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Guide to a successful real estate blog launch

I've been providing this quick checklist to our clients for months now, but why keep it under wraps, there are plenty of other bloggers that could benefit from it!

OK, so you have a blog, but are you launching it with  bang or a pop?  Your real estate blog deserves the very best.  I mean you put your blood, sweat and tears into each article, so you should send it off into the blogosphere with as much fan fare as you can muster.   I've been providing this quick checklist to our clients for months now, but why keep it under wraps, there are plenty of other bloggers that could benefit from it!  So, here's my Ultimate Guide to Launching Your Real Estate Blog.

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  1. Launch with no less than 5 fresh articles

  2. List your site on Real Estate Top Sites (provide the required code to your web developer after you join the directory)

  3. Use Best of the Web Directories to submit your site to 200 free directories
  4. Read also: Using directories to drive traffic to your site and generate backlinks

     

  5. Write and Publish a Press Release on PR Web announcing your launch. Select the SEOed release

  6. Within 1 week of launching your site write a controversial post
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    Read also: Pimp my blog: becoming the guilty pleasure

     

  8. Submit your posts to Real Estate Voices and other social networks
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    Read also: Using social bookmarks to build traffic

  10. Announce the launch of your site on Active Rain and invite strategic professionals on the network to guest blog on your site

  11. Plan an online event
  12. Read also: Online Event Planning

    Read also: Driving Local Traffic

    Read also: Ultimate guide to blog marketing

  13. Remember to link both internally to other posts on your site and out to other blogs and sites in each posts
  14. Read also: How to use links to retain visitors and generate leads

     

  15. Start commenting on local blogs
  16. Read also: Commenting for traffic

  17. Claim your blog on Technorati

  18. Create a profile on MyBlogLog
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Posted on February 19, 2007 13:21:38
Comment from: Laura [Visitor] Email · http://www.LauraKaan.com
All are great tools in geting a blog started. It is also key to make sure that you are always working on your blogs and expanding your network and visability. Blogging is a lot like working out, just one or two workouts won't help much, yet daily workouts can make a world of difference.
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