Success in the Rain

"I have been a member of Active Rain for three months and have learned more from Active Rain than I have from any other real estate resource, seminar, etc. I attended Rain Camp in New York City and it was an incredible experience. I start every day with reading articles on Active Rain and posting comments. People I have met through Active Rain have been a tremendous resource and very generous about sharing tips from their experiences. I look forward to becoming even more active on Active Rain!" 

"My ActiveRain Success Story may not sound so WOW to anyone else but I have to say, it was a WOW day for me when I realized someone was actually following and reading my blog. A would-be client called on one of our listings, and of course I got the lead since I am the team's main Buyers' Agent. She never mentioned a word about my blog until one day I was showing her properties-probably the second or third time we had met, and I was talking with her about short sales and she said 'yes, I read your blog on ActiveRain. That's why I called your office because I have been following your blog for quite awhile now". I tried not to appear shocked but form that point on, I began diligently blogging and commenting because that was proof enough for me that ActiveRain works!" 

"Over the past couple of years I have been looking for various ways to embrace the new technologies to help me build my business and offer my products and services. One of my objectives was to build a web presence to and create business from the internet. As many of you know, obtaining Google ranking is an expertise. In less than 1 week as a member, I was organically ranked in 3rd place for Jumbo Loans in my city. This is awesome and I can't wait to see what is next and how I can use the trainings and tools from ActiveRain to expand my business. Thanks ActiveRain!" 

"I did not think there was much to this Active Rain type of thing until another Realtor really took me by the hand and told me what I should be doing. You know what the first thing he told me to do. You got it, get on Active Rain and get your profile and blogging going on. Ever since, I have gained many friends and associates to want to be a part of. In a very real sense, I have found a family. Now that to me is a success story in and of itself. If has also been a great resource to look up on some professional topics the knowledge I have needed all along. Now, that really is the usefulness here in terms of it being very rewarding professionally, in building my skills and knowledge base. This constitutes a real live success story. Anybody now interested in Kalispell Montana real estate?" 

"ActiveRain has taught me about search engine optimization in a context that is very useful for real estate agents and how to write hyperlocal posts to drive traffic to my blog and website It helps me develop my real estate network across the USA and Canada which is great for incoming and outgoing referrals. The people at ActiveRain are very helpful and always want to teach you how to use ActiveRain and other sites more effectively. The members are always blogging and commenting about all types of situations and help you develop better real estate business techniques." 

"I actually have had several success stories with Activerain playing a big, no, the biggest part in. I had both an email and a phone call from a gentleman who currently had his home listed but was about to expire. He asked me if I could help him sell a home his Father owned. It had been on the market for a year and a half, twice with one agent and once with another, all well known brokerages. He said it was obvious I was the top agent in Elkhart because the internet told him I was. I explained that I was not the #1 Agent in Elkhart, just the top agent blogging. He would not believe that I was not #1 so we listed his house and he has several times called me with real estate questions because since I was #1 I would know the answer. I quit arguing with him and told him, yes I am #1! We got the house sold didn't we?????"