Jason Berman

This is my first Autumn up in Summit County as a full-time resident. All I can say is "Wow!" - Fall Color Explosion

The market in Summit County is healthy and growing I'm excited for future prospects as a mortgage originator, homeowner, & investor in Summit County. Summit County Real Estate Update.

The Snowboard areas are getting some positive rankings. Colorado Resorts make top 20.

Finally, all is not rosy here. As local readers know, the Pine Beetle is kiling 90% of the Lodgepole Pine tree population. Nature happens.

There is another threat on the horizon that is not being publicized as much. Zebra Mussels are spreading in mountain lakes and reservoirs. The Mussels threaten native species and are going to be expensive to mitigate. Mountain Waters Facing Invader

Last week, I had the privilege of reading dozens of entries for Carnival of Real Estate. One thing that struck me was the difficulty some bloggers had expressing their message.

Since I am challenged by this as well, I wanted to post a few resources that would assist with the development of this skillset. Content is king, getting better at expressing the message will give you an edge.

First, it's important to be comfortable and eliminate distractions. This means comfortable lighting, workspace, and writing tools. For those with ADD distractions {::raises hand::}, check out WriteRoom which offers distraction free writing software for your computer.

Read this fantastic piece on how non-writers can write better.

Need help with good headlines, check out The Modern Life is Rubbish Blog.

Finally "How I Write" by Bertrand Russell is a good piece too. ~ JB

p.s. What do you do? Any links to great articles on this topic?

I've become more interested in analytics over the past few weeks. To be honest, analytics hadn't been important to me cuz let's face it, when no one is reading, there is nothing to measure.

One of the first things I've noticed is referral 'traffic' to my website. Not shockingly, my traffic is referred by other social networks that I participate in like LinkedIn & Twitter. However, I'm also getting referrals from ActiveRain. Since I hadn't put any effort into ActiveRain before, I decided it would be fun to test it out.

Now that REBlogWorld #1 is in the history books, I'll be expanding my blogging efforts. Today I discussed Twitter Strategy at JBinFrisco. On AR, I'll be writing about how I'm building my business online. I conduct 100% of my business online. I avoid traditional tactics but not traditional strategy. There is a difference.

I'm a virtual mortgage originator. You can read about me over on my blog at the J. Berman Group website. See you around. JB