Condo Blog, Exposed!
By Anthony Longo 4 04 2007
A few weeks back I got an email from a fellow blogger replying to one of my comments (jokingly) asking why I was not on the “A-List” (Copyblogger). I think it was on Sellsius where my reply came from.
It went something like this:Â
“Tony, you write a great blog and we are avid readers and enjoy your articles about the condominium market nationwide. However, you sign your blog posts “Condo Blog” and therefor many people who dont read it often do not know who you are. I think this is the main reason why your blog is not getting the attention it deserves.”
I am embarrased to say I forget who wrote this comment…so when you read this please reply to me so I can give you more credit! I thought about this for the past two weeks good and hard. My first thought is that I wanted the Condo Blog to soley focus on condos and I wanted to not personally get involved or put a “face” behind the page. Well as thing have progressed and the blogging community has changed…I think the commenter above is right….and as of today I am coming out of the closet - Condo Blog, meet Anthony Longo.
So, to catch up on the past … here is a little bit about me:
Personal: My name is Anthony Longo and I was born and raised in Boston, MA. I was a student athlete all my life and went on to play football and lacrosse @ Syracuse University where I ultimately broke my back and ended my athletic career. I soon took an interest in computers, graduating from Syracuse with a degree in Information Management & Computer Science. After school I was elected for Sun Microsystems - Best of the Best program and then worked for them as a network engineer.Â
Side Note: (I dont have a myspace…so don’t bother. But you can connect to me on my LinkedIn Profile.)
Work: After working for Sun Microsystems, I found myself working in the ‘white hot’ mortgage business. This is where I started working with top real estate developers in Boston and then nationwide. While working for Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and then New York Mortgage Company I saw the marketing budgets and the extreme costs of print advertising…I knew thier was a better way…and I knew how to do it online. So over the years I started slowly developing an online new construction portal for my developer clients. First I named it www.condoLifestyles.com and when things started to get going in the online space, we raised a little bit of capital and officially formed condoDomain.com (Oct 2005).
Currently I am a condominium consultant for NYMC (now an IndyMac company) and I operate condoDomain.com on a daily basis (which is soon expanding to 67 markets).
We have some more initatives up our sleeves that we will share in future posts.
Hobbies: Currently, my hobby time has been limited due to the amount of time being spent in the office. However when I do get free time I like: Boating, Exotic Cars, Excercise, Technology (Blogging), Urban - Lifestyle & Interior Design, International Travel, Arts, Web Development & Music.
Blogging: This is kind of a cool subject for me as I was never a writer or good at it (and many of you know this because of the mass amount of spelling and gramatical erros in my posts). So when starting to blog, I was very shy in what I wrote and how people would recieve the information. It took me many months to really build up the blog and my opinions on certain topics. I really owe a lot of my blogging success to many of the blogs I read today. I also want to give a quick thank you to all of my blogging friends who gave me the courage to push the Condo Blog to the next level. I have learned a lot…
Well, I hope all of this helps me climb the blogging “A List” ladder….if not…I am glad to be a part of the community and plan to be around for a long time!
Best to all and thank you to my blogging friends who helped me get started: Sellsius, John Keith, Ron, Dustin, Pat, Brad, Teresa, Josh, Mary, Kevin, James, Jeff, Marcus, Dewita, Dan, Maureen, Christine and Eric…AND… to those I forgot as I am sure there are plenty…
UPDATE:
As noted above, there was a motivating email for me to climb out behind the Condo Blog. That credit goes to none other than the co-founder of one of the biggest blogging success to date - Jon Washburn from Active Rain (aka. The Rainmaker)
Jon, Thanks again for all of your help and support!
I like how you highlighted the “mass amount of spelling and gramatical erros in my posts” part by making two spelling mistakes.
That’s awesome.
Nice bio.
Hey Dan… Thx my friend! Too bad I did not make those spelling mistakes on purpose
. It is awesome though…
Chat soon!
Stunning disclosure!
Hey, thank for coming out from behind the condo blog mask, Tony!
Hey guys…thanks for the support! Here I come…
Awww Tony - I am touched!
Great bio. You did not however include a martial status ( I do have some great friends).
I am with you when it comes to blogging - I find myself being reserved and because of company “policy” I have be told to remain somewhat hush hush - or else.
I never wanted to be “outted” but I find that in order to gain some sort of reconition you have to be and your right - the blogging community has become different then what I would have imagined it to be.
Good luck to you and Condo Blog and may you find yourself on the A-List!!
Hey Christine. Thx! No, not married here…but I believe you already are
Maybe we can meet up @ Inman SF?
Tony who?
- -I can’t spell or write either, that must be why you let me post St. Paul condo stuff on your blog. Ther internet would not be the same without you.
You are on my A list.
T
awww. Teresa you are a sweetheart…thank you!
and …
yes that is why I let you post (not that I knew you were misspelling…but I could feel the synergy)
You are the A list…in my opinion….
Syracuse Lacrosse? hmmm….
nobody ****s with the Jesus
No way…Hey-Sus…is that you??
I have been stopping by and reading your blog from time to time, since we met you and your crew at Inman Miami…but this post really got me laughing. Nice work! And while you may be a poor speller, I’d venture to say based on this blog, you are a natural writer. Catch you in SF.
EC
Hey Eric. Whats up!
Thx for stopping by again…
We will definitely be out at Inman SF.
Also…Nicky installed a spell checker into my Firefox…so i can see how bad i really am wiht these little red lines all over the place when I am typing.
Jease….how have you guys put up with this…pathetic!