blogging: Stopping By Again To Say Hi! - 10/24/08 04:20 PM
Hi Everyone! It's amazing how time gets away for a person. Here it is going on the end of October and I realized that I haven't blogged here on Activerain for quite some time.
I really don't have a good reason. It started because I got really busy working on my … (6 comments)
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blogging: Good To Be Back In The Saddle Again! - 04/12/08 09:44 AM
As I have written about before, my business was one of the first victims of the credit and real estate crises. Basically, I couldn't have timed a merger worse if I had tried. By taking over my largest competitor I ended up expanding into a declining market. A rapidly declining market!
I … (8 comments)
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blogging: The Single Best Thing About Being Part of The AR Community - 02/28/08 11:05 AM
I just figured out another thing that I love about AR! That is, the ability to get a glimpse inside the worlds of all the various people who are involved in the real estate, mortgage, title, appraisal, home inspector, stager and all the other facets of our industry.
Yesterday a lady named … (8 comments)
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blogging: Take It With A Grain Of Salt - Don't Believe Everything That You Read Here On AR - 02/21/08 12:49 PM
Bar talk. Are you familiar with the term? It's when you're sitting at a bar and there is some guy sitting there who is obviously the world's smartest man! No matter what you're talking about, he's the expert!
I've always felt the there was something about real estate that brought this out … (8 comments)
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blogging: Expressing Your Opinions - The Business Ramifications of Blogging - 02/19/08 12:09 PM
The other day I wrote a blog called, "An Ethical Dilemma - To Stand or Not" that told the story of my going to a concert where the US Marine Corp had come on stage in order to recruit. The MC attempted to cloak this recruiting effort in a veil of … (15 comments)
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blogging: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - reflecting on obtaining 100,000 points! - 01/24/08 11:20 AM
As the title suggests, this post should put me over the century mark here on AR. When I looked up and noticed this, I thought about what a suitable topic would be for it and decided that the best thing would be to reflect on the good, the bad and the … (15 comments)
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blogging: Another Reason To Blog - 01/15/08 12:24 PM
Every once in a while I'll read a blog on blogging. Some of them go into the technical aspects of it. Others go into the SEO benefits, etc.
Well, today I discovered another benefit. The joy of communicating!
What happened was this, I posted a blog called, "Traffic Cameras, Good Thing or … (6 comments)
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blogging: The Future Has Arrived - 12/14/07 11:24 AM
This morning I read a blog by Janet Guilbault called, "The Millenials Are Coming" that told the story of a grocery store in her neighborhood that had completely redesigned itself in order to appeal to a younger, maybe more "hip" market. She talks about how her daughter walked in and was … (2 comments)
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blogging: Thanks To The Entire ValueList Family! - 12/06/07 10:34 AM
We're still in the holiday season, so while I missed the Thanksgiving Holiday at least we're still in the season and I would like to express my gratitude to some of the companies and people who have helped me to restructure my business, as well as to keep my business going … (0 comments)
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blogging: It's A Small World After All - 12/05/07 04:46 PM
I'll fess up, when I started blogging I didn't do it in order to express myself to the world. I did it more as an SEO tool. I was really surprised when fellow activerainers started paying attention to what I had to say and I've really gotten a kick out of … (2 comments)
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blogging: What A Move! - 10/31/07 12:19 PM
Hello again from the world of drywall dust and busted knuckles! As many of you probably know, I've been rehabbing a home that my girlfriend Kathy and I recently moved into. On top of attempting to keep my business moving forward and getting all of our various projects completed we suffered … (2 comments)
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blogging: The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men! - 10/10/07 02:07 PM
Wow! Life can be a roller coaster sometimes! Some of you have probably noticed my absence from Activerain over the past 2 months. I dropped in to let you know that I was rehabbing a house that my girlfriend and I purchased and have updated you all on the progress. My … (6 comments)
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blogging: 50,000 Point Blog - 07/14/07 10:55 AM
Maybe I wasn't paying attention, but I recently passed the 50,000 point milestone here on AR and didn't realize that there was a special group for folks who had reached this milestone. I posted to the bronze star group today to let them know how much I appreciate the recognition. I … (12 comments)
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blogging: St. Louis Realtor Confused! How Do You Get More Comments, part two! - 04/09/07 02:46 PM
I'm Confused!
I recently wrote a post that asked how a blogger could get more people to read and comment on their post. I also asked what went into a post being featured here on Activerain. The comments that I got back were very helpful and well intentioned. They basically said that … (4 comments)
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blogging: St. Louis Realtor wondering how you get people to comment on your blog? - 04/05/07 10:54 PM
I admit, I'm still pretty much a newbie here. That said, I've been working pretty hard to participate on a daily basis if possible. I try to read at least 5 or 6 blogs per day and to comment on most that I read.
When I write a post, I attempt … (6 comments)
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