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Refreshing Lemonade After reading several posts on great dishes, I thought I would provide a refreshmentBerry Refreshing Lemonade This berry lemonade will add instant refreshment to those hot summer days. Preparation Time - 5 minutes* 4 cups cold water * 1 can (11.5 oz.) Berry Flavor LIBBY'S JUICY JUICE 100% Juice Non-Frozen Concentrate … (6 comments)
Hi all, I just joined carnival and I would like to know how I would go about entering my listing blogs for the contests? I am very eager and want to get both feet wet!!I have learned a lot from "Listings by address" and I would love to take the next … (0 comments)
I found a couple of tools that have worked for me that seem to be untouched in my market area. If they are being touched then, somehow, I'm just lucky. There are tons of free internet "message boards", "blogs", chatrooms, etc. What I've done is at night while surfing, I've popped … (7 comments)
I had been giving some thought as what to blog about next. Nothing rushed through my brain immediately. So I had the thought, What would the people of AR want to hear from me.Be kind now, I know many would rather I be quiet. Well maybe not MANY, but surely SOME.Seriously … (16 comments)
How should I enter my blog tags for search results???
Everyone must be excited about the upcoming holiday weekend because I've had the pleasure of reading some very interesting blogs today. My 100 comment points were well used today. Below are a few blogs I found interesting:The Post Card Dilemma By Andrew King Fly me to the moon!!! Tony Bennett kicks off … (6 comments)
What's the deal here? I was on yesterday and clicked on "Blogs". I counted 18 of the 20 blogs that were on the page were about a property that a realtor had to sell....What's up wtih that. I'm all about mixing business with pleasure, but please.... do we all have Labor … (13 comments)
I wrote this post as an answer to a question, but thought it might be useful to post it at the top blog level so people could find it more easily. I wanted to give instructions that had enough information to make it useful to everyone. Please let me know if … (14 comments)
Almost missed in the newsletter this week was this little snippet:Get on the blogging bandwagon! Now you can add a blog to your eAgentC Website and position yourself on the Web as the number one resource for neighborhood information in your area. And you can do it at no additional cost!Just … (3 comments)
Here are a few reasons why you should choose a real estate agent who blogs:Your agent's blog site is another avenue for your agent to post your home for saleBlogging increases Internet traffic to your agent's personal website(s)...which increases traffic to your home's listing as wellBlogging shows that your agent is committed to … (13 comments)
A question for all of you AR commercial real estate practitoners. A friend of mine who is still in CRE brokerage (I got out a few months ago to helm the business efforts of a new IT firm servicing the CRE brokerage sector) asked me what I thought of AR for … (9 comments)
How many languages does your blog speak? If your blog only speaks one language, you may be missing opportunities to diversify your client base. Think about it, if you are in a city where Spanish is, the second language, or perhaps it is a diverse area where there is a mixture … (9 comments)
When will the Moment of Truth be clear to you? In a good market we kept on spending on leads and advertising, most of us thought this was enough. As the market got tougher expenses came close to profits, that's the moment of truth. So what happens we cut back on … (1 comments)
Thanks to Colleen Kulikowski and Laurie Manny for the invitation to join the Active Rain community. After my experience judging the Laurie Manny contest and the warm welcome from so many people I thought it would be fun to see what life was life behind the lovely gates of your community. … (26 comments)
I was scrolling down my blog page, and noticed something that surprised me. The months that I've blogged the most have also been my most productive in terms of income. I'm not sure how in correlates, but it's intersting to say the least. Now when my wife or business partner complains … (4 comments)
Hello everyone,I have only been involved with blogs during the past few months. Is this the best thing in the world or what? I have heard for a couple of years at least that blogs were the "cat's meow" and now I totally agree.I have learned more in this blog and … (3 comments)
For the last 3 days I have attended Mega Camp in Austin, Texas. I love going to conferences but 3 full days can be a lot of learning. Today's training was pretty mind blowing. The whole day was dedicated to how I can better use technology to enhance my real estate business. … (1 comments)
What does blogging and chess have in common?Not much, other than I'm learning to do both.My son, 13 will tell you that my blogging prevents him from teaching me how to play chess. ME: I'll be there in a minute. HIM: This isn't going to be like LAST time is it?"........I … (4 comments)
Authored by: Laurie Mindnich August 22nd, 2007 When people visit our east end of Long Island, whether to consider moving here, or simply for a summer getaway, the offerings are abundant every weekend. This Saturday, we decided to visit the Riverhead Polish Fair. It occurs every year in Polish Town, Riverhead, … (13 comments)
OK - here's a few ways to enhance your blogs by adding HTML tags.For fonts you can change the size, color, and font by typing the following tags around the text you want enhanced:<font size="3">Everything between the beginning and end tags will be in font size 3.</font>Note: Font size 1 is the smallest … (2 comments)
Is It You? Are you Prepared?
