Monday, August 2, 2010

Hey Alaina! I ripped off your blog!

From your "let-it-all-hang-out" tone, to the cute picture of you and Gerry and Dan, to your blogger template, I ripped you off girl.  It's a huge complement, of course.  But still, I know it may hurt, just a little. I thought I had better come out and own it...right from the very start...of Garman Homes Uplugged.

For those of you who have been living in a cave this summer and haven't experienced Alaina Money's sensational blog, Build Like a Girl ... DROP EVERYTHING and read it.  It's like reading a combination of Fine Homebuilding and People.  It feeds your soul.  You can't help but laugh...and Alaina reminds you it's ok to cry.  

Hundreds of people followed Alaina's adventure this summer because she was perfectly herself, and she was perfectly delightful.  Point taken.  The world is tired of slick marketing.  Anyone with enough money can do slick.  The last frontier of marketing is to be real.  And you can't buy that.  You've got to live it and share it.

Start anywhere, get anywhere.  Today, we are starting this blog.  Someday we will be the best homebuilding company in the Triangle.  Along the way, we'll share the adventure with you.  Thanks for listening.