blogging safely: Tips In Dealing With the Anonymous Cyberstalker - 07/08/09 05:05 PM
We put ourselves out on the internet to market ourselves. We are blogging so that we can give a side of ourselves to the consumer and our peers so they are able to get to ‘know' the person behind the words. There will be many times that we cross paths with … (83 comments)
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blogging safely: Being Mindful of Our Reputation Online - 07/04/09 09:30 PM
A very successful young woman treated all who worked under her like they were less than. She was mean and did not care who she hurt with her demanding haughty demeanor and words. All the office workers talked behind her back and everyone was in on letting each other know when … (46 comments)
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blogging safely: Get OFF My Blog! - 06/07/09 01:09 PM
There will always be sour pusses who do not agree with what we write, right? Right. I mentioned the other day how I was getting a anonymous comments by a 'so called Real Estate professional' last week commenting on a 5 month old post. Continuously kept coming back and turning the … (45 comments)
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blogging safely: The Benefits of An Agent on Drugs - 05/30/09 03:22 PM
Agent on drugs.... Yeah, the slurred speech, the lethargic glassy looking eyes and the sweat dripping down her face. She tries to hold her composure through the last two showing appointments of … (91 comments)
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blogging safely: Half A Million ActiveRain Points- And...the 'POINT' of It All - 05/27/09 08:19 PM
POINTS?? 500,000 of them! Half a million of them!
I've been kind of busy so didn't have much time to do a whole how I got to this 'point'. The 'point’ ' I really need to stress about 'points' on ActiveRain is that writing as if the reader … (40 comments)
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blogging safely: Stepping Over the Line of Integrity - "Can't Touch This" - 03/04/09 10:40 AM
Everything about the Lionfish says, "Don't Touch" and "Can't Touch This"! The poisonous venom is delivered from the spiky dorsal fins and can be extremely painful to humans along with symptoms of nausea and breathing difficulties; though rarely fatal.
Life throws curve balls and it seems at more times than others. Sometimes … (17 comments)
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blogging safely: Are Those Pictures in Your Blog...YOURS?????? - 02/28/09 05:35 PM
About a year and a half ago I went back through my old posts to make sure I didn't have any pictures inserted in them ....that WERE NOT mine. I had a few. I deleted them quickly as I was learning about NOT using animations, pictures, cartoons that were not mine. … (51 comments)
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blogging safely: There's a Diplomatic (Nicer) Way to Say IT! - 02/27/09 12:51 PM
We ALL feel the need to express opinions on many subjects. It's human nature.....we all think differently and have different opinions. Regardless if it's political, about something going on around ActiveRain or Localism or just plain views on religion or abortion, the way you are presenting it can make all the difference in … (35 comments)
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blogging safely: Marketing Ourselves at What Cost ....PART II (VIDEO) - 02/20/09 12:28 PM
We put ourselves OUT there on the internet to market ourselves, our properties, our services, our techniques and more. In Part I of Marketing Ourselves At What Cost? the discussion kept going in agreement with how we portray ourselves online as well as the Psychology of Cyberspace and how some puff themselves up … (19 comments)
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blogging safely: Marketing Ourselves At What Cost? - 02/17/09 11:05 PM
After reading Facebook: Why doesn't it feel good to be right? it got me to thinking about how we market ourselves GALORE all over the internet. I am restructuring my marketing and asking myself the one big question: AT WHAT COST? No, not money. It's how I present myself to the public.
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blogging safely: Blogging Safely, Professionally & Respectfully ONLINE - 12/06/08 07:21 PM
Writing respectfully and professional online is always in the back of my mind. I have always believed that ActiveRain is a place to write about ourselves, our experiences and our businesses with the intention of showing a bit of transparency so our peers and the consumer will be walking along side with us through our … (42 comments)
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blogging safely: Who Am I? - 12/05/08 10:46 AM
Our own Rich Jacobson (ActiveRain Community Builder) wrote Establishing an Internet Presence: "Are You Creating a 'False Front?" and it got me thinking about the profile pictures and the internet presence we create online.
There are professionals online that use signs, smiley faces, a picture of their dog or whatever for … (65 comments)
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blogging safely: The Confession of a Blogger in Recovery - 11/11/08 07:45 PM
My life was consumed by blogging on ActiveRain. Though I tried to keep balance in my life I couldn't stop myself from thinking about the comments and the next post I was going to write. I couldn't stop thinking about my positive group and contests to run. It was a never ending addiction during slow … (64 comments)
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blogging safely: What a Week! - 10/26/08 01:26 PM
No matter what the situation or circumstance I have to be prepared to handle it. Life ALWAYS has curve balls thrown at us to test us and to give us grand learning lessons in this big game of games.....called LIFE.
We can either let it suck the energy out of us … (47 comments)
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blogging safely: You ARE an ActiveRain WINNER! - 09/21/08 12:50 PM
We all have an ONLINE presence when we write the written word here or anywhere else ONLINE. We approach each other by keyboard strokes and respond to comments in a professional and humane manner in hopes we are giving back to this community with a Positive Attitude.
Our behavior ONLINE shows our … (52 comments)
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blogging safely: Hang Around the Barber Shop Long Enough....and You'll Get a Haircut - 09/18/08 04:18 PM
Hanging around negativity long enough and it surely rubs off on you. After writing Professional Attitudes & Behaviors Online and receiving many opinions and feedback I want to acknowledge a couple of other topics that relate to blogging online.
No matter what the topic or situation it surely is not a reason to … (74 comments)
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blogging safely: A Beautiful Life! - 09/07/08 12:02 PM
Last night I was trying to catch up on a little bit of commenting here (didn't do too well) I realized just how tired I was. Between transactions closing and opening a new one and still showing property to two buyers up until yesterday morning I was running on fumes.
I … (55 comments)
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blogging safely: From Braless to Aging Gracefully - 09/04/08 11:44 AM
In the 70's I romped the city braless. Yup, women were standing up for their rights and wearing no bra and saran wrap dresses. Now look at us. With gravity taking its course we throw them over our shoulders and age gracefully. We snicker at the young folk who do not … (71 comments)
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blogging safely: Alternative Medicine? - 08/20/08 08:16 PM
Have you ever wondered about other 'medical' alternatives than just a regular doctor for something like a thrown out back? And if that didn't work have you considered going to a chiropractor? If that doesn't work, then what?
My husband has something pinched in his back /leg and he went to … (48 comments)
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blogging safely: My Long Journey: The PLATINUM Hall of Fame & 300,000 POINTS - 07/02/08 12:21 PM
The Star Hall of Fame groups were created by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston for the sole purpose of telling our story of each milestone and journey's in the Rain to get to each of these Star Hall of Fame groups:
Activerain Bronze Star Hall of Fame- In order to qualify you must reach at least 50,000 Activerain points.
Activerain … (124 comments)
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