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Points, Points, Points, What's the Point? Another ActiveRain Milestone for Me!

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Real Estate Agent with Hansen Real Estate Group Inc.
Points, Points, Points, What's the Point?  Another ActiveRain Milestone for Me!

Points, Points, Points, What's the Point?  The minute I activated my ActiveRain profile and received a whooping 100 points on June 14, 2009 I was hooked.  I was watching my points like a hawk watches their prey.

activerainAlthough I quickly learned there is more to ActiveRain then meets the eye.  Yes, we are rewarded for our blogging and commenting with points, but in my opinion the biggest reward is receiving a commission check, being able to refer clients to someone you trust and making friends along the way.


So here I am 1 Year, 3 Months and 9 days later with 300,000 points and the best part is I don't have to cash them in to receive a reward!

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About the Author:
Michelle Gibson is a full-time Realtor with the Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. She has been specializing in residential real estate throughout Palm Beach County Florida since 2001. Specific areas of expertise include; Wellington, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Loxahatchee, Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Delray Beach, and Jupiter.
 
Whether you're looking to buy, sell or rent Michelle will be able to walk you through your entire real estate transaction from start to finish.
 
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Comments (21)

Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

Way to go... congratulations and the reward is increased business and new friends!   ~ Susan

Sep 23, 2010 03:34 AM
Deborah "Dee Dee" Garvin
C2 Financial - San Diego, CA
C2 Financial

Michelle,  Congrats on the points!  Wow, I really need to kick it up a notch to reach your numbers in the same time period!  I certainly know I have enjoyed meeting all my friends at AR and have learned so much from the best of the best!

Sep 23, 2010 03:43 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Michelle, Woo HOO!!! Them's a lot of points!  Congratulations!

Sep 23, 2010 03:47 AM
Robert Rauf
CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

Welcome to the 300k Club Michelle!  Crazy how fast the #s build after you hit 100k, isnt it?

Sep 23, 2010 04:08 AM
Scott Baker
www.eHomeReports.com Coldwell Banker Realty - Liberty Township, OH
Realtor Homes for Sale Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio

300k Incredible. Keep it up. by the way, I love the soccer shots, keep'em coming.

Sep 23, 2010 06:41 AM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Great job. I am at my 100K ish mark and moving towards 200K. Soon I will be at your milestone.

Sep 23, 2010 07:10 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

Sep 23, 2010 10:44 AM
Chris Dugger
Real Estate Marketplace - Louisville KY - Louisville, KY
Louisville REALTOR

Michelle ~ Just passing the 15k mark myself...300k isn't even within my sights. In the 3 weeks I've been on AR, I'm addicted and don't want to stop. Once I can link business back to my AR efforts, I'll be a mega-addict! Congrats!

Sep 23, 2010 11:09 AM
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

fireworksCONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sep 23, 2010 03:25 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Michelle:  Congrats on the milestone.  Seems to me that you've been here much longer.  It's that consistent presence you have that makes me think that.  Keep up the good work.

Sep 24, 2010 04:19 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Edward & Celia - Same to you

Susan - Thank You

Deborah - When I stopped focusing on the points they just seemed to appear.

Bill & Liz - Thank You

Robert - It is crazy, never thought I'd reach 300K

Scott - Thank you, the season just began, so the pictures will definitely be coming.

Eileen - You'll get there before you know it, getting to 100K seemed to take forever.

Renee - Thank You!  Love the pic of the boys, they're too cute.

Chris - I thought the same thing a year ago, you'll be here before you know it.

Susan - Thank you, love the picture

Sep 24, 2010 04:22 AM
Rodney Mason, VP of Mtg Lending
Guaranteed Rate NMLS# 2611 - Atlanta, GA
AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,FL,GA,IN,MI,MS,NC,NV,SC,TN,TX,VA,WA

Congrats on hitting 300K.  Outstanding job in such a short time. 

Sep 24, 2010 07:20 AM
Joe Harvey
Lake Worth Real Estate - Lake Worth, FL

Congrats!! Keep up the good work!!

Sep 24, 2010 07:31 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Rodney - Thanks!

Joe - Thank You!

Sep 24, 2010 08:24 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

That is a lot of points!

it gets easier over time

Your Friend in Charlottesville!

Sep 25, 2010 02:02 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Charles - It gets so easy over time, thanks!

Sep 25, 2010 02:27 AM
Sonya Nevins
Sonya R. Nevins, STAR REALTY, LLC (Waterbury, CT) - Waterbury, CT

Congrats on reaching 300,000!!!  Now that's a lot points... Good for you!

Sep 25, 2010 03:22 PM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Sonya - Thank You!

Sep 26, 2010 02:30 AM
John Cannata
214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX
Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

Congrats on the milestone. I've always looked at the points on Activerain to be worth the same amount of points the contestants would receive on the Drew Carey show... they are worth nothing. However, the business from google and the referrals you receive from AR is what really counts.

Sep 27, 2010 04:21 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Michelle

That's the way to go - - congratulations on the 300,000 point milestone.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 29, 2010 09:12 AM