activerain community support: What Makes a Good Real Estate Blogger? - 05/29/12 10:17 AM
I’m not even sure how I would answer “What Makes a Good Real Estate Blogger”. However, I do know that when I write without slamming other REALTORS® (or anyone for that matter) I’m surely attracting the kind of readers that I want to ‘associate’ with.
The same goes for the articles (and people) that I read. Negativity breed negativity and I tend to either give a more positive feedback on a negative post rather than buy into the negative comment stream that usually follows. Why? Think of this: Why would I want to associate with negative people who are just cutting … (20 comments)
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activerain community support: 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 community support: 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 community support: 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 community support: ActiveRain Community Support- A Happy Holiday Wish To ActiveRain - 12/25/11 12:19 PM
It all started back in March of 2007 when I finally decided to accept an invite from Randy Prothero and start blogging on ActiveRain. I jumped right in not knowing what I was doing and actually started doing it for ‘fun’. Then I started reading from other members about why they blog and how they get business and referrals from other members who they connected with.
It’s been a long journey to gain experience of the whole ActiveRain who, what, when, how and why about blogging although it’s been a rewarding time indeed! With business, referrals and the most important..the … (52 comments)
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activerain community support: A Christmas Treasure - In Memory of Jamie Caulk and Lillian Caulk - 12/24/11 01:21 PM
Carol Grub, Cyndee Haydon and friends started a project and I was contacted by Cyndee regarding “THE JAMIE & LILIAN CAULK MEMORIAL PROJECT” for our friend and fellow member Missy Caulk and her family . There was no hesitation from me to ‘get the word out’!!!
Missy Caulk, mother of Jamie and grandmother of Lilian, experienced a grief that is unimaginable to me as I have not experienced the loss of a child or grandchild. This loss and tragedy happened to Missy’s family within a few weeks time of each other with first the loss of her son Jamie in … (13 comments)
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activerain community support: ActiveRain Holiday Greeting Card Contest! - 12/07/11 07:40 PM
ActiveRain Holiday Greeting Card Contest!
The Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul holds an Annual Spring, Fall and Holiday Contest every year. The end of the year Holiday Contest is more significant as we are doing business while trying to share time with family and friends. We are also trying to close out the old year and prepare for the New Year.
What better way to motivate yourself and others than to create a marketing Holiday Greeting Card or Postcard for a potential new client or for a current client or past client you want to stay in … (170 comments)
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activerain community support: FALL SEASON OF MIRACLES CONTEST >>>>>>WINNERS!!! - 11/08/11 12:06 PM
The MIRACLE OF MY LIFE was the birth of my daughter’s first child (and my first grandchild) Brayden. After ten years of hoping and wishing to bear a child with her only true love, that dream happened on September 20, 2011. It was my dream to experience being a gramma. I can tell you (now) from experience, the amazement and utter joy I felt when holding my grandson in my arms for that first time.
Miracles come in all shapes, sizes and forms. They can be anything from a rainbow to the miracle of life. A miracle can come from … (52 comments)
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activerain community support: An ActiveRain FALL SEASON OF MIRACLES CONTEST | PAWS Group Extends Contest Time and Ends Midnight October 31 - 10/26/11 02:25 PM
The leaves change colors during the fall season and are a signal that a miracle is about to take place. It is the season of miracles. The weather turns cool after a hot summer and it becomes more comfortable. We experience a sense of renewal, a time for change and to switch gears in our businesses, our relationships and everyday life experiences.
The fall season reminds me that I have a few months left of this year to gear up for the coming year with a plan for the miracles in life that I long and dream for. I … (201 comments)
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activerain community support: Family is Always My Fall Season of Miracles | UPDATED Entries for the Contest too - 10/14/11 05:34 PM
The POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul group gives you the opportunity to share the miracles in your life during this fall season with a creative writing challenge . Join in on the challenge with the FALL SEASON OF MIRACLES CONTEST | Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group
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As most of you may know, I became a first time Grandmother 3 weeks and two days ago. I had the privilege of experiencing my daughter’s first pregnancy and the birth of her first child. In the short time of knowing my grandson, Brayden, I have grown to love him … (23 comments)
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activerain community support: 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 community support: 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 community support: 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 community support: Tips for NOT Cutting Corners With Your Real Estate Business - 04/23/11 01:38 AM
So, you have your Real Estate License and you're thinking about making a go of selling real estate. You already have the mindset that you will make every effort to be the best you can be in this business. One thing is for certain: If you don't have good morals, beliefs and values in your life every day then all the rules, laws, regulations, code of ethics will not come even close to being something you will follow or adhere to.
There are no cutting corners in real estate when:
You are explaining a contract to your clients or answering any … (51 comments)
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activerain community support: Building or Tearing Down Your Reputation Online - 04/14/11 05:35 PM
We can never say it enough. YOUR ONLINE LEGACY dictates the person you are ...just as in real life. I wrote the following article two years ago and i just bet that some may find it useful or tear it down because they don't believe that their typewritten word can hurt them...or help them.
Our reputation is all we have in this business. The Real Estate Industry has enough negative said...to only compound it with the negative attitudes of some. Bantering about your political preference or religious views while cutting down another is as bad as watching the crap on television.
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activerain community support: 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 community support: CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS of the Spring Renewal Contest! - 03/24/11 01:21 AM
What a wonderful turnout we had for the SPRING RENEWAL CONTEST | Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul & BananaTude Groups!!! There were 66 entries and everyone made a tremendous effort to put their hearts and souls into each.
I want to specifically start this post off with a big Mahalo to the Judges, William Johnson, Andrea Swiedler, Anna "Banana" Kruchten and Myrl Jeffcoat who worked so hard to read each and every entry to choose from all the wonderful posts to make a very hard decision for the top winners.
Remember, all entries are winners and will receive extra points … (55 comments)
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activerain community support: From Turmoil to Empathy and Compassion - 03/16/11 09:51 PM
The unbelievable turmoil that surrounds us. Many countries are in havoc with turmoil and war between the citizens of one country to nature's wrath and fury of earthquakes and tsunamis in another. We help out as much as possible and though some may wonder why I do not.
The ethnic diversity in Hawaii and the cultures within each contain huge growing experiences. I was fortunate to travel in many countries as well and through each I have turned all into learning experiences. I opened my mind.
Opening our minds to new experiences will be rewarding.
No matter how negative the … (16 comments)
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activerain community support: 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 community support: Do Good Guys Always End Up Last? - 03/08/11 12:52 AM
As an Ambassador to ActiveRain I really take my ‘title' seriously. I have always believed that if someone needs help they ask for it because that is the first step to acknowledging that one needs the help. I have been fortunate to help many members with their questions and I answer promptly and detailed.
If I delete a post from the POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul group it is most likely because it did not fit the group and the rules. There really aren't that much to abide by and if you aren't promoting yourself, your listings or … (23 comments)
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