Mortgage blogger's call for help: Get me a blog coach!

Glad to see some real grass-roots blog reporting. That's not easy from the national BW perspective -- with so many areas to cover. I did comment some off-the-cuff suggestion to David (not posted yet, pending approval). I'm sure he'll get plenty of help, now.
Mike

Steve,

Wow! Thanks! I didn't expect that kind response to my plight.

I will keep you posted and would be honored to be a case model.

David Porter
President/CEO
Pacesetter Mortgage Company, Inc.

David emailed me directly and I told him I'd be happy to speak with him in a few weeks when I'm finished with my book manuscript. Buried right now...

The page title should have "Okemos and lansing, MI" in it, right now it just says "pacesetter mortgage blog".
Also consider some tex link ads for geo targeting with the real estate companies online locally.

I looked at the Blog.

Content seems relevant but one thing I would remove is the 'animations.

As for the readership, my blog readership for 'Serge the Concierge' is as much or more outside new jersey (and the US) than around here.

I am glad to see i have readers.

To me the blog complements my websites. It does not replace it.

Serge
http://www.njconcierges.com
http://www.montclairconcierges.com

blog: http://sergetheconcierge.typepad.com

LOL :-) Blogging is often tiresome. I have been doing it since long and found it quite frustrating at times (especially at the end of months, when I like to stuff more information before it goes to 'archive'.

The blog of David Porter looks good, except the fact that it is lacking professional touch. Being a mortgage consultant, he might want to wear a serious & professional yet friendly hat on his blog. He can publish his personal views, photographs, company events, his experience on mortgage (and his mistakes specifically, to make it all look like real part of his life). Users will get attached to know him and his services more.

On second look, I think the blog lacks a credibility. What I meant was credible information that really matters to the reader. Mortgage & Loan is a very diverse field, hence he could pull his knowledge and market expertise to offer really valuable insider information to the reader.

A through analysis is needed to understand what other points can be improved from Search Engine Optimization perspective.

Useful information, even it was really helpful for me. As for the beginner... ;)

I'm also a mortgage blogger... A blog coach?...That's a good idea...

Good idea, I'm also a mortgage blogger. My blog - all information about mortgage.

Learn little bit seo. Use your local toponims in your posts. "San Francisco mortgage" - this is quite competitive - the chances are low to get high in search engines. Instead go to keyword tools like the one in adwords or inventory.overture.com and run your local toponim (city, zip, area name etc) in combination with "mortgage", "real estate", "single-family" etc. Use wordtracker.com to learn what local keyphrases are popular and not overcompetitive at the same time.

It looks very professional...I have a couple comments...
- Can be more user friendly...
- You do not need a sitemeter to show your traffic to everyone at the bottom of the page.. It is not very professional..
- Try to reduce out going links..

Thanks
Mabelle

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Wish I was experienced enough to trak bak to his blog and put up there a usefull advise. "grin"

I need help. Need to get information on LOWER MY BILLS.com
Is it worth the money? I have spent thousands with other compainies only to get burned.
Thanxx for any help and advice.

Keep up the good writing David!

Arnold,

I am not sure if it is worth to spen money on lowermybill.
We are in a process of getting a new client who is tired of spending tons of money to get leads from lendingtree, lowermybill, etc.
We are in a process of doing the same work those big guys do (in a smaller scale)for our client..

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I am an Industrial Engineer currently streamlining the process of a midsize mortgage company. Through creating standard operation procedures and establishing meathods to measure errors in the set up, underwriting, closing and post closing departments, the company is now able to save millions by catching mistakes often found by the investor. If there are other companies interested in this service, please let me know and maybe I will establish this as a company and I will help you operationally reorganize your business.

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I think David has a great mortgage blog and I check it regularly.

I want to recommend this one
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It's great to see active participation in mortgage blogs. This information can greatly help consumers by educating them to choose loan products wisely. Drew gissinger

Home mortgages blogs are a great way of sharing ideas, tips and articles. Its neat how technology like this is propelling business.

At least he is getting help nationwide :)

Interesting, although it looks like I'm a little late to the conversation as he's recently decided to stop writing and archive the blog.

Wow,

I just noticed that this original post about me is still getting comments.

I have not stopped blogging. I sold my mortgage company in Michigan and have moved to Arizona.

I have a brand new blog that is just over a month old.

Still don't have a blog coach. It appears that such a thing doesn't really exist. I am learning as I go along.

It was interesting to me that my old blog, www.blog.pacesettermortgage.com is still #5 on google search for mortgage blog and still gets over 200 visits each day.

Those 500+ articles have a lot of staying power. I have also noticed that my largest referral audience is from my old blog as well.

Anyway....I am not a dead blogger...I am still very much alive and blogging.

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I don't think he needs a blogging coach, what he needs is an SEO coach, but he can quickly learn the basics off the net so...

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Continue what you are doing. It looks good and professional. I am constantly trying to accomplish the same things you are working on. I think it is long term goal that takes months and years.

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Hi,

I too agree with all the above comments. This information can greatly help consumers by educating them to choose loan products wisely. :)

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Argh. A blogging coach ? It's just writing.

