Most people search for property online much before they ever walk into an estate agent’s office. That’s no secret! And neither is the fact that maintaining a strong Internet presence is vital for success in today’s highly-competitive Real Estate markets.

This is where your real estate blog comes in, and it is one of the most powerful and least expensive tools in an estate agent’s online marketing arsenal.

Setting up a real estate blog is simple - at Sorted Sites we can take care of the design and other technical bits at a very attractive price. And once that’s done, posting articles to your blog is a piece of cake. If you can write an e-mail, you can do it yourself! Or should you like, our professional copywriters can write some or all of your blog posts at competitive rates to help you give your blog the right tone and style.

So, what are the main benefits of blogging?

Once your real estate blog is up and running, you can:

Establish yourself as an authority in your real estate market

By regularly posting interesting and valuable articles and market news to your real estate blog, you provide your readers with the relevant and up-to-date information they seek. This will keep them checking back to your blog and will also project a professional image of your company as estate agents who have their finger on the pulse of the real estate market.

Build a relationship with prospective clients from all over the world

Strong relationships bring good business. Your real estate blog allows you to steadily build a devoted following of readers who are interested in buying property in the areas you operate in. Besides, readers can comment on your blog posts, so you not only get instant feedback, but you get to know your prospects and start building relationships with them even before you meet.

Boost your estate agency’s visibility on the search engines

Search engines like Google love nothing more than a living, changing website that is constantly being updated, so don’t be surprised if you see your dynamic real estate blog overtake your primary website in the search rankings. What’s more, you can link to your main website from your blog to improve its position in the search engines too.

Instantly showcase new properties and new property developments

Your real estate blog is the perfect place to announce new developments and selected properties as soon as they become available. Post pictures, link to more information on your company website and even keep your clients up to date with the construction progress of their off-plan property.

Let everyone know about your in-house news

Expanding to a new area? Opening a new branch? Hiring new staff? You can let the world know all about it on your real estate blog and be seen as a growing and dynamic business.

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These are just some of the most important benefits of having your own real estate blog. Please contact us at Sorted Sites for more information or fill in our ‘Create a Blog’ enquiry form and we’ll get back to you.

Here are some examples of our customers’ real estate blogs:

AIP Property Group blog

Horizon Property Group blog

Tate Properties blog

Centro Inmobiliario property blog

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2 Responses to “Estate Agents: Grow your online market with your own Real Estate Blog”

  1. Business Management Property Starting on December 29th, 2007 12:15 am

    BLOG BLOG BLOG, PLEASE Blog some more - Tooo true (net Marketing). Well done article, I hope it gets picked up on the internet more and more. FYI, I found you quite by accident while searching on \’Business Management Property Starting\’. I feel lucky to have found your Blog. Keep thinking and posting!

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  2. adclixpro on May 1st, 2008 11:09 am

    Read this with real interest.We are an estate agent for property in Spain and are considering putting a property blog on our website, http://www.applesl.com. This information has been really useful.

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