Are you part of the NAR group on LinkedIn?  National Assn of REALTORS®

You have to give them your NRDs # and wait for them to admit you to the group?  Or maybe that was on Facebook. I know I was annoyed but it is a group just for NAR members.

The people moderating the NAR group have got their work cut out for them. 

Members (12,928)

With less than 13,000 members in the group but getting close,  a number of the National Association group members believe the purpose of the LinkedIn group is to post their listings.

Kind of "as if" a group on LinkedIn could be the national MLS that some are sure is just what the world needs because surely if YOU (each and every you out there)  get wind of a hot listing in Hoboken YOU going to help get that home sold!

That's Gary Rogers president of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® and one of the moderators of National Assn of Realtors group on LinkedIn. 

Sure enought the group's rules say don't post listings.

DO NOT post any of the following - if you do, you risk getting your membership in the group revoked:

1. Specific properties for sale.

2. "Business opportunity" spam - "I found a great web site called www.getrichonline.com - go check it out."

3. Untargeted requests to link-in. "I accept all linked in invitations."

4. Sales pitches to other Realtors.

My solution... send the offenders to ActiveRain to post their listing.  Here's an Invitation: 

Dear LinkedIn National Assn of REALTORS® group member,

You want to post listings to NAR member across the country? Why?  The real estate professionals who have access to the MLS in your market know about the property. Those group members outside your market are just annoyed by your posting it to a group that is all REALTORS®.

Why not post your listing to consumers via ActiveRain / Localism?  There's a place for listings on ActiveRain. ActiveRain is not just for talking to other real estate professionals.

Join ActiveRain

You are going to want to post the listings in the correct category of course... but why not?

I'll post a tutorial on how to post your listings to ActiveRain / Localism soon... it's a piece of cake and Google will pick it up.  Much better than posting listings on a private group on LinkedIn.

Sincerely,

Maureen