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Lower my bills !

Investors and home owners had a tough year.
It started with the real estate market crash, than the mortgage crisis and now foreclosures.
Everybody is looking for help with their investments, from the homeowner down the street to the big investor up on the billboards.
In the past year 267 banks closed their doors and more banks are on the verge of closing.

Seriously let's face it "the world is in a serious trouble and no body can do anything to change it".

How did we let this great economy we had to collapse like this?
Who can we blame except our selves?

I don't think we need to look for the blame but we definitely need to fix it somehow and we can do it, home owners and investors.

Let's talk to you homeowner:
There are many options to save your home and get a mortgage.
1. Fha loans
2. Conventional loans with lower loan to value
3. Hard money loans or private money mortgage loans(which is the same thing).

Most of you homeowners are not knowledgeable enough to know how to save your homes your selves, many of you that have lost their homes already could possibly save it if you would gain some knowledge.
But no one is perfect and I'm not expecting you to go to school and study what to do with your home while you're trying to save it, but you can hire a professional to help you.
I'm a mortgage broker from los angeles california and I've seen so many people that could save their homes, but because they didn't have the knowledge they've lost it instead.

Lets help each other and ourselves to bring this great world back to what it was 3 years ago!

Know your options and hire a professional mortgage or real estate broker to help you, brokers are the one that knows better than anybody else.

Why not to go to the bank next door?
Normally banks are narrow minded and they don't know how to be creative, because they know only one thing- what their bank has to offer.
You want someone that knows how to get things done, if it's with conventional lending(which is the banks), fha mortgages(which is government loans) and the private money lending(which is private investors that are acting as the bank in some cases).
So many people don't even know that private money lending or hard money loans are an option, so homeowners loose homes with lots of equity in them.

I think that private money lending is the next thing for investors and home owners, since banks can't qualify anyone anymore.
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You need to identify niche keywords in your industry for the quick wins! also, becoming a part of a relative community can help boost your websites publicity :) Good article btw, made for good reading!

I need help with my Real Estate

Many Homeowners and Real Estate Investors need help today.
The Real Estate market or should I say the Economy in the U.S in general made a lot of Homeowners and Real Estate Investors really upset.
Investors are loosing money and Homeowners are loosing their homes, and it all happen so fast we couldn’t even realize what happen to us.
Many Real Estate Investors and specially Homeowners that are not in Real Estate to make money but just to have a home for their family got hurt and don’t know what to do and how to save them selves.
So here is a great tip that hopefully will help you with your mortgage and your Real estate investment.

Hard Money Lenders and Private Money investors.

Hard Money Lenders and private investors will help you with your mortgage so you will loose your home or your investment for a higher interest rate.
I get a lot of calls every day from investors and homeowners that are knowledgeable enough to call a hard money lender. But many of you that are not knowledgeable I just hope you’re reading this article, because I think it is your only way out today.
Banks can’t qualify anybody anymore, it’s sad but it’s true.
So homeowners are loosing their homes, and some homes have equity of few hundreds thousand in them. Because they don’t have the knowledge to call a hard money lender their losing their homes and their money.

If you’re reading this article we can help you save your investment and your home, just call a hard money lender now and save your real estate.

Good Luck.
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News! You Can Refinance and Consolidate Your Debt Again

If you want to refinance your home and consolidate debt, now it’s the time. A group of private investors in los angeles California loan money to homeowners and real estate investors. These private investors also called hard money lenders are the bank.

Many of you tried to refinance with your local bank or a mortgage company in your area, but with no success. Now it’s possible again, but you have to know the conditions to qualify. You don’t need excellent credit score or great income documentation, but you do need a lot of equity in your property.

Hard money lenders have been around for a long time, but no body ever heard about them. Real estate investors and brokers were working with them for years, but homeowners didn’t know they exist. Today for many of us hard money lenders are the only hope to get a real estate mortgage.

Where can you find a hard money lender?

Many mortgage brokers and real estate agents are already in contact with one or two investors because of the fact that they just need them. If you will go online and look for a hard money lender, you will probably find a 100 private investors or more. You don’t need to get fanatic about it, you just need to know what they’re talking about.

How do you know who is the right investor for you?

Normally of course you need to go with gut feeling, but in this case you need to be a little more careful then that. There are many hard money lenders that you don’t want to work with. So what do you do? You ask questions. Here are some questions you will need to ask private investors when you call them:

1. The name of the company.
2. How long they’ve been in business.
3. Get some name of people they’ve worked with.
4. What are the interest rates they’re offering?
5. How many points they charge you.
6. Do they charge any due diligence fees, or any money upfront?
7. Are there any other fees included?
8. You want everything in writing from them, it’s very important.

You have to understand that you don’t deal with big corporations. Hard money lenders are individual like you and me, but they have few millions dollars in their bank account. They would love to help you as long as you offer your real estate as collateral.
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I have been watching these bloggers from the start very curious how their blogs would be picked up and handled by the search engines. Kevins site Kevintomlinson.com does very well in Google but his blog site.

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