Comments on: Top Real Estate Blog And A Quick Look At Frequency Of Posts http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/ Real Estate Review Blog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Vlad http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4176 Vlad Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:04:07 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4176 Terry, If you are serious about blogging, you can achieve great results buy posting a few posts a week, if you can't post at least daily. There are some great blogs out there that do not publish often but enjoy great authority. It is hard to compete with multi author blogs. Terry,

If you are serious about blogging, you can achieve great results buy posting a few posts a week, if you can’t post at least daily. There are some great blogs out there that do not publish often but enjoy great authority.

It is hard to compete with multi author blogs.

]]> By: Terry http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4175 Terry Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:16:27 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4175 I recently started a blog discussing my actual real estate developments and investments including lessons learned and financial results. Thankfully, I didn't read your post prior to starting the blog. How can a single author ever keep up? Thanks for the data, but I may want to remain ignorant for awhile longer! I recently started a blog discussing my actual real estate developments and investments including lessons learned and financial results. Thankfully, I didn’t read your post prior to starting the blog. How can a single author ever keep up? Thanks for the data, but I may want to remain ignorant for awhile longer!

]]> By: TheArcadian http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4131 TheArcadian Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:54:57 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-4131 vlad, Great blog and thanks for mentioning our site. Your content is fresh and a good change of pace by "going beyond MLS." I look forward to spending a Friday afternoon going through your previous articles. btw, AHB has linked back to you. Best regards, TheArcadian vlad,

Great blog and thanks for mentioning our site.

Your content is fresh and a good change of pace by “going beyond MLS.” I look forward to spending a Friday afternoon going through your previous articles.

btw, AHB has linked back to you.

Best regards,
TheArcadian

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3915 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:52:25 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3915 There is also another side to the list. Many of the blogs are actually written by real estate agents. I use to be one and I know that sometimes there is simply no time or you can be just too tired to write post. I still hope the list will bring you a visitor or two. There is also another side to the list. Many of the blogs are actually written by real estate agents. I use to be one and I know that sometimes there is simply no time or you can be just too tired to write post. I still hope the list will bring you a visitor or two.

]]> By: Property Monger http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3914 Property Monger Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:47:03 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3914 I said " :-P " encouragement comes in many forms :-) I said ” :-P ”

encouragement comes in many forms :-)

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3885 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:57:32 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3885 It can be fixed real easy- by writing a post every other day. :) Sorry.... I really meant to encourage. It can be fixed real easy- by writing a post every other day. :)

Sorry…. I really meant to encourage.

]]> By: Property Monger http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3884 Property Monger Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:14:53 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3884 Brutal... Right when I'm about to bring my blog off the back burner after seeing the top 100 quote... you manage to totally and utterly crush my spirits and inspiration with a single blog post outting my recent posting frequency :-P Couldn't have done the old 92-100???? Brutal… Right when I’m about to bring my blog off the back burner after seeing the top 100 quote… you manage to totally and utterly crush my spirits and inspiration with a single blog post outting my recent posting frequency :-P

Couldn’t have done the old 92-100????

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3822 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:27:38 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3822 And Dan, You are no longer #100..... The list was updated since I wrote this post. Your blog is #66 now. You are definitely moving up. ;) And Dan,

You are no longer #100….. The list was updated since I wrote this post. Your blog is #66 now. You are definitely moving up. ;)

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3820 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:54:35 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3820 Dan, Thanks for stopping by again. As I have mentioned elsewhere, the list has a few blogs with a definite advantage due to the multiple authors. Could a single author post 170 posts in a week? Unrealistic. As for your website, it is completely different situation. Talk about the niche! Your website is a niche within a niche. If I were in your situation I would not worried that much about adding content as promoting your website. Dan,

Thanks for stopping by again.

As I have mentioned elsewhere, the list has a few blogs with a definite advantage due to the multiple authors. Could a single author post 170 posts in a week? Unrealistic.

As for your website, it is completely different situation. Talk about the niche! Your website is a niche within a niche. If I were in your situation I would not worried that much about adding content as promoting your website.

]]> By: UtahLuxury.com http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3819 UtahLuxury.com Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:31:11 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3819 First of all, thanks for the mention of UtahLuxury.com on your site. I used to post an article a day on the site but noticed that I wanted quality over quantity. Instead of putting a new article up every day I decided to focus on making sure people would want to come back. So far so good. We are going to be changing things up a bit to allow ourselves the opportunity to post more than one a week and thus hopefully be above the #100 spot. Glad to be on the list nonetheless! ;) First of all, thanks for the mention of UtahLuxury.com on your site.

I used to post an article a day on the site but noticed that I wanted quality over quantity. Instead of putting a new article up every day I decided to focus on making sure people would want to come back. So far so good. We are going to be changing things up a bit to allow ourselves the opportunity to post more than one a week and thus hopefully be above the #100 spot. Glad to be on the list nonetheless!

;)

]]> By: Mount Tremblant http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3818 Mount Tremblant Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:16 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3818 You are right, quality trumps quantity, but if a quality blogger can post often, the number of readers would grow exponentially. Thank you for your time to analyze the statistics, it was a good way to confirm the idea. You are right, quality trumps quantity, but if a quality blogger can post often, the number of readers would grow exponentially. Thank you for your time to analyze the statistics, it was a good way to confirm the idea.

