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active rain blog: Active Rain = GOOGLE Juice! - 08/18/08 03:08 PM
I just wanted to give an update on some SEO that I have been doing for my website. My team and I went live with our site in February 2008 and although we were getting traffic we were still buried, and I mean buried DEEP in the search engines. Two months … (1 comments)

active rain blog: Do email blast work? you bet they do "as long as they are folks that requested to be on it". what to send out that works is up to you. - 08/04/08 12:56 PM
We send out an email blast at least once a week. This is a great way to stay in touch with past and current contacts. The key to any successful marketing is that they request to be on your list. This allows for a high rate of opened emails. The information … (7 comments)

active rain blog: From dream to disaster. A story of triumph with the click of a mouse - 08/04/08 09:52 AM
What happens when you run out of options? you keep looking for solutions. This video is based on a real situation that many developers,investors and individuals are facing. Due to the tighter guidelines many loans are not getting the financing they need. A commercial bridge loan can be the solution. … (2 comments)

active rain blog: Sorry we do not do that but I know someone who does (true story that just happened ). another example of networking by unusuacommercialloans.com - 07/29/08 12:46 PM
I just did a post on karma and the timing could not be better. Because of our marketing and networking we get many calls nationwide. One of our reps got a call from a broker who can not refi his property and wishes to sell the note. 
We told him we … (2 comments)

active rain blog: What would you do if you saw your competitor using the same phrases you use. coping is the biggest form of complimenting but is it ethical? - 07/29/08 12:12 AM
What would you do if someone started to use your phrases. Or they started to use the same outline you use? Nothing. Coping someones form of advertising is the biggest form of complementing your work. The thing about blogging is it leaves the door open for this and you simply need to … (10 comments)

active rain blog: We were not joking about our success with Active Rain 10 calls before noon today. find out how we do it - 07/28/08 05:14 PM
We were not joking when we said we have doubled our business using Active Rain, today alone we have had 10 calls before noon on top of our other marketing. We really want everyone to be successful so if you would like to see our featured blog simply go to the … (4 comments)

active rain blog: We doubled our business using Active Rain. Here is how we did it short video - 07/28/08 11:04 AM
Here is a short video that we hope will help you expand your business using the Active Rain network. This site has more than doubled our business and we hope it does the same for you. We will talk about what works for us. Enjoy and let us know what you … (3 comments)

active rain blog: How to double your business using Active Rain. We did it and here is how - 07/28/08 10:58 AM
Here is a short video that we hope will help you expand your business using the Active Rain network. This site has more than doubled our business and we hope it does the same for you. We will talk about what works for us. Enjoy and let us know what you … (9 comments)

active rain blog: Success With Blogging - Thanks Active Rain - 07/22/08 08:43 AM
Last week I closed my first transaction representing a client that found me as a direct result of my blogging here on Active Rain. I have had some transactions where my blogging efforts helped as one piece of the process, but for this transaction I credit this site 100%.
It was a … (8 comments)

active rain blog: Residential guys trying to do commercial loans. Good idea? Things you need to ask. - 07/18/08 07:24 PM
There is a growing trend; many residential mortgage folks are trying to do commercial loans. While this is a great thing to increase business it could back fire on the client. Just because you take a couple of classes and read a couple of books about a subject does it mean you … (2 comments)

active rain blog: Are you a local writer or a real estate professional? Is localism the death of Active Rain I hope not. - 07/09/08 09:55 PM
I really hope localism is not the death of AR. I think the new site is great for  more locally focused agents. But what about the ones who can do nationwide business, like us or you. Our company is very happy from what has come in result of blogs on AR … (8 comments)

active rain blog: I Guess AR is Like the Rest of them!! - 07/09/08 04:14 PM

 
I have been blogging on AR for over a year, and really have liked what I have learned here.  I think I post great information, and share with my fellow Active Rainers, but now that the new localism has launched it has some really serious flaws.  Since I have been blogging for … (2 comments)

active rain blog: How Soon Do You think we are going to get to 100,000 members? - 07/08/08 06:06 PM
As many realtors do I love to gamble, and if you know anything about gambling especially sports gambling there is an over and under.  The over and under is a total score.  For example if the final score of the game is 21 to 20 than the over under was 41.  … (1 comments)

active rain blog: Never under estimate the power of the blog. - 07/02/08 07:36 AM
I got a call from a broker that saw one of my blogs, after we talked about business she asked me- Why would you tell your competitors your ideas on marketing? I told her that I really don't see it that way. Blogging is used in many different ways, some express … (5 comments)

