Jay Thompson, Kris Berg, Jim Duncan. If you read real estate blogs, you know these highly respected and talented writers. All were contributors to Greg Swann’s Bloodhound Blog. No longer.
Jay Thompson (Phoenix Real Estate Guy), was the first to announce his withdrawal in a comment to this post. Later, it was learned Kris Berg (San Diego Home Blog) and Jim Duncan (Real Central VA) also left.
Greg Swann had no comment on why the bloggers decided not to write for his blog any longer.
One can only speculate the reason(s) for the mass exodus. I use the word “mass” not based on numbers or posts but on the impact to Mr. Swann’s blog with the departure of such prestigious and popular bloggers.
Jay Thompson is a long established, respected blogger and a popular figure in the real estate community. Besides his writing talents, he is well known for championing charitable causes. Kris Berg, known for her “stick figure” blog posts, is recognized as one of the finest real estate writers. Her witty and concise style added comic relief to the blog that had received increased criticism for posts written by Greg Swann against other bloggers’ work.
Swann’s recent post sparked negative commentary in the real estate blogging community for its personal invective against another blogger some regard as a rising star. Dustin Luther, founder of Rain City Guide, perhaps summed up his reaction best with this one word post. Other prominent bloggers also publicly announced unsubscribing to the Bloodhound Blog, including Joel Burslem of FoREM and Inman News.
Despite the whirlwind, Greg Swann offered no apologies to the writer in question and failed to respond directly to his detractors in the RE.net. Instead, he wrote on his blog that he did not read the posts which he called “stupid and comical” (to which one commenter asked “if you didn’t read the posts, how do you know they were stupid or comical”). Swann claimed the backlash against him was by a “mob” under the direction of bloggers of authority or influence.
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