activerain blogging: How NOT to Connect with ActiveRain Members - 04/07/12 10:26 AM
After 5+ years of being a member on ActiveRain Real Estate Network I’ve learned that ActiveRain is a place to mingle, connect and make friends with other Real Estate Industry Professionals. We connect with other Real Estate Industry Professionals on a personal level by reading their posts, commenting and creating a pleasant conversation.
Why do we do we focus on connecting with other Real Estate Industry Leaders here on ActiveRain? ActiveRain is by far the largest real estate network referral source for all of us. It has by far been one of the greatest marketing tools for our businesses and … (54 comments)
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activerain blogging: How Does One Pick a TRUSTWORTHY Source on ActiveRain? - 01/12/12 11:59 PM
Being a Dedicated and Loyal Member of ActiveRain for the past (almost) FIVE years means that I have a little (well, maybe a lot) of information to share with all the NEW MEMBERS and well as some older members too. It DOES NOT mean I am any other expert just because I’m a long time member. You will come to that conclusion after talking and meeting with me.
TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE?
As always, it’s not the length of time one has been a Real Estate agent but the quality of the services given as seasoned Real Estate Agents that … (48 comments)
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activerain blogging: ActiveRain Reflections and Connecting the Dots - 01/01/12 11:10 PM
Today marks the first day of 2012. A shout out of “Happy New Year” and wishing each other a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2012 is the holiday greeting for most. After a shout out to all I immediately reflect on years past and going in to my 5th year of blogging on ActiveRain.
For all documentation purposes I joined as a member on March 10th, 2007. It intrigued me and I wondered just how one was to communicate through the written word and use it for business and referrals? Until I grasped that concept …I just wrote and ‘mingled’ … (10 comments)
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activerain blogging: MAKE Your ActiveRain Blog POP! - 11/16/11 04:40 PM
Blogging on ActiveRain has been a long road that brought me business as well as connecting with my peers. Blogging meant that I make my own ‘POP’ with content that will attract readers who wanted to know more about real estate, my local area and certainly ….a bit about me. Blogging isn’t just about me either.
With consistency, dedication and a whole lot of hard work…
Came business from the consumer and referrals from my peers.
We all want to have many featured posts, to accumulate lots of points and have LOTS of readers and business from our blogs. Well, … (57 comments)
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activerain blogging: Are You Keeping Your Readers Engaged? - 11/06/11 04:48 PM
What makes a good blog? Obviously, the content has to be interesting and the title attractive to lure the reader in. There are many topics to choose from and though many may not agree that some topics are not Real Estate related; they need think again.
REAL ESTATE IS ALL AROUND US!
LOCAL AREA and NEIGHBORHOODS: If I am to be considered the “local expert” I better know my area. In Growing Up in the Mililani Community I not only give information about the Mililani Community but also HISTORY OF OUR MARKET throughout the years. Being a long … (37 comments)
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activerain blogging: Pointing Fingers at Others and Ten Will Point Back at You - 11/05/11 11:55 PM
It’s one thing to be aware of other’s imperfections. It's definitely another story to see the flaws in another and then turn around and poke fun at them or call them names.
Who REALLY is the ‘Professional’ here?
Everyone has unique attributes and characteristics that define us as individuals. Every single person on this planet also has MANY flaws and imperfections. One may have one flaw that another lacks and that same person may have a talent that another lacks.
We all are unique.
Before poking fun at another’s imperfections and saying they’re unprofessional, why not instead offer a … (11 comments)
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activerain blogging: Decluttering the ActiveRain Dashboard - 09/12/11 08:45 PM
Mililani, Hawaii - It's 6pm and I've had dinner and settled down to read some ActiveRain blogs. I am really hoping to read some real estate articles and obtain more information and insight from our nationwide bloggers. OR, maybe I just want to read some fun entertaining posts, a positive inspirational article or just a few stories about a local area business or perhaps about a fine dining restaurant.I watch the blog dashboard roll down while intently looking for something to catch my eye. I refresh the screen every so often to see if something else pops up. Lo and behold, … (46 comments)
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activerain blogging: ActiveRain Stewardship and Holding Self to Higher Standard - 09/08/11 06:28 PM
Four and a half years ago, I wrote a post here on ActiveRain titled Stewardship: The Way to a PLEASANT Blogging Experience. The idea was from a post from a comment thread in which our own Bob Stewart - ActiveRain talked about holding ourselves to a higher standard.
Bob wrote, ""If you have a following on ActiveRain, you need to HOLD YOURSELF TO A HIGHER STANDARD. Having a big following (and there are a ton of you commenting on this that do) means that you take stewardship over the community as a whole. ..........Your actions reflect positively and negatively on ALL … (54 comments)
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activerain blogging: If You Don’t Answer Your Phone and Listen..... They Call ME! - 06/12/11 12:29 AM
The first tip to gaining a client is to ANSWER your PHONE! How many times do they contact me and say the reason they decided to go with me was because I answered my phone and responded right away to a text or email. Goodness, it isn't rocket science to know that communication is the key to having a great business relationship!
We also LISTEN to our clients about what their priorities are when it comes to searching for homes. How's about hearing that the home buyer kept insisting they wanted a certain criteria and the agent didn't seem to hear … (44 comments)
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activerain blogging: Blog Tips for Rain Drips - 06/05/11 02:28 PM
A REBLOG for a highly recommended post with oodles of tips.
Rich Jacobson has long been a favorite of mine. His articulate writing for Activerain members to gain insight with his tips have helped many in the past, the present and no doubt the future...including me!
For years he's provided support to all of us on ActiveRain and and his value to this network is notable and commendable.
