Comments on: Trulia to Active Rain: Your Days Are Numbered http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Conversations about the real estate industry, marketing, technology, and public policy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shell Smith http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-279 Shell Smith Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:04:17 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-279 I thought this had happened a long time ago with http://www.truliablog.com? I guess that is why most the info on that site is negative towards trulia. I for one refer my clients to www.propertymaps.com. I use this site myself - there are no ads or people trying to grab you - just a good google maps/mls mash-up. I also had never thought about a blog restricting "ownership" of your content.....very interesting. I guess I just need to keep reading your comments to learn my stuff! I thought this had happened a long time ago with http://www.truliablog.com? I guess that is why most the info on that site is negative towards trulia. I for one refer my clients to http://www.propertymaps.com. I use this site myself – there are no ads or people trying to grab you – just a good google maps/mls mash-up. I also had never thought about a blog restricting “ownership” of your content…..very interesting. I guess I just need to keep reading your comments to learn my stuff!

]]> By: Shell Smith http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-3574 Shell Smith Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-3574 I thought this had happened a long time ago with http://www.truliablog.com? I guess that is why most the info on that site is negative towards trulia. I for one refer my clients to www.propertymaps.com. I use this site myself - there are no ads or people trying to grab you - just a good google maps/mls mash-up. I also had never thought about a blog restricting "ownership" of your content.....very interesting. I guess I just need to keep reading your comments to learn my stuff! I thought this had happened a long time ago with http://www.truliablog.com? I guess that is why most the info on that site is negative towards trulia. I for one refer my clients to http://www.propertymaps.com. I use this site myself – there are no ads or people trying to grab you – just a good google maps/mls mash-up. I also had never thought about a blog restricting “ownership” of your content…..very interesting. I guess I just need to keep reading your comments to learn my stuff!

]]> By: -Rob http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-281 -Rob Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:36:33 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-281 @Jeff As Heather from Trulia mentioned, they're doing away with the nofollow tag, so that's a moot point. The question is whether blog networks/platforms are good for agents. I guess my answer to that would be what the agent's goal in blogging is. There are only three reasons to blog, when you get down to it: Pleasure, Fame, and Money. I believe anyone blogging for pleasure (like me for instance) probably doesn't care one way or the other. Those blogging for Fame should probably do it on their "own site" just in case they do get famous somehow. The Money-bloggers, however, really have to balance the revenues (both present and future) vs. "ownership". Since I view blogging for agents as a form of advertising, it really is a question of reach vs. control. For now, I just can't see what the value of an "owned" blogsite that gets 30 visitors a month is to a Money blogger when they can tap into <i>millions</i> of visitors at one of the network sites. -rsh @Jeff

As Heather from Trulia mentioned, they’re doing away with the nofollow tag, so that’s a moot point.

The question is whether blog networks/platforms are good for agents. I guess my answer to that would be what the agent’s goal in blogging is. There are only three reasons to blog, when you get down to it: Pleasure, Fame, and Money.

I believe anyone blogging for pleasure (like me for instance) probably doesn’t care one way or the other.

Those blogging for Fame should probably do it on their “own site” just in case they do get famous somehow.

The Money-bloggers, however, really have to balance the revenues (both present and future) vs. “ownership”. Since I view blogging for agents as a form of advertising, it really is a question of reach vs. control. For now, I just can’t see what the value of an “owned” blogsite that gets 30 visitors a month is to a Money blogger when they can tap into millions of visitors at one of the network sites.

-rsh

]]> By: -Rob http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-3576 -Rob Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:36:00 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-3576 @Jeff As Heather from Trulia mentioned, they're doing away with the nofollow tag, so that's a moot point. The question is whether blog networks/platforms are good for agents. I guess my answer to that would be what the agent's goal in blogging is. There are only three reasons to blog, when you get down to it: Pleasure, Fame, and Money. I believe anyone blogging for pleasure (like me for instance) probably doesn't care one way or the other. Those blogging for Fame should probably do it on their "own site" just in case they do get famous somehow. The Money-bloggers, however, really have to balance the revenues (both present and future) vs. "ownership". Since I view blogging for agents as a form of advertising, it really is a question of reach vs. control. For now, I just can't see what the value of an "owned" blogsite that gets 30 visitors a month is to a Money blogger when they can tap into <i>millions</i> of visitors at one of the network sites. -rsh @Jeff

As Heather from Trulia mentioned, they’re doing away with the nofollow tag, so that’s a moot point.

The question is whether blog networks/platforms are good for agents. I guess my answer to that would be what the agent’s goal in blogging is. There are only three reasons to blog, when you get down to it: Pleasure, Fame, and Money.

I believe anyone blogging for pleasure (like me for instance) probably doesn’t care one way or the other.

Those blogging for Fame should probably do it on their “own site” just in case they do get famous somehow.

The Money-bloggers, however, really have to balance the revenues (both present and future) vs. “ownership”. Since I view blogging for agents as a form of advertising, it really is a question of reach vs. control. For now, I just can’t see what the value of an “owned” blogsite that gets 30 visitors a month is to a Money blogger when they can tap into millions of visitors at one of the network sites.