I was browsing for a picture to put up for one of my blogs and ran across this picture that I thought you might all enjoy. I try to keep things positive and remember that the glass is half full, not half empty which is why I usually try to stay … (8 comments)
So I have been on activerain for a couple of months now and I'm still trying to understand what everything means and how it all works. I love reading everyone's blog and I've learned so much. But I'm hoping you can help me with one thing. Why do YOU add someone … (10 comments)
Every once in a while something will happen or someone will say something that makes you realize how fast time seems to go by as we get older. The passing of time creates some distance from those memorable events that seemed to have happened so recently, until you figure out how long ago they … (15 comments)
This article is also viewable at http://www.landlord2landlord.com/Newsletters.aspx. For more articles like this, please join our Newsletter.Advertising on craigslist: How to Get Your Service Noticed!by Lisa WellsHave you ever surfed the classifieds on craigslist and wondered if posting an ad about your service would be worth your time and effort? The following are … (16 comments)
Anyone Who Happens By In the Next Few Minutes Is Likely To Be A Part Of This This post is going to be written in pieces and posted every few minutes as I go along. Just scroll down a bit to the TokBox window in the sidebar. You should see me … (58 comments)
I found something on the internet this morning that is going to rock the real estate blogoshere: 
Hi everyone - this is an email that I MIGHT send out to our customer base. I was curious what you think of it? Is it valuable, is it accurate, etc?THANKS FOR ANY COMMENTS, GOOD OR NOT SO GOOD:-)We think Blogs are critical for Realtors' success. Blog is short for web log. Wikipedia … (3 comments)
First of all let's talk about what excites brokers on AR. I write blogs about prospecting, SEO, recruiting and marketing and get a fairly good response. I write a blog about blogging and the interest goes off the charts...guess bloggers and people that read blogs just love everything about blogs...enough said.If … (1 comments)
Ever hear the saying "you have so and so on the brain"I wish I could open up and look into my brain I bet it is filled with a blog. Well I think "I have blogs on my brain". From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to … (2 comments)
I recently changed my web site over to Joomla (Content Management System). As a web site designer, this was very hard for me to do and I'm still learning the ins and outs of Joomla on a daily basis. Deciding to go to a Joomla format was very scary, I'm a designer, … (4 comments)
I recently found an informative website which is a Free Educational Resource by Carnegie Mellon University. It has various articles of interest and gives advice on how to secure your internet communications, e-Commerce, e-Money, Web Browsing, Games, Chats and even Blogs. We might all learn something here which might prevent us … (1 comments)
So now you are a Blogger on Active Rain! You create content, you write, you post, you read, you comment, but do you ever wonder...where does my Blogging go from here? Is this as good as it gets? Should I have more than one Blog? My answer to you is yes! Every single person and … (80 comments)
So I love Google Reader. I probably spend 1/6th of my most productive work time reading blog posts on my reader. According Google Reader statistics, I follow 114 blogs, reading about 150 blog posts every day. That much reading is borderline ridiculous. That is if I didn't consider it an essential … (5 comments)
I have been using Blogger (aka Blogspot) for a few years, and have found it to be user friendly, and aesthetically pleasing to boot. It's free, and there are several templates available to customize your look, or color coordinate with your company colors.I like the layout, and ease of use. They host … (2 comments)
Simple Beauty...Natural Flowers No One Planted...Sprewed And Seeded By The Wind, Carried To And Fro By Birds...This Is The Scenery You Do Not Get In Concrete & Pavement Urban Areas. Some Folks Wander In To Maine For The Scenery...Coastal Rugged Rocked Shorelines On The Ocean....Mount Katahdin's Range Of Hiking Options...The … (-1 comments)
I know this is a loaded question, but is the electronic newsletter still relevant? Has it gone the way of the hard copy newsletter that we used to snail mail? Has the enewsletter lost its appeal and usefulness like it's sister hard copy version? Given the ease of use of a … (22 comments)
