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Do-Follow Real Estate Blogs
By Eric Bramlett | August 31, 2007
I am compiling a list of all do-follow real estate blogs. If you have a do-follow real estate blog, please leave a comment & I will add it to the list.
- ericbramlett.com/blog
- techforagents.com
- ryanwardrealestate.com/WordPress
- braxtonbeyer.com
- northofthesavannah.com/posts/
- brandonrealestateblog.com
- phoenixrealestateguy.com
- inman.com/news
- stpaulrealestateblog.com
- bostonreb.com
- realestatebloglab.com
- bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/
- biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/
- indyrebaterealestate.com/blog/
- 3minutestomidnight.org/
- newhomessection.com/blog
- dennispeaseteam.com/blog/
- northcountyluxuryhomes.com/san-diego-real-estate-news/
- tampa-real-estate-blog.com
- barbaralasky.com/tucson-real-estate-blog
- conventnews.org
- bendebell.com/blog
- varbuzz.com
- nashvillehomes.org/blog
- propertyportal.ae/blog
- bonusagents.com/blog
- homesalessandiego.com/blog
- agentgenius.com
- realestateweblogging101.com
- teamaguilar.com/blogs
- austinrealestatetoday.com
- SenaSellsVegas.com/blog
- blog.mariah.com
- upstartagent.com
- inman.com/news
- seattlecondosandlofts.com
- findsouthwestfloridahomes.com/blog
Topics: Web Design/SEO |
September 1st, 2007 at 5:19 pm
The Elegant Augusta real estate blog also uses ‘do-follow. Here’s hoping we don’t get spammed!!
September 1st, 2007 at 10:31 pm
do-follow is a good thing for all of us. you get some links a a little bite of traffic. keep on working
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:28 am
I have been thinking about this a lot…and while I am a fan of “do follow”s, I am and remain concerned about the number of people that will just use it to link bomb their sites and not actually add some value.
I also am concerned that if you don’t get your links from enough sources, (i.e. comment on enough blogs) they will begin to have a pattern and look like a link exchange.
For that reason, I am not listing my blogs (plural) on lists, although I am participating.
Thoughts?
Eric
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Great points, Blackwell. Check out the Lucias Linky Love plug-in. As soon as I am back from vacation, I am installing it & will blog about it. It will address all the problems you´ve just discussed.
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:14 am
Thanks for the list
September 3rd, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Hey Eric, Can you add my blog to your list
http://brandonrealestateblog.com
September 7th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Eric,
Thanks for the great list. What you are doing is truely a public service. I just hope the moderation of spam isn’t so insane that it outways the benifits of giving a do follow blog.
September 8th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Great list, Eric. Where did you get it? Just kidding!
September 9th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Great list.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Eric;
Have you applied the LuciasLinkLove plugin yet. I have and while it certaily prevents the overzealous SEO types and etc from getting a free shot at you. I have found though that hand moderation still works best in conjunction with it to keep the link bombers away.
Tis a sweet plugin though..
E. Blackwell
September 9th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Blackwell -
I’ve applied the Lucia’s Linky Love plugin. I absolutely love it. Obviously, hand moderation is the best & I still moderate all comments by hand. I like the LLL plug-in so much because it weeds out people who just come by for one comment, never to return.
September 12th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Thanks Joe & Colleen! Putting them up now!
September 17th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
#5 may be do follow, but unless you’re registered, you can’t comment and there is no registration page. I was wondering why there wasn’t any comments on the blog…
Oh, and the other blog listed has comments closed.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for putting the carnival of real estate on this list.
What about GeekEstate Blog? http://www.geekestateblog.com
September 28th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Just added it!
September 30th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Eric, looks like http://www.carnivalofrealestate. com has nofollows
October 2nd, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Thanks Richard - just checked it & I’m pulling it off the list…
October 2nd, 2007 at 7:44 pm
No Problem, now go to bed my man its late. lol
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Eric, I believe geekestateblog also has nofollows.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Thanks for the list. I’ll visit all of them.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Looks like AustinReaEstateGuy also has Nofollows
October 30th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Thank you for the list! I have came back here several times to find new blogs. I was wondering if there is a way to change my blog to do follow even though we use Word Press?
