Carnival of Real Estate » FAQ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com Come join us under the virtual real estate big top! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Carnival of Real Estate Feedback http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/carnival-of-real-estate-feedback/2006/10/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/carnival-of-real-estate-feedback/2006/10/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:58:40 +0000 Drew Meyers http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=29 Please read Bloodhound Realty’s recent suggestions for improving the quality of the carnival. We want to ensure the guidelines for both submitting and hosting are clear and have the general support of this carnival’s hosts. Please take a look at the updated guidelines for hosting and submitting and let us know in the comments if you think anything is missing.

This carnival was created for bloggers who are passionate about Real Estate. If you have other ideas for improving the carnival, leave a comment below this. I’ve also enabled comments on the Carnival’s FAQ — we welcome your feedback and will be making changes to the FAQ and guidelines as we see fit based on your comments.

This carnival is administered by Zillow Blog team. We’d love to share admin responsibilities with one or two passionate carnival participants if there are suitably qualified and interested participants. If you’re interested in helping to steer the CoRE, please e-mail us. Admin responsibilities mostly involve maintaining the blog carnival directory of future & past hosts and managing the carnival gmail account.

Thanks for being such passionate supporters!

]]> http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/carnival-of-real-estate-feedback/2006/10/feed/ 6 Guidelines to Hosting a Carnival http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/guidelines-to-hosting-a-carnival/2006/10/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/guidelines-to-hosting-a-carnival/2006/10/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:55:47 +0000 Admin http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=28 Q. What is involved in hosting a carnival?

A. Keep in mind your audience- real estate enthusiasts who wish to find the best articles from that week, but make sure to have fun with the carnival at the same time. The one thing we’d like to avoid is the carnival becoming nothing more than a link exchange. The aim is to give credit to those real estate bloggers that produce truly great content. Superstars deserve their time in the spotlight- if you are a real estate blogger, this is your spotlight.

  • Set aside about 2-3 hours (or more based on the number of submissions) to read all the posts that were submitted to you
  • The deadline for submissions is Sunday afternoon at 3 P.M. (EST). For submissions that come in after that time, it is up to the host as to whether or not they review those submissions and include them in the selection process.
  • Pick the 10-20 posts that you deem to be the best. Most likely, you’ll be excluding some posts- that’s okay!
  • Highlight and summarize your best posts in a blog entry on your blog. Most authors will send you a short summary when they submit their post that you may or may not choose to incorporate. Be creative with the carnival- add some spice if you feel the need! Here are some of the more creative editions:
  • Select a “Pick of the Week” that you find to be the best article that week.
  • Please post the carnival by 12 P.M. (EST) on the Monday that you are assigned.
  • Sit back and watch the traffic come to your site!
]]> http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/guidelines-to-hosting-a-carnival/2006/10/feed/ 1 Guidelines to Submitting a Post http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/guidelines-to-submitting-a-post/2006/10/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/guidelines-to-submitting-a-post/2006/10/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:33:51 +0000 Admin http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=27 Q. What are the requirements for submitting?

A. Ideally, anything that is relevant to real estate can be submitted. It should be original content and has to be a recent post. Also, the post shouldn’t just be a compilation of someone else’s quotes or thoughts – the majority of it should be original content created by the author.

Q. How recent does the post need to be?

A. Less than two weeks old

Q. What topics are allowed?

A. Anything related to the real estate industry.

Q. What is the deadline for submitting?

A. Sunday afternoon, 3 P.M. (EST).  If you are late, it is up to the host’s discretion to review your article for submission.

Q. Will any post that is submitted be included in the carnival?

A. No. Only the Top 10-20 posts should be listed.  But, the host can include additional posts if he/she feels they are really well done and deserve to be included.

Q. May I submit more than one entry per week?

A. No, please only submit one entry.

Q. What if my blog has multiple authors and contributors? Can we all pick our best entry and each of us submit one?

A. No, only one post from each blog address should be submitted per week.

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1. Link to the carnival from your blog. You are welcome to use a text link on your blogroll or the carnival button (preferred).

To use the button, copy and paste the next two lines of HTML into your blog – maybe into the sidebar template:

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General:

Q. What is a blog carnival?

A. It’s a weekly summary of the best blogging posts on a given subject that appeared in someone’s blog during the previous week.  A different blog hosts the carnival each week. Read more about how carnivals work.

Q. Are there carnivals for other topics?

A. Yes. There are carnivals for general topics (business, education, investing), niche topics (reality TV, caption contests, Ohio politics), and bizarre topics (cockroaches). See ‘em all here.

Q. When does a new Carnival of Real Estate post come out?

A. Every Monday by 3 P.M. (EST) by that week’s host.  Please be timely!

Q. Why would I be interested in the Carnival of Real Estate?

A. To stay up-to-date with the real estate industry; to see what’s being blogged about and discussed in the real estate community; to learn about new real estate trends geographically; to discover new bloggers; to energize yourself/your company; to network; to learn new tricks; to get the creative juices going; to help innovate; to stay current in the business…  whew, you name it!

Q. How are each week’s top posts picked?

A. Each week, the host will select the blog posts they feel are most interesting and worthy to appear. 

Q. How is each week’s "Pick of the Week" entry determined?

A. To add some further fun to the carnival, a "Pick of the Week" will be named each week by the host blog. It is entirely up to that week’s host to make that decision.

