Not long ago, a very successful Real Estate Agent specializing in REOs put up a blog stating that, non-real estate agent salespersons I should not be allowed to post there, because they were not real estate agents.
Of course, most of us know that all folks involved in real estate, commercial or residential are welcomed the number one real estate blog network called; ActiveRain. The gentleman, stated that even though someone might be a good writer, if they did not sell real estate then they needed to go away.
Why you ask? Well, because he was a Realtor, and successful one and someone had made some comments that offended him in 3 of their 120 Blog Posts. Myself, I felt bad for the blogger who was crucified and so, here is the reply to anyone who has similar feelings about what others posting on the ActiveRain real estate network, the number one Blog for enjoyment and excitement a place were people go to get their frustrations out, find some controversy and activate their neurons. Here is what I had to say:
One could not say that I am not in real estate, much of what I do is about real estate. You know, there are many aspect to real estate, not just real estate agents or brokers.
For instance, this Active Rain site also has profile categories for:
Loan Officers,
Mortgage Companies,
Appraisers,
Inspectors,
Title Companies,
Escrow Companies,
Builder Contractors,
Real Estate Trainers,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
Virtual Assistants,
Account Executives,
Mortgage processors,
Insurance Brokers,
Home Stagers,
Real Estate Attorneys,
Notaries,
Commercial Real Estate Folks,
Environmental Services,
Commercial Lenders,
Business Brokers,
Property Management People,
Real Estate Sales People - that are not agents,
Architectural Planners,
Financial Planners
And there is even a category for Real Estate "Others" and so for this gentleman; I say that actually I fit into many of those categories, and qualify for a blog on that site in many different ways. And so does the gentleman who was lambasted. For me, I am involved in franchising and the Franchising Business is often more about Real Estate than it is Franchising. Consider Ray Kroc's book "Grinding it Out" for a reference, a book every businessperson should read, no matter the industry.
This ActiveRain site is a place to exchange information about real estate, the industry and those things that affect it or how it affects other things. It is only industry specific. There are many industries which have blogs available to participants who blog, and personally, I believe ActiveRain is a very nice model in that regard.