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Old 10-26-2008, 09:51 AM
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Default Re: How real estate agents can use twitter...

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Originally Posted by KNOX View Post
I lover Twitter - it's micro blogging. I don't always want to write a post but still want to say something so I use twitter. My last few blurbs appear on my blog. So I feel I'm talking to people without writing a post about a tasty snack... or something just as arbitrary. Does it entertain them? I don't know, but since I started doing it I do get a few more repeat visits. I know, this doesn't directly answer "how does it help real estate agents?" but it can help with the web property.
Knox, you hit the nail on the head. It's the balance between "what I do" and "who I am" - and how they converge. IMHO, it's okay to to put in the "arbitraries" because it's natural and authentic. Your blogs ground you as an authority and help shape "what you do" and the way you write posts builds ethos. And your updates (funny, arbitrary, maybe a good question here and there) feed further shape you. People want to know your hobbies etc...just in the right doses, right? All a balance I guess.

@ Mark - I would agree with the MLS piece unless and am with you with your "real life" encounters analogy. Exactly, behave as you would in a "real" conversation...in fact probably more subtle with the Realtor integration in an online social networking platform because people are already weary of the propaganda. The "I'm a Realtor" is in the subtleties...and should be a very small percentage of your interaction time. We on the same page?...think we are...
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