If you get the chance, bookmark this for easy access to his links on:
Blog Tips for Rain Drips
Via Rich Jacobson Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker (WindermereRE/West Sound, Inc.):
The … (6 comments)
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activerain blogging: Meatloaf, Lebron and IDX......Random Thoughts on a Friday - 06/03/11 12:51 PM
Bob gives us a great update into what's going on with him....as well as some great tips and tricks for blogging, our businesses and more.....
He kind of switches back and forth but hey....if he gets more consistant with blogging, he will have been well deserved of the 20,000 points he will give himself. lol
And that little guy on the left in the picture? He calls me Gramma Sally in Hawaii :) :)
Via Bob Stewart - ActiveRain Ann Arbor Michigan (ActiveRain - Social Media Marketing):
When I first started upchucking random thoughts onto my computer screen I admitted that … (4 comments)
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activerain blogging: ActiveRain is About REAL ESTATE, Our Communities and …..US - 05/06/11 07:29 PM
Real Estate is about our local communities. A seasoned agent knows their local real estate market and also knows about their local area and communities too. ActiveRain believes in this theory and therefore started the ActiveRain Community Sponsorship (previously known as a ‘Localism Sponsorship'). The topics include everything and anything to do with our local areas including businesses, events, history, people, places and things.
Real Estate is about people. It's the people behind the words at ActiveRain. We know that transparency is key to communicating online.
We write about personal dilemmas or triumphs and support each other through all. Writing as if … (38 comments)
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activerain blogging: Who Google's Our Name? - 04/12/11 12:47 PM
Does the Consumer Google Our Name?
Heck, yeah! I read a comment where someone did not believe that anyone would Google another person's name. Remember, folks. Mentioning another's name (with ill intent) is not a good way to get your own good publicity) It only shows who YOU are.
Focusing on another mirrors something we wish we had ....or had not.
Every so often there will be a seller who will search for my name ...to find out how much I'm on the internet to market their home. They search to find out if there are good reviews about "Sally" … (38 comments)
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activerain blogging: ActiveRain Meeting of the Members - 04/01/11 10:04 PM
It is ALWAYS a pleasure to meet up with another ActiveRain member as it shows the connection we have made through blogging on this network. There have been many members who join, pay the membership and don't do a darn thing but self promote only to find out they have made no friends and have gotten no leads.
ActiveRain is a real estate network, yes. But we learn that it goes far beyond just writing about ‘self' or our number of sales. It's all about connecting with our peers in the real estate industry and getting to know one another. I mean, … (24 comments)
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activerain blogging: Fun With Photo Filters - 03/18/11 06:35 PM
I'm a fan of Microsoft Digital Image for creating collages, touching up sharpness in photos and so forth. I am not a professional photographer but I love to accompany my blog posts with nice pictures. I mean, if I am going to write a post, I am going to accompany it with my OWN pictures.
Original Photo of my First Azalea Bloom
I have fun with the filters in this program .....and the following filtered photos are what came out of experimenting with that original photo of my first Azalea bloom.
Using the "plastic filter' for the Azalea....
Using … (15 comments)
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activerain blogging: Happy Fourth ActiveRain Birthday.... and Loaded with Miracles - 03/14/11 12:00 PM
The first thing I want to say on my Fourth Year as a Member on ActiveRain is that without the guidance from our ActiveRain Staff from the beginning to present I may have just gone amiss as all the others. There is no other network I know of that has a ‘hands on' approach with their members to give them direction and a helping and guiding hand.
There have been other staff along the way that have a wonderful ‘blogside manner', but none more consistent and caring than Bob Stewart. I commend his attitude and demeanor, his caring and understanding, his time … (66 comments)
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activerain blogging: ActiveRain Challenges | Self Improvement and Business Tips for....GROWTH - 02/26/11 12:32 PM
After going through a conversation on Facebook regarding the ActiveRain Challenges (in which I participated in the last three) there may be a few things people may be missing about the INTENT of the challenges.
Can you all step into my shoes and see what I'm seeing?
ActiveRain does get quite creative and gives us topics to write about. AND we get rewarded (just like we do for even writing a post) and get motivated at the same time! Bob Stewart gave us MANY points to submit posts on our Local Areas and it got me motivated to write about what … (15 comments)
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activerain blogging: Do You Have to Have the Last Say? - 02/22/11 12:27 PM
It is apparent that writing online has its perks because the main reason we write for whatever industry we are in is for our businesses. When we communicate and connect through a network for purposes of our business there is a certain respect for each other online that surpasses the written word.
With our ActiveRain Real Estate Network, they give us the ability to create a conversation with commenting about the article we are reading. It's not often that we will see a ‘bashing' of sorts towards Realtors®; but then there are always the exceptions.
In light of those articles, we … (73 comments)
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activerain blogging: The Legacy of Member’s Only Posts - 02/13/11 07:53 PM
A couple of years ago I started writing only PUBLIC posts because I felt there really wasn't any need to do Members Only posts. Why? I mean, let's get real here. ANYONE CAN SIGN UP and JOIN here at ActiveRain. Your clients, your neighbors are and your relatives are all reading everything you're writing right after they take just a minute to sign up.
What's the point of writing a Member's Only post when anyone can be a member?
I suppose there are some that feel they are protected when writing nasty, hateful and bigoted posts about politicians or spewing religious … (22 comments)
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activerain blogging: I Reap What You Don't Sow - 01/30/11 04:53 PM
Now I know why ActiveRain doesn't bring their Raincamp to Hawaii. There will be minimal people who will attend because they DON'T blog! I can guarantee that 90% of real estate industry peers in Hawaii I have come in contact with do not blog. After almost four years on ActiveRain i wonder why only a few see the significance of blogging.
Why?
Reasons?
I don't have the time. You mean you don't have time to invest in the biggest part of marketing that your business needs? It's additional exposure while giving the consumer a piece of who you are and … (37 comments)
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