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Stuck in the Same 5 Groups? Here's a Great Way to Find More

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Home Inspector with WWW.ExecutiveRestoration.Com

Stuck in the Same 5 Groups? Here's a Great Way to Find More

If you are like me, I have browsed the groups and can't seem to find anymore interesting ones then the 5 I seem to post to everyday. Then I started looking through veteran ActiveRain member's blogs and started noticing all these groups I had never heard of before!


In case you were unaware, under the blog is all the information that writer wanted you to know about the blog, for SEO purposes and other things. In that information is the 5 groups the writer posted the blog in.

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These 5 groups maybe ones you have heard about and they may not but it's a great way to learn about other groups.

I heard somewhere recently that some groups are not active and posting to them will be a dead end. This is why I recommend searching the veteran bloggers. Those that are well known or have many features. You have seen them on the ActiveRain homepage many times or seen people mention them several times. I would probably guess that anyone with over 200K points probably knows which groups are the gold mines and which are not. Take their lead. Check out their posts and see how they categorize them, place them into groups and their tags. These are all ways to boost your own blog even more with the most exposure.
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The blogger will also write in what channel they have posted in and it can be a great launching pad for finding other amazing blogs, commenting and gaining subscribers.

So play around and search through those blogs for interesting groups that may be more of a fit for you, your blog and your readers.

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Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

This is a great idea for finding new groups since going through the 1000s available is just not a valid way, at least not for me.

Jan 09, 2011 04:35 PM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

I'm with the many commenters who lament how hard it is to navigate the thousands of groups. Hopefully AR will simplify the group lists, group review and search of the groups.

That would be very conducive to knowledge sharing.

Jan 09, 2011 05:04 PM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

David , you are right on ! I always peek at the other places the author assigned their post to (groups).

Jan 10, 2011 12:41 AM
Mark Warner
RealEspace - Plano, TX

Thanks for the information. It will be a great help.

Jan 10, 2011 02:05 AM
Pete Deininger
Breckenridge Associates - Breckenridge, CO
Breckenridge Colorado Real Estate (970-389-0372)

David, great advice. I have never really looked into what other groups are out there, but this is a great method of finding what the experts think is important.

Jan 10, 2011 02:20 AM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond
Dave, you are right on the blogs and what ultimately leads to $$ thank you kind sir.
Jan 10, 2011 02:36 AM
Dave Whittington - Ocean City, MD REALTOR
Associate Broker - Coastal Life Realty Group - Ocean City, MD
Associate Broker

As a newbie, there is soooo much to learn.  Thanks for the post and the info.

Jan 10, 2011 02:37 AM
Woody Edwards
First Choice Realty, Inc - Chesterfield, VA
A Realtor® Who Answers His Phone!

Thanks for the post!  I love it when somebody can explain these things (in NON-GEEK language).

Jan 10, 2011 03:03 AM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

Thanks for the great post and advice.  I'll search mine and see how active they are!

Jan 10, 2011 03:04 AM
Dawn A Fabiszak
Private Label Realty ( Denver metro area, Colorado - Aurora, CO
The Dawn of a New Real Estate Experience!

David ~ that is what I did when I first started here.  It is a great way to explore new groups and meet new people/

Jan 10, 2011 03:50 AM
Karen Crowson
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Rancho Bernardo, CA
Your Agent for Change

I agree with Virginia #14.  Delete all the inactive groups and give us a way to seach the active ones.  They could be a great tool with a little tweaking.

Jan 10, 2011 04:16 AM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I have added new groups, but I need to add some more.  They ought to have a way to clean out the dead wood in the groups.

Jan 10, 2011 05:23 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Thanks for the advice David - It seems like there is always something more to learn about Active Rain. I think that's great, but it sure makes it difficult to explain to someone who has never been here!

Jan 10, 2011 09:07 AM
Thomas McCombs
Century 21 HomeStar - Akron, OH

I have never understood the groups concept. I see bloggers post in groups whose title would not suggest that it was the right place for that post. I see them post to just any old groups without regard to subject matter. It looks as tho they are just adding the post to any groups that might have a following.

Why have different groups if few posters pay any attention to the apparent subject matter? It is confusing.

Jan 10, 2011 10:17 AM
Mike Henderson
Your complete source for buying HUD homes - Littleton, CO
HUD Home Hub - 303-949-5848

I like the groups I probably have more in my list than anybody.

Jan 10, 2011 05:03 PM
DeeDee Riley
Lyon Real Estate - El Dorado Hills CA - El Dorado Hills, CA
Realtor - El Dorado Hills & the Surrounding Areas

Great advise, David.  Learn from the masters!  I probably spend more time trying to figure out how to tag my posts and how to post them than actually writing them!!!!

Jan 10, 2011 05:30 PM
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

A new perspective on how to optimize exposure for an Active Rain blog post.  Thanks!

Jan 10, 2011 11:40 PM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

I discovered this myself a few months ago but need to take another look around. I belong to alot of groups but find I keep posting to the same 8 or so. Need to expand my horizons.

Jan 11, 2011 12:35 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Some Great comments to your post David, once again wonderful job!

VB

Jan 12, 2011 11:32 AM
Sylvie Stuart
Realty One Group Mountain Desert 928-600-2765 - Flagstaff, AZ
Home Buying, Home Selling and Investment - Flagsta

I didn't know about that! What a cool feature. I'm off to check it out! Thanks!!

Jan 14, 2011 02:50 AM