October 30th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Paul -
If you’re hosting your blog at Wordpress, then there’s no way to add plug-in’s. Wordpress is also an open source (free) program that you can easily upload to your current website - it literally takes about 5 minutes. I highly suggest moving to a blog hosted on your own server to take advantage of all the great plug-in’s that Wordpress has to offer.
Here’s what I’m packing on my blog!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Paul;
I’d take the advice that Eric Bramlett just offered you. Hosting your own allows for a WORLD of flexibility that hosting it there simply cannot offer. It only takes a few minutes to set up and you can customize a ton to keep it current for a long time.
Happy blogging!
October 31st, 2007 at 2:47 am
Eric can you add
http://www.newhomessection.com/blog
to your list?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:03 am
Thank you “Eric’s” We took your advice and know are blog is listed. My partner Jayson made the changes that you suggested. Thank you both again for you help. Happy Halloween!!!!
October 31st, 2007 at 2:02 pm
We took your advice and (now our) blog is listed.
sorry
November 5th, 2007 at 12:59 am
Hey Eric,
My Oregon Real Estate Blog is do-follow, please feel free to add it to your list.
Thanks,
November 13th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Too bad your plugin makes all of my comments no-follow. Too long a nickname. Grr.
By the way, we get a couple of referrals a day from your blog list up there. It’s a nice link to have.
November 13th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
You’re at 9 characters w/ the word “assistant.” Try “Lydia’s Ass’t” or your real name - as long as they come in under 15 characters, you’re fine!
November 15th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Joe Lane requires login on his tri-cities blog. So it’s impossible to comment. Hey Joe if you’re reading this: Allow us to comment on your great articles! You had one on the Boy Scouts that was really good!!
November 16th, 2007 at 7:57 am
I hear ya. I need to install a capcha code or something. I have 8000 spam comments waiting for moderation. Does anyone know how to get rid of so many comments in one swoop?
Also, does anyone have a recommendation for a person to work on a Wordpress blog? I need some things installed and some fine tuning but haven’t had the time to sit and figure it out. I’m sure it’s simple, but just another thing to do that I haven’t had time to do!
November 16th, 2007 at 8:27 am
Joe–
Give me a call or email…glad to help you. May trade you for some Squidoo assistance depending on how much time we are looking at…
Best
Eric
November 17th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Joe -
Feel free to email or call me, as well. You’ll love all the options that WP has…for your immediate problems, I would suggest activating askimet & installing “did you pass math?”
November 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Akismet is a wonderful tool for eliminating spam. We rarely have any spam comments on the Elegant Blog. It’s eliminated several thousand spam comments already in the last year.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:16 am
I watch REW as well. I never liked the no-follow rule either so I never allow that on my blog http://www.ebaspace.com/
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Knox -
Nice blog…I shot ya’ a comment. I’d list it here, but you’re SEO related, not real estate.
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:57 pm
Thanks, I’m fine without being on the list, I saw your comment, thanks for visiting - I see you at REW here and there too.
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:59 pm
I know you are.
You’re blogs on my radar now - checking back frequently.
November 22nd, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Yours as well.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Eric, can you please add my blog to your list?
http://blog.hashiminvestments.com/
December 12th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Just shot you an email!
December 17th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
We have a do follow blog. http://www.tampa-real-estate-blog.com
December 17th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
On it, Bob & Donna!
December 18th, 2007 at 2:38 am
Hi Dj and Bob!
I just tried to comment on one of your posts and it required a login…ummm…any chance of that happening? Hope all is well in Fla for you guys.
Best
Eric
December 18th, 2007 at 8:08 am
Excuse my ignorance but does that mean I really don’t have a do-follow? How do I remove it? Learning curve again …..
