Raincamp, Raincamp... What can be said about ActiveRain's Raincamp that was put on in Dallas TX a couple of days ago?
WOW!!
I was blown away, and I'm not one to get blown away with things like this. I usually like to sit with my arms crossed saying, "What an idiot! No one does that these days to help their real estate businesses..." as that's exactly what was I saying when I stupidly sat at a Craig Proctor seminar for two hours the day before. I figured I was in Dallas, what the heck. HUGE waste of time. Raincamp, not a waste of time at all!!
I learned so many things, that I can't wait to have a few minutes to implement ideas. As I check things out and implement, I'll be checking back with my opinions. I did start three Fan pages on Facebook and took some pictures in between appointments yesterday. Now, I just have to load them and get some fans!!
The best compliment I received (besides ActiveBrad personally asking my opinion about the day) was when I was approached by a friend saying that she was sitting next to someone from Austin, and while we were discussing Long Tailed Keywords and how to use them, he got excited about an area he wanted to target, Googled those words, and MY blog popped up!! He told her something to the effect of, "I'm never gonna be able to beat that Donna Homes person, she's everywhere!"
Here are some random pictures of some faces you'll recognize. I won't name everyone because as soon as I try, I'll forget someone and I'll never hear the end of it.
Thanks to Bob, Brad, and Ben... The three B's had it together and did a great job!!









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52 Comments on ActiveRain RainCamp - Dallas TX - WOW!!
I wonder of Craig Proctor has sat through a rain camp? Perhaps he should to understand his stuff is so old. Glad you had a great time.
Hello Donna - Thanks for the report. Some like I need to sign up for Rain Camp!
Donna! Thanks, I may have to get you take all my pictures!
Judi, There were a lot of people I didn't meet, but I was brain-fried as well as people-fried!
Amanda, Never been to a barcamp, but plan on it next month.
Jason, I did mark my calendar to keep it open. I didn't see a place for registration yet though...
Al & Peggy, The fan pages are on "areas" not necessarily communities.
Lisa, You're welcome!
Lola, Yes, they did make it fun. The game was trying to connect to the internet!!
Dana, I was planning on sitting in the back and keeping to myself, but as soon as I walked in and saw familiar faces, I went right up to the second row...
Tom, It was red shirt day!
Corinne, Maybe he has programs set up to see when people mention his name!
Andy, Yes, you do!
Russell, I try...
Donna,
Sounds like time well spent. If I could be in two places at once...I would have gone!! LOL!! But I will have to glean from the tidbits I read from you and others who attended! :) Great pictures!!
Hi, Donna. Thanks for sharing your pictures. It's great to see all of your smiling faces though we weren't there.
Donna - Thank YOU for including me into your pictures. Some people took a picture and left me out. Maybe they werent good pictures. LOL Anyway, it was great seeing you again. I'm thinking about coming to Austin for the REBarCamp in March. Perhaps a group of us can get some drinks afterwards.
Thanks for posting the pics, Donna, looks like fun - and if you learned so much, I will be in way over my little head when I finally get to go!
Donna:
I enjoyed your post about Raincamp. I wished I could have been there! Looks like you all had fun. We need to meet at reBarCamp!!!
Hi Donna... It was great to finally meet you in person! After years of knowing you online it's nice to no longer have to refer to you as my "online" friend!
Hi Donna! It was great meeting you in Dallas! I know you hated to miss the big snow but, at least you made it to Rain Camp!!! I didn't get a photo with you but, maybe next time!
I too, came away with a ton of information--some that I had heard of but, never did anything with and lots of new FREE stuff! Since they recommended the sites that I had never done anything with, I gave a couple of them a try--LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Xobni! You've GOT to try it--especially if you get online leads. It's pretty cool and I didn't even download the paid site, just the FREE one! That is going to help so much with the leads that come in; having more knowledge of the person to whom we're talking is ALWAYS a good thing!
Hope to see YOU at the Charlotte Rain Camp later this year!! Not a bad flight at ALL and the Priceline deals are amazing!
Donna,
More great pictues and experiences, thanks for taking the time to share.
Donna - Here's a link to the RSVP/registration page for the Austin RE Barcamp (it's free!): http://rebarcamp.com/austin/?page_id=3
Great writeup Donna and it was so nice to finally meet your lovely self!!
Hi Donna. I love your write up and the accompanying pics. Sounds like it was very informative. (BTW I remember one of your older posts... I love your hair.)
Sonja, Maybe next time.
Yolanda, You're welcome.
John, Sounds like a plan!
Virginia, But the good thing is that there are tidbits for newbies as well as veterans, so take what you want to work with, just work with something. No one expects you to work with everything they talk about.
Carol, I plan on being there at this point.
Steve, Good meeting you too, and you should think about changing your pic as it doesn't really look like you.
Debe, Good meeting you too! Your pic doesn't show how tall you are!! I plan on looking into Xobni this weekend.
Richard, You missed out!
Jason, Thanks for the link!
Gary, *blush* thanks! And I didn't realize you were that tall!
Lana, The hair is on its way out, as it's fighting every day... back to the flat-iron!
For someone who is more experienced with blogging and social media, an event like this reinforces that knowledge, or maybe causes us to see something from a slightly different way. Plus, there's the bonus of getting to meet so many great people!
John, But it wasn't just about social media. There were a lot of tools and tricks told.
Cheryl, I plan on posting the tools as I use them. I already posted about Klout.com.
Donna, I'm just checking out all the highlighted comments from RainCamp as they advertise the upcoming camps. Can't wait til our turn in Orlando next month!!!