Q. Where can I find an archive of all the previously published "Picks of the Week"?

A. "Picks of the Week" is located on the left hand side of this blog.  If you manage a blog, feel free to keep an archive on your blog as well.

Submitting posts:

Q. How/where do I submit a post for review and possible addition to the carnival?

A. You can submit to any one of these addresses:

Blog Carnival Submission

Conservativecat Submission

Einfospot Submission

Or, you can just e-mail your entry to Carnivalemail_1

  • Please include:
    – Article URL (permalink)
    – Article title
    – Author name
    – E-mail address
    – Blog URL
    – Brief summary of the post

Q. What are the requirements for submitting?

A. Ideally, anything that is relevant to real estate can be submitted. It should be original content and has to be a recent post. Also, the post shouldn’t just be a compilation of someone else’s quotes or thoughts – the majority of it should be original content created by the author.

Q. How recent does the post need to be?

A. Less than two weeks old

Q. What topics are allowed?

A. Anything related to the real estate industry.

Q. What is the deadline for submitting?

A. Sunday afternoon, 3 P.M. (EST).  If you are late, it is up to the host’s discretion to review your article for submission.

Q. Will any post that is submitted be included in the carnival?

A. No. Only the Top 10-20 posts should be listed.  But, the host can include additional posts if he/she feels they are really well done and deserve to be included.

Q. May I submit more than one entry per week?

A. No, please only submit one entry.

Q. What if my blog has multiple authors and contributors? Can we all pick our best entry and each of us submit one?

A. No, only one post from each blog address should be submitted per week.

Hosting:

Q. Who can host the carnival?

A. Anyone that regularly submits posts to the carnival can become a host. The key words here are “regularly submits posts,” since it wouldn’t be fair for blogs that don’t participate regularly to host the carnival if they are not sharing in doing the work by writing posts, submitting, and being active in the carnival.

Q. I want to host a future Carnival of Real Estate — how do I do that?

A. E-mail us to get on the list and then start submitting posts to the carnival on a frequent basis. Remember, only frequent contributors to the carnival can host a carnival.

Q. What is involved in hosting a carnival?

A. You will need to set aside about 2-3 hours to read and pick the best posts that were submitted to you. Then you create a post on your blog, summarizing and linking to the top 10-20 posts. Publish your carnival post by 3 P.M. (EST) Monday and then sit back and watch the traffic come to your site.

Q. What is the schedule of who hosts the carnival?

A. You can check the schedule here on the Carnival of Real Estate site under "Carnival Hosts" in the right-hand navigation to see who hosted in the past as well as who is coming up.

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Or, you can just e-mail your entry to Carnivalemail_1

  • Please include:
    – Article URL (permalink)
    – Article title
    – Author name
    – E-mail address
    – Blog URL
    – Brief summary of the post
]]> http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/how-to-submit-a-post/2006/07/feed/ 12 Sign up to Host a Carnival http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/sign-up-to-host-a-carnival/2006/07/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/sign-up-to-host-a-carnival/2006/07/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:45:42 +0000 Drew Meyers http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=7 In order to sign up to host the carnival, all that is asked of you is to regularly submit posts to the carnival. For example, if you are not actively writing about real estate and producing original content to submit, you’re not considered a regular participant and don’t deserve all the goodness that comes with hosting the carnival. Sorry, but it’s like any team you play on — you have to show up for practices in order to play. If you do actively participate and want to host, e-mail us to get on the list. Please include dates for any weeks that you know you cannot host (e.g., going on vacation, out of town, too much work, dog ate your blog), because we’d prefer to give that week to someone else.

]]> http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/sign-up-to-host-a-carnival/2006/07/feed/ 10 What is a Blog Carnival? http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/what-is-a-blog-carnival/2006/07/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/what-is-a-blog-carnival/2006/07/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:45:19 +0000 Admin http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=6 A Blog Carnival is a weekly summary of the best blogging posts on a given subject that appeared in someone’s blog during the previous week.  A different blog hosts the carnival each week, so it brings bloggers writing on a given subject together.  Blog Carnivals are often referred to as another form of viral marketing because it provides participants another way to increase traffic and gain links to their blog.  Learn more about carnivals.

]]> http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/what-is-a-blog-carnival/2006/07/feed/ 1 What is the Carnival of Real Estate? http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/what-is-the-carnival-of-real-estate/2006/07/ http://www.carnivalofrealestate.com/what-is-the-carnival-of-real-estate/2006/07/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:53:34 +0000 Admin http://carnivalofrealestate.com.s9429.gridserver.com/?p=5 The Zillow Blog Team — well, actually one very tuned-in guy on the team — was pondering the existence of Blog Carnivals for everything from "street poetry" to cats, but there was not one for real estate. Obviously, we were amazed by this realization.  No Carnival for real estate? This must be fixed! So, we at Zillow thought, "Why not create a Carnival of Real Estate?" And so, we did.

The goal here is to bring together the best real estate bloggers from around the country (and world) to share information about what we’re all passionate about: real estate. This is intended to be a forum for everyone to participate. Like a potluck, everyone brings something and may the best dishes be recognized each week. (Hmm, we’re getting hungry thinking about this).

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