December 18th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Eric - Ryan just posted a comment which I approved and it is visable. He didn’t say anything about a login so I am confused. If you set one up, I will approve it.
December 18th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Hi Bob;
I just went to the post about popular states to retire to. It is the only one in the Tampa category. At the bottom it says “You must be logged in to comment”….since I cannot login, I cannot comment.
You can remove it by changing a simple setting in your WP control panel.
Best
Eric
December 18th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
I removed it.
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Hi Eric -
I will talk to the Tomato and see if I can add a few of the plug ins you suggested. Love the math plug in.
I have a do follow blog…..can you add me to your list?
http://IndyRealEstateTalk.com
Thanks,
Paula
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Paula -
I’d love to add your blog to the list, but it doesn’t look like you have any of the do-follow plug-ins installed. Here’s a really simple one:
http://kimmo.suominen.com/sw/dofollow/
Let me know if you need any help.
EB
January 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Although I have been computing for many years, and obviously have heard of blogging, I have never really participated by creating my own blog (or responding to any other blogs). While reviewing my site on Point2NLS, I read your input which lead me to your site. The information is very helpful, but how would I begin to create similar blogs. Thanks.
January 10th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Kevin -
I’m not really familiar with the Point2 CMS, but you can call customer service & ask them how to go about installing WP on a Point2 site. Another great place to ask the question is at http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/forum.php - go to the blogging section & fire the question off. There’s also a plugin you can ask them to upload w/ WP that will allow you to easily manage any plugins in the future. I can’t think of the name off the top of my head, but I’ve emailed a friend for it. Once you have WP installed, check out my list of preferred plugins here
January 26th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hi Eric,
Enjoyed your Realtor business cards banter - I’ve seen some pretty amusing Realtor pictures up here in NH. Just wanted to suggest our Blog for your list; guess you can go check it out and decide if it’s worthy, we’re trying to make it useful for investors etc. Keep up the good work!
Best wishes,
Richard (Chief Deal Weaver)
January 31st, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Eric
I was looking for this post. I thought my blog on my REW was do-follow but looking more closely it isn’t. I also do have a typepad blog. Is there an easy way to make that a do-follow?
January 31st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Hi Eric,
Can you add my Real Estate Blog to your list?
Thanks,
Jim
February 1st, 2008 at 8:08 am
Hey James - I just checked your blog, and I couldn’t find a do-follow comment. The only comment I saw had the nofollow tag on it. Are you using a nofollow plug-in? Shoot me an email if you need some help with plug-ins.
February 1st, 2008 at 8:58 am
Hi Eric,
I am actually using a do follow plug-in (Lucia’sLinkLove) just have not been getting any comments from people who are posting web addresses.
Jim
Blog is http://www.conventnews.org blog title is “Midtown Direct Real Estate News”
February 1st, 2008 at 9:05 am
Alright, man - you’re listed!
February 1st, 2008 at 9:12 am
Thanks Eric
Jim
February 4th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Hey Eric,
This is really for everyones information. My Blog (listed at #15) is not Wordpress, so I don’t have the option of all the fancy plug-ins like LLL, so what I was doing, and it was in my Blog Rules at the top of the page was requiring 10 posts before the posts would be do-follow. Without the ability to have a plug-in doing this for me it was a time consuming pain.
So now all comments are do-follow and will be moderated closely. Please use names and not anchor text and you might even read the rules, although I know that no one likes to read rules. Most of all, please join in and feel free to link back to me if you feel I have an interesting article.
February 4th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hey Dennis - you know, as much as I like LLL, I’m actually taking one of my other blogs to a straight “do follow/no follow” where I hand moderate each post, and whether or not it will be a follow. I think that LLL is actually a little restrictive w/ its rules. I’m considering switching this plug-in over to that type of do-follow, but I would have to go back & hand moderate ~500 comments, which wouldn’t be any fun.
Thanks for the head’s up on your blog!
