ActiveRain Community Resources - Updated 06/18/08

 
At times we will be refeaturing this post so new members can see it and as we add some of your excellent posts to this list of Resources!

The wonderful thing about Active Rain is the fact that members share their knowledge with each other. Several new members have asked about a help facility and we have pulled together several resources here at ActiveRain that are not easily found when you are in the need for an answer.  

The answers you seek are from your fellow Active Rain members actual posts.  If you see a post that should be ease email us the link to the post that should be added and the category you think it should be in.  We will be updating this document on a regular basis.

In the coming months there are going to be many exciting changes here at Active Rain and we will be keeping you up to date as these changes happen.   

The collage on the left of the title paragraph was created by Blanca.   The photos to the right of all the posts are taken from Localism.  Here are a few excellent examples of photos in Localism...

Community Guidelines  Active Rain Guiding Principles - ActiveRain Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA  Basic Community Etiquette - Barry Hurd, Seattle, WA  Community Guidelines - Jonathan Washburn, Laguna Beach, CA  Fair Housing - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA  Original Content vs. Copied Content - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA  Photo Guidelines for Localism - ActiveRain Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA  Rhyme & Reason of Featured Posts - Matt Heaton, Bellevue, WA  Talking Commissions - ActiveRain Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA
Plagiarism  Should I Cut and Paste? - Larry Morris, Sherwood, OR  Citizen's Arrest - YOU have been deputized! - Chris Elizabeth Griffith, Bonita Springs, FL Using Your Own Voice in the Rain - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA  How to Avoid Plagerism- Greg Cermia, Nags Head, NC
About Our Community  10 Reason to Get Involved - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Blogging for points?  Get Real. - Chris Lengguist, Olathe, KS Getting Featured:  The Short Version - Caleb Mardini, Bellevue, WA Information Overload - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA Marketing Your BLOG - Rich Schiffer, Swarthmore, PA Mentor - Have One or Be One - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA Step Back and Take in the Big Picture - Matt Heaton, Bellevue, WA Why We BLOG - Lenn Harley, Germantown, MD Why Active Rain is Better than An Office Meeting - Maureen Francis ( Dmitry Koublitsky, Birmingham, MI First BLOGS Part Two - Neal Bloom, Weston, FL First BLOGS - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Newbie Encouragement - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL
Groups To Check Out Active Rain Newbies ActiveRain Members in the News Active Rain Member Spotlight ActiveRain MLS Online Active Rain Flat Stanley Project  ActiveRain Milestones & Acheivements ActiveRain Gatherings WEEK IN REVIEW Blogging & SEO ETHICS and the REALTOR   My other blog is Project Blogger Real Estate Rookie Realtors vFlyer Users Group   Groups  Creating a Group - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Group Types - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Are you the founder of a group - Kelli Fronabarger, Bend, OR Keeping to Group Topic - Karen Hurst, Warwick, RI
Blogging - Basics 96% of all Real Estate Blogs will Fail - Real Estate Tomato, Paradise, CA Blogging Rooking Mistakes to Avoid - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL Creating Your First BLOG Post - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Getting Exposure for your BLOG - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Image & Link Titles - Debi Braulik, Tacoma, WA Keeping ActiveRain Posts - Sharon Sims, Saint Petersburg, FL Removing your own SPAM - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA Some Issues regarding your posts - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL The Importance of "Members Only" - Mike Jaquish, Cary, NC What Category Should I put my BLOG - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Where to Place Your Posts - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL How to Post the ActiveRain 'Week-in-Review' by Neal 'The Real Deal' Bloom, Weston, FL
Writing Basics to Help You Good Grammar doesn't end in Grade School - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO How To Link - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Importance of Editing - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL How F Street Will Have Readers Returning - Real Estate Tomato, Paradise, CA So You Want to be a Blogger? - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO The Importance of Grammar - Tim Maitski, Atlanta, GA To BLOG or Not to BLOG - Martin Rodriguez, Valencia, CA Writing is not the enemy - inaction is! - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Blogging For Fun or Profit? - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Deloping Copy that Gets Read - Real Estate Tomato, Paradise, CA The Internet Is a Fad -- Blogging Doesn't Work - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Think About Adding Value - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO Viral Marketing 101 - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL Stop Acting Like Blogging is Rocket Science - Real Estate Tomato, Paradise, CA How to Create a Link in Your BLOG - Leanne Paynter, Plantation, FL The 8 P's to Blogging Success - The Real Estate Tomato Your Blog Is Bait - The Real Estate Tomato "If You Write It They Will Come!" - The Real Estate Tomato Who Are You Blogging For? - The Real Estate Tomato
