It only took me a little over two years to finally get to that big 50K marker!

Actually, I probably could have gotten here a long time ago if I hadn't quit blogging last summer after I switched brokerages.  I really don't know why I ever stopped blogging except that I was overwhelmed with the change and was consumed by learning all of the new things that were coming my way. The crazy thing is that after coming back after such a long hiatus, it only took me about a month to get get back into the swing of things.

I'm an old-timer here on Active Rain though you probably wouldnt' know it.  When I first started blogging I had no idea what I was doing when I participated in Project Blogger.  I was a new agent, in addition to being a new blogger.  Blogging has been the only lead generation system I have ever used as an agent.

So in my 50,000 commemorative post I have a few people that I'd like to mention who have inspired and coached me here on Active Rain:

• First and foremost... Jeff Turner.  Without Jeff and his invitation to Active Rain I never would have known about this powerful community.  Jeff chose me out of everyone he knew in real estate at the time to participate in Project Blogger and I can't thank him enough.  He took me under his wing and tried to teach me everything he knew about blogging and SEO.  He gave me a fabulous website that is now on the first page of Google for most of my keywords.  Not only that, but he and his wife are two of the most generous and passionate people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.  If you haven't already you HAVE to try Real Estate Shows! 
  
• Sally "Celeste" Cheeseman because she's "a little of this" and a "little of that".  She's posts about her local area but also engages the AR community.  PLUS, she's from Hawaii :o)
• Broker Bryant and TLW.  They've been around since the beginning and they always make life here in The Rain a little more fun.  If it weren't for TLW's snarky comments and witty remarks this place wouldn't be nearly as fun.
• Midori Miller because she's just awesome.  She's kind and compassionate, and her posts are always positively inspiring.
  
• Sarah Cooper Superstar!  I was often encouraged to read Sarah's posts during Project Blogger because she had it right all along.  She's engaging, witty and most of all... authentic.
• Jennifer Allan and her ingenious Sell With Soul!  I'm so not a sales person, and Jennifer helped me take the "ick" out of sales, for someone who's not comfortable being a "sales person". 
  

Of course there are others that have inspired me along the way, but it's way past late. 

So now that I'm officially over the hill I can't wait to post the next big milestone.  I just hope it doesn't take me another 2 years to get there!  I know better than that now, and you know what? That self-induced hiatus was the biggest lull in doing business that I've had since I've been an agent.  I will never make that mistake again!