Joel Joins Inman, Now Rudy Joins Trulia; Predictions Of Upcoming Blogger Transitions

February 1, 2008

A while back Joel Burslem — author of FutureOfRealEstateMarketing.com — joined Inman.

Today we hear that Rudy of Sellsius has joined Trulia.

Other (still unconfirmed) transitions we hear are in the works:

  • Redfin buys Bloodhound Realty and its associated blog, and Greg Swann becomes Redfin’s Arizona broker-of-record.  Redfin CEO Kelman, distressed at Swann’s self-proclaimed disinterest in national parks, sends him off to Yosemite to distribute Redfin stickers, with strict instructions to send back Latin-only postcards.   Russell Shaw, sick of the traditional broker model, is seen handing out the Book of Kelman on street corners in Phoenix.
  • Overwhelmed by her increased workload, Redfin media maven Cynthia Pang brings aboard uber-consultant Marc Davison — at Greg Swann’s recommendation.  Marc and Greg are spotted writing press releases in Haiku.
  • Rudy’s long-time business partner Joe Ferrara joins Zillow as its “Chief Zestimate Accuracy And Opt-Out Evangelist.”
  • Brad Inman, founder of Inman News, having successfully convinced the real estate industry to adopt electronic signatures, heads to the Middle East to replace Tony Blair as peace envoy.
  • Athol Kay gets hired by Kodak.  His new job?  Do nothing, absolutely nothing.  In particular, PLEASE DON’T POST ALL THOSE BAD PICTURES!!! It makes our industry look bad.

  • Marlow Harris, burnt out with real estate, moves to Memphis, TN, and becomes a Graceland docent.

  • Daniel Rothamel moves to Masai Mara, Kenya and becomes a safari guide.  On weekends, he heads into Nairobi to coach and ref basketball games.
  • Dustin Luther, missing the corporate life, moves back to Move.com.
  • Brian Brady gets an emergency call from Washington.  “Bernanke quits.  We need you.  P.S. Leave the suspenders in San Diego.”

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Blogging about blogging

January 9, 2007

4:15PM at the Inman conference…Sellsius Joe (who, it turns out, does not actually have a white powdered wig, despite what his avatar may suggest) is on a blogging panel along with Richard Nacht of Blogging Systems, Noah Rosenblatt of UrbanDigs.com, and Doug Heddings of TrueGotham.com.

The room is surprisingly empty…only about half full.

Memorable quotes:

Doug:  “A year ago before starting my blog, I would often compete with several other brokers for listings.  Now, quite often, I’m the only one being interviewed.  It’s because the potential client has already read my blog and knows about me.
Noah: “I did three deals directly from the blog last year, and right now I’m working with four clients, with several more in the pipeline.”

Richard:  “Primary benefit is not search engine optimization, but rather networking.”

Joe:  “Self-promotion on the Internet doesn’t really work, so you have to be subtle about it.  Educate your clients, don’t sell to them — they’ll appreciate that.”

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