Generating Ideas Business Generating Posts - Christopher Sartorius, Potmoac Falls, VA Creative Writing Ideas - Barry Hurd, Seattle, WA Need Some Help with Writing Ideas? - Barry Hurd, Seattle, WA Overcoming Writer's Block - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA See How to Get 100 Featured Posts - Bryant Tutas, Poinciana, FL Who is Your Audience - Maureen Francis & Dmitry Koublitsky, Birmingham, MI Don't Forget to Submit your articles to the press - Timothy Schwartz, Colts Neck, NJ Blog with Passion - Jacob Morales, Tempe, AZ Self Promotion via BLOGGING - Kelly Kilpatrick, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
So You Want to know more about SEO 10 Free SEO Web Tools - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL Does your Blogroll Suck? - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL Google Cracking down on duplicate content - Fred Light, Nashua, NH How to Drive Local Traffic to your BLOG - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL SEO For your Active Rain Blog - Mark Flanders, Silverdale, WA What is Technorati? - Barry Hurd, Seattle, WA Writing SEO Content Rich Articles - Laurie Manny, Long Beach, CA
Tools that will Help You    How To Add Pictures - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO   Adding Google Search to your BLOG - Cheryl Johnson, Highland Park, CA   Active Rain Tool Bar - Jeff Belonger, Haddonfield, NJ   Creating Characters - Dave Yeoman, Barrie, ON   Lessons in Copyscape - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO   Online BookMarking Services - Dee Copeland, Austin, TX   Photo Sharing Tool - Joe Zekas, Chicago, IL   Proecting Your Name - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO   Google Docs & Spreadsheets - Betsy Talbot, Seattle, WA   Putting your Podcast on an AR Post - Teresa Boardman, Saint Paul, MN   Active Rain Comment Tutorial - Gena Riede, Sacramento, CA   See Website Page Views - Linda Davis, Gales Ferry, CT             How to add color and boarder - Mariana Wagner, Colorado Springs, CO   How to adda background to your post - Karen George, Chandler, AZ   How to put a MyBLOGlog to your profile - Kristal Kraft, denver, CO   How to BLOG for Google - Karen George, Chandler, AZ
Commenting on Posts   Comment SPAM - Chris Bradford, Morrow, GA   Frequent Comment Rewards Program - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA   What is Comment Spam - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL
Photos & Videos    How To Add Pictures - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO   How to place Photos side by side - Kirstal Kraft, Denver, CO   How to Resize Images - Leanne Paynter, Plantation, FL   How to Add Video to your post - Nick M., West Palm Beach, FL   Personal Photos in Real Estate - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA   What is Image Description and why should I use it? - Mike Jaquish, Cary, NC
Reading Posts   Do You Rate Each Post That You Read? - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL   Exploring all That Reading Material - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL   Flagging Posts - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA
Getting Along in the Rain Going to Extreames - Tim Maitski, Atlanta, GA We are Resonsible for our Words - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL When Words Can Hurt - Karen Hurst, Warwick, RI Why Are We Here? - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO
Introduction to Localism What Is Localism - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Active Rain From the Consumer Perspective - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Effectively Utilize Localism - Toby Barnett, Marysville, WA How to Position Yourself on Localism - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA Posting to Localism - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Putting Your Listings on Active Rain/Localism - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Uploading Photos to Localism - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA
Networking with ActiveRain and other really good habits Active Rain Get Togethers - ActiveRain Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Remember the Excitement When You Joined? - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Connecting Through Blogging - Caleb Mardini, Bellevue, WA
Community - Getting Involved  Face Your Fear and Get Started - Teri Eckholm, Ham Lake, MN Hey New Members ... Do you want a piece of the Action? - Neal Bloom, Weston, FL Did You Know? - Daniel Gates, Palm Bay, FL Don't Get Yourself into Trouble - Herb Hamilton, Portland, OR What Are You Building Here? - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO What Could I Bring to Active Rain? - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Quit your Whining - Damion Flynn, Gulfport, MS Formula for a Successful Blog Post - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL
Configuration and How Did They Do That? Adding Video to you BLOG or Comment - Nick M., West Palm Beach, FL BLOG Bookmarks - The Basics - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Defining Your Associates - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Managing Your Associates - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL Profile Page Secrets - Kelli-Fronabarger, Bend, OR Sign UP at Active Rain - AR Real Estate Network, Bellevue, WA Keeping your Profile Fresh - Colleen Kulikowski, Celebration, FL
Addiction to ActiveRain  Addiction Warning - Rich Jacobson, Silverdale, WA Betty Ford for Bloggers - Mary McKnight, Cape Coral, FL Get A Life - Rick & Ines, Miami, FL Rain Gods Suffer Too - Matt Heaton, Bellevue, WA
Humor around the Rain Active Rain - Yearbook Awards - Maureen Francis ( Dmitry Koublitsky, Birmingham, MI Don't Throw me any more Gold Stars - Margaret Rome, Baltimore, MD Psychic Fruitcake - Mariana Wagner, Colorado Springs, CO Sometimes We Just Laugh Here - Kristal Kraft, Denver, CO