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3777 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:11:01 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3777 Joshua, Here is the plugin: http://meidell.dk/threadedcomments/ Read the instructions carefully. You will need to modify or replace your comments.php file. You will need to adjust a few things to match your theme. Although here I am just using it as is. I will e-mail you the link as well just in case. Joshua,

Here is the plugin:
http://meidell.dk/threadedcomments/

Read the instructions carefully. You will need to modify or replace your comments.php file. You will need to adjust a few things to match your theme. Although here I am just using it as is. I will e-mail you the link as well just in case.

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3773 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:42:13 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3773 Well I guess I know what I will be doing next week. I also interested to see the difference 11-20 and 81-90 blogs. I also think that 170 blog posts a week as little too much. If Curbed is using pigning services they are probably not benefiting for those or maybe are even banned. The multi-author blogs definitely have an advantage maybe they should be separated into a different group.... We'll see. Thanks for stopping by. Well I guess I know what I will be doing next week. I also interested to see the difference 11-20 and 81-90 blogs.

I also think that 170 blog posts a week as little too much. If Curbed is using pigning services they are probably not benefiting for those or maybe are even banned.

The multi-author blogs definitely have an advantage maybe they should be separated into a different group…. We’ll see.

Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3772 Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:10:27 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3772 Jay I actually agree with you on one thing . . . if a blog posts too often, I stop reading. I find it difficult to keep up and get frustrated. Curbed got removed from my reader for that exact reason. Jay I actually agree with you on one thing . . . if a blog posts too often, I stop reading. I find it difficult to keep up and get frustrated. Curbed got removed from my reader for that exact reason.

]]> By: Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3771 Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:09:17 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3771 Thanks for the complement! I really appreciate it. BTW - What plugin are you using for your comments? I love it! Shoot me an email if you can.... Thanks for the complement! I really appreciate it.

BTW - What plugin are you using for your comments? I love it! Shoot me an email if you can….

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3769 Jay Thompson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:38:02 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3769 Interesting look at this Vlad. I think there is a necessary balance between quantity, and attracting/keeping readers. For example, I can't keep up with Curbed. They post SO much that I have to ignore most of it. That said, it's difficult to argue with their success. (same with TechCrunch, Mashable and other such blogs that update almost constantly.) Another thing to note is the "group blogs". 8 out of 10 in your Top 10 are multi-author blogs, which have an obvious advantage when it comes to quantity of posts over a single-author blog. (#9 FoREM and #10 Sellsius being the only single-author blogs in the Top 10. And up until a couple of weeks ago, Sellsius had two authors) There's no question though that it is difficult to sustain regular readership with infrequent posting. But I think if the <i>quality</i> is there, it can make up some of a lack of <i>quantity</i>. But, even the best written material will have difficulty keeping readership is the frequency isn't at least 5 times a week. (my opinion only!) It'd be interesting to see a comparison between #11 - 20 and #81 - 90 to see if the quantity difference gets smaller. Interesting look at this Vlad. I think there is a necessary balance between quantity, and attracting/keeping readers.

For example, I can’t keep up with Curbed. They post SO much that I have to ignore most of it. That said, it’s difficult to argue with their success. (same with TechCrunch, Mashable and other such blogs that update almost constantly.)

Another thing to note is the “group blogs”. 8 out of 10 in your Top 10 are multi-author blogs, which have an obvious advantage when it comes to quantity of posts over a single-author blog. (#9 FoREM and #10 Sellsius being the only single-author blogs in the Top 10. And up until a couple of weeks ago, Sellsius had two authors)

There’s no question though that it is difficult to sustain regular readership with infrequent posting. But I think if the quality is there, it can make up some of a lack of quantity. But, even the best written material will have difficulty keeping readership is the frequency isn’t at least 5 times a week. (my opinion only!)

It’d be interesting to see a comparison between #11 - 20 and #81 - 90 to see if the quantity difference gets smaller.

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3768 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:11:18 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3768 I think with 1400+ readers the question of producing quality content is obvious. But when some one is new to blogging writing a post each day can help establish the popularity of the blog. Again, neglecting the quality is never a good thing. I think with 1400+ readers the question of producing quality content is obvious. But when some one is new to blogging writing a post each day can help establish the popularity of the blog. Again, neglecting the quality is never a good thing.

]]> By: fucc http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3767 fucc Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:37:18 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3767 very interesting article and analysis....and i can confirm than, for my blog, it is true. i've gained more visitors simply reducing posts but increasing quality very interesting article and analysis….and i can confirm than, for my blog, it is true. i’ve gained more visitors simply reducing posts but increasing quality

]]> By: Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3758 Vlad - the owner of Go Beyond MLS Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:11:35 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3758 Joshua, Thanks for stopping by. BiggerPockets is one of my favorite blogs. I also think you are doing an excellent job marketing your blog and forum. Best of luck! Joshua,

Thanks for stopping by. BiggerPockets is one of my favorite blogs. I also think you are doing an excellent job marketing your blog and forum. Best of luck!

]]> By: Sunday Real Estate Wrap-Up - March 2, 2008 | Real Estate Investing for Real Blog http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3757 Sunday Real Estate Wrap-Up - March 2, 2008 | Real Estate Investing for Real Blog Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:42:33 +0000 http://www.go-beyond-mls.com/top-real-estate-blog-frequency-of-posts/#comment-3757 [...] The Go Beyond MLS Blog also listed BiggerPockets in their list of top 10 blogs, and analyzes one of the factors that may influence popularity - frequency of posts. [...] [...] The Go Beyond MLS Blog also listed BiggerPockets in their list of top 10 blogs, and analyzes one of the factors that may influence popularity - frequency of posts. [...]

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