I am eagerly anticipating the new year because of the challenge of trying to beat 2009, the greatest year a guy could have!
On February 25, 2009, I spent the afternoon with Peter Y. Hong from the L.A. Times – it would be a day that changed my life forever. Here’s how it started:
https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/02/26/the-good-old-days/
Peter somehow crafted our conversation into a story that was published April 2nd on the front page of the newspaper, right under the photo of the Obamas meeting Queen Elizabeth II for the first time.
By 7 am my phone was ringing off the hook, and for months I received well-wishes from people all around the world, from Japan to England.
One of the first callers was Matt Stuart, from ABC News Nightline, which catalputed my 15 minutes of fame into warp speed. I spent a day and a half with him and Vicki Mabrey, and on April 16th, this aired on national television:
Thank you Peter, Matt, and Vicki!!
With the generous support of blog readers here, I was determined to stay in the game, and be true to what got me here – bringing transparency to the pertinent facts about our local real estate market. Today, I am fulfilled that together we have done just that!
I am eternally grateful for the support from:
The folks who have become clients as a result of what they have seen here!
The well-wishers!
Readers who comment – thank you for adding depth and breadth to the experience.
Readers who don’t comment – I know you are there, thanks for being here!
The 14 people of Klinge Realty.
My family and friends.
Donna, my dearly-beloved wife, and our two kids – I love my life!
I didn’t run these numbers until this morning, and had to rub my eyes for a minute in disbelief – I am humbled to report:
2009 statistics:
Bubbleinfo posts: 671
Unique visitors: 167,906
Visits: 738,965
Pageviews: 1,376,283
Avg. time on site: 3:02
Youtube videos: 252
Youtube channel views: 818,678
The numbers are mind-boggling – thank you everyone for your participation!
Awesome! What a year Jim- congratulations!
May 2010 be even better for you and Klinge Realty!
Looking forward to seeing what happens in the housing market in 2010- and hoping to finally find a house and be done with moving.
Happy New Year everyone!
Congrats Jim & Co! Those truly are mind-boggling numbers!
I also LOL at the fact that a REALTOR(tm) can gain world-wide fame by being straightforward and telling the truth! 😀
We’re the one who should be thanking you Jim! We’ve learned a lot from watching your videos. All that information will come in handy the day I start shopping for a property again.
Thanks again, and may 2010 turn out to be a better year for you than 2009!
Congrats!
Reading your blog is on the top of my to do list every day!
Congratulations, Jim. I hope we can do more business in 2010. You are an rare and excellent professional deserving the success you have acheived. I’ll count the sense of humor as a bonus. Happy New Year to you, Donna, and your team.
P.S. Jim, I think 2010 is the year you ink a reality show deal. You need a good catchphrase though…
Keep up the good work, fight the good fight, and dont drink wimpy, fuzzy, yellow beer.
Happy New Year, Jim! Your blog website and YouTube videos are how we discovered you; and we’re so glad we did! Getting to know you and work with you in finding the right house to meet the needs of our family has been a truly unique experience in the field of real estate. Your honesty and full disclosure of the market continues to be an invaluable service. You stand out as a true maverick in an industry we previously distrusted. Please don’t allow the detractors dissuade you from doing what you’re doing.
It’s all about you, Jim.
Congratulations, and for heaven’s sake *** be careful ***! Video stories like that criminal freeloader with the paroled wife really make me worry about your safety.
Congrats and a Happy New Year Jim finally an honest Realtor who gets some must deserved press! A rare breed indeed!
Congratulations and a wonderful 2010 to you Jim! It’s easy to be cynical, but I do believe that being honest and straightforward will give you great and richly deserved rewards in the long run.
Congratulations on an amazing year! Here’s hoping for even better in 2010.
Cheers!
That’s why I had to quit newspapers. I knew I’d never top that story.
Congrats and best wishes on the new year Jim. Your stats are amazing for 2009. I remember when you didn’t even do videos just a couple years ago.
It is good to see that your success is from honest hard work and transparency which was something lacking during the bubble in the mainstream market.
I finish every day reading your blog and watching your videos. Looking forward to more of the same in 2010.
Happy New Year, Jim, wifey, and all the posters here. Thanks to Peter Hong for giving Jim the exposure in the L.A. Times article. 🙂
Here’s to 2010 being even more rewarding for you than 2009.
Nice numbers! Happy New Years