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Rainmaker
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael,

Like Barbara Todaro we like to write fresh posts.  Occasionally we will write a follow up on a post, or something else on the subject.  A

Apr 21, 2015 06:40 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I try to write fresh posts with new topics ..... 

Apr 21, 2015 03:20 AM
Rainmaker
7,835,407
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Sometimes. It is easy to update and re-blog some posts.

Apr 21, 2015 03:19 AM
Rainmaker
539,468
Jerry Lucas
ABC Legal Docs LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Notary Training, Consulting. Colorado Springs, CO

In my WordPress blog, I have installed plug-ins that display my popular blog articles and related blog articles. I write evergreen educational articles that do not go stale.  When a reader is reading the current article A1 on topic A, they will also see related same category articles A2, A3, A4 for more info and also popular articles in other categories B, C and D, etc.  Over time, each article becomes part of a useful reference library. I may compile categories into e-books to give as a free bonus to website subscribers.

Apr 21, 2015 03:14 AM
Rainmaker
305,214
Kate McQueen
Realty Associates Texas - Cypress, TX
Tailored service for your real estate needs!

Just did it this morning.  Last May I wrote a blog about competitive offers in Houston's sellers' market.  I just tweaked it and put it out again.  I also linked to it from a new post as it added a more full meaning to my topic on the new post.

Apr 21, 2015 02:31 AM
Ambassador
5,828,602
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

I revisit them  and may write a new post on the same or similar topic but it's never just a copy and paste. 

Apr 21, 2015 01:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,771,867
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

I sure do Michael. I copy and paste the links onto Google+ again and they always get more hits.

Apr 21, 2015 12:41 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

When i am stuck for nothing seemingly to write about, i like reading my old ones to get ideas. 

Apr 20, 2015 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
1,661,936
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

No but I need to. 

Apr 20, 2015 10:41 PM
Rainmaker
2,817,671
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, and no.  I search & reapply/recycle all the time, but not usually as blog posts.  I will take them and share on social media, add to my newsletters and I link to some on my best ones on my confirmation emails. I also create shorter versions for some of my send out card campaigns.

In terms of reusing for blog fodder, I rarely do that now.  There were a couple that I recycled and made  better a few years later (I prob. did for 8-10 posts). And, when I created my WP blog, I did take versions I wrote on here and made changes to them on my own site.

In general, just reusing you content (and not significantly changing) will do little for you from an SEO perspective.

Oh the otherhand, what I also try to do is go back to my top 10 (and sometimes top 20) and edit/improve/expand them.  This helps keep them fresh and up to date.  And, the added content (even if it's just a paragraph or a pictutre) can help your customers (and your ranking).

Apr 20, 2015 09:56 PM
Rainmaker
3,626,530
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

No sir never have.  Not to say I won't do it in the future but not yet.

Apr 20, 2015 09:17 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

No, but I suppose I should look into it and see if there's any value. Might take more time to do that than just do a new one.

Apr 20, 2015 09:13 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No I have not done it but I think I will read them again for inspiration.

Apr 20, 2015 09:09 PM
Rainmaker
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Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

No but I probably should look at those with significant numbers and ,...blog on !

Apr 20, 2015 08:37 PM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't.

Oct 15, 2018 07:28 AM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

No.

Apr 26, 2018 08:12 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I may use the same subject, such as a localism post, but it is a fresh blog.

Apr 22, 2015 12:40 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Hi, Michael...no I haven't done that. 

Apr 21, 2015 02:28 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,472
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have templates for my market reports, which I reuse and insert current data. 

Apr 21, 2015 12:37 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Michael -- I will look at them and see if there is a different way of looking at a topic,  to spark an idea -- sometimes a comment on one of them will be the inspiration for an entirely different stream of thought.   You never know where ideas or concepts will be born.

Apr 21, 2015 09:38 AM
Rainmaker
969,888
Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com

I'm have thought to do that but having trouble lately finding old post. 

Apr 21, 2015 05:22 AM
Rainmaker
979,496
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Michael - I have not re-purposed my old blog posts, but perhaps there could be some benefit to doing so.

Apr 21, 2015 05:03 AM
Rainmaker
175,614
Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

I wanted to!  I had posted hundreds on Trulia over the years, and they recently shut it down.  I should have transferred some over!  Oh well, will make me write about new topics instead.

Apr 21, 2015 12:54 AM