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Are you a new  Active Rain blogger and unsure of how it works or if it even works.  Well if you are unsure then take a tour of Active rain testimonials / active rain success stories.   This will give you a glimpse of some of the individuals successes.

Some people get quick success on Active Rain.  It took me over six months before it kicked in.  Now I get from 20 to 30 buyer leads a week from the internet.  How much is strictly from Active Rain I don't know.  But I know I have over a hundred different blogs that show up on Googles first page that are active rain blogs.

That helps clients find me, and clients do call you from the internet.  When it first started happening I thought the greatest and odd statement was "I found you on the internet".   It was different for me I was 50 years old and I had become an internet geek.  Blogging worked, Active Rain worked! 

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When I first joined I went by blind faith.  I did it to try something new, I heard it worked.  The more I read on Active Rain the more I learned.  I feel even if you are a 20 year real estate veteran you will learn more on Active Rain about:

You will learn more on Active Rain than in most seminars you pay for.  And Active Rain reading is free.  If you are new to Active Rain I urge you to go with the same blind faith I did.

Spend an 1/2 hour to an hour a day blogging and reading on the rain.  It will improve your real estate career if you implement some of what you learn here on the rain.   Internet leads now make up 50% of my business.  There is nothing like getting the call "I found you on the internet".  Good luck!

Russ Ravary your metro Detroit real estate agent

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Comments (54)

Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Hi Russ . . . I love it when I hear "I found you on the Internet!"  I also love when people say "I read your blog about _____________".  It makes me know my voice is not unheard!

Nice advice for newbies too!

 

Jul 26, 2009 07:54 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

When I meet someone and they say, 'oh, how is your little dog?' or refer to something else on a post - it makes me realize how many readers I have.  I love this place.  And it is a place.  Full of real people.

Jul 26, 2009 05:23 PM
Carol Pease
JP & Associates Realtors - Bastrop, TX
CRS, Broker-Associate 512-721-6320

Well, I found this post and so I guess I am learning something.

Jul 26, 2009 08:46 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Russ, Just found your post by reading Jon's post What is ActiveRain?  Congratulations and I found you on the internet!

Jul 27, 2009 08:36 AM
Deborah Wilson
Hackenberg Realty Group - Canton, OH
Stark County OH Real Estate

Russ, Great information.  I know i'm addicted to Active Rain.

Jul 27, 2009 12:45 PM
Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

Karina,
Outside blogs are just one more tool in your arsenal of internet marketing.  What you should have after/with your active rain blog is a good personal website.  That is where you should put your money first.  Get a website that you can add your own original content and that has "landing pages" and you can have IDX search on.  Join and read in the SEO and blogging groups if you don't understand what I mean or just call me.

You should be hyperlinking back to your own website, and linking to your landing pages so you get your own leads.

Once you have your own personal website then you drive traffic and potential clients to login, or call you while visiting your website. 

An outside blog is one more tool to drive the traffic to you site and is worth the money.  Under $500 of internet marketing that will be there for years.  Feel free to call me or email me with questions

Jul 27, 2009 02:18 PM
Lisa Moroniak
Keller Williams Realty | Northern Virginia | 703.635.0388 - Leesburg, VA
SFR - Short Sale & Foreclosure Certified

Thanks Russ!  I'm in my first year of RE and am just starting to put a few of they key pieces together.  Time blocking each day to catch up on AR is just one of my recent A-ha's :).

Aug 18, 2009 02:12 AM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Russ, I missed this when you first posted it.  I have no doubt it has helped my website and traffic also.  Although one of the biggest benefits for me is all the friendships that I have made.  I have my own brokerage and was very lonely until I found AR. 

Aug 28, 2009 03:03 PM
Lynda Eisenmann
Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA
Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hey Russ,

Like Marchel, I too missed this one when first posted. Your comment about  "even if you are a 20 year real estate veteran you will learn more..." I'm one of those long-in-the-tooth when it comes to r.e. 38 years full-timer, and I continue to learn.

Equally important, I can't think of a time I've posed a question that couldn't be answered by someone else out there in the Rain.

Aug 28, 2009 03:25 PM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Russ -

I enjoyed this post very much. I am TOTALLY crazy about ActiveRain. Like Marchal Peterdon (#40), having my own brokerage left me at the desk where the proverbial "buck" stopped.  Having AR allows me to "consult" with others 24/7 - just by reading!

Have a happy day -
Lynn

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