1. Thanks Josh,

   I think I am out of luck as far as Adsense is concerned. However I do hope this list encourages real estate agents to blog.

2. Very nice, Vlad! I know very little about the realestate niche, but I know it’s a profitable one. I’ve been telling myself I’m going to by a well-established realestate site some day soon. I know Adsense brings in over a buck for just about every single click on a small niche sites I have about mortgages, so I know it’s very profitable.

   Anyway, good luck with the links, hope it goes viral!

   1. Thanks Josh,

      I think I am out of luck as far as Adsense is concerned. However I do hope this list encourages real estate agents to blog.

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4. Tony,

   I really do not know much about the formula and which rankings are the most influential. I will ask Mark who programed the list.

   The list is new. In fact the list went public last night. Other blogs will be added to it and top 100 will probably change dramatically a week from now.

   I will add Miamism.com- let see where they end up by the next update.

5. Jay,

   I just send a question to Mark re: formula to calculate ratings. Let see if he stops by. I should probably ask him to adjust the N/As. Thanks for stopping by. If you think I have missed some blogs please let me know.

6. Tony,

   I will find out the answer to the algorithm- if Mark will share it that is. Again the list went live last night, and I did the best not to miss important blogs. The list however is opened to new submissions.

   I am not sure how objective our list will become. However every other analytics including those we use on our own websites can be scrutinized.

   As you can see I use Statcounter on my blog, a user coming back withing 24 hours considered a returning visitor. But if I had set to the limit to 12 hours my unique visitors could double.

7. Data seems a bit skewed and actually more hand calculated than anything. Not picking on #65 but lets use them as an example – a quick check of a few RE blogs that I know that didnt make the list revealed rankings in all three categories better than #65’s numbers ( PR:3 technorati: 2124856 alexa: 4493571 ).

   Example (one of many)

   Miamism.com: PR4 technorati: 87,977 alexa: 751,419

   Tony

   1. Tony,

      I really do not know much about the formula and which rankings are the most influential. I will ask Mark who programed the list.

      The list is new. In fact the list went public last night. Other blogs will be added to it and top 100 will probably change dramatically a week from now.

      I will add Miamism.com- let see where they end up by the next update.

   2. “RE blogs that I know that didnt make the list revealed rankings in all three categories better than #65’s numbers”

      it only ranks blogs relative to the other blogs in the database. Certainly there are blogs with better stats that would appear higher in the list that exist.

      Just email vlad with the ones and he’ll add them to the list 😉

      As for the algorithm, it’s based on google pagerank, technorati, and alexa rank. Nothing is hand calculated.

      Each one is weighted differently, and that changes regularly, however there is no secret about what the factors in ranking are, they are google pr, technorati, and alexa.

8. @Mark,

   Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it.

   @All

   Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to send me your blog for submission. My e-mail can be found on the side bar just next to the little envelope image.

9. Vlad – Interesting concept. I’m curious about the “GR Rank”. I assume it’s some formula combining Google PR, Technorati and Alexa. I understand if your programmer doesn’t want to divulge all the details, but it would be interesting to know some of the components of the “GR Rank”.

   Thanks for including us, and I’ll be watching for the next update. Too bad you can’t “force” an update to get rid of all the “N/As”… or can you?

   1. Jay,

      I just send a question to Mark re: formula to calculate ratings. Let see if he stops by. I should probably ask him to adjust the N/As. Thanks for stopping by. If you think I have missed some blogs please let me know.

10. “For Advertisers
    GeekRealtors Rank will quickly show you where on the internet to spend your advertising dollars.”

    With the above statement, I’d recommend at least knowing how the algorithm is being generated.

    This is a somewhat bigger issue than if this blog or that blog is included. It comes down to presenting subjective opinion as objective analysis. If the list is only comprised of blogs that you are personally aware of, then you should say so.

    Tony

    1. Tony,

       I will find out the answer to the algorithm- if Mark will share it that is. Again the list went live last night, and I did the best not to miss important blogs. The list however is opened to new submissions.

       I am not sure how objective our list will become. However every other analytics including those we use on our own websites can be scrutinized.

       As you can see I use Statcounter on my blog, a user coming back withing 24 hours considered a returning visitor. But if I had set to the limit to 12 hours my unique visitors could double.

    2. “I’d recommend at least knowing how the algorithm is being generated.”

       It is generated from a mixture of alexa, page rank, and technorati rankings. Nothing is hand calculated.

       Each factor has their own “weight’ that changes often, however it is very public how each blog is ranked, according to their pr, technorati, and alexa. Both are 3 independent rankings that all blogs have.

       “GeekRealtors Rank will quickly show you where on the internet to spend your advertising dollars.”

       That assumes the advertiser is looking for sites with the best independent stats like google pagerank, technorati, and alexa, which GeekRealtors does a better job than any existing site at aggregating all in one place.

       Certainly an advertiser has other criteria, however GeekRealtors is a real good start.

    3. Tony,

       Yes lists like this are generally become a good link bait. Yes the blogs submitted manually. And yes every one is welcomed to submit a blog, as long as it is about real estate. After that it’s the work of the API to pull in the number from Alexa, Technorati and Google.

       This list is unique. It offers a collection of great real estate blogs. It points back a live link to the owners website and it will generate even some traffic to these websites.

