| I took an unscientific poll asking real estate agents | | | | and everything in between. When asked "How |
| why they don't blog. (I only asked real estate agents | | | | Often," I recommend choosing "once a day" so that |
| who understand that blogging can bring in more real | | | | you're not swamped with emails. |
| estate sales leads.) The number one reason they | | | | Try it out by setting up a Google Alert for your own |
| gave was that they don't know what to write about. | | | | name. When anyone (including you) mentions your |
| In this article, I'll give you all the resources you need | | | | name on the web, Google will automatically email you |
| to have enough blog topics to last you a lifetime. | | | | a link to that web page. This is a great way to |
| First, I'd like to say a few words about how to | | | | monitor what's being said about you! |
| choose the best topics for your market and niche. | | | | Here are topics you can monitor through Google |
| You want to choose relevant topics. That means | | | | Alerts to give you an unending stream of ideas |
| topics that are of specific interest to your niche, your | | | | relevant to your real estate market: (you might want |
| market and your real estate sales leads. If you don't | | | | to start with just one or two so you don't get |
| already know who your niche and market are, you | | | | overwhelmed with Google Alerts) |
| need to take the time to figure that out. | | | | - real estate |
| When you write about relevant topics, your blog will | | | | - your city real estate |
| get more visitors and more repeat visitors. Then, | | | | - your state real estate |
| you'll get people to subscribe to your blog. And, you'll | | | | - the name of your real estate agency |
| get visitors who turn into clients. Isn't that what you | | | | - the names of your city's sports teams |
| want? | | | | - your market's school districts |
| Now that you know why you only want to write | | | | - any topic that is of importance to your area |
| about topics relevant to your market, following are all | | | | |
| the ideas you'll ever need to stimulate your creative | | | | Topics to Drive Real Estate Sales Leads to Your Blog |
| writing abilities. | | | | And last but not least, here are topics that are |
| RSS Pieces | | | | relevant to most markets: |
| This is my favorite source for blog ideas and in-depth | | | | - home maintenance |
| information about real estate blogging. What they've | | | | - moving tips |
| done for you is provide 365 different real estate blog | | | | - tips to eliminate clutter |
| ideas. | | | | - how to prepare your home to sell |
| Google Alerts | | | | - tips on buying a home |
| When you set up a Google Alert, you'll get the latest | | | | - home renovation |
| search results on any topics of your choice | | | | - gardening tips |
| automatically emailed to you. | | | | - holiday and special events in your city |
| To set up a Google Alert for topics of interest to | | | | - do-it-yourself home repair tips |
| your market go to Google Alerts and follow the | | | | - interior decorating tips |
| super easy instructions. | | | | - organizing tips |
| When you're asked what "Type" you want, I | | | | - real estate market trends for your area |
| recommend choosing "comprehensive." That monitors | | | | - statistics about your area such as crime stats, |
| everything posted on the web from videos to blogs | | | | employment stats, etc. |