You’re in real estate and you’re ready to take on the internet, but how does Twitter figure into your marketing plan? Furthermore, should you integrate Twitter with your real estate blog? The good news is this: Your blog and Twitter can work together in a way that provides value to your readers!
Bringing A Smile To Their Faces
With just 140 characters, you might feel like you have to scramble to say something on Twitter that no other real estate agent, or person, has ever said, but that’s just not true. Your Twitter friends understand the limit of the social network. This actually works in your favor. You can back off trying to be the smartest or most original and simply post something whimsical or entertaining, at least some of the time. It takes the pressure off of you, and it may brighten another person’s day. It’s a win, win situation, really.
Beyond the whimsical, you should still post valuable content. Not everyone can make it big by posting LOLcats. Twitter gives you the opportunity to discuss industry news, link your new property listings, and ask buyers and sellers what they need from their real estate professionals. In this way, you provide even more value to consumers.
Twitter Visibility on Your Real Estate Blog
It might not be enough simply to join Twitter and post links to your blog update. You have to make your Twitter presence visible on your blog, too. What do we mean? Simply that you should at least link to your Twitter account on your blog to let your current visitors know you’ve entered the social domain. However, showing your recent tweets, which is possible with several Blogger widgets and WordPress plug-ins, gives you another way to increase visibility. Visitors who see your recent tweets will associate them with the person, or people, behind the blog. Sometimes, dissociation can occur when people see your tweets separately from your other online presences.
Get the Conversation Going
Not only do we recommend playing with a Twitter widget right on the front page of your real estate blog, but we recommend using it to actively engage your visitors. If they can reply to your tweets from the widget itself, they’re more likely to do so than if they have to navigate to Twitter, find the post and then reply. Plus, some widget tools let you display posts from multiple authors, which is handy if your entire real estate team is on Twitter. Finally, consider an option that lets your visitors see the entire conversation, including replies from other people. The back-and-forth might be just what your readers need to jump in on the conversation and let their own voices be heard.
Twitter also provides the opportunity to post links, images and infographics from your own blog, and when your social media friends click those links, they can leave comments on your blog. Twitter doesn’t have to replace your current commenting system, but you can think of it as a way to supplement those comments, especially if you know that particular users are likely to go off on a tangent.
It’s worth noting that you can allow your visitors to reply to comments with their Twitter account, which some social media users might prefer. You’ll have to swap your current commenting system to Disqus or LiveFyre to make the change, but both support signing in from Facebook, Twitter, Google and OpenID, among other account services.
Do you have any tips for Twitter and blog integration?
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I agree, Japeth. When people realize the full potential and implement basic steps, they can start to see where social media can be a benefit.
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Thank you. Do you have interest in real estate or social media, or both? Would love to hear your thoughts.
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Great site. lots of helpful info here. affirmative twitter may be a good way to share a read and far a lot of .Twitter conjointly provides the chance to post links, pictures and info graphics from your own web log, and once your social media friends click those links, they\’ll leave comments on your web log.
Hi Mack. Yes, amazing what can be done with social media, in several realms and niches and Real Estate is definitely one of them.
Thanks for your post. Now, I would need to think up of some good tweets to boost my business.
Hi Teresa. Glad the tips are helpful. We will be having a Twitter Chat (great for practice) chatting about tweets and how to write them.
I want to say thank you for your good article about Twitter Tips for Real Estate Bloggers.
Glad that helped. Do you use Twitter for Real Estate?
This is really an interesting blog as it focuses on the very important topic. i came to know about so many things or tips.
Smithtown Real Estate
Thanks, Alexander. Glad you enjoyed the topic.
Nice Article, you are right on when it comes to providing value. I like providing links to my new listings as well as breaking industry news. Question, between facebook, twitter, your blog, etc how are you finding time to do them all? Do you have a preplanned schedule?
Personally, as far as social media, I work off a checklist. It is the only way I have found to stay on top of it all. And, even with that, projects can push the day-to-day needed social media tasks aside, at times. It is an ever-evolving process, ever-improving, just like life, itself.
Yes I agree, social media is a great way to market your real estate business. Good content about your real estate agency would attract more customers and it would let them know about your services and offerings. So, social media is helpful to promote your business.
It does help to build up some credibility, as well.
