Surprisingly, it’s not when you see the update button light up. Click on that button, update the plugins and you may find your blog dead. Out of order dead. Can’t even login dead. Fatal Error Dead. Won’t load for you or any visitor DEAD. Yeah, all that just from updating a simple plugin. Sometimes technology…
Let’s get real for just a minute. I know people don’t wake up, turn on their computer, and type in the browser window h t t p : / / A r e W e C o n n e c t e d . c o m to see the latest happenings on the…
It’s still a work in progress but there are a few quiet changes that have been made to the site. The one you’ll probably notice right off the bat is up on the top right. The top right of any website is generally reserved for the “Call to Action”. In my case that would most…
My friend Jimmy Mackin (who has an excellent blog at http://themlsapp.com/wordpress/) shared a video that perfectly explains one of the hidden underlying reasons you should have a blog. It’s not because of SEO It’s not because you can sell ads on the side And it’s not because it’s FREE (or could be free) “What matters is…
Just in case you didn’t know, I don’t use the traditional wordpress backend to write any of my posts. As a PC user I found Microsoft’s LiveWriter a long time ago and have never looked back. Now I also have a sexy silver machine (MacBookPro) that I’m starting to ease into. Looking for the Mac…
If you were to look at a heat map of real estate blogging in the United States, Seattle would be en fuego! It’s RED HOT. Lucky me, I’ll be moderating a panel of bonafide blogstars for REBarCamp Seattle this coming week and couldn’t be more excited! Why? I get to ask Matt Goyer, Rich Jacobson,…
The other day a good friend of mine Lesley Lambert tweeted that her Facebook Page was still there but all the content of hers was not. That’s weird. She’s been adding content to her Facebook Page for a very long time. She’s a regular blogger and has hundreds if not thousands of posts, most all…
Recently I spoke at Richard Robbins Achieve in Toronto. While we couldn’t get to all the questions during the event we promised to answer them all. The following is just one of many… Question: Should we have multiple blogs or focus all content in one blog? Assuming the focus is somewhat related, a single blog…
I attended a session at REBlogWorld titled, “Is the Real Estate Blog Dead?” It was moderated by the ever smart Rob Hahn and featured an All Star Panel, Jay Thompson, Teresa Boardman and Sarah Stelmok – all of which have blogs that are very much alive and well. Our posts today are spread out across…
Sometimes I’ll use a photo or screen capture that illustrates a point. I’ll also use an image more as a pun. No matter which, it’s images are what make our posts interesting and appealing to the eye. What happens when you don’t have the right image? Do you do a Google Image search and just…
