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Congratulations to my friends at ActiveRain.

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Real Estate Agent with Kimberly Howell Properties (210) 646-HOME

200,000Well done ActiveRain.

They say milestones are important to note and mark down in the annals of history.  Your achievements should be advertised and celebrated.  You should never forget where you came from in order to focus on where you're going.

Today is a big day for ActiveRain.  For the community, the staff, the architects, and the members.

The 200,000 mark has been reached.

ActiveRain has gone through quite a few changes since I first came aboard and even when they haven't been widely cheered, ActiveRain has always worked hard to do the best for their members.  From the growing pains of new servers to the change in membership structure (introducing the paid membership), ActiveRain has taken a few lumps in their time, even from me.

With those lumps however, often came kudos and gratitude for many of the things they did that were widely seen as great ideas and innovations.  ActiveRain has always been a place of change.  It's a fluid forum for real estate industry professionals to congregate and work together to offer ideas, opinions, hugs, and cheers.  It's created many great relationships, helped bring business to the table, been an educational center, and a sounding board for people from all walks of life that share one thing in common.  Real estate.  That insane profession that we all felt called us.  Why it did varies as much as the 200,000 people on this site.  Regardless, we followed real estate's beckoning and found ourselves here at ActiveRain.

I look forward to seeing where this new plateau takes the network.  To see the new faces that come along and to hear the new ideas that are generated on these very pages.  I've enjoyed it here and look forward to celebrating the 500K mark with you all someday.

Congratulations to the ActiveRain staff - past, present, and future.  You've done a bang up job - keep it up.

photo courtesy of jasonb42882

Margaret Goss
@Properties - Winnetka, IL
Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate

I'm pleased to say that I am responsible for adding two new members this week to help that number grow!  It's hard, though, to get people to sign on.  They think they have to write something and they're not comfortable with that.  I tell them it's about everything that you mention in your post - AR is a great place to learn and share and you don't have to be a best selling author to get that.

Jan 17, 2011 01:33 AM
Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528
Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY
Real Estate Salesperson

Congratulations to Activerain and thank you for being a great platform for sharing, learning, caring and establishing great relationships.  It's the best continuing ed course around!  Keep on keeping on!

Jan 17, 2011 01:47 AM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Matt,

You have said it correctly and Congratulations is due to ActiveRain for building this forum that has exploded onto the real estate scene.  They have worked hard at keeping this community alive and active and keeping it new and fresh.

Jan 17, 2011 02:22 AM
Kathleen Cooper
Kathleen Cooper, Sposato Realty Group - Worcester, MA
Sposato Realty Group - Broker Owner

This is awesome!  I'm so glad to see you guys still rocking and rolling after so many great years with you.  Looking forward to the future.  Keep up the great work!  

Love your icons in your signature Matt!  

Jan 17, 2011 04:36 AM
Bill Morris
RE/MAX Capital City - Austin, TX
ABR, CRS, CDPE, ePRO, MBA

Congrats, AR, and everybody who contributes to and learns from this great community!

Jan 17, 2011 07:10 AM
Paige Walker
Paige Walker - Pineville, LA
Real Estate Guru - Alexandria Pineville LA

Great post Matt and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to ActiveRain on the milestone! It is amazing to me that it has grown to those numbers in such a short time period! Let's CELEBRATE!!

Jan 17, 2011 07:50 AM
Damon Gettier
Damon Gettier & Associates, REALTORS- Roanoke Va Short Sale Expert - Roanoke, VA
Broker/Owner ABRM, GRI, CDPE

200,000 is definitely am milestone worth honoring.....especially in this market!

Jan 17, 2011 01:14 PM