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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