How do you get to have a featured post?

I don't know that there is a formula, but it will be interesting to see the responses back.

I don't know that there is a formula, but it will be interesting to see the responses back.

See that Gold "Suggest" Button up at the Top Right, near your Picture?

When people like your Blog, they Click on that Gold Button (you can do the same thing for Blogs that you want to see Featured).

The Suggest Button alerts The Powers That Be at ActiveRain, who then decide whether or not to Feature the Blog.   90% of Featured Blogs are Determined by the Suggest Button.

Here is Additional Information from ActiveRain Staff Member Bob Stewart

Ginger-the post that Fred linked to gives you all the information you need.  If you read a great post hit the suggest button.  Others will do the same for you if they like your content.

I think as time goes on you get better and better at this.  Next thing you know you are either getting featured or getting phone calls

Hi Ginger, There has actually been a good deal of controversy about that just recently.  In the past 3-4 days there are a couple posts on it.  Check the featured posts for them. Tni

Ginger - The suggest button is the key. But to get that button hit on your posts is the trick. I would suggest doing posts of interest to a wide group of the AR readership. It seems thos type of posts are targeted most frequently.

Ginger, it is a bit frustrating as I have made posts that I thought were shear genius and even have had comments to the same but like you no features yet. I think it also helps alot to have a big following. I am pleased that 30 people subscribe to my blog but I'm striving for 100 by the end of the year. I know the key is quality and not quantity but I am going to make a post a day as one of my goals for 2011.