Here's a round up of RE related links from around the web that you should be reading.
Mike's Corner (Hey it's my blog, it should be first on the list)
Bridging the Gap. Real Estate Blogging Basics
An irreverent Look At Real Estate Blogging
Featured Realtor® Blog - Loco Musings
After a full year, I find another worthy Realtor® Blog To Feature
GeekEstate Blog
Free Data Sources For Your Web Site
An excellent round up of great resources for your blog or site.
Agent Genius
Agents, Legends In Their Own Minds...
I'll have more to say on this issue in an upcoming "Gap" post on Mike's Corner. You won't want to miss it.
Future of Real Estate Marketing
I think HAR.com just got leapfrogged in the world of public facing MLS sites.
Redfin Corporate Blog
Promoting Your Home For Sale on Twitter
A Redfin seller gets her geek on. Check out the link to Guy Kawasaki's guide to Twitter while you're there. Nobody gets more out of Twitter than Guy. Just ask him. No need - I did it for you, listen here.
Late Addition
Matthew Ferrera
The idea of broker reciprocity is a good idea on the surface, and I am not promoting that you abandon your efforts to market the entire database of your listings, however, Matthew makes some really great points in this post. I have always been amazed that agents do not see the importance of creating a quality, public facing presentation in the MLS for their listings. They still seem to be written in agent to agent RealtorSpeak and let's face it, the vast majority of them are crap. Crap photos, terrible copy and overall just really sloppy efforts. It's food for thought that you wouldn't want to pollute your professional marketing materials with someone elses lack of effort. What do you think the solution should be? What alternatives are there? Do you abandon a display of IDX entirely or do you think you should be able to sanitize the listings for your prospects' protection. It's an interesting dilemma.
That's it for now. I'm kinda of trying to get my bearings on what to post here at my AR digs. I'd love it if you could tell me what you would like to hear about in the world of Real Estate marketing, technology and new business models. Lemme Know