I recently wrote a blog on First Impressions. I decided to extend this a little further to encompass a few things that we all know but sometimes need a little reminder. Communications Respond quickly to phone calls and e-mail’s. Let that person know they are important. Honesty & Trust These … (11 comments)
Last week we had a training session at our office on BLOGGING. We discussed first what a blog is then we discussed why you need one & finally how to get one & what to do with one.I think everyone learned quite a bit.So far, here's those from our office with … (6 comments)
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your blogs. Where are you all?!! That one last night from Rick & Ines's blog about the toilets being sold with the house, lids closed or not, was a riot. And then the patriotic article from Ralph Odierna - Ministers of the American dream. Fantastic articles. Easy to click … (4 comments)
Well, once again I laugh every-time the spell checker tells me I spelled Blog wrong..... While writing my Blog LOL anyhow I always get a laugh at the Spell Check for that one. Please tell me I am not the only one doing this...... Hope everyone has a great weekend, anyone in … (1 comments)
When I first started blogging, I would constently see the same names being posted. I got to learn how much they were contributing to AR. I started to subscribe to there blogs. I am so glad I did. There are times I can't get on and I know they are posting … (10 comments)
I don't know about you, but this whole world of blogging has been a little intimidating. I read a ton of books about HOW to blog, I've read tons of blogs about WHAT to blog, but in the end.......what could I possibly have to write about?Then the light bulb went off.....THAT'S … (21 comments)
Note: This and the previous blog entry regarding is not showing up on the AR "Search" blogs. I have no clue why not? Now I have to email AR. <Update: Thanks, AR - it is there now!>Sellsius - Company Description Not Cool - Please Modify < First entry in regarding misleading … (2 comments)
Alllllrighty then...Though I may be somewhat of a "newbie" to Active Rain, I ain't no spring chicken when it comes to "blogging."After getting "scolded" now for the 2nd time for posting a relevant and informative link on someone's comment section (that had nothing to do with me or my company so … (15 comments)
OMG what am I going to do? I feel so unconnected and I now have extra time on my hands...Typepad appears to be down. I just checked with our AR Typepad expert, Cheryl Johnson, and she's confirmed this as well. I have 4 different blogs within my Typepad account and this … (11 comments)
I know many of you feel the same way! As the members now quickly approach 40,000 on active rain, There is SO much great content here, you can't help but feel like you are missing out on some... maybe even some of the best! Between Reading all that you can, and … (10 comments)
Ok, I battled myself some of this evening on whether to write this at all. Obviously, I won and I am:-) My other battle, assuming I won the battle and wrote this which I did, was whether or not to make it public or private for viewing by those here in cyberland. … (134 comments)
I understand this is a real estate site and a lot of the blogs are related to real estate. I was wondering if the blogs have to be 100% real estate related. Could I write about things such as gardening and things like that? Check out our website AllReal-Estate.com we offer … (5 comments)
I love the posts that include pictures and graphics. I'm a great Home Inspector but I'm not much of a computer guy. In simple terms (if you don't mind) how do I insert pictures into my blog posts or comments? … (4 comments)
Did you know that this is the 10th anniversary of blogging? Must be true, I read it in the Wall Street Journal's article Happy Blogiversary this morning. Well, I've only been doing it for six months, but I do think it is great. And this week I started branching out from Active … (2 comments)
It has come to my attention today that non-users can comment on your blogs. The comment left on one of my blogs today was vulgar and insulting. Nice to know someone thinks that highly of me to leave a message and hide behind a fake name with profanity in it. I'm … (13 comments)
I have to be honest - when I found Active Rain, I wasn't sure how much I would be able to participate. My other two blogs were already up and running, I manage my own website, I handle a few others for non profits - and did I mention I am … (2 comments)
