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Tampa “Real Estate Sizzle” is The Top-Rated Real Estate Blog in the Tampa Bay Area…Tampa Real Estate Market News

Filed under: Blog, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate News, Tampa, Tampa Real Estate

A BIG Thank You to the many readers who have made The Real Estate Sizzle the top ranked Real Estate Blog site in the Tampa Bay Area, according to Blog Top Sites AND Blog Toplist. With a local population of over 2 million people, I am thrilled! I really enjoy providing readers around the World with all of the latest information on the Burning Issues in Real Estateand a little commentary, of course.

Recently recognized on the list of the Top 100 Real Estate blogs in the U.S., the current ranking with Blog Toplist puts The Real Estate Sizzle in the Top 30 Real Estate Blogs in the Country!

If you have any Real Estate-related issues that you would like to see on the Sizzle , please leave me a comment below, or contact me!

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Of Course, if you need help with ANY Real Estate needs in the Tampa Bay area, or anywhere in the world, I would love to help you!

Posted by Jackie Colson-Miller   |   3 Comments »   |   11.06.2007

Davis Islands Today…Tampa Real Estate News

Filed under: Blog, Davis Islands Real Estate, Real Estate News, South Tampa, Tampa Neighborhoods, Tampa Real Estate

THE LATEST NEWS ON THE TAMPA REAL ESTATE MARKET, BUYING A HOME IN TAMPA, AND REAL ESTATE ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD, EVERY DAY, ON THE REAL ESTATE SIZZLE.

Davis Islands is a neighborhood in South Tampa. It is, literally, several connected islands, and it is a popular community surrounded by water. The downtown area is filled with shops and restaurants, including my favorite, Chez Bryce. You must try it, and be sure to tell Bryce I sent you!

I have written about Davis Islands many times on the Real Estate Sizzle and my articles are often featured on www.DavisIslandsToday.com. It is a nice, local blog about whats happening on Davis Islands, so I am happy to encourage some readership.

You can read some of my previous articles about Davis Islands:

Davis Islands Restaurant Goes Provencal

Davis IslandsA Favorite Neighborhood in South Tampa

Interested in homes on Davis Islands? Contact me!

Posted by Jackie Colson-Miller   |   Click Here To Comment »   |   10.24.2007

Fluff goes in my Fluffernutter, Not on My Blog

Filed under: Blog, Fluff, Real Estate News

Big_fluffI love Fluff! That ooey, gooey Marshmallow Creme that is the key ingredient in a Fluffernutter . For those of you from New England, you know exactly what I mean. Take 2 slices of Wonder Bread. Spread Peanut Butter on one slice and Fluff on the other. Slap them together and voila Fluffernutter! Delicious! Wash it down with a glass of ice cold milk. This masterful creation was the staple in lunch bags when I grew up in the 60s. It was the hot commodity for trading! I wonder how many mothers who sent Johnny off to grammar school with a bologna sandwich and an apple, realized that, every day, he would try to trade them for a fluffernutter! I was never coerced into such a transactionjust a mere glimpse into my future, in an industry filled with tough negotiations!

Fluff just creates such controversy! Last year a Massachusetts legislator sought to ban Fluffernutters from the school lunch menus claiming they had no nutritional value! Pshaw! Ill put a fluffernutter up against pseudo chicken nuggets any day! One of his colleagues retaliated with some fluff of her own and introduced legislation to make the Fluffernutter the State Sandwich! Not long ago, the fluff banning legislator abandoned his political career for a job in private industry.in Health Care Administration! Was it the Fluff that sent him packing??? Do you think the insurance rates will be higher for Fluff eaters? I am certain of one thingmany 60s and 70’s children are still Flu_fsecret Fluff-eaters!

I decided, when I started blogging, that I wanted to have a blog that was a resource for my target audience. I set out to design a colorful, enticing site, that was a reflection of my personality, with plenty of links and resources related to real estate, locally and internationally. I wanted my articles to give the reader some worthwhile information and give them a glimpse of me the person within the real estate agent. The World Traveler. The International Real Estate specialist. The Juggling Mom. Last week, I read a great article on Coachezines about your writing personaI decided that I was a combination of expert and storyteller I am very analytical and logical, but I have a great sense of humor. I want my writing to have interesting, useful, and factual information, peppered with some fun. I like my audience to ask questions, that cause me to do more research on a subject. Ive really enjoyed writing about the Property Tax reform in Florida, because the more research I did, the more I realized how little real information the public was getting on the subject from the local media. I could have chosen to rant about high property taxes, but I believe in trying to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. As, a result, over 20% of my traffic and the majority of my Google searches are coming from readers looking for information on Florida Property Taxes. I have reached my audiencebig time! Without a trace of fluff

I could write about local events in Tampa, but that IS what the local paper writes about. I could tell you to watch out for alligators in a new subdivisions pond, or not to swim in fresh water, but, DUHthis IS Florida.home of the Gators and the Tampa Tribune loves put alligator attacks ahead of world news! I will write about many of my Favorite Places in Tampa and Florida in some of my special series, or in one of my vidcasts, a little fluff, here and there, .but not every day. Its not me . Every day is for my carnivores! Give me some meat!

Me_atSo, as much as I love Fluff, I will be putting it in my Fluffernutter, not in my blog. You will have to look for your sugar fix elsewhere. I have to keep giving my readers meat because that is what they are craving! But right now, all this talk about Fluff brings back so many memoriesIm going to fix myself the perfect Fluffernutter!

Posted by Jackie Colson-Miller   |   7 Comments »   |   06.13.2007