help: The ActiveRain Starter Kit - 07/21/08 12:08 PM
In your "Starter Kit" is everything you'll need to get started here on ActiveRain. Take your time and read through each post in the order they are listed below, this will save you hoursof frustration, anxiety, and that feeling of being overwhelmed when you first join our community. Welcome aboard!
Before … (163 comments)
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help: How to Add a Power Point Presentation to Your Blog - 03/21/08 11:29 PM
Do you use Microsoft Power Point for any presentations at all? Here's the instructions for adding a Power Point Presentation toyour Blog. We are going to incorporate it into this post and show you how it's done: Today I will use Scribd.com. There are otherslike http://www.slideshare.net/, but I have not tested … (107 comments)
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help: 5 Ways To Subscribe To Blogs - 03/07/08 09:52 AM
Active Rain has many fantastic Blogs and Writers. They have also provided you with some useful tools to help you keep track and follow some of your favorite Bloggers and posts. Here are 5 ways you can "Subscribe" or "Track" your Favs. I will also cover how to "ADD" the subscribe … (91 comments)
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help: How To Complete Your Active Rain Profile - Part II - 03/03/08 10:19 AM
This tutorial is to help you complete your Profile Page. There are (3) three sections on your Profile Page that you'll want to utilize to maximize the value and benefits of your page. The areas are "About Us", "Areas of Expertise", and "Testimonials".
It's good to have an idea of what … (81 comments)
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help: NEW MEMBERS - Start Here - 02/26/08 12:26 PM
Welcome Active Rain New Members & Invited Guests - If you are looking to Active Rain as a place to get rich quick, or just score points, you're in the wrong spot. However, if you're looking to surround yourself with incredible knowledge, experienced professionals, worthy relationships, industry support, and marketing ideas … (257 comments)
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help: Video and Your Blog - Featuring Future Technology - 11/27/07 04:31 AM
Ok my friends, I'm back to my old self, and off on another Technology and Marketing tangent! This is a three point post I think you'll really enjoy.
1) A New Widget 2) Technology and Marketing 3) Video And Your Blog!
This is the new YouTube Widget that allows you to host … (106 comments)
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help: Marketing and Farming Your Blog - 11/17/07 07:22 PM
Isn't it great when you write a post on a topic you're passionate about, and you get a string of intelligent and informative comments? This creates an awesome platform to educate, and share your knowledge and experience with your clients and other consumers. Are you waiting for them to come find … (237 comments)
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help: 3 Ways To Find Out Who's Reading Your Blog - 11/10/07 04:35 AM
When I first started on Active Rain earlier this year, I had no clue how much I would learn in such a short time. The first thing I remember noticing about Active Rain was that there was vast amounts of knowledge, and so many wonderful people here. I wanted to learn … (335 comments)
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help: Your Active Rain Profile - Your Masterpiece! - 11/02/07 01:09 AM
Are you getting the most from your Active Rain Profile? Does it have the same information or content as your website? Did you cut and paste like many of us I know did? Is it a "Wall Of Words?" Here's an opportunity to make your AR Profile even "BETTER" than … (231 comments)
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help: Active Rain Blogs - Finding What You Need - The Ultimate Search! - 10/28/07 07:13 PM
Here's a "community tip" you may not be aware of regarding how to "SEARCH" Blogs. Active Rain is a huge wealth of members, knowledge and resources! There are so many Blog topics, ideas, instructions, do's and don'ts, opinions and posts of information, it really can be over-whelming. This post will show … (185 comments)
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help: How To Use Your "My Settings" Page - 10/21/07 12:38 AM
Here is some information on "How To" use your Active Rain "My Settings" page. I have tried to make this as simple as possible, for you to get the most out of your Active Rain experience. To access your settings page, go to your "MY HOME" link at the top of … (439 comments)
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help: New GOOGLE Tools for Your BLOG - Customized Mapping - 10/05/07 08:30 PM
hen I think of the old traditional maps, I still think of the ones in my glove compartment. You know the one, you unfold it six times to open it, stretch your arms across the entire front seat of the car to read it, and then you're never able to fold … (120 comments)
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help: Blogger Startup Kit - 09/21/07 06:27 AM
When you first heard the word "Blog" you were probably just like the rest of us. Not sure, confused, and maybe even uncomfortable with the whole idea and concept. My guess is that you still are if you've opened this post and you're still reading it.
Here is a Starter Kit … (170 comments)
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help: 20 Google Tools for Your Business - 09/05/07 09:40 AM
These are some really great tools that are ALL provided by Google for FREE. It's obvious that they are on a mission to remain the leader in Internet services and tools for us in our business. You will have seen some of these before, but I am certain you have not … (253 comments)
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help: 7 Mistakes to Avoid on Active Rain - 08/28/07 12:56 AM
I guess you can call these my Top 7 Pet Peeves on Active Rain. This is not a rant or a rave, it's just my way of sharing with members, what others members may feel, but never write about. Please don't take this personal if you fall into one or more … (544 comments)
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help: Widgets: How to Add Them to Your Blog - 08/12/07 07:18 PM
How do you add "Widgets" to your Active Rain Blog? You can only add them to either your profile page, your posts, or in the right side column on your main Blog page. These instructions are to add a Widget to your Blog under your photo, the same as you see on mine.
The first … (201 comments)
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help: 5 Principles to Creating an Effective Blog Post - 07/04/07 04:57 AM
Before you post on your Blog, here's five principles that may help you get more views, readers and comments, and (no promises), featured on Active Rain! First off, put some thought and effort into your posts. There are so many things you can write about IE: your business, events, personal … (180 comments)
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help: Adding Associates...The True Power of Comments - 06/06/07 05:32 AM
I was talking with Colleen Kulikowski awhile back, and she was explaining to me why she had taken the time, to organize the Associates she had added. She said that by "grouping" your Associates, they will be easier to manage. So I did. Next, I thought, how can you utilize and benefit from the Associates … (114 comments)
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help: Do You Want to be the "Featured Member" Here's Some POINTS! - 06/01/07 04:02 PM
There is only "ONE WAY" you can be the featured member. It's Points! You have to have the most points... period! It is not based on your successes, your experience, your moral or ethical values, it's all based on points. I will tell you from personal experience, that points don't get you leads, … (505 comments)
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help: Active Rain New Members - Getting Started - 04/12/07 03:49 AM
Have you invited others to the Active Rain Network? Did you show them the manual? Why not? Because there isn't one..... yet. Are you giving them instructions on what to do next or where to go for help? I have spent quite a few hours this past week helping those I've … (94 comments)
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