Baby Boomers blogging? In Inman News Bernice Ross wrote of blog resistance: "The challenge may be insurmountable for many agents. According to Ann Randolph of Lore Magazine, when baby boomers purchase technology they have an expectation that you plug it in and it's supposed to work. Until the advent of computers, every … (48 comments)
I saw that Stephanie Edwards wrote a fantastic blog about who she subscribes to and some of her favorite blogs. Although she did her Steph's Blog Roll and Fave's of the Week! blog nearly a month ago, I landed on it, and decided that I should do one, too. Here's what … (12 comments)
cheap Quality Cars going to the American market in two years..this year it was the dog food, the seafood and other problem foods that we imports from China. In two years, we are going to the fast lane for cheaper and low quality cars. Good luck Chrsyler lovers .. In the name … (2 comments)
I am new to this and have done only two blogs but it does not seem like anybody is interested in my topics since I am not getting any comments. Does everybody get comments on their posting? Anybody care to help me out here? What am I not doing right? Topics, … (23 comments)
Realtor.com Launches Their Blogs, Active Rain Killer?? Just in case you missed it. Here is that Realtor.com as in store with their blogging platform.Realtor.com Blogs Check it out, it really is a good looking blog platform, and if you are itching for another avenue to get the word out to your … (10 comments)
Just wanted to make a quick mention of a new site that might come in handy.Thus far I have posted on using Windows Live Writer to compose and post your blogs to AR and to your personal blogs. In reverse, copying HTML to Live Writer and saving as draft will back … (24 comments)
As people begin to depend more and more on the Internet to narrow down where they want to live and visit, pictures become more and more important.The Roanoke Times, the local paper of Roanoke,Virginia, has what they call a local Blog Roll of people who write about the area. Their list … (0 comments)
I just love that Geiko commercial. It made me think of how long I put off creating a real estate blog, because I thought it would be do technologically challenging. Active Rain is brilliant in that AR recognizes that real estate agents need tools that they can used without having to … (6 comments)
This is a post that will helpfully shed some light on the massive amount of information available on Active Rain as well as help each of us as we weed through the maze of ideas, of tips, hints, and people that we are introduced to on Active Rain. I'm sharing just "some" … (78 comments)
I wrote a post last week on To Check or Not To Check for comments. I had been traveling and only having a Blackberry for a week, my email overload was killing me.Ray Sanchez, was so kind to offer some great tips and posted in great detail on it and was FEATURED … (30 comments)
WATER STONE SUBDIVISION This quiet subdivision of semi-custom homes is located on the north side of Bonner Road just west of Fairfield Road in Wauconda.If you have any questions about this or any subdivision feel free to call me on my cell@ 847 508-6351 or go to my website PetesRealEstate.com and search the entire … (0 comments)
How do I keep track of all these blogs?I'm invited to ActiveRain from a fellow agent and I post a Blog on feedback lawsuit, that the paper wants to run a article on and also wants me to add it to their blogsite. I then join Localism, and now Point2 has … (0 comments)
I've been on a search project for months looking for great writers and bloggers in Northwest Indiana. I even created a special site to try and rank them, but I just can't seem to find very many. Today a posting of the ones I've found recently:SAVE DARFUR | Northwest Indiana for … (0 comments)
Here is a fairly new Real Estate Web presence. I like the wordpress blog you can create. Realivent has created Plugins for CMA, IDX search and property search alerts. Basically a website in a Blog. Realivent has some nice Listing Features as well. They are also very responsive to user issues .Check them out … (0 comments)
Active Rain has been such a big help to me in finding and networking with other real estate agent that I wanted to share something that I have found with the agents here that have helped me so much. The site is www.squidoo.comand I absolutely love it. Basically it is a … (5 comments)