February 4th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Hi Dennis,
That is a really nice looking blog, is it one of the blogs that REW puts together? There is no option for Do-Follow is there.
Jim
February 4th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Hi James,
Thank you, it is REW and I do have the option to make each comment do-follow or no-follow. I will be allowing most comments to be do-follow, although I have the option. If someone posts a good comment and their name is anchor text I will likely no-follow, if I know them I will likely change it to their name. I just don’t want it to look anything like a link farm. I think this is basically what most people are doing with do-follow Blogs.
February 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Eric,
Thank you very much for this information. I have been looking for ways to get quality backlinks. This information is GREATLY appreciated. Best of Luck!!!
Johnny
February 12th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Eric, the VAR (virginia assoc. of realtors) just started a blog recently I just campaigned them after reading this post http://varbuzz.com/this-valentines-day-discover-why-virginia-is-for-bloggers/#comment-59 to switch their blog to do-follow. Yay! So we’ll be able to add the VAR blog itself according to the response I received.
Thanks for informing us.
J
February 12th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Jay -
They’re still nofollowing over there. Let me know when they go dofollow, and I’ll add them to the list.
Thanks for the head’s up!
Eric
February 18th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Eric,
here is a link to my do-follow real estate blog. Please add me brother.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
done!
February 18th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Hi Eric,
You’re doing a great job with your blog; hopefully we can aspire to do the same….
I’m one of the co-founders of a social network exclusively for real estate investors and service providers (www.BlackWidowNetwork.com) and we wanted to ask if you’d be open to doing an article or two, with links back to your site etc. Maybe even be a guest blogger every now and then. Please get back to me if you’re open to contributing with some of your real estate insights, we’d be honored to pass them on to our growing membership base.
Our Blog is at: http://www.BlackWidowNetwork.com/blog - take a gander and see if it warrants being added to your do-follow list……
Yours with boundless enthusiasm,
Richard
Chief Deal Weaver
February 18th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
yay. I’ve converted my association’s regional blog into dofollow. Add http://varbuzz.com/ to your list.
VA is on the cutting edge of the web 2.0 community compared to most other real estate associations. I’d include a Virginia is for Bloggers photo but I don’t think img coding is allowed. It’s a play on our Virginia is for Lovers state slogan.
Wait to you see some of the stuff I’ve dealt with lately because of my blog. Although my article on a condo caused the builder to do a 180 and live up to their obligations to the buyer and I’ll send you a post on that soon.
J
February 19th, 2008 at 8:32 am
@Jay - VERY cool. Drop a link to the Virginia is for bloggers image - I’d like to see it.
@Richard - I’d love to write for you guys. Drop me an email and we’ll proceed. With regards to adding the blog - right now, it’s not a dofollow. All of the comments are tagged w/ the nofollow attribute (unless I’m missing something.)
February 19th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
“Do Follow” real estate blog list? This is awesome! I’m inspired to create a “do follow” list for lawyers. Thanks for setting a good example.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hi Eric. This is a great list! Thanks so much. My blog is a do follow if you want to add it to the list. Cheers!
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Alrighty - just added you. If I might make a suggestion - you’re probably going to want to start hand moderating all comments. You’ll see an increase in participation, and you’ll also see an increase in spam comments. You don’t want to link out to any bad hoods.
Eric
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Thanks for the tip Eric. That’s a good point!
February 24th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Hey Eric. I use Firefox and have the SEO for Firefox tool set up where you can highlight ‘nofollow’ links. I couldn’t help but notice that some of the links here on your blog are nofollow and some are dofollow. My links appear to be nofollow here. Is that something where we have to post a number of comments before we get the dofollow status? Thanks a bunch!
February 24th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Hey Holly! I get a fair amount of traffic, so I manage the dofollow w/ Lucia’s Linky Love. Here are my settings. It’s not a “set it and forget it” plug-in, you still have to hand moderate comments, but it will allow you to be more liberal letting first time commentators through.
