ActiveRain Success Stories

"I have 15 deposit slips with a tiny little "AR" in the corner. That's my financial success here, my true success... is so much more. I haven't had a cigarette in 3 months because I became "accountable" and "committed to quitting" right here. The out pouring of love got me through the loss of my Grandmother last year. I felt love and warmth during my mom's recent surgery. Now when telemarketers call and tell me they can get on the first page of Google, I tell them "I have that now for free, bye bye". I know all the best local joints to eat when I got on vacation (anywhere). There is SO much success to be found at ActiveRain."

"I have had great response from my participation with Active Rain and Buyers and Sellers can find me using search engines worldwide now. I have found that buyers and sellers alike enjoy using the Active Rain services for reference and to research area data and local agents. It has been my experience that buyers and sellers alike now are very well educated regarding the real estate markets and with the wealth of data available to them they need only find a competent Realtor to assist them."

"I just connected with another "newbie" to AR (as far as blogging) and she gave me GREAT advice on finding a new digital camera for my real estate/blog photos, PLUS she made me feel really good about one of my new posts--a DOUBLE WHAMMY! She's creative director for a graphics design company and her name is Keeya Jones. I hope to do business with her in getting some of my photos printed for my office."

"I have worked with many agent referrals who have found me through Active Rain"

"My very first week in Active rain a seller looked online and found me. She called 5 Redondo Beach realtor names that came up and she decided she liked my southern accent. Its from Texas and Kentucky so its a little different. I sold their home very quickly as well. Their family was great to get to know."

"Think you qualify for a Small Business Lending Fund loan? We can help you determine if you are qualified for this program and guide you through the process."

"Many buyers, sellers and owners who read my ActiveRain blog are impressed with the information and service that they contact me to assist them in the purchase, sale or lease of their home."

"I am an active blogger through ActiveRain offering the public good information that will help them avoid pitfalls and focus on current market trends and information. All you have to do is subscribe to my blog so as to not miss any of the lastest in real estate tips and news from " The Real Debbie Reynolds of Clarksville TN". After writing some neighborhood posts on ActiveRain, I got a call from a buyer searching for a new real estate area. She said she found me on Google when searching for information on the Farmington Subdivision. I know the neighborhood well, about the schools and the builders. She may be interested in new construction and I wil be able to help her and her family get the home just the way they want it. Thanks ActiveRain. I just when through a tough situation at a closing and blogged about it to my AR peers. Their ideas were great and gave me the push to see it through to the end. Thanks Rainmakers. Having just completed my first big contest in ActiveRain, I found it to be exciting and challenging at the same time. Doing 10 FAQ posts to help my clients with the information they ask most often has given me a lot of satisfaction knowing that I will be helping them in the future. The purpose, of course, is to get the word out that I am the expert to contact in Clarksville TN about real estate. I can't wait to hear from some of my yet to meet "new friends and clients". Just this week I decided to start a new group in ActiveRain called ActiveRain Anonymous. There are many of us that have confessed to being addicted to blogging and a little therapy is in order. So I formed the new group to support one another and lift each other up. Several have sign up and we look forward to many more joining us. I got an email contact this week from a writer for a national Realtor's magazine. He had seen my blog about changing to a Mac computer and wanted to interview me for an article he is writing. Blogging works people find you! I will let you know how it turns out. 9-01-12 Blogging never ceases to amaze me. I wrote one post the other day about my tag line, The Real Debbie Reynolds and its origin. I got an email the very next day from another Debbie Reynolds who experiences similar questions with her name. She wants to meet when she comes to town to see her boyfriend's sister who lives in my town. You never know where your business may come from. September 2012 Developing realationships- I was working on a transaction with a fellow local real estate agent.She was quite cordial and although the transaction did not work out it was a pleaasure working with her on it. She said she had seen my blogs on ActiveRain and that she had just joined. She said that she enjoyed reading them. It enabled her to get to know me better and make it easier to work together. All of this is due to ActiveRain. I transitioned to MacBook Pro this summer and blogged about it on ActiveRain. Shortly thereafter I received a call from a writer for Realtor Magazine, their on-line edition. He wanted to interview me for the October edition for an article about computers and printers and what agents were choosing. I got my name mentioned and here is the link to the article. Just copy and paste into your browser to see the article. ActiveRAin has Google power. http://realtormag.realtor.org/buyers-guide/computers-and-printers/2012/10/2012-computers-what-your-peers-use I just got an invitation to be a part of another blogging network that appeals to the lending side of the business. They saw my blog on ActiveRain and realized I was an active blogger. Not only will this produce more organic leads for me, but it will offer me a chance to talk about some of my lending issues and how I can help people. Be looking for my blogs on Lender411.com. 4/2/13 I got 4 calls today because of my blogging. Each one of the callers had found information that I posted on my Activerain blog. Two were inquiring about neighborhoods and the others called because I posted information on the local area. I know this trend will continue and look forward to being able to help more and more people. I had a client that needed real estate services in two other states. I went to Activerain first to learn about the agents in the area. I found help from two agents and now my client is in good hands. No more worries."

