blog: Your Blog Can Get You Noticed - 08/27/09 12:01 PM
I got an e-mail the other day from my Board of REALTORS®. As I began to read the message they referenced one of my blog posts. The immediate thought I had was oh no, did I say something wrong. I am pretty careful about the usual stuff.
I never mention names,
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blog: To Be or Not to Be Featured - 2nd Attempt - 03/07/08 10:42 AM
Sorry folks my original post got zapped off the Active Rain system. It is out there in cyberspace! It was either zapped by the Menehunes (tiny mischievous Hawaiian characters, similar to Leprechauns) or I bumped the wrong key falling asleep at the computer. Don't know what happened, so I am trying it again.
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blog: What Will Our Blogs Look Like in a Year? - 02/12/08 08:04 AM
Many of us started blogging for the first time when we joined Active Rain. A small percentage of the real estate professionals already had some blog experience and a few others spread out and added personal blogs shortly after. A large majority of us had Active Rain and not much else.
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blog: Web Content and Blogging - 02/06/08 12:10 PM
In my post last night I wrote about how much discussion there was about blogging at the CRS Sell-a-bration in Hawaii. Blogging a Topic at CRS Convention I thought I would continue on the topic a little further. I have spoken to dozens, probably hundreds of agents about the importance of blogging
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blog: Blogging a Topic at CRS Convention - 02/06/08 12:54 AM
Last week I attended the CRS Sell-a-bration in Waikiki. It was a great event. I came back with many ideas and a new energy to kick it to the next level. Something different this year from last was the word BLOG was being tossed about. Although not a featured sponsor and not
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blog: Why Publicly Write About Bad Agents or Bad Business Practices? - 01/24/08 03:09 AM
Yesterday, while going through my e-mail I had a message from a really great client who found me through Active Rain. Towards the end of his message he stated: "It seems business is good based on your blog. I still read it regularly. Keep up the great stories, especially the ones
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blog: 400 Blog Posts on Active Rain and Still Counting - 12/06/07 12:17 AM
A little over a year ago when I joined Active Rain, I had never blogged before. I thought it was like the chat rooms and a big waste of time. Since being persuaded to check out Active Rain by fellow REALTOR, David Kucic, I have changed my opinion dramatically. David did
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blog: Bringing Out the Worst in Some - 11/04/07 10:22 PM
The topic of professionalism seems to bring out the worst in some folks. It is amazing to read comments from a few defending bad behavior or a lack of professionalism in blog posts. If you want to start an argument on your blog post all I have to do is suggest we
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blog: My 1st Anniversary on Active Rain - 11/04/07 06:46 PM
I looked at my Active Rain account and saw that tomorrow will be my one year anniversary on Active Rain. It seemed longer than that, considering this will be my 361st blog post. That is nearly one a day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking a back I was pondering how my time on Active Rain
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blog: Who Has Blogged From the Most Unusual Place? - 10/04/07 10:50 PM
Just to lighten it up a bit I am going to start of list of some of the places I have blogged from. I know that some of the hard core Active Rainers can top my list. Please feel free to add some of your strangest or most unusual places. I
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blog: I Have Been MEME’d Again – Here is My Updated MEME - 09/17/07 11:37 AM
A few days ago I received a message from Andrew Trevino saying that you have been MEME'd. I apologize for taking so long to do this. I have been so busy with work that I have had a hard time getting my Active Rain fix. Well here is my
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blog: I Need My Active Rain Fix - 08/25/07 02:38 PM
A few members messaged me to see if something a wrong. The last couple of weeks I have been so busy with work that I haven't had much time to write on Active Rain. My schedule looks to be getting even busier. That is a good thing. The bad thing is I
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blog: Randy’s Top 10 Favorite Blogs of the Week - 04/12/07 06:46 AM
This is not a list of the 10 best blogs in Active Rain, only my favorites from among the 150 to 200 I read in the last 7 days. Why did I pick 10? Well if you are pressed for time and need to get you're A/R fix, I will point
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blog: Why Would Anyone Want to Read About My Life? - I’ve Been MEME’d - 03/23/07 01:00 PM
While getting my Active Rain morning fix I received a message that I have been MEME'd by Neal Bloom, who is a really cool blogger. My dirty laundry? I have now been MEME'd Well here is my life: I am a husband and father of two boys, one in high school and one in
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blog: 100,000 Points on Active Rain and Just Getting My 2nd Wind - 03/07/07 12:52 AM
When I joined Active Rain a few months back I had no experience with blogging at all. I was not sure if I really wanted to get into this at the time. I was quite busy with business, family and community. I didn't have any idea how you get started
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