Eric Blackwell's Blog: Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World Contest Update

I have often said that success online involves relationships FAR more than trickery. It is the basis of how Google views the web and why they monitor linking between sites as part of their algorithm. For the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the world contest, I need to come up with some world class real estate agent friends to succeed. The tough part is that many of my real estate agent friends and greatest buddies are now my competitors...what to do?

ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW GREATEST REAL ESTATE AGENT TEAM MEMBERS

JENNIFER KARLEN (and Husband Jon). - They work with me at our office. Jon (aka Malok on REW) is an amazingly focused link builder. (Better than I am actually). They Sell Kentucky Horse Farms. With the current incentives for new breeding / foaling…

Well, i don't see much value in a contest without some daily updates as to what I am doing...

Most people think that SEO is all about secrets. The truth (at least mine anyway) is that it is about hard work! I am going to post DAILY to this blog showing readers what I am doing to BUILD AUTHORITY for my Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World entry on my blog.

First steps:

My first step was to offer people incentive to join me. Building authority means getting other people involved. See the link above to my post. I offer others CREDIT and ACCOLADES for success if they help me...SEO truly often boils down to relationships!

My second step was to start promoting. i posted about the contest on the Bloodhound Blog. Why? That would mean more competitors? Yes,…