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Blogging On ActiveRain

Blogging is an important form of communication. It is important to get your message out to both consumers and your colleagues. Many of the active bloggers on ActiveRain absolutely love it. If you are unfamiliar with blogging it can take some time getting used to it and understanding it. I recommend reading a lot of the blogs here on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network, to help you get familiar with the community before you venture out on your own.

There's a lot to learn about blogging and for that reason I've included a lot of resources here.

Getting Started
These following posts will help you understand blogging, and more specifically the basics of blogging through ActiveRain. I would recommend you check them out even if you're familiar with blogging.
What is a blog? By Caleb Mardini
Connecting Through Blogging By Caleb Mardini
So you want to be a blogger? By Kristal Kraft
First BLOGS By Colleen Kulikowski.

Why Blog?
Here are some quick descriptions of why some members blog and how they utilize ActiveRain for blogging.
Blogging for fun or profit? How about both! By Kristal Kraft
WHY WE BLOG...? By Len Harley
Blogs Are Better Than Newsletters By Jason Ungos
Traffic By Writing By Scott Gormley
Blogging Off By Bob Pavey

Reading Blogs
Reading, as much as writing is an important part of blogging and developing your blogging community. The following will help you in your blog reading.
Blog bookmarking By Matt Heaton
"The Karma of Comments" By Rich Jacobson
How do you browse blog posts on ActiveRain? By Matt Heaton
Associate blog groups By Matt Heaton

Settings
There are various settings that you can use to maximize your ActiveRain Experience when it comes to blogging. Please look these over to better understand the settings.
New: Settings By Ben Wisely
Changing blog titles and other ActiveRain settings By Matt Heaton

Your Audience
Be sure to set each of your posts with the correct attributes so that your message makes it out to your intended audience.
New blog categories and regional blog display By Matt Heaton
Blog Categories By Matt Heaton
Reaching Out By Caleb Mardini

Consider who's going to be seeing your post and write accordingly.
ActiveRain: Are We Blogging in a Bubble? By Maureen Francis and Dmitry Koublitsky
Who is your audience? By Kristal Kraft
Niche Marketing Or Mainstream By Charles Richey

Images:
There is more than how-to here, the rules and and photo posting etiquette are very important here.
Uploading photos to your blogs By Matt Heaton
Copyrighted Images By John Novak
Adding Images To Your AR Posts By John Novak
Use of Images On ActiveRain By Toby Barnett
Blog Entries Running Short on Visuals By Rory Siems
How to post photos on ActiveRain By Kristal Kraft
Are You A Rainer Photo Posting Dummy? By Kristal Kraft
Lessons in Placing Photos Side by Side By Kristal Kraft
Animated Graphics By Mike Mueller

General Tips and discussions about blogs on ActiveRain
Dealing With Spam On ActiveRain By Matt Heaton
Stand by your Blog By Karen Hurst
Spelling in Public Places By Gerhard Ade
Active Rain Speak UP! By Kristal Kraft
A Traffic or Lead-Centric Objective Is Not Necessarily A Good Objective By Bill French
Goal Setting For Bloggers By Mary McKnight
More Comments About Blogs By Eileen Landau
Increasing Visibility for Your Active Rain Blog By Linda Slocum
Think About the Future... ADD VALUE. By Kristal Kraft
Website Owners Must Read By Max Chirkov

What makes for a good post?
A Peak Into The Head Of Broker Bryant By Bryant Tutas
How do we choose featured blog posts By Matt Heaton

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Posted by ActiveRain Real Estate Network on 11/06/2006 06:20 PM

Comments (16)

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16 Comments on Blogging On ActiveRain

How could I have missed this it was posted on 11/6 and yet there are no comments! What an excellent resource and so well done for those that are just starting!

11/17/2006 06:28 PM

by Western New York Home Sales | Colleen Kulikowski (Hunt Real Estate ERA)

How did I miss this??? THis is awesome! Thanks!

11/28/2006 01:39 PM

by Mariana Wagner ~ Colorado Springs REALTOR® (Wagner iTeam -Keller Williams Clients' Choice)

This should be bookmarked by all rainers as a resource....

"Pineapple"

03/10/2007 04:58 PM

by Tom Giansante (The Title Company of Jersey)

Thanks so much. I just bookmarked it for future reads!

03/18/2007 06:55 PM

by kathy ptasnik (Coldwell Banker Shook)

Good post. I am just now seeing it, of course I wasn't around in November.

I love AR so much stuff to take in. I love learning new stuff or how to do old stuff.

05/20/2007 02:18 PM

by Rosemary Brooks -Mother & Daughter (866)-750-8282 (Family Realty Group - 866-750-8282)

Just found this and glad someone took the time to create a resource with so many helpful articles

05/21/2007 05:58 PM

by Roxanne Ardary (Long and Foster Real Estate Inc)

Great post .. thanks for the information

06/06/2007 01:53 AM

by Ben Kinney (Home4Investment Inc.)

Oh I forgot to bookmark. This is a keeper - new ARs need to read this one.

06/06/2007 07:03 AM

by Rosemary Brooks -Mother & Daughter (866)-750-8282 (Family Realty Group - 866-750-8282)

Thanks to Celest for pointing me here...great resource and I have bookmarked it!

06/09/2007 07:13 PM

by Deborah Burns ~ Seattle Real Estate Agent (BRIO Realty)

Wow, where was this blog all this time? Some faces up there we don't hear from any more.

Very instructional for everyone.

06/09/2007 10:15 PM

by Karen Hurst ~ Real Estate Broker ~ Warwick ~ Rhode Island (Storm Realty LLC)

Thanks for the advice for us folks selling Atlanta Real Estate here in Georgia.

Dwayne West

Solid Source Realty

08/06/2007 09:50 PM

by Canton Georgia Real Estate--- Dwayne West (Atlanta Real Estate)

I finally found what I was looking for!

08/23/2007 12:25 AM

by Diana Perez Realtor/Property Manager (Majestic Properties - Hollywood)

This is an incredible post. So many of my questions are answered here. Thank you all! Ricki

09/18/2007 09:42 PM

by Ricki Eichler, your Texas Hill Country connection (Hill Country Estate Properties)

Answered all of my questions. Thanks!

09/20/2007 12:29 AM

by Jason Schweiger (Real Estate 2000)

I am very happy to learn of ActiveRain. I actually was referred by an agent in Houston Texas. I look forward to start my own blog soon. margarita

09/27/2007 02:44 PM

by Margarita Esparza-Thurston (Coldwell Banker Gundaker)

I love it. This is so easy to use and extremely informative. I am excited to take advantage of all that this site has to offer. It should most definately be bookmarked by all Active Rain members.

10/05/2007 03:38 PM

by Kami Stock (The Real Estate Edge)

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