This is a bittersweet post to write. It was almost 10 years ago that I started this little blog on a small corner of the Interwebs. Ten years is close to an eon in "blog time." Since then, The Phoenix Real Estate Guy (or "TPREG" for short) went from a readership of one (well, three or four if you count family) into having over a million unique visitors in its last full year of prime activity. It helped us open a brokerage, and it opened a lot of doors. 'Twas quite the ride. Today, I … [Read more...]
Phoenix Real Estate Guy Turns Seven!
Seven years ago today, the first post on Phoenix Real Estate Guy was crafted and published. OK, "crafted" is a real stretch. But it was published on May 8, 2005. That seems like a lifetime ago. Since that day some 2,000ish articles have been published here, some of far better quality than post #1, many not. Over 30,000 comments have been left by some four million visitors. That last number is what blows my mind. I never would have dreamed that many people would stumble across our … [Read more...]
The Best of TPREG 2011
"Best of..." lists are never easy to compile. What constitutes a "best" blog post? Number of comments, Likes, or Retweets? Number of visitors? Ones that make the phone ring with paying clients (YES! But that is virtually impossible to measure). "Best" is subjective. What one person thinks is a great post, someone else may find to be complete crap. So with all that in mind, I present you with what I felt was some of the best of the blog in 2011. I used a completely scientific and … [Read more...]
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy was started by Jay Thompson, and I have a little blogging problem... he liked to say...