Well, 2008 was a wild ride for us here at MTO. Reggie found himself in a new job, Director of Social Media at Cyberhomes. Chad’s budding blog business boomed (you know how I love good alliteration)! And I took home a Major Award (sorry, too many viewings of A Christmas Story). Well, let’s just say it’s nice to be recognized for working hard. And a little recognition, along with overwhelming support from readers like you, is all the motivation we need to take MTO to the next level in 2009!
If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve already begun tweaking MyTechOpinion. Even the slightest nuance is important to us (just check out our comment stream). We will keep you posted on the new additions coming your way…starting with our latest add, Facebook Connect. Join the MyTechOpinion community and take advantage of the perks… like the ability to add all your social networks to comments made on MTO posts.
We know how important building relationships will be for us and YOU in 2009. And that is why we believe that adding community right on your blog is going to be a powerful goal for many of you! Don’t forget… we’ll be here to support you along the way by answering your questions and offering additional consulting, trainings and a few more top secret goodies (that I must keep under lock and key until we officially begin 2009).
So with all that said, we could not be making new strides without appreciating the old ones that got us here. The following list includes MTO’s top posts of 2008. We want to thank you for taking part in the conversations here at MTO and look forward to a ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR with YOU!
MyTechOpinion’s Top 12 Posts of 2008:
(1) Kickstart Your Blog Community Facebook Connect
(2) A Twitter Resource for Real Estate Twits
(3) 22 Reasons to Use Twitter for Business & Pleasure
(4) Great Real Estate Plugin: The Secret Tool For Featuring Listings w/ WordPress
(5) Add Cyberhomes to Your Real Estate Website, Blog or Single Property Site
(6) Window’s XP Service Pack 3 May Cause More Issues Than It Fixes
(7) Focus Your Social Media Marketing
(8) Realbird Integrates with StreetView API
(9) How to Add Podcasting to Your Estate Blog
(10) Save Money on Technology Purchases
(11) Are you missing lead generation opportunities with your IDX/MLS search tool?
Reggie, NikNik, and Chad,
Congrats on such a great 2008 for you and MTO! The RE blogging community owes you a huge thanks for all of the great ideas you shared with us this past year. Your site is unique in that you not only tell us about all of these great tools, but you also tell us why we should be using them (and even HOW to use them!) Heck, I FINALLY found out how in the world I can use Twitter in a semi-smart way — thanks to you.
I have learned a ton from reading your site, and have taken away countless gems of wisdom which will I know make my site better for my readers. And for that, I am extremely grateful.
I hope 2009 is your best year yet, and I look forward to hanging out again with you on these pages!
All the Best,
Chuck
Chuck, it has been pleasure getting to know you and the other community members and readers of MTO.
You, in particular, have taken the time to comment on several articles and provide us with your professional insight, important questions and valuable feedback. Reggie, Chad and I rely on helpful readers like yourself to gauge what's truly important to YOU, your brand, and your business.
Writing for MTO has been an opportunity that I don't take for granted. I continue to look forward to sharing, interacting, and learning from YOU.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt response. YOU ROCK….btw….when is your birthday, I think you earned yourself a Bday Dance Gram…whether you like it or not!
Lots of love and appreciation to you!!!! -Nik
Hey Nik,
We just missed! My birthday was in December — but that gives me yet another reason to stay tuned into MTO this year (not that I needed another reason.) I look forward to more great insight from you, Reggie, and Chad…..and of course the birthday dance gram in December '09. By then, we'll ALL need to do some celebrating!
All the best in '09,
Chuck