Real estate companies should also use social networking to the fullest. Aside from developing sites like Smithtown
Real Estate, it is also best if they use Twitter to have a broader audience.Thanks for sharing………
Thanks for your feedback, Smithtown.
thx for your tips, im a new beginner for twitter
im integrated my facebook account with twitter but not showing on my blog. and wordpress.com can integrated with twitter and facebook account. im sorry my writing is bad.. lol
regards
Ah, no apologies, please 😉
There is always a place to start and glad to hear that you are integrating Facebook and twitter.
Twitter may be a good way to promote your services, but I think Pinterest is the best method to attract attention to a property. If the house has anything that stands out, pinning it and highlighting it as a focal point could really help get the word out about the sale.
Good idea with the Pinterest. It really does hold true that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Thanks for pointing that out!
You absolutely need a tasklist or checklist. I print one out on Monday and literally cross off the social media tasks each day. It’s not perfect and I do miss days but overall it’s helped with consistency.
Yes, Frank, even for the non-realtor, those checklists help us stay on track!
Thanks for the tips, will have to use these on my twitter to boost my followers for business
Glad you found that helpful. Let us know how it goes 🙂
the idea behind conversation tips is more and more affected to the blogs so more and more traffic on blogger’s post.
Yes, and I like that emphasis on conversation 🙂
I never would have imagined Twitter as a tool for helping out. It can seem over whelming with the amount of social media forums that can be used and the previous comment about using a check list is what it will ultimately come down to. Too bad there isn’t a program or app to help coordinate all of them. Thanks for the share.
Actually, there are tools available. I personally love using Hootsuite. If you haven’t you should check it out. It is free and there is a free trial for the pro version, as well.
Very cool. I’ll check it out. Thanks for getting back to me on that. 🙂
It is worth noting that you can allow your visitors to respond to the comment with your Twitter account, some users may prefer social media. nice information for real estate bloggers.
Good reminder. Thank you.
Suggestions and feedback are crucially important if you want happy customers that continue to be “long-term” customers. Not to mention the improvements you do make will likely draw in new customers.
Oh, so true. And, be organized enough to receive, document, implement that feedback is crucial, as well.
Thanks for your aticle it is especially interesting because last one i have got realized a decent amount on your side there’s no doubt that you might be greatest the most impressive people
Thank you.
Social media that support images. These are the type of social media that will surely help your real estate business. You could surely showcase it and you will have a bigger audience. Make sure that your you got a good image and a good description of it.
Definitely. Do you find use in Pinterest? It is one of the easier platforms to use. Thought, that said, there are a lot of great platforms for image sharing.
Thanks for sharing these tips. Indeed utilizing social media is one great way to boost your real estate business. People today turn to the Net to look for properties. They would rather go online than look for ads or any properties for sale elsewhere.
So true, Jan. We have bought several houses, and the search always starts on the net.
As real estate blogger i am using facebook from long time and its really helping me in increasing traffic to my website and after reading this post of yours i am planning to use twitter and pinterest also for promotion of my blog and see how much it can help me in increasing traffic
Good to hear it. I think Pinterest, especially, is great for real estate photos that, in turn, link back to your site for more information.
Most people would rather own their home instead of rent it. Who wouldn’t? When you own a home you provide stability and security for your family. Home is where the heart is and there is a lot to be said about being “settled in.” For most it gives comfort and a good feeling; for children it provides a sense of belonging, especially in school.
Atlanta Property Management
Good points. There are some advantages to “renting a flat,” but owning a home does give that sense of belonging (and investment).
Great post. I’m focusing my social on Twitter, Facebook, G+ and LinkedIn and ignoring most of the others right now.
Good plan. It is much better to focus on a few and you always have the option to add others, later.
Its better for the blog content should be updated frequently in order to keep the readers regularly, because there are repeated visits and subscriptions may happen every time.
the better suggestion i gave is that most of the people are concentrating on the purchasing features where they are looking for the future purchasing benefits
I agree. It is ideal to update blog content regularly, to keep the interest flowing.
The most ignored thing is keeping active in conversation. This is pretty good to have these tips.
Hi Susan. Yes, it is important to keep active in conversation. I just wish there were more hours in the day to do so! 😉
I had a Real estate project, I have integrated the twitter website to real estate website. I had gained much traffic through the twitter. I consider twitter is helpful to promote your business online.
Hi Alex. That is terrific. Thank you for sharing your success in using Twitter to promote your real estate website.
People will fix houses, and add to houses simply to get as much profit as possible out of the market. This benefit is generally unmatched by many other investments; you can make a lot of money by simply investing in a home. While it is hard work, it can reap large monetary benefits.
