It's official, today is the ActiveRain Real Estate Network's six month anniversary.  We launched the network way back on May 26th, 2006.  Back then we were barely more that a glorifiied real estate directory with basic scoring system.  There was no bloging, forums or community.  It's been pretty amazing how far things have progressed in only 6 months.

  • We currently have 9,718 registered members, falling just shy of hitting 10k within 6 months.
  • There has been over 22k blog posts made on ActiveRain and blogging wasn't even launched until end of June.
  • We've registered 350k visits to ActiveRain.com and just over 10 million page views, almost all coming in the last 3 months.
  • We've received dozens on mentions of high profile industry web sites including Inman.com and Realtor.org and hundreds if not thousands of mentions by real estate bloggers and local newspapers.

It's been pretty impressive to watch and be a part of, but we are just getting started.  We are on the verge of launching ActiveRain Groups, as well as our first consumer targetted site to drive more traffic to our members.  Both of these additions will allow the community to keep growing and push ActiveRain into the mainstream.  So if you haven't yet, hop on board we've still got a long way to go.

I'm just getting started with the week in review, that will be coming soon...

 
Posted by Matt Heaton on 11/26/2006 07:34 PM   Comments (59)    

59 Comments on ActiveRain turns 6 months old today

Congratulations Matt!  You and your team should be very proud and deservedly so!  I'm happy to be a part of The Rain...

kk

11/26/2006 07:37 PM by Kristal Kraft ~ Denver Real Estate (The Berkshire Group Realtors)

Congratulations Matt, Caleb, et al, your creative spirit helps us all flourish and your attention to detail keeps this place running relatively smoothly - especially in light of the boom in numbers.

11/26/2006 07:39 PM by Carole Cohen Realtor®, ePRO (Howard Hanna Cleveland City Office)

You guys rock!  And are VERY appreciated.

11/26/2006 07:40 PM by Leigh Brown Charlotte NC Broker/Owner (RE/MAX Signature Properties)

Congrats.  We have made quite a mark in six months.  !0K users from viral marketiong?  Outstanding!

11/26/2006 07:43 PM by America's #1 Mortgage Broker

Brian: 10k users is nothing, we've held off on kicking in some of our initiatives to really grow ActiveRain until we have the infrastructure in place to support us.  The growth was SO rapid we were almost caught by suprise and haven't had as much time to get all the pieces in place we need to really expand yet.

My original planning was for 3,000 members at six months.

11/26/2006 07:46 PM by Matt Heaton (ActiveRain Corp.)

Woohoo!

We realize all the hard work behind the scenes to make this community Rock! ...I Mean Rain !
A sincere thank you from all of your AR fans/members!

11/26/2006 07:51 PM by Michele Connors, Broker in Charge (Coldwell Banker First Realty Morehead City)

Matt my hat is off to you and the crew Congrats still looking on the side for hobbies of the individuals on Active Rain think its a great idea

11/26/2006 07:51 PM by Bob Pavey,CRS (RE/MAX Hometown)

Ive said it once, and I will say it again!  This site is awesome for all aspects of Real Estate.  Thanks Matt & Caleb!

11/26/2006 07:52 PM by Jennifer K Giraldi, Atlanta REALTOR® Atlanta Real Estate Expert (Solid Source Realty Atlanta)

Congratulations, Matt and gang.  You've worked hard on this and we really appreciate it.  We're looking forward to wherever you take this ship.

11/26/2006 07:53 PM by Maureen Francis & Dmitry Koublitsky, SKBK Sotheby's - Metro Detroit (SKBK Sotheby's International Realty)

Congrats to the AR team.  It sounds like the next six months are going to be pretty exciting!  Will you guys still hang out with us when you're all billionaires?

11/26/2006 07:54 PM by Buyer's Broker of Northern Michigan, LLC

Happy Six Month Anniversary! I have learned more here in the past couplre months, than I have in years of classes. Great Community!

11/26/2006 07:56 PM by Carol Costanzo

I'm happy to have met Matt in New Orleans.  When he is rich and famous, I'll be able to say I knew him when...

11/26/2006 07:57 PM by Linda Davis (RE/MAX Realty Group)

I only discovered this site a couple of days ago but it is way too cool and THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your hard work!

Congratulations!