-rsh

]]> By: Jeff In Hawaii http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-280 Jeff In Hawaii Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:20:41 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-280 It seems that everybody is jumping in the game with their agent blogging platforms. Not a bad for the Truila, Zillow and HomeGain’s of the world. But, is it really good for the agents? Wouldn’t it be better for the agent to spend time and energy on their sites and blogs they actually own? Instead they continue to help these Giants get even BIGGER. Before long the search engines will only be full of these large Nationwide sites agents will have no choice, but pay them for their online exposure. It will be the only option. Maybe I am missing something??? The whole No Follow issue is another concern as well. Trulia wants agents to put all their gadgets on their sites with a real link to boost their search engine rankings, but are a little stingy when it goes the other way. Basically telling Google I do not trust this site. Now is that a fair way to treat the ones that are boosting them?? It seems that everybody is jumping in the game with their agent blogging platforms. Not a bad for the Truila, Zillow and HomeGain’s of the world. But, is it really good for the agents? Wouldn’t it be better for the agent to spend time and energy on their sites and blogs they actually own? Instead they continue to help these Giants get even BIGGER. Before long the search engines will only be full of these large Nationwide sites agents will have no choice, but pay them for their online exposure. It will be the only option. Maybe I am missing something???

The whole No Follow issue is another concern as well. Trulia wants agents to put all their gadgets on their sites with a real link to boost their search engine rankings, but are a little stingy when it goes the other way. Basically telling Google I do not trust this site. Now is that a fair way to treat the ones that are boosting them??

]]> By: Jeff In Hawaii http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-3575 Jeff In Hawaii Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:20:00 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-3575 It seems that everybody is jumping in the game with their agent blogging platforms. Not a bad for the Truila, Zillow and HomeGain’s of the world. But, is it really good for the agents? Wouldn’t it be better for the agent to spend time and energy on their sites and blogs they actually own? Instead they continue to help these Giants get even BIGGER. Before long the search engines will only be full of these large Nationwide sites agents will have no choice, but pay them for their online exposure. It will be the only option. Maybe I am missing something??? The whole No Follow issue is another concern as well. Trulia wants agents to put all their gadgets on their sites with a real link to boost their search engine rankings, but are a little stingy when it goes the other way. Basically telling Google I do not trust this site. Now is that a fair way to treat the ones that are boosting them?? It seems that everybody is jumping in the game with their agent blogging platforms. Not a bad for the Truila, Zillow and HomeGain’s of the world. But, is it really good for the agents? Wouldn’t it be better for the agent to spend time and energy on their sites and blogs they actually own? Instead they continue to help these Giants get even BIGGER. Before long the search engines will only be full of these large Nationwide sites agents will have no choice, but pay them for their online exposure. It will be the only option. Maybe I am missing something???

The whole No Follow issue is another concern as well. Trulia wants agents to put all their gadgets on their sites with a real link to boost their search engine rankings, but are a little stingy when it goes the other way. Basically telling Google I do not trust this site. Now is that a fair way to treat the ones that are boosting them??

]]> By: FoundByDesign.com http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-278 FoundByDesign.com Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:24:55 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-278 If indeed Trulia will allow links to be followed by the search engines, this is a good thing. But that does not mean the end of ActiveRain, not by any means. ActiveRain has a strong precense and that won't go away that easily. Plus, anyone that understands SEO will understand the value that both sites will offer to your own site. For those of you that don't get that, visit my website and I can help you develop such a strategy! www.FoundByDesign.com If indeed Trulia will allow links to be followed by the search engines, this is a good thing. But that does not mean the end of ActiveRain, not by any means. ActiveRain has a strong precense and that won’t go away that easily. Plus, anyone that understands SEO will understand the value that both sites will offer to your own site. For those of you that don’t get that, visit my website and I can help you develop such a strategy! http://www.FoundByDesign.com

]]> By: FoundByDesign.com http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-3573 FoundByDesign.com Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-3573 If indeed Trulia will allow links to be followed by the search engines, this is a good thing. But that does not mean the end of ActiveRain, not by any means. ActiveRain has a strong precense and that won't go away that easily. Plus, anyone that understands SEO will understand the value that both sites will offer to your own site. For those of you that don't get that, visit my website and I can help you develop such a strategy! www.FoundByDesign.com If indeed Trulia will allow links to be followed by the search engines, this is a good thing. But that does not mean the end of ActiveRain, not by any means. ActiveRain has a strong precense and that won’t go away that easily. Plus, anyone that understands SEO will understand the value that both sites will offer to your own site. For those of you that don’t get that, visit my website and I can help you develop such a strategy! http://www.FoundByDesign.com

]]> By: HomeGain, ActiveRain, Trulia - The Tale of the Tape « The Notorious R.O.B. http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-275 HomeGain, ActiveRain, Trulia - The Tale of the Tape « The Notorious R.O.B. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:55:27 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-275 [...] in Interactive Marketing, Real Estate, So-Called Web 2.0 by -Rob on July 27th, 2008 In my little prognostication about the upcoming Trulia Blog Platform vs. ActiveRain, I neglected to include HomeGain in the mix. [...] [...] in Interactive Marketing, Real Estate, So-Called Web 2.0 by -Rob on July 27th, 2008 In my little prognostication about the upcoming Trulia Blog Platform vs. ActiveRain, I neglected to include HomeGain in the mix. [...]

]]> By: Followup to Trulia to ActiveRain Post is Up « The Notorious R.O.B. http://www.notorious-rob.com/2008/07/23/trulia-to-active-rain-your-days-are-numbered/#comment-277 Followup to Trulia to ActiveRain Post is Up « The Notorious R.O.B. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:50:21 +0000 http://robhahn.wordpress.com/?p=160#comment-277 [...] So-Called Web 2.0 by -Rob on July 26th, 2008 I’ve decided to post the followup to the Trulia Blogs & Active Rain post over at OnBlog.  The main reason was that what I ended up writing was exactly the kind of [...] [...] So-Called Web 2.0 by -Rob on July 26th, 2008 I’ve decided to post the followup to the Trulia Blogs & Active Rain post over at OnBlog.  The main reason was that what I ended up writing was exactly the kind of [...]

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