For Newbies Only: New Ways To Build Your Points

Thank you for the excellent explanation - points for logging in is ALMOST as great as NASCAR allowing double-filer starts!!! YEAH!!!  Makes if MORE interesting!!!   Wallace

Good short, to the point, how to get it done article.

Thanks

Wow, based on number of comments this short blog was quite efficient.  

LOL, deadwood.  It's a shame when you go down some areas in my state, those people are long gone.  Some will be missed, others ... well ..... see ya!  Good tutorial for the newbies and us 'golden oldies' too.

Hi Mike,

Maybe you can help me.  I have the same problem as David Zimmerman above. I have my photo on my profile, but it does not show up when I comment.  What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

Brenda Caruso, ABR, CRS, REALTOR

Universal Realty, Henderson, NV

I love active rain. I don't log in daily because it never fails I find a useful tip to work on and there I go playing in the rain while all less lays abandoned. I will try logging in daily and restricting the play time. Hey anything for points!  I must get to blogging daily, I'm tired of reading all the success stories and waiting for my starting point.

Mike,

I like how you clearly explained the point system for newbies.   I did not know we get points for reporting spams.   Thank you for the info.  It will help many of us, not just newbies.

Congrats on getting over 100 comments with this great post!

Thanks for the info, instead of just reading blogs direct from the daily email I will now make sure I log in. Thanks!

I was wondering why my photo didn't show up in comments also, after some searching I think I found the answer, upon reaching 10,000 points the photo is automatically included.

I just noticed the "points for logging in" thing yesterday, Mike.  I knew if I searched the term "points for logging in" I'd find an explanation.  Thanks.  That's really cool!

I am not new Mike. However, I am always looking for new ways to find points.

Thanks for the info.  Usually I log in only when it's required so I can read a blog.  I'll try to log in everyday :).

Thanks for the information.  I am an avid AR blog reader, yet tend to not login if not necessary.  That has now changed.

Mike, as probably the newest "newbie" on the block, I'm trying to soak up everything that will be helpful in doing just what ActiveRain is about--growing my business! Thanks for the information. I sure would like to rank a bit higher than my starting point without waiting as long as it took me to sign up......I don't know why it took me so long to sign on, but I think I'm addicted already. 

I'm no exactly a newbie but this post was really informative to me anyway. I didn't know we could actually get points by reporting spammers. Who would have thought?!

Hi Mike:  I didn't know about the points for reporting spam.  For the newbies, an example or two of spam would be helpful.  Even for me who is not so new.  I'm thinking, if someone leaves a comment but they are advertising their own business, is that what should be reported?  I've either elected to just delete the comment or leave it and move on.

Thanks for the info. I figured out right away I was getting points for logging in, but didn't know about reporting spam. Logging in frequently also will give newer people like myself a chance to pass by the ones who signed up early but have stalled out and haven't been active in a long time. Being licensed in a small state, it will be easier for me to jump up in position on those who are not active and I am seeing results of that already.

Mike - Points aside ... catching up aside ... even passing the deadwood kuddos to the back room boys for finding an easy way of increaing web traffic counts.

"Ah the wisdom of the AR boys in the back room that's almost 160,000 hits per day if we all log in every day. a great way to boost traffic"