ActiveRain Success Stories

"I am actively blogging and reading active rain. Lots of valuable information is contained on the site. I go to Active Rain whenever I have a question."

"I just cannot tell everyone how Active Rain has inspired me. I have learned more on this site than any Real Estate class I have ever attended. When I have a bad situation in either listing or selling properties, I go to Active Rain and get help. Everyone is so kind and helpful. If I feel gloomy on any particular day, I go to Active Rain and start Blogging. It really helps. Thanks to everyone! Jeanette Hemmer, Clarksville,Ar"

"I LOVE ActiveRain. It makes me think about the details of transactions that I would not consider did I not write about it for the benefit of my AR associates."

"We just received a referral check in the mail from a referral that we sent on Active Rain from the Atlanta, GA area. Just last week our team sent another referral to an agent in Florida. Let our team contribute to your success."

"An associate invited me to join ActiveRain, explaining that is a great social media site for real estate professionals. I can't believe how active this site is and how much good information is shared!"

"My ActiveRain success story merges business and pleasure. When I stumbled into AR a few years ago I had toyed with the idea of branding myself among runners but hesitated due to the cost. Members of this community were instrumental in getting me moving and one of my first projects was redesigning my business card, which was done at a fraction of the anticipated cost. On a personal level real friendships are formed here. When making plans for an out of state running event we called on members we’d met to recommend a hotel in the area, instead my wife and I were invited to stay in their home."

"There is so much information here! You must spend some time, join some groups and you will be amazed at what you learn, who you meet and how it all helps your business!"

"I don't even know where to begin! Active Rain is entertainment when I need to 'look' busy. It is education when I need a quick 'need to know'. It is the most wonderful group of peers that I get to hand pick whenever I need anything. I have had several success b/c of my time in the RAIN. One of the biggest has to be the quick turn around I made when my former office shut down. I was told on a Saturday and had my license in hand to place with my new brokerage on Monday due to contacts in the RAIN. I was able to keep working with out missing a beat. I could go on and on. SEO, good peer pressure, ideas, information, this place is priceless! be good Cheryl(I was doing OK before I met you, but baby look at me now!)willis"

"I have found great information on this site from fellow REALTORS. It's good to know we aren't in this alone."

"Over the past couple weeks of consistent blogging – AR has helped my Google search and opened up a different side of this market I never knew existed. Even generated a couple phone calls within the first 2 weeks! The power to reach so many people in such a short time is amazing. I’ll be blogging from here on out!!"

"New people to AR, IMHO, usually come here for two reasons: to increase website exposure or to generate more business via referrals, networking, or web presence. What happens then? They stay because they find the true value of AR or they quit because after 4 weeks there is no significant increase of traffic to them or they have received no leads. Oh, well-Rome wasn't built in a day as the saying goes! This blog is not about the mechanics and reasons AR works. I just want to give you a quick overview of the last two weeks: I have received two buyer leads-1 from a direct referral from an AR associate and one through my AR profile via my website. One is a FTHB-pre-approved with $10K down and the other is an out of state buyer looking to move into the community ($350-$400K with 20% down). Ok Buyer leads are great but it does get better! An investor found my AR profile and journeyed to my website. After reading extensively about me-I never realized how much people could learn about me via my writing-they contacted me by phone. After several long phone conversations and a Face to Face-we feel very comfortable with each other. They are giving me two listings to see if I do what I say I can do. IF I produce the expected results (I am a firm believer in the adage-Under Promise, Over Deliver!) they currently buy and/or sell between 75 & 100 properties a year. What could this mean to my overall business! Of course not all of this is in my area, but I am not greedy, I will take what I can do and refer the remaining business. (Any takers?) Or the phone call I took yesterday from an investor that wants an "expert" in my marketing area. After approximately 30 minutes on the phone, I potentially have 2 more listings. I say potentially because I am going to look at the second house today. The first house I looked at yesterday, gave my opinion of the work still needing done, and my price point opinion-which was $30K less than they were expecting! Well, when you back up your "opinion" with facts and statistics-along with an outstanding marketing plan----needless to say I got that listing! The second house is priced more realistically, so it really shouldn't be a problem-but here is the thing-I did not know anything about this property until AFTER I got the first listing. So, on the first listing-gave them bad news, backed up my bad news with fact, impressed importance of knowledge in marketing area, and marketing plan-GOT LISTING-THEN told of second listing. If you are new to AR, Blogging, OR the Real Estate Business-Remember this-Anything worth building takes time! It will all come back eventually! AR is an outstanding foundation to build on!"

"A Realtor referred me a Russian speaking client. He happend to be an investor and bought many properties. The referral contract and work we have done was created the way that ALL the parties were very satisfied."

"Active Rain is a fabulous way to connect, share, commiserate, educate and learn!"

"Joining Active Rain has been one of the best moves of my real estate career. Being a Realtor can often be a lonely career as many agents are reluctant to share their knowledge and experiences with other agents in the office. However, here on the “Rain” there are many knowledgeable and experienced people willing to share their stories and their tech knowledge, as well as their opinions! The wealth of technical & SEO information could not be found anywhere else, at any cost. By learning how to track the traffic on my website, I’ve learned what brings in more hits and clicks. Whenever I put up a blog my website traffic increases tenfold, at the minimum! I have even found that by searching on certain key words my website is now on the first page of Google whereas it had been buried so far down I couldn’t find it. Reading about how the real estate business works in different parts of the US and Canada provides invaluable lessons for all of us. The best part is all the “virtual” friends I’ve made have made over the past year. I can now tell clients about the “friend” I have in Colorado or Pennsylvania that I send information about their home to. Advertising to 158,000 agents is better than any relocation company! Thank you Active Rain."

"Going to the Ben Kinney Social Networking Conference on September 9th 2009 was indeed a lucky day for me. I found out quite a bit I did not know about Social Networking and started to blog straight away.I do believe with great faith that this will be a landmark day in my business life success to come."

"I have been a member of AR for over 2 years. The level of service the company provides is unlike any other social network out there! I have NEVER received a personal phone call from any other network site! You are by far the luckiest person to have found this community, I hope you find it as profitable, amiable, and easy to use as I have!"

"I was referred here by an associate. I must say I am very pleased with what I see so far. The site is very easy to navigate through and I can already see the benefits that will come from my signing up here on Active Rain. I look forward to improving my business and networking through Active Rain."

"A while back I had signed up for the referral network page. A realtor in Virginia had posted a referral for a listing in the Hilton Head area. I recieved the lead and responded immediately and followed up with a phone call. As it turned out the agent's mother in law was looking to list her house and relocate to be closer to the family. I went on the listing appointment and was up against a couple of other realtors. Cindy and I hit it off immediately I not only got the listing but it sold in 4days!! Unheard of in this market. I not only made a loyal client but a great friend in Cindy and her daughter in law."

"Active Rain continues to raise the bar in internet marketing. I cannot believe the wonderful exposure that comes from this professional blogging site. I have watched as Larry Brewer grows his business with leads generated form active rain. Google any neighborhood and his name "magically" rises to the top through organic results. I am currently negotiating my first active rain contract."

"I had another client view my profile on AR and contact me to show them homes. I will keep you posted how this turns out."