Here’s another great example of Localism at its best: Shoreline

Note the posts by Courtney Cooper. Barely any content, tons of links to her agency site, and a 145-word signature. If someone left comments like that on Seattle Bubble, I’d delete them as spam.

At least the Shoreline page has five different authors. But the most recent post is still nearly three weeks old, and none of the stories seem like they would be all that interesting to someone living in Shoreline.

PS Thanks:) LOL

I have three (3) web sites and I save key references and my articles there; its a great way to utilize history facts for future articles.

My web sites get lots of hits too, but I still blog on several other web sites too. Sometimes my blogs [probably Tim's too] get copied and pasted all over the world. Its cool.

Thank God for the internet!

Ray Pepper
http://www.500Realty.net

I implore you to answer the question that I have asked many times and others have asked you as well.

Why don’t you start your own blog? If you are passionate about sending your message out, this will be the best way. It does not have to replace your commenting here, it can compliment it.

Re: Skyway blog- A couple of people get shot there, and nobody admits to living there. Real Estate agents call it West Hill, or Lakeridge, or Bryn Mawr, but most of the area is pretty nice and improving, and has the lowest price housing costs within a 15-20 minute drive to downtown Seattle or downtown Bellevue. There is a blog that includes Skyway, and the co-authors all live very close to Skyway..it’s rentonhipster.blogspot.com

Trying to emulate the already well known community newspapers, many of them already with their own sites, does not seem feasible. Unless you are willing to put both feet in like TR and acutally produce content worth reading.

The weakness of Blogs in general are their lack of discipline and objectivity. Sometimes that can be a strength too, but you have to back it up with being open minded.

http://rainiervalleypost.blogspot.com/ has hella posts by a knowlegable resident… Farmers market produce lists, events, local political issues

Localism: http://localism.com/wa/seattle/rainier_valley
Localism has the name Rainier Valley in it’s database… but nothing else

Don’t look for this to be updated anytime soon as commissions in the valley amount to less than most other neighborhoods.

Advantage: Not e

http://localism.com/wa/seattle/rainier_valley

Localism is the valued point of connection, a place of meaningful interaction. It’s where neighbors and local merchants share what’s happening in their community. It’s people collectively communicating the unique flavor and nuances of where they live, work, eat, and play.

Localism is ‘Old-School’ in a New World portal. It’s reminiscent of an earlier day when people shopped where they lived, and everyone knew their butcher. Localism makes the world smaller and more personal. It reacquaints and re-establishes the lost bonds between neighbors. It revives and restores the relational elements of what neighborhoods used to be, and should be.

Localism provides the environment where residents and business owners can create a micro-social network uniquely attuned to their individual communities. Together, they use multi-media to paint a canvas of local color and texture. Their Localism ‘Neighborpedia’ becomes an extension of who and what they are.

Their flowery description of Localism sounds pretty much exactly like what neighborhood blogs are doing already.

I’m sorry you dislike my posts. But, I like the Bubble. When I get out of line I hope Tim just deletes the posts like they do at the News Tribune and Rain City. Why do you feel compelled to read my posts. Just skip em. Please.

We have closed 5 deals for Bubble heads. Many people have found us from this blog and News Tribune. Many more find us from Google, Trade Shows, CNBC commercials, Listings, and mostly word of mouth.

As for giving info to the masses and striving for that. Yes, all I want is for everyone to know that every property that is listed on the MLS has money that is the Buyers. In fact its the Buyers money anyway? Why give it away? Its insanity!

Be happy you know we exist! But, at the very least tell the masses what you know already. Most everyone just doesn’t get it!…So Sad!

Ray Pepper
http://www.500Realty.net

After reading the web site from the realitors; its like comparing Pravda to the Seattle times.

Bloggers have freedom of speech [it is America ya know] and good blogs, like Seattle Bubble, encourage all opinions. The RE website you referenced would likely call most of us bubble brains “trolls”.

Ira, on the other hand: So reasonable! So helpful! So able to add perspective to a discussion and generally to communicate in complete sentences. Now that’s PR.

Yup.

Every one of Ray’s post is a self-promoting signature…

I think I will wait for an ALTERNATIVE blog that will give REAL INFORMATION to the masses. Not just Realtor jibberish. I mean seriously….What do they really have to say? As for their Mtg Reps …Come on………….Title and Escrow…Please……… Active Rain….Good Lord….!

Try to advise Buyers and sellers the truth and they drop your post quicker then me eating at the Bellagio Buffet in between Poker hands!

Tim ..Start a blog of something like this………..THE END OF THE REALTOR AS WE KNOW IT……..or 6% ARE YOU NUTTS?……..

We will promote it on our website! Don’t take too long..Our saavy investors may do it first. They keep watching Bubble and like it.

Ray Pepper
Broker
http://www.500Realty.net

Note the posts by Courtney Cooper. Barely any content, tons of links to her agency site, and a 145-word signature. If someone left comments like that on Seattle Bubble, I’d delete them as spam.

At least the Shoreline page has five different authors. But the most recent post is still nearly three weeks old, and none of the stories seem like they would be all that interesting to someone living in Shoreline.