Comments on: Noticing The Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/ Denver seo - proven search engine optimization and Internet marketing consultant in Denver. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Knox http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-590 Knox Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:34:59 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-590 In hope that those of you who commented here still have their subscriptions to the post, please come back and learn about SAR Snatch Helen. http://www.ebaspace.com/ In hope that those of you who commented here still have their subscriptions to the post, please come back and learn about SAR Snatch Helen.

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]]> By: Mount Tremblant http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-587 Mount Tremblant Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:07:43 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-587 "It’s nice to see a friendly (hope it remains this) contest spark it and maybe the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World could actually be - a REAL ESTATE AGENT!" I tend to think that the actual winner of this competition would have put more efforts in SEO rather than for his "real job" as a realtor. “It’s nice to see a friendly (hope it remains this) contest spark it and maybe the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World could actually be - a REAL ESTATE AGENT!”

I tend to think that the actual winner of this competition would have put more efforts in SEO rather than for his “real job” as a realtor.

]]> By: Real Estate SEO - Defamation Per se | Denver SEO Guy | Knox in Denver http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-578 Real Estate SEO - Defamation Per se | Denver SEO Guy | Knox in Denver Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:32:49 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-578 [...] blog owner you wrote this on has deleted your smears, but because it’s #2 in a the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World contest and because it’s in your TARGET’S industry, I’M SURE MANY in his industry [...] [...] blog owner you wrote this on has deleted your smears, but because it’s #2 in a the Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World contest and because it’s in your TARGET’S industry, I’M SURE MANY in his industry [...]

]]> By: Knox http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-574 Knox Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:07:24 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-574 Mark, I do it all the time too :oops: Glad you came back and if you're ever in this wild west:) shoot me a msg and we'll grab that beer. k Mark, I do it all the time too :oops:
Glad you came back and if you’re ever in this wild west:) shoot me a msg and we’ll grab that beer.

k

]]> By: Eric Bramlett http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-584 Eric Bramlett Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:03:10 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-584 Great post & comments. I really enjoy it when people can have different opinions that result in good discussion. Great post & comments. I really enjoy it when people can have different opinions that result in good discussion.

]]> By: Mark Harrison http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-588 Mark Harrison Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:08:19 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-588 Knox, The piece I wrote in response to your "zero-sum game" comment forced me to think harder about the subject... I suspect that we actually probably agree about 90% in what we can convey over the Internet, and meeting up for a beer would probably bring that to 95%. It's the last 5% that makes life worth living :-) What the contest HAS proved, though, is the traffic spike that comes from getting involved in interesting conversations, which is win-win... ... if someone comes to my site because they AGREE with me, I might get a sale. ... if someone comes to my site because they DISAGREE with me, and want to tell me so, I might learn something. I reserve the right, at all times, to admit that I was an idiot in the past and have now learnt something that has made me change my mind :-) Best wishes from cloudy England, Mark Knox,

The piece I wrote in response to your “zero-sum game” comment forced me to think harder about the subject…

I suspect that we actually probably agree about 90% in what we can convey over the Internet, and meeting up for a beer would probably bring that to 95%.

It’s the last 5% that makes life worth living :-)
What the contest HAS proved, though, is the traffic spike that comes from getting involved in interesting conversations, which is win-win…

… if someone comes to my site because they AGREE with me, I might get a sale.

… if someone comes to my site because they DISAGREE with me, and want to tell me so, I might learn something.

I reserve the right, at all times, to admit that I was an idiot in the past and have now learnt something that has made me change my mind :-)
Best wishes from cloudy England,

Mark

]]> By: Knox http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-585 Knox Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:08:49 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-585 Mark, I saw your subsequent post and I think we agree more than you believe. But as far as this contest goes (I'm not a realtor and can't win) it's not a money term and the only people searching it are those watching, like us. Now if this were targeting "denver real estate" or "UK properties" it would be different and surely pollute the SERPS and serve no one, just egos. So, let's agree to agree :razz: on that. Mark, I saw your subsequent post and I think we agree more than you believe.

But as far as this contest goes (I’m not a realtor and can’t win) it’s not a money term and the only people searching it are those watching, like us. Now if this were targeting “denver real estate” or “UK properties” it would be different and surely pollute the SERPS and serve no one, just egos.

So, let’s agree to agree :razz: on that.

]]> By: Mark Harrison http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-586 Mark Harrison Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-586 Hi, I'm one of the people who's been critical of the competition... despite not being a realtor, let alone an incumbent placeholder on Google for the phrase in question. [1] If I was a realtor (which I'm not - I'm a UK landlord), then I'd accept it as normal competition for someone else to come along and try to do the same as me - whether that's by providing better services, or marketing better, or using SEO, or whatever. The reason I'm against this competition is that people are motivated to play just for the sake of "winning the game", even though they have nothing to do with the industry. That means that the realtors who ARE trying to use the Internet effectively lose, and so do the Google customers who were trying to find those realtors. That's why I'm pro-SEO, but anti SEO-competitions. [1] Actually, for the phrases I'm most interested in, I hold 8 of the top 10 slots on Google UK, which is the only Google niche I'm after :-) Hi,

I’m one of the people who’s been critical of the competition… despite not being a realtor, let alone an incumbent placeholder on Google for the phrase in question. [1]

If I was a realtor (which I’m not - I’m a UK landlord), then I’d accept it as normal competition for someone else to come along and try to do the same as me - whether that’s by providing better services, or marketing better, or using SEO, or whatever.

The reason I’m against this competition is that people are motivated to play just for the sake of “winning the game”, even though they have nothing to do with the industry. That means that the realtors who ARE trying to use the Internet effectively lose, and so do the Google customers who were trying to find those realtors.

That’s why I’m pro-SEO, but anti SEO-competitions.

[1] Actually, for the phrases I’m most interested in, I hold 8 of the top 10 slots on Google UK, which is the only Google niche I’m after :-)

]]> By: SEO - Zero-sum game explained « Negotiation, Negotiation, Negotiation http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-577 SEO - Zero-sum game explained « Negotiation, Negotiation, Negotiation Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:55 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-577 [...] got picked up in a conversation here about a specific SEO competion, and Knox commented: That would be hard to explain to the millionaires we’ve [...] [...] got picked up in a conversation here about a specific SEO competion, and Knox commented: That would be hard to explain to the millionaires we’ve [...]

]]> By: Knox http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-576 Knox Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.ebaspace.com/2008/02/26/noticing-the-greatest-real-estate-agent-in-the-world/#comment-576 Denver real estate is very competitive, and i watched a REW guy (Jake Marsh) move up, kinda snuck in there. The old guard assumed she had it forever. Though she is a frantic blogger and very vocal, she's basically marginalized now. Sapan did it, you'll get there. People trying to get to the top always put more effort forth than one trying to keep it. Kinda reminds me of last summer..... :cry: Ok, that was mean. Denver real estate is very competitive, and i watched a REW guy (Jake Marsh) move up, kinda snuck in there. The old guard assumed she had it forever. Though she is a frantic blogger and very vocal, she’s basically marginalized now. Sapan did it, you’ll get there.

People trying to get to the top always put more effort forth than one trying to keep it. Kinda reminds me of last summer….. :cry: Ok, that was mean.

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