Why Do We Blog
Let me state right in the beginning that I am totally against chain e-mails. At last count I believe I had received 1,786,342 of them and never sent one on. I do not believe that Bill Gates will give me a free computer ever, I do not believe that a little girl will survive some horrible fate if I only spam my friends within the next 30 seconds and I do not think I need to forward anything to the people I love in order for them to know I love them.
But now I have received or been mentioned in a sort of chain blog and while I am philosophically against this sort of thing I'm intrigued enough to play along. There's a game of tag going on in the blogosphere and Rich Brooks from Flyte New Media has tagged me. The object is to give 5 reasons why one blogs and tag 5 other bloggers. No mention was made of either a prize or a horrible fate so...what the heck, here goes!
1. We started blogging because we perceived that we needed a new way to reach our potential clients and customers. The old method of using print media almost exclusively just wasn't working anymore. There are more media outlets now competing for peoples attention and at the same time prices for traditional media advertising have gone sky high (haven't you ever wondered why newspapers and TV stations are so in favor of public funding for political campaigns?). Blogging has allowed us to reach those people who are interested in being reached directly.
2. We blog because not only do we reach people but we can now give them a chance to get to know us. Having a website to provide information about our Listings was the first step. The blog provides information about us. Not every professional is a good fit for every client whether we're talking about Doctors, Lawyers, Stock Brokers or Real Estate Brokers. If people have a chance to get to know us a little through our blog and like what they see and decide to use us for their next real estate transaction then it is more likely things will go smoothly. I hate to think that we might lose some business but if it wasn't going to be a good fit, we're probably all better off.
3. We blog to give folks a chance to get to know our area. We're extremely lucky, we live in the greatest place in the world, the coast of Maine. OK, right now at the beginning of March, just after receiving about a foot of heavy wet snow it might not seem all that great to everybody but check back a little later. We want to share our lifestyle and area with everyone who's interested and we'll post plenty about that right here.
4. I think it's mandatory that I put in SEO which stands for Search Engine Optimization. Supposedly if we blog about things people search for, the search engines will rank us higher and more people will find us. Or something like that. I'm not a computer guy so I pay people to tell me these things. But I'm not really sure this one works.
5. And finally here's the real reason we blog; chicks dig it! I'm serious. Women love guys who blog! I see the twinkle in my wife's eye after a particularly good post. I assume it works the same for female bloggers, too. Bloggers are going to be the new celebrities. The day is coming when Brian Brady will be bigger news than Tom Brady. Brian Brown and John L. Wake will be household names and Teresa Boardman will be mentioned more often than Paris Hilton and Hilary Clinton combined. I'm pretty sure Sadie is already more famous than Lassie but if she isn't she soon will be.
And now they can consider themselves tagged!
What a nice thing to say!
If I could develop skills that were half the skills Tom Brady displayed when dismantling the Chargers, I'd be a happy man.
I noticed the Red Sox are already 1-0 after beating up on the BC Eagles yesterday.
Posted by: Brian Brady | March 03, 2007 at 04:05 PM
Brian, you're an MVP in our book.
What a thrill it must have been for BC's leadoff hitter to stroke a double off of Dice K! Even if it wasn't the gyroball. Think that young man will go into the season with his confidence high?
Posted by: Jim Cosgrove | March 04, 2007 at 06:46 AM
Honey, That's not a twinkle - that's eye strain after having read all those long postings!
Posted by: Mrs. Cosgrove | March 04, 2007 at 09:49 AM
Hah! Household name! That would ROCK! Maybe I should get it started and create a 30-min infomercial about blogging. Me and Tony Robbins could tour the country together. Cool!
It's so nice to come to a blog and read about the Sox. I miss Vermont.
Cheers all!
Posted by: Brian Brown | March 07, 2007 at 12:16 PM