Good point. I personally enjoy real estate investment(s) more so than other types of investments. I love the aspect of being actively involved in the process.
Twitter is great for marketing our real estate blog. Proper use of hash tags is beneficial
Yes, it is a great way to get the word out. I imagine it is especially helpful when you have home buyers following a realtor and use those hashtags for specific locations, so the followers can get tweets directed at exactly what they are buying. A win-win, to be sure.
Excellent informative post, I hope this post will very helpful to real estate bloggers. And i agree with that we can increase our website or blog traffic through twitter tweets..
Hi there. Glad you found it helpful, the post and that Twitter is working for you 😉
This is one great post!!! Real Estate Agents especially starters can learn more on this post and grow their real estate business in unprecedented levels in the industry! They will be the forefront!! Definitely must shared and recommended!!! Way to go!!!!
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Wow! Love the enthusiasm, Richard. I’m glad that you agree that Twitter may be a helpful tool for realtors.
Thanks for nice and cooperative post. There is something quite nice about the “Bringing A Smile To Their Faces”. I like the idea. I have some information about it
Yeah, bringing a smile to faces is definitely rewarding and fun 😉
Great post. I’m focusing my social on Twitter, Facebook, G+ and LinkedIn and ignoring most of the others right now.
Good for you, wahyu, in focusing on the social media that works for you. Better to do that than to take on so much that you are ineffective with all of them. Great plan!
I confess that I am still new to the social media aspect of marketing real estate and with your article, I has open my eyes to these new opportunities that can help grow my real estate business.
Hi Danny. Great that you are getting involved in social media. Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences, especially with it being a little newer for you. Sometimes that is where the most useful observations are made, when just starting out in something.
Social media is an excellent way to market your real state business, because mostly we all have a twitter account. Its also a good idea that you keep the conversation going to add traffic and attract potential customer to your blog.
Thanks for posting this.
Good point, Andrew. And, if we don’t have a Twitter account, no better time than the present, eh?
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Thank you, Olivia. Do you use Twitter for Real Estate?
I have yet to figure out how to use twitter effectively. I will implement so of these ideas in to my site to increase social engagement. The entire goal of my site is to save houses from people who are in trouble with their home.
Come join us in a Twitter Chat and we will help you learn Twitter 😉
Informative posting! I think this posting would be effective for all. Thank you for sharing with us. invites you to read
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
thanks for sharing this interesting post.
Thanks, Peter. Are you using similar techniques in the real estate business?
We are using social media specially twitter and facebook. Its one of the best strategy to advertise your real state. Keep it up! Good article.
Good idea, Mitch, to focus on what works for you. Good job! There are so many options, for social networks, that one would have difficulty finding balance in life if one were to jump into all of them.
Thanks you very much for sharing this post. This is very helpful for my friend who is involved with estate sales.
Thanks, Adelaine. Glad that this is helpful to your realtor friend.
How about adding some rumor or cool images to keep the conversation going? Or share the latest news about real estate and add some call to action words to get the attention of your follows.
Not sure about the rumor, but the cool images, definitely. Thanks, Jae. Great ideas.
At first I want to say thank you for sharing with us. I think this post will be effective for all.
Glad you found it helpful. Are you also in real estate?
Thank you for the post. I am a real estate agent and just created my first website to help my customers get to know me a little better. Your section about Twitter was a valuable read for me as I have a twitter page but wasn’t sure how it would benefit my real estate business. Please keep sharing this great information so newbie’s like myself can keep learning!
Congrats on the new web site! So glad that you found it helpful 😉
Cool blog.. Great Article.. Thanks for sharing..
Bazzo Real Estate
Thanks, Peter. Glad you found it helpful.
This is a cool article. I find it very helpful as well.
Thanks, Mitch. Glad you found it helpful.
amazing blog.very helpful for real estate agents who use twitter.keep sharing looking for your next post
I’m glad you find it helpful. It is not overly real estate oriented, but there are some helpful tips that realtors could use.. like Video tips.
Its a nice post. At first I want to say thank you for sharing with us this kind of tremendous posting. Its my personal opinion that, Buying is much more effective than rent because then we have the freedom to do anything for next.
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
I believe hashtagging important real estate keywords like fixeruppers, foreclosures, foreclosures usa etc. would also help a lot… and help more people find you.
Hashtags do help, in many different social media platforms. They pull together the different conversations on the ‘net and help you find people interested in the same thing or topic.