Tomorrow, more real estate chatter. But, today, the mainstream media gives us a nod.
Bloggers wield a heavy hammer indeed.
Ann Brenoff writes this morning about bloggers in the Los Angeles Times. In her article, she mentions a bevy of real estate blogs, and it appears I just made the cut. Page two, last paragraph – I’m the closer. Either I’m Trevor Hoffman or an afterthought. Let’s go with the baseball analogy.
Even some agents have caught the “amuse them and they will come” fever. Kris Berg’s San Diego Home Blog is a “must read” because of her Erma Bombeck-like voice.
Erma Bombeck? How funny that our little “educate and get educated project” has found this voice. My children, however, aren’t laughing.
If blogs had been around 18 years ago when I spawned my first tax deduction, I would have been a much more effective parent. Where over the years I had come to rely on tired parenting tricks to shame my children into submission, such as singing “I’m Too Sexy” very loudly in the produce aisle or threatening to wear their clothes to Back to School Night, now I just play the blog card. “Clean your room, or I will post about it!” “No, Mom, Puleeeease!”
The power is intoxicating.
Yet, as cool as the Los Angeles Times thinks I am, my own IRA-siphons think I am yesterday’s newspaper. When I proudly announced that I had finally signed up for Facebook, one daughter (with a quizzical look similar to the one she flashed when I suggested she get one of those job-thingies) wondered aloud, “Why?” When I sent my two satellites-in-perpetual-orbit-around-the-dinner-table the recent invitation to be my GoogleTalk friends, they ignored me. That is, once they had quit howling with riotous laughter.
Who needs a rubber chicken? Unless, of course, it’s the entree.
“Realtor blogs help reel in clients, boost sales” is the title of the LA Times piece. Clients? Boost sales? Now, there’s an interesting angle I hadn’t thought of!
Call me for all of your real estate needs… or I might blog about it.
Yeah – That works. (Just kidding!)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kris Berg is Co-Owner and Designated Broker of San Diego Castles Realty. If not-so static web sites are your thing, go here at once where you will find loads of real estate information including homes for sale, market trends, floor plans and more. Kris's hobbies include fencing and spot welding. She likes kittens. 
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Nice work Erma. Congrats!
Congrats on the mention! And yes, you are too sexy for your blog…
Kris, Bravo! I loved Erma Bombeck and I think she got lots of great things done during her lifetime.
Thanks everyone, but I haven’t certainly haven’t earned any “congratulations.” All I have really done is manage to get the attention of at least three people by using a curious post title. I think I may be on to something.
Kris
Nice to finally put a face to a name.
Could this be in your future?
Regards
Louis
Darn- I thought this was going to be your first video post (smile).
Some blog for business, and some just to get their voice out there, but either way- good story telling and good writing are always worth reading… congrats!
Those ’sexy’ titles surely do the trick when it comes to attention-getting titles. And your post is funny, too. Love the ‘when I spawned my first tax deduction’ – that made me chuckle out loud.
I liked Erma Bombeck, too!
I think EB is a great comparison to you. The grass is always greener over the blog.
I will pretend you didn’t just call my blog a septic tank.
Just for the record, Mom, Gchat is great…if you don’t live in the same house.
congrats! one day, I am crossing my fingers
I will be back. I read your article in Inman News which got my attention, so I checked out your website… and then your blog.
You got my attention with your article in the Inman email, so I checked out your site and then your blog. I will be back!