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I Think This is a Good Idea...Your Thoughts

By: Gary Morris
Sunday, March 09, 2008 6:30 PM

I have recently been posting comments to our local TV news stations stories on their respective web sites and also to the local newspaper web site. I keep my comments professional and only comment on issues that I have an opinion about. I also use my name rather than a nickname as most people do. I end the comment with my web site address.

Never in the comment do I directly solicit the reader, only comment on the story and leave it at that. I may, if appropriate, mention that I am a Realtor® if it is has relevance to the comment I am making.

After posting the comment, I notice a spike in my web site traffic and usually pick up a few leads from my registration page.

My question is, do you think this is tacky or am I taking advantage of something that is fair game?

Comments

Member Since '04	Vance Remele said: Hey Gary . Tacky you say! Na no way if you get any Leeds or sale great "what Ever It Takes" right? it is just another form of advertising in my opinion. I would do the same...Heck I will even ride that Tacky Orlando Foreclosure bus if I knew it would turn into a sale or get Leeds.. March 9, 2008 6:44 PM
Member Since '07	Gary Morris said: Vance, haven't you found a YouTube video to go along with that bus? Thanks for the input, that is my way of thinking, leads and sales are what matters. March 9, 2008 7:12 PM
Member Since '07	Rob Moen said: Hi Gary, What a good idea..... I always read the comments below each article that I read. I think that I will give it a try. have a good one. March 9, 2008 7:54 PM
Member Since '06	Vance Remele said: Well Gary I do not want to disappoint you about a Youtube for your thread so here is the actual "Orlando Bus Stop" just remember it s Orlando home of the Mouse okha ha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWttRj45MD4 Vancetube March 10, 2008 7:03 AM
Member Since '03	Gregory Bain said: Gary, I think it is the prefect reponse to the news articles. Just let the people know you're a real estate agent and the area you serve. They will find your web site and contact you if they are interested. Nothing tacky about it. I dislike those comments from Anonymous. March 10, 2008 7:51 AM
Member Since '07	Candice A Donofrio said: Gary, I think that's a GOOD THING. You are positioning yourself in someone's perception as an expert. OK here's the bus we hope does not tour foreclosures! Eeee! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqeR-S9DWgI March 10, 2008 9:48 AM
Member Since '03	Virginia Bahs said: I actually had the same thought the other day as I was reading comments on a news story on one of our local TV stations websites. I may give it a try. "Nothing ventured nothing gained" and as far as I can tell it isn't unethical, immoral or illegal. March 10, 2008 10:15 PM