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I usually just copy a post from Bill Spear, cause his posts are generally very well organized and thought out, and I change the names to protect the guilty and repurpose it as mine.
whoa, whoa, whoa... did I just say that out loud?
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Charlotte, NC
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Gainesville, VA
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Charlotte, NC
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Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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Carlsbad, CA
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That's not how I roll. I pick a topic & then there is 'no day' or post per day. When it's completed it gets posted.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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While I appreciate those whose post daily, that is not necessarily a part of my "strategy". I do remember the days of thirty posts in thirty day challenges when reaching that FREE membership was important.
As I have said many times before, life is always evolving and ActiveRain is definitely a part of that. I enjoy the day-to-day interaction that involve many aspects of AR.
I can see how a schedule can help streamline efforts and I do jot possible post titles or thoughts in "draft format" as a reminder. Quite frankly, I guess I "use" ActiveRain as a journal-of-sorts these days.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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Minot, ND
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Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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At this point posts do not take much time, I am more concerned with what will help to bring in more clients.
I have plenty of templates ready to feed data into for our market reports, once my spreadsheet with the data is prepared I can pop those out in a few minutes per post.
I have a gazillion photos in my collection so this helps too.
Also an extensive collection of posts to recycle quickly with a new spin that only takes seconds to perform.
But if I am in a real hurry, it is easy to just mention a few thoughts off the top of my head, pop in a photo and post. These may do nothing for bringing in new clients, but they do seem to get the most engagement from the AR membership.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mayra Espinosa Realtor...
Pacifica, CA
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Charlotte, NC
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Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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Palm Harbor, FL
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Stevens Point, WI
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Pasadena, CA
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Minot, ND
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If I don't have time to write a blog post, I don't.
If there's a blog post I "have" to write for some reason, it's on the schedule and gets done first thing in the day.
So I have no techniques!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mayra Espinosa Realtor...
Pacifica, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Minot, ND
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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I can post a photograph of a flower and get as many comments as I would on a blog.
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Mayra Espinosa Realtor...
Pacifica, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Stevens Point, WI
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I have gotten out of the daily habit as I have been bummed with the new points system (or lack of giving points) but I hope to get back into the daily habit again.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Palm Harbor, FL
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Stevens Point, WI
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Pasadena, CA
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My posts take priority in my day. I get them done first, many times following a lead I have discovered in my daily readings of the news feeds.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Mohylsky, Destin...
Miramar Beach, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Pasadena, CA
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Minot, ND
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#1. I am the only one who knows the schedule. The 'challenge' is invalid but I will concede a fake deadline makes EVERY reality show more real.
#2. Who is my audience. For example if I'm writing for the eyeballs of real estate agents, including zDevil in the title works.
#3. Public audience, write about an observable or How TO or include a number. All well know techniques.
For technique to keep posting....."Understand your why?"
A valid 'why' means by ending engagement the world does not benefit from your genius, so save the world by being generous and not self-fish. If the writer can not see the 'one' it is easy to lose momentum, enthusiasm and vision.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Seattle, WA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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When I did local events posts, those were the easiest to grab and refresh.
Now, I'm more likely to go to a photo or a FAQ type posts. If I already have market data pulled, then a market report is fairly quick too.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Palm Harbor, FL
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I once posted every day, much less now. Market reports, community, garden posts, events, inspiration, recent sales are my go-to.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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Palm Harbor, FL
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Stevens Point, WI
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Minot, ND
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Pasadena, CA
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I post when I can or when I have an idea
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Charlotte, NC
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Fremont, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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If I don't have the time, or really don't feel inspired, I don't post. Market reports, communities, and local happenings, along with learnings from the business provide ample fodder for posting.
Jeff
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Minot, ND
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Charlotte, NC
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Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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I will leave this with ... I do the best I can ... when I can.
My focus is on helping others and serving their real estate needs. Posting is secondary.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Charlotte, NC
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Minot, ND
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Pasadena, CA
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Charlotte, NC
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Whatever presents itself at the time...that is my subject....
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Charlotte, NC
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Seattle, WA
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NO CLUE how I do A LOT on faery time. 🦄🎠🎡💡🕯🧚♂️🧞♀️
RE blog posts are simply part of the marketing plan. I will get them done within the week give or take that I contractually allow myself to have marketing up and running.
Other posts, I have to be inspired or amused and fortunately I'm usually both. But I'm like Lyn. Things will stay in draft for a long time until I feel like they can go forth.
I'd rather see quality then just something shoved out there. It's not hard to tell the difference.
If you're wanting to stay tight to schedule, I can't remember who wrote about this recently, I want to say Margaret = start with an image and build around it.
And yeah, like Alan said we should all just copy Bill
And get kicked in the Funyuns LOL
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evanston, IL
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Fremont, CA
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Topsfield, MA
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Minot, ND
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To me, quality blogging is more important than daily hitting a mark.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pasadena, CA
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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I do 30+ market reports every month for clients and I share them when I don't have time to write. I prefer to write but, the market reports are shared more on social media and directed to my website (and sometimes here).
And, I always save one for my favorite photo of the week for Sundays!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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I don't. In fact, I just went 4 months wo/ posting an article...while my traffic and income grew. I just work on higher income activities (e.g email, funnels, product creation), etc.
BTW, I get 550,000-600,000 pv/month on my site.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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I never feel pressure to post. I post when inspired. Not before.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Charlotte, NC
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ARMS,
We believe in keeping our post fresh and current. I wait for inspiration to strike my way, and it does on a daily basis. A
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Gaithersburg, MD
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Charlotte, NC
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Pasadena, CA
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I don't allow myself to get "tight on time" in this regard. It's part of my daily list of things to do and if for some reason I have a day that doesn't allow for a thoughtfully written post, I defer till the next day and probably post twice on another day... or not.
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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Minot, ND
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Pasadena, CA
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Listing.
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Charlotte, NC
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Minot, ND
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Pasadena, CA
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I go for quality over quantity. There was a time I posted every day and I found a "theme" per day helped.
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