best-real-estate-blog.gifRecognize Great Marketing When You See It
When someone has a good idea, you have to acknowledge them. As a long-time real estate blogger (that is in relative terms), I’ve seen thousands of blogs pop up throughout the past year. Many have been good, but I did not really take notice, as I currently subscribe to hundreds of real estate blogs. A few days ago, I was told that BiggerPockets was nominated for the 2007 Real Estate Blogging Awards (the REBAs).

I was not fully aware of these awards, so I took a look at the site offering them, Housing Wire. The site has been around since December, and according to most measures, was not very highly ranked. Over these past few days, I’ve watched the site quickly climb in traffic (according to several sources). I must applaud their efforts, because it takes a TON of hard work to create a popular blog, and they are well on their way thanks to this little Award idea. I guess the lesson here is that linkbaiting does work for real estate (we all knew that anyway).

Now that you know about this smart marketing move, I thought it was a good time to let you know what we’re nominated for:

Best Overall Blog
Recognizes the best overall real estate blog, regardless of how much traffic or what focus the blog has.

AND

Best Corporate Blog
Recognizes the best real estate-focused blog sponsored by a traditional media outlet or other corporate entity.

I am honored, regardless of who established these awards. It is nice to be recognized by your peers for your work. I guess we’ll find out who the winner is of the awards after the 10th of January, since that is that last day of voting. . .

VOTING???
That’s right! You can actually vote for your favorite blogs (you can even vote for us, incase I haven’t gotten my point across). Since we’re already nominated, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to win . . . so, that’s where you all come in!

Take a minute out of your day and let everyone know that Real Estate Investing For Real is your favorite blog in the above categories! Make sure to do so by January 10, 2007, though.

mintchip.jpgYes, I realize I’m being a real shill here, but I’ve been having a terrible day, and I wouldn’t mind having a little award on the mantle or something. It may make all the bad feelings go away, sorta like a cone of mint-chip ice cream. Make sure you vote in all categories, or the votes don’t count.

Whether or not we win, the only real recognition we need is your support! Keep coming back to our site and our blog, and I’ll be content!

Thanks everyone!