmenting already successful prospecting is fine. But it also shouldn’t be completely dismissed as a waste of time.

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:08:39 +0000

They actually found and trained Secretariat in my county… I don’t care and doubt anyone else does…

All these points are underlined by the fact that this is where the client is getting information. Tomorrow it maybe some other venue, but for now, meeting the client where they are, is important.

By: Elaine Reese

Elaine Reese — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:15:29 +0000

I got a chuckle out of this post. I’ve had a web site since 1999. Over the years, fellow agents would say “they didn’t have time to play on the Internet”. I started my own blog last summer. I had one agent again tell me he didn’t have time … as he sat at his desk putting stamps on the little magnet calendars he was sending out for the holidays.

Guess what? I’ve had several people contact me for help in setting up their blog because NOW they realize that they’re behind the 8-ball because they have very little computer knowledge, let alone Internet knowledge.

So, Jonathan, let’s keep this blogging thing-ey a secret, and we’ll just let those folks spend their $$$ on the old-fashioned prospecting, and we’ll just keep doing the FREE stuff. BTW, two of my listings sold in Feb & Mar due to my blog where they saw the homes as new listings … I’ll be listing a home soon due to my blog (they liked my dog w/glasses) … and I’ve recently had two other listing appointments due to my blog. Oh, and the price range of all these homes is between $220 -325. Not a bad ROI for the time spent!