11/26/2006 08:07 PM by Renee Burrows - Las Vegas NV Real Estate (Nevada Realty Solutions)

Matt, congratulations.  I would say that membership more than three times what you expected had to be more than just a little bit of a challenge.

11/26/2006 08:08 PM by George Souto (McCue Mortgage Co.)

Congratulations, but once again, thanks a million for the opportunities to learn from each other, share, and promote ourselves!

11/26/2006 08:15 PM by Kaushik Sirkar (Call Realty, Inc.)

Congratulations!  It has been 6th months already?   Where is the cake?  oops...  can't eat wheat...  champagne?   Pop the cork!   Can't wait to see where we will be in 6 months at the 1 year anniversary!   So looking forward to the future!  Keep it coming!

11/26/2006 08:20 PM by Western New York Home Sales | Colleen Kulikowski (Hunt Real Estate ERA)

Congrats and thanks for the recap, Matt.  The number that impresses me is the "just over 10 million page views".

11/26/2006 08:24 PM by South Florida Real Estate • Leanne Paynter (HomesCo.com)

Congrats!! And there is SO MUCH fun in store, too!

11/26/2006 08:36 PM by Mariana Wagner ~ Colorado Springs REALTOR® (Wagner iTeam -Keller Williams Clients' Choice)

Congrats, growing :)

Ray Saenz

11/26/2006 08:36 PM by Aurora Colorado Real Estate Ray Saenz, Colorado Realtor (United Property Brokers, INC)

Congratulations and thank you for your hard work!  Active Rain is growing and members are growing from Active Rain. This has truly been a beneficial experience for me since joining a couple of months ago. Thanks!

11/26/2006 09:20 PM by Silvia Dukes, PA --- Ich spreche Deutsch! (Tropic Shores Realty)

WooHoo - I love being a part of ActiveRain!

11/26/2006 09:27 PM by Carl Guild - Central Connecticut Real Estate (Prudential Connecticut Realty)

Congratulation!  I really appreciate all the helpful hints and I am busy spreading the words

11/26/2006 09:29 PM by Jennifer Fivelsdal, Rhinebeck NY (Keller Williams Realty)

Congratulations!

 Very impressive stats. 22,000 blog posts and 10 million page views...WOW How many hours per day(or night) spent by members? I bet that is an awesome # too.

11/26/2006 09:31 PM by Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, New York, NY (Coldwell Banker Previews International)

Matt, It is an excellent piece of art!!! congratulations!!! and this anniversary comes right on my own HALF OF A  CENTURY...Brilliant.

Goodbye 40's...welcoming my own 50  .

Eli

11/26/2006 09:49 PM by Eli Magen (New World Mortgages,(Mortgage Company))

You guys have done it...created something that people wanted and it is highly effeicnet and useful...Congrats on the 6 months Gang!

11/26/2006 09:54 PM by Barnett Associates Real Estate, LLC

Congratulations!  This is a learning experience that I truly enjoy.  Thank you for all your hard work.

11/26/2006 09:55 PM by Judy Kincaid, Tampa Home Stager (Destined To Sell)

Congratulations!!!  Happy 6 months!!!  You guys are awesome!!! - Aloha

11/26/2006 10:25 PM by Kengo Ueno (R) eCertified, ABR (Prudential Locations LLC)

At first I was skeptical.  Hey.... I am a New Yorker. 

But now - I am sold (oh my, can I be so cliche')?

Great job guys - you had me at 10 million page views...

11/26/2006 10:26 PM by Christine Forgione - Associate Broker (PCA Realty, Inc.)

Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all you guys do. Grateful to be a part of this terrific group of Rainers.

11/26/2006 10:44 PM by Wilmington NC Real Estate Ginger & Roger Sala Keller Williams (Keller Williams Wilmington North Carolina)

Congrats Matt, 6 months....Wow and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger :)

11/26/2006 10:49 PM by US Real Estate Directory Gary Schmitz (USRED)

Amazing growth for only 6 months.

11/26/2006 11:04 PM by Ken Smith (Suburban House Hunters)

Those are some significant numbers for a new site's first six months. Will be real interesting to see how AR continues to grow.

11/27/2006 01:11 AM by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace)

Matt,

Congrats to you and your team!  I had never blogged anything before in my life until one month ago when I joined AR.  Because of my infatuation with this business, I couldn't resist when asked to join.  This stuff just amazes me!  Guess I'm addicted (my wife thinks so anyway). 