active rain blog: There is so much dead wood on AR it is a fire hazard. How to know who is legitimate - 06/23/08 11:39 AM
How to know if whom you are contacting on Active Rain is still around or even a legitimate business. Simple visit their website, see when their last blog was posted ASK QUESTIONS!  Don't just take it for granted that because they know how to write a good story (a blog) or have … (1 comments)

active rain blog: Clients That Care Love Realtors That Care.....Show Me Your Client Testimonials - 06/20/08 06:07 PM
By Victoria Realtor Fred Carver. Clients That Care Love Realtors That Care.....Show Me Your TestimonialAfter selling one of my clients home through my Internet Blog marketing efforts(3 offers and Sold $13,000 above asking in 2 days), I now set in motion to find this client the home of their dreams. We … (8 comments)

active rain blog: Here are my two cents about the staff at Active Rain. - 05/28/08 01:00 PM
Now that I got your attention here it goes. I have to take my hat off to the folks that run AR.  Recently I was contacted by the powers from above about my blog, After some email tag and a couple of phone calls the issue got resolved.
 
What makes … (1 comments)

active rain blog: Blog Aweigh folks! It works! - 05/10/08 07:32 PM
My wife heard my band on the radio the other day.  She said "Jon, I heard 'Mack the Knife' played on the [old fogey] radio station.  I thought it sounded familiar.  After the song was over the radio announcer said the name of the band, and ...you played on that CD … (3 comments)

active rain blog: Southlake Real Estate Traffic From a Blog Post? Keep Blogging on Active Rain! - 05/07/08 11:46 AM
SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Today Zoltan over at Real Bird (a real estate syndication tool) blogged about how fast his Active Rain post got indexed by Google, and how it lead to a visit from the New York Times (pretty impressive). So I thought I should see how my AR blog post yesterday … (8 comments)

active rain blog: 60 Summers Lane, White Stone, VA 22578 - 04/20/08 12:07 PM
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active rain blog: Active Rain San Diego Real Estate Agents - 04/06/08 02:58 PM
Active Rain San Diego Real Estate AgentsIf you are selling or buying a home in San Diego including Chula Vista there are 3 real estate agents in San Diego that can help you. We are also San Diego relocation experts and because we know San Diego County inside and out we … (0 comments)

active rain blog: Very cute but very dangerous - 02/14/08 11:57 AM
In today's sensitive society, it's hard to really enjoy the innocent comments made by every day situations. The other day I went to go pick up my son from school, now keep in mind he is 3. Most of you with kids understand a 3 year old is something that has … (7 comments)

active rain blog: Active Rain Contact Us - 01/19/08 01:11 PM
 
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active rain blog: FREE REAL ESTATE E-NEWSLETTERS (THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT)! - 11/09/07 04:54 AM
I just bought a copy of Microsoft Publisher and am figuring out ALL of the Amazing things I can do with it!  One of the most amazing things I have learned so far is that I can use it to create my own FREE real estate E-Newsletter!  Below is a copy … (9 comments)

active rain blog: Alien Blogger? - 08/19/07 07:06 PM
Okay, so I didn't mean ALIEN as in U.F.O. alien.  I am referring to blogging in other territories, or "worlds" that you aren't comfortable in, or you simply are new to. 
I've been so focused on blogging on Active Rain that I haven't really taken the time to read other blogger stuff … (2 comments)

active rain blog: Featured Articles? Why is it the Same People? - 06/27/07 08:55 AM
Is it me or does it seem like the Featured Articles are the same people irregardless of original or exceptional content.  I am not sure why some of these articles become featured, but I was wondering to see if there was qualifications you needed before becoming featured.  Do you have to … (8 comments)

active rain blog: I just hit 613 Posts and still going strong! - 05/22/07 03:42 PM
It seems like only yesterday that I discovered Active Rain. It`s hard to believe I`ve crossed over the 600 post mark. Sharon Sims wrote about  her  500Th Blog on March 22nd,2007.At that point I couldn`t believe that someone would hit this milestone,yet here I am writing my 613 post. How did this all happen?
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active rain blog: Active Rain: Digg It! - 10/05/06 03:37 PM
Please forgive me if I am late to the party, but I just discovered we can put specific Active Rain blogs onto Digg. That would seem to be valuable in attracting new (consumer?) traffic to the AR site and to bring some of the more important issues we discuss into public focus. There … (14 comments)

 
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