Open Letter to the Trulia Community

I am excited and honored to fill a newly created position at Trulia as Community Manager. Trulia is expanding its commitment to a growing community with new products and support.

I have a long background in real estate and in online publishing and print publishing. I've been a licensed REALTOR for 23 years, a real estate blogger since January 2005, and the first managing editor of RealTown.com, home of the oldest real estate community on the Web.

I have been writing about social media for real estate pros and consumers. You will find me on Facebook, Twitter, RealTown, ActiveRain, Inman Community, LinkedIn, and numerous other social networks and communities.

Trulia has assembled an outstanding group of talent that is destined to make this community the most vibrant, the most productive, and most collaborative group in the real estate space on the Internet. I am thrilled to be part of a team that is committed to listen to its community, respond to its needs, and provide a fertile place for growth and FUN! Considering recent events in housing and finance, these objectives are compelling, to say the least.

Here are some of the things I am working on:

• A new Surviving the Housing Crisis page features hand-picked Trulia blogs and Trulia Voices questions and answers.  Ask the experts for advice, share tips, and read what locals in your community have to say.
• Blogs, Blogs, and more Blogs! I will offer tips and advice every week for bloggers. If you have a question, send me an e-mail at Frances @ Trulia.com.  
• I am helping manage The Hidden Gems Contest. Blog about the best hidden gems in your neighborhood and win a Dash Express GPS!
• Webinars and teleseminars will give out community members a chance to learn how to use all the great tools at Trulia.