About Real Estate Websites – Why Use a Blog?

By Jason Massengale

“Blogs can do anything regular websites can do,
but they also do lots of other cool stuff.”

  • Blogs are Easy to Update & Edit
    • The back end is designed for “non-techy” people
    • Great results without needing to know HTML
  • Blogs have a Good Navigation Structure
    • When a page or post is published, links are added
      throughout the site to make it easier for people and
      search engines to find relevant information
  • Blogs are Search Engine Friendly
    • They automatically create relevant
      • Page Titles
      • URL’s
      • Sitemaps
      • Meta Tags
    • They also automatically submit to search engines
  • Blogs are built on Web 2.0 Technologies so they work great with the Social Web
    • 70% of internet traffic is on the “Social Web”. If you
      ignore it, you’re missing out.
    • Built-in Comment System
    • RSS Feeds (posts & comments)
    • Social Sharing and Bookmarking Widget
    • Easily link to your social profiles
  • Blogs have a Better Reputation
    • Split tests using the same copy – only changing the
      word website to blog increased response rate by over
      300%.

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