BTW - check your links now, you hit 4 comments & you’re followed.
February 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Thanks Eric! I just installed Lucia’s Linky Love and it’s all perfectly clear now. You are the deal!!
February 29th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Hi Eric,
Can you add me to the list now I have just set the do follow up hope I have all the settings right I`ll give you a shout if need be.
Thanks,
Mark.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Hey Mark - I went to your site & couldn’t find the blog. Can you drop me a link?
February 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Thanks Eric the do follow come into effect after a certain number of posts accoding to LLL.
Mark.
http://www.propertyportal.ae/blog/
February 29th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I’ve gone to LLL (3 comment) since the beginning of you post as well.
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:43 am
Thanks for the add Eric
March 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Eric, add my site to the list buddy.
Thanks
March 4th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
you got it, man!
March 18th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Thanks for compiling this great list! As a real estate professional it is nice to have conversations I can participate in and yet still get a link back to my site.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
These lists really do help me manage my time. I don’t mind leaving comments and suggestions especially when they are willing to add a “do follow” link in return.
March 30th, 2008 at 2:07 am
Today I was searching for real estate blogs with do follow. I have already commented on one of your post before under greatest real estate agent in the world and I didn’t know that you have this list on your blog.
Thanks for sharing this list.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Hi Eric, I’d like to join the list.
http://www.housebeautifulnj.com/wordpress/
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Hey Susan - you’ll need to use one of the many do-follow plug-in’s out there in order to get on the list. I checked out your blog, and it looks like you’re still no-following. Let me know if you need any help.
May 1st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Please add my real estate blog, http://www.teamaguilar.com/blogs It’s a real estate blog for San Diego County and all of the blog comments are do follow links. It’s a very friendly blog for posting, talking about different real estate services!!!
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
We have a seasoned blog for San Diego Real Estate and we have do follow links for all blog comments. It uses a plug in from KeywordLuv that seems to work very nicely on the blog.
Can you please add http://www.teamaguilar.com/blogs/
to this list?
Thank you,
Alex
May 13th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Sweet post. great idea. I am gonna begin checking out this list. Thanks
May 17th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Hey Eric,
I would love to be included, my new blog that was launched on our Las Vegas Real Estate Website is:
http://www.SenaSellsVegas.com/blog
Let me know.
Thanks
May 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Got it up!
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Nice, I’ve been looking for a list of good dofollow real estate blogs. Thanks for the resource!
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
This is great! I’ve been looking for real estate blogs
Mine is also do-follow if you’re interested in adding it! Thanks for making this list for everyone!
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
wow, there are more real estate blogs with do-follows are added on your list Eric.
I am creating one also and hope to be added on your list.
May 25th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Great list man. It’s thanks to bloggers like yourself that i’m able to find such good backlinks for my site. And with me having a financial site, i need all the backlinks i can get.
May 26th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Yes, a nice list indeed. It helps my real estate related sites with valuable sources.
May 26th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
What does a do follow actually mean?
May 28th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Nice list. i always use the list when commenting. i learn a lot from real estate because of these real estate blogs.
Hope you add more to list.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Thanks trying to help out other real estate professionals with this list. However, I have one question for you. How come the links to these blogs are no follow on your site.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I’ve been looking for a list like this specific to real estate, thanks a lot!
June 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
@Milehighlistings.com - I nofollow them b/c I don’t personally know each site, and I don’t want the list to look like a directory.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Hey Eric,
Great site and idea!! After reading your site I started a do follow blog on my site. Can you add me to your list of do follow blogs?
June 11th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Thanks for the list Eric! Great idea. I use my REW blog as my main blog, but I’ll work on getting my wordpress blog up to “no-follow” status.
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:56 am
this is a do follow website too..
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Eric,
I just rediscovered your blog and I just wanted to thank you again for the service you are providing. I bet those blog owners get a ton of traffic by being on this list. I may question the likely hood of the traffic converting but hey all traffic is good traffic as it all has a chance of converting right!