"Three listings and four sales in 12 months as a direct result of Active Rain. I'm a believer!"

"My success story is short and simple: I blogged and Blogged and BLOGGED so much, ActiveRain finally hired me!! <Big Smile> The opportunity working for Activerain then opened another door for me to use my experiences to help an even larger audience of real estate professionals over at Zillow. There I run the Zillow Academy online training center, and travel around the country speaking and representing Zillow as their National Outreach Manager. I like what I do, I love this industry, and I am very passionate about helping others. My success story is just one of thousands I have personally witnessed here on ActiveRain, the true blessing has been to have been part of those success stories as well. It's a great life... :-)"

"I am new to active rain and blogging but reading other agents blogs have inspired me to be a better agent!"

"Just listed 53 Northside Avenue Rensselaer NY, and within 4 days... had multiple offers and got full price within $900.00! So pleased how happy everyone was except the home owner, who confessed at the closing, that he is really going to miss the lawn wars!!! Apparently the guys on the street are very competitive about their lawns! Hello, note to my husband, Steve, are you seeing this?????"

"What wonderful connections Active Rain blesses me with! I found an amazing real estate agent in Florida for one of my clients who is selling her home there. I look forward to many more referral - both giving them and receiving them. 1/26/2010 Another Active Rain success story: I blogged about my listing for a 2unit building in San Francisco and moved to 3rd place on Google within an hour. Powerful and exciting! Thank you, Active Rain!"

"In 2007 I joined Active Rain at the recommendation of a friend, Ed Rybczynski, with no ability to type, write, or blog...Through the efforts of the members of the Active Rain Community who give selflessly of their time and talents, I was able to catch on quickly, and now I blog regularly and it is paying off in increased business and.......FUN...!!!"

"Life can only be successful with hard work, compassion and the want to achieve."

"ActiveRain has been very helpful for me increasing my exposure and search rankings. I am glad to be apart of the ActiveRain network."

"Since starting actively blogging on Active Rain, I have become a more well rounded and professional REALTOR®. The ability to network and interact with other real estate professionals around the country has increased my knowledge tremendously. My clients benefit from these connections as I am able to refer them to professionals I know and have communicated with when they relocate to other states. People call or email me daily based on information they have read on my blog. On more than one occasion, after a phone conversation or first meeting a client will comment that I am exactly as they expected from reading my posts. In the past few years can attribute several sales and referrals directly to the Active Rain network, blogging and referral community."

"Recently I received a notification from Active Rain that someone had requested information from me on listing their home in Sun Lakes, AZ - a community in which we specialize. Immediately I contacted the homeowner, met with them and our team got the listing. Three days later we had a full price offer. Active Rain works!"

"Thanks to ActiveRain, I am now the most recognized real estate personality on the Internet in my region. The notoriety has benefited me with increased business, especially from out of state transferees that are moving into Coweta County Georgia. I am regarded as a local expert, and my photographs have received wide acclaim. I am also highly regarded by my peers in the profession. thanks to my daily posts about life as a real estate agent!"