The Real Estate Tomato: Inman Connect NY Real Estate Blog Makeover Contest

Our gift to Inman Connect NY this year is the complete makeover of one lucky, yet necessitous real estate blog.

Be certain that the re-skinning of a blog is by no means a guarantee to improve your blogging, nor your ability to generate business from the effort. This is precisely why our approach to this makeover effort is going to go way beyond first impression aesthetic. In addition to a fancy new look and feel, the blog makeover is going to include (at a minimum) Constructive Suggestions regarding:

1. Headline Writing
2. Article Aesthetic
3. Article SEO
4. Calls-To-Action and Lead Generation
5. Sidebar Management
6. Widget Management
7. PlugIn Management
8. Meta data SEO
9. Comment Aesthetic
10. RSS and Email Subscription
11. Category Organization

and much more… until they kick us off stage Wednesday.

If you are interested in being in the running to be selected as the lucky winner of this year’s Real Estate Blog Makeover, and don’t mind be ripped apart on stage by an audience of critics… you have just one day left to submit your entry.

Here's how it works:

1) Submit your blog for a makeover. To do that, simply leave a comment in the Inman Community Blog Makeover Contest Group. In your submission, make sure that you give the URL for your blog. Most importantly tell us why you think your blog deserves a makeover. Any type of submission is fine, you can write the whole thing out, make a video and link to it, be as creative as you want. The more creative, the better. This isn't a random drawing, so keep in mind that the quality of your submission matters.

2) We will collect submissions from THE COMMUNITY GROUP ONLY through Sunday, December 14, 2008.

3) We will then select one winner, who will be announced on December 17, 2008.

4) In addition to the Blog Makeover, the winner will receive a full conference registration to Inman Connect NYC '09. (winner to cover his/her own travel expenses)

5) During Bloggers Connect, the winner's blog will be discussed by all the attendees and presenters, who will offer their insight, input, and expertise as to how to create the most effective blog.

6) Using the input from Bloggers Connect, the winner will work with Jim Cronin and his team at The Real Estate Tomato to build a completely transformed blog.

7) We'll follow up with the winner and with Jim periodically afterward to see how the blog makeover has affected the winner.

If you have any questions, you can leave a comment here, or send Daniel Rothamel an email: Daniel.Rothame(at)Inman.com

So, what are you waiting for? If you have always wanted to do something new with your blog, but never thought you had the time or resources, now is your chance!

Related Articles:
Inman Community Blog Makeover Contest Group
The Official RE Blog Makeover Announcement on the Inman Blog
Inman Connect Registration (use the code tomato08 to save $150)