       Come on give us some slack here 🙂

    4. I want to get recipricol links established with other web sites with similar content. However, as the number of sites on my related sites page grows, I fear that other sites my not want to link with me because the link to their site would be buried among hundreds of others. Any suggestions…Also, please let me know what has worked for you for your link building campaign.

11. About the N/A’s, I am rerunning the scripts now. they usually take an hour because I don’t want to ping the API’s every second.

    I manage over 500 blog rankings across multiple sites, there is no way I would take the time to hand calculate any ranking, it’s all done based on a script that mixes up the pagerank, alexa rank, and technorati.

    any other questions, fire away 😉

    Remember, it’s less about who ranks #65 or #55 and more about providing a central place to find real estate blogs and see their latest headlines.

    Hopefully you find some like minded boggers from the list already 😉

    From my experience with my own list, the number one benefit of a central place is it drives a bunch of traffic to the blogs that are on the list, regardless of where they are in rank.

    1. @Mark,

       Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it.

       @All

       Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to send me your blog for submission. My e-mail can be found on the side bar just next to the little envelope image.

12. 45n5

    The issue isnt how the weightings are calculated. It’s how the blogs are seeded.

    You are saying that these are the Top 100 sites based on some weighting of Alexa, PR, and Technorati but they appear to more a hand selected blogs that are weighted by those factors. If your code were actually crawling Alexa and Technorati, the results might be very different, more complete, and thereforefore much more representative of the “Top 100 RE Blogs” title.

    But, hey, anything in the name of driving views and getting links, right? 🙂

    Tony

    1. “But, hey, anything in the name of driving views and getting links, right?”

       Well i wound’t say “anything” but sure is fun trying 😉

       “It’s how the blogs are seeded.”

       Oh, you mean like what blogs get on the list and what don’t? Any RE blog that Vlad thinks aren’t spam will get on. If you’ve got any ideas for good blogs shoot him an email, he will be glad to add them.

       He did his best to find some blogs to get the list started and surely he missed a bunch of good ones.

       “If your code were actually crawling Alexa and Technorati, the results might be very different, more complete”

       It does actually crawl the sites. It uses their API’s which are application programmers interface that returns the data straight from the source.

       For instance, here is the details how to get your scripts using technorati:

       http://technorati.com/developers/

       however i only update once per week cause alexa charges to use their api and it takes some work to double check everything.

       I’m out to dinner v-day dinner now. The list should be finished updating by the time I’m back.

13. Thanks for the inbound link! I wasn’t aware that Wilmington NC :: Real Estate had made it on the list. Good to know. I am an official Realtor Geek! You’re always welcome to learn more about Wilmington NC.
    Walt Dowdy
    Wilmington NC :: Real Estate

14. Daniel,

    The listings were updated. Look here:
    http://geekrealtors.com

15. Nice list! Thanks for including my site and like others I wasn’t aware I even made it on the list. Feels good to get a little bit of recognition for the hard work I have put into the site. Look forward to moving up on the list as my Technorati and Alexa rankings are not listed(hint hint).

    Last, anybody interested in starting a Blogroll, Friends or Favorites Top 100 list to help each other out with some quality link exchanges?

    Before someone comments on how “reciprocal links” are a thing of the past or don’t offer any advantage towards your rankings. I don’t know about you but I would rather have 10, 20 or 30 quality real estate related reciprocal links than Zero one way links.

    Daniel Gaitan
    Real Estate News and Tips for Buyers, Sellers, Agents and Investors

    1. Daniel,

       The listings were updated. Look here:
       http://geekrealtors.com

    2. Daniel,

       I personally would discourage reciprocal linking. Or at least I would discourage to do link exchanges with the website unrelated to real estate.

       As to our list, we would be thankful if any one notices it an links back to us. However it is not our goal. Our goal is to provide and website of wonderful resources, which every one including those who are not Realtors can benefit from.

       On the left to the list there is an “agregator” that picks up the latest post from each blog on the list that aggregator is as valuable as the list itself. Just go there and you have the latest posts from 100+ leading real estate blogs.

16. Daniel,

    I personally would discourage reciprocal linking. Or at least I would discourage to do link exchanges with the website unrelated to real estate.

    As to our list, we would be thankful if any one notices it an links back to us. However it is not our goal. Our goal is to provide and website of wonderful resources, which every one including those who are not Realtors can benefit from.

    On the left to the list there is an “agregator” that picks up the latest post from each blog on the list that aggregator is as valuable as the list itself. Just go there and you have the latest posts from 100+ leading real estate blogs.

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18. Glad to see Sacramento Real Estate and Luxury Homes made the list. The Sacramento Real Estate Voice is always thrilled for the mention. Thank you.

19. Glad to see Sacramento Real Estate and Luxury Homes made the list. The Sacramento Real Estate Voice is always thrilled for the mention. Thank you.

    1. Our pleasure Gena,

       Hopefully the list will bring you a visitor or two. 🙂

20. Our pleasure Gena,

    Hopefully the list will bring you a visitor or two. 🙂

21. Very valuable list. Getting a blog is def. our next step!

22. Very valuable list. Getting a blog is def. our next step!

    1. Thanks Jamestown,

       Sorry I do not know your name. 🙁
       Make sure to let us know when you get a blog.

23. Thanks Jamestown,

    Sorry I do not know your name. 🙁
    Make sure to let us know when you get a blog.

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25. I actually found this post today – a little late. But was surprised to find my blog making it into the top 100. Hard to believe it! Have to be happy with some recognition.

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