Judging for Active Rain’s Project Blogger: New Media Marketing Tips & Coaching
July 24th, 2007 ·
We're honored to be the judges for the 14th and final week for the Active Rain Real Estate Network's Project Blogger contest. And we're thrilled to have these reviews here as one of our first posts here at Tribal Seduction™ after moving over from AdvancedBusinessBlogging.com.
What you'll find here is much more than just judging results. We've compiled nearly an hour of video, packed with New Media Marketing coaching and Tribal Seduction strategies. PLUS, we've even had transcripts created for you of the videos.
This truly is more of an online New Media Marketing guide than the results of a contest.
As you watch each video and read every word of the transcripts, you'll be amazed at how simple it really can be to market effectively with New Media. Blogs, podcasts, social networks, online video... they all can work for you if you avoid the traps laid out by many blogging and New Media evangelists.
The online persuasion and Tribal Seduction™ strategies revealed in this video series will help the Project Blogger contestants, and other real estate bloggers from Active Rain too. And it doesn't stop there!
New Media marketers, business bloggers, sales professionals... just about any business person looking to effectively market online, beginner or advanced, will see how to make their Web site work hard for them. You'll see how to not just get results with other bloggers. But more importantly -- with Tribe members who are most likely to become your clients, customers, and raving fans!
How the videos are organizedThe videos cover the final week's rankings from #7 to #1, in David Letterman countdown style. You obviously can jump around out of order. But do yourself a favor and be sure to watch each video.
We reveal practical New Media Marketing, online persuasion, and Tribal Seduction strategies in every video! Simple strategies that are so powerful you'll want to apply them immediately on your own site!
Before starting the video series, download the PDF of the final week's Project Blogger rankings. It reveals the ratings of each contestant in ten areas that are critical for online persuasion and seduction of your Tribe.
And remember to grab the PDF transcripts too! Ready? Let's roll! Part 1Intro and overview of the judging criteria used for the final week of the Project Blogger contest.
Part 2In this video you'll see how #7 & #6 did based on online persuasion criteria. You'll learn what may be missing from your Web site or blog... and how to make it right!
Part 3
In this video you'll begin to learn some of the secrets of Tribal Seduction. You'll see what the realtor bloggers in #5 and #4 did right, what was missing, and how you can avoid the same mistakes they made!
Part 4
In this video you'll see what the blogging team in the #3 spot had that no other contestant did? Add this one component to your site or blog and you will have one of the most important components for online and off-line marketing success.
Part 5The final week's runner up showswhat happens when you combine creativity + passion + a consistent New Media Marketing strategy. Watch and see the ideas you can get to attract more visitors to your site. And learn what one visitor limitation you need to respect if you're going to get people to take the action you really want.
Part 6
The #1 ranking team for week 14 shows nearly perfectly how online persuasion and New Media work to create Tribal Seduction for true marketing power.




July 25th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Thank you for the “coolest” judging yet!! I have been “tweaking” my sidebars this week, and, ironically just added the “drop down” menues because the sidebar was too wordy. I really appreciate your analysis of my site and content and loved the video presentation!
July 25th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Our pleasure Jackie. Great job! Your personality and passion really come through! You’ve got the right attitude and focus.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
First I gotta tell you guys that those videos were superb, I feel like I know you and I could definitely hang out.
I have been working my tail off on this blog and I am having a blast and you have no idea how good it feels to go out of this competition with a bam and feeling this good.
My coach, Paul Chaney, actually guided me to your book at the beginning of the competition - especially at your F-O-O-D acronym (I confess I have not yet began reading the book, but I did buy it).
Thank you for such a thorough and fun review and I do have one questions - when you mentioned “add a name capture at the header” - where you talking about a call to action where you give something of value? or was that something different?
I don’t want to turn this into a book but my press release is almost ready and it’s about to hit PRMedia and local media as well (glad to hear you guys approve).
July 25th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Fantasticly creative judging effort. Thanks for all the time and energy spent on this.
After seeing the add for your book 14 times, I think I have to finally go out and read it.
July 25th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I actually did READ your book!
July 25th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
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July 25th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
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July 25th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
You remind me of the two on “What Not To Wear”….
July 25th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Ines:
Thanks for the comment, and the compliment. You’ve got yourself a good coach with Paul. Great marketing focus… only addition is that name capture in the header or upper left-hand corner of sidebar for list building. (Similar to what Kevin Tomlinson has on his main site.)
Good luck with the PR efforts!
Jim:
Thanks! And good good move on the book purchase! If you enjoyed the videos, you’ll love the book.
Jackie:
It shows you read “Secrets of Online Persuasion.”
December 12th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
charm?
December 12th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Dainz, you can learn more about the CHARM Formula in these two posts: http://tribalseduction.com/newmedia/?s=CHARM
May 6th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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June 7th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Fantastic Video - Congrats to all the Bloggers, especially Ines and Miamism - I follow her on “Twitter”.
Thanks for all the helpful tips and ideas which I plan to use - I’m just nervous about the video part - but I will do it!
August 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Excellent tips and insights … I think I’ll have to re-watch these videos … jam-packed with info. Great job you two!