What year end post would be complete without a "best of" list.  So, with our first year over, RSS Pieces thought we'd take a look back through our 2006 stats and see which real estate blog articles had the most readership, got the most Diggs and overall had the best response. To be honest, the list really surprised me, but I can't argue with reader choice, so without further ado, I present the 12 most popular real estate blog posts on RSS Pieces from 2006.

1.  Why you must have a blog by January 2007 

Because of the huge increase in blog subscribers the January release of MS Vista will cause, those businesses with established, well-written blogs will benefit greatest, so there is a growing urgency for Realtors and Lenders to start blogging.

2.  What is a trackback

Not sure what a trackback is and why you should be using them?  TrackBack is a tool that bloggers use to allow you to visit other sites related to your post. Learn more about TrackBacks and how to use them int his article.

3.  Top 5 secrets of successful blogs

According to Technorati ’s 2006 study, one new weblog is created every second or 75,000 new bogs each day. With that much competition, clearly, not every blog will be successful, so what makes one blog climb in the SERPs and gain momentum with readers while others flounder? Let's look at the 5 secrets that successful blogs use

4.  How to write a blog that generates leads 

In order to influence people into contacting you and feeling compelled to use your service over every other real estate agent in your area, you must establish 3 things: you are like them, you understand them, and you can solve their problem. Learn how to call you clients to action with your blog.

5.  Ultimate guide to building backlinks

Backlinks (links from another website back to yours) are still currently the backbone, holy grail and Grand Poo-bah of increasing Page Rank, Search Engine Results Positioning (SERP) and traffic. Learn how to build free backlinks quickly and easily through quality content, directories and commenting.

6.  Top 10 best SEO web tools

A list of 10 of my favorite free web-based SEO tools that will help you to SEO your site like a pro. Find out which free, web-based SEO tools can help you SEO your website or blog yourself.

7.  Traffic driving blog titles

A complete guide with real estate specific examples of how to craft eye catching blog titles so your blog can get syndicated across the web and drive huge traffic. Learn the secrets professional bloggers use to get their articles on the front page of Digg or bookmarked on Del.icio.us and how you can apply them to your real estate business.

8.  Real estate blog writing 101

Aside from your MLS searches and automated RSS news feeds, you need "sticky" articles that either create controversy or give away truly valuable information.  This article is a very specific guide to successful real estate blogging.

9.  Boost traffic by 40% in 1 hour/day

What seperates the successful high traffic blogs and websites from ones that seem to flatline? Learn how to boost traffic by 40%, page rank by 500% and alexa rank into the top 100,000 of all sites on the web all by spending less than 1 hour a day marketing your site the REBlogGirl way.

10. Urgent get ready for a page rank update

Are you ready for Google's next PageRank update? With the next PR update right around the holiday corner, it's time to concentrate on building your backlinks. Learn when the next PageRank update will be and how to boost your chances of increasing your site's PageRank.

11. Blogs that makes money

A real estate blog is there to draw in customers but there are also ways to monetize it that are not obtrusive or sleazy. My theory is that every site or bog should, at the very least, support itself, so here are a few suggestions on how to monetize your site or blog that won't offend the average reader. Be sure to make even your advertising and shop seem helpful by highly targeting the ads you display and books you recommend.

12. Humanizing your blog for intamacy

Running out of ideas to blog about? Just inject your personality and watch the traffic and leads climb! Learn how to leverage your personality, lifestyle and hobbies into posts to create a feeling of intimacy and comfort with readers.

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