I've contacted AR 3 times about different things with no response.  Have people been on vacation that answer these?  How long does it usually take for a response?

Thanks again, and congratulations!

Lucky

11/27/2006 01:41 AM by Lucky Lang, Davenport, Iowa Real Estate (Mel Foster Company)

Good Morning Matt-

Fantastic job by you and your team, the site is great - I only wish I'd gotten here sooner!

11/27/2006 05:20 AM by PGA National, BallenIsles, Mirasol - Marc Blasi (Leibowitz Realty / Knightlines Mortgage)

Congratulations on a fantastic job! Eric and I get to share the special day, not only as part of your success, but his move to the best half of life, and mine passing the 100,000 point mark. Wonder how many others have something special too on the 26th.

11/27/2006 06:34 AM by Sharon Simms St Pete Florida CRS CIPS CLHMS (RE/MAX Metro)

6 months already? Seems likeonly yesterday That I posted my first Blog..

 

Great job on putting "Active Rain" on the map!

11/27/2006 07:03 AM by Scott Daniels Florida Real Estate 2.0. Agents Earn 100% Commission. (Florida List For Less Realty, Inc. Broker/Owner. )

Great Job all the way around Matt! The whole Active Rain team is top notch - congrats on the success, you deserve it!

 

11/27/2006 07:09 AM by Angus in Naperville IL (RE/MAX Affiliates)

WOW!  It seems like so much longer than 6 months, but it also seems like I just joined a few weeks ago.  I wonder how many people signed up on that first day...

11/27/2006 07:45 AM by Donna Harris, ASP (Re/Max HiNet)

Happy Anniversary---thanks for starting Active Rain. We love the website and we are continually learning new information!

Jay and Linnea Hanley

11/27/2006 08:23 AM by Jay and Linnea Hanley (PrudentialFloridaRealty)

....and growing & growing...isn't amazing to see how far it's gone from its baby stage.  I've learn a lot from some of it's members.  Thanks to you all for putting such a wonderful site together.

11/27/2006 08:58 AM by Netta Blackwood - REO/BPO Expert (Keller Williams Realty At The Lakes)

Happy Birthday! 

11/27/2006 09:08 AM by Mary McKnight (1parkplace)

Sounds like you tripled your target numbers - not surprising that you found you had a tiger by the tail - good thing you know how to make it Rain in the jungle!

11/27/2006 09:17 AM by Suzanne Marriott, Associate Broker, CLHMS, e-PRO (Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners)

Matt & ActiveRain Staff-  Congratulations!!  This is an awesome site that you have developed !!   Thank you !! 

11/27/2006 09:23 AM by Lauren Corna, Broker Associate, CNS (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)

Congrats!!  AR has been such a huge help to me as a new agent.  The blogs are great and I come away from the site learning so many new things.  Thanks again.

11/27/2006 09:48 AM by Heather Saul (Weichert Realtors Hoey Group)

HBTY, HBTY, HBTY!

Matt tell everyone involved that this newbie in Ohio is thankful to you for all that you've done. I'm working on a "giving thanks blog" that will include you as my professional savior! The medium has given me validity that I don't always get in the office.

Thanks to all and have a wonderful day!

11/27/2006 10:12 AM by Toby Boyce, MBA, Delaware Ohio (Keller Williams The Realty Firm)

 Hi Matt, congratulations and thank you. There are a lot of ways and places to waste time on the net but AR has become my favorite place to network.

11/27/2006 11:21 AM by The Blog Artist - marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing You)

Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing your vision with us.    

11/27/2006 11:25 AM by Blanca Cholewczynski, XCO (U)

VERY impressive. GO GO GO!

Me

11/27/2006 11:54 AM by Craig Schiller (REAL ESTAGING, a nationally recognized leader in Staging.)

Thanks to all who have made this site possible...Great work!!!

-James

11/27/2006 04:24 PM by GA-agent.com-- Georgia Real Estate Directory (GA-agent.com)

Happy Birthday to AR!

11/27/2006 04:42 PM by Karen Hurst ~ Real Estate Broker ~ Warwick ~ Rhode Island (Storm Realty LLC)

As I said in my post last night... you are the true Rainmaker... thank you again.  And congrats on the 6 month mark...

11/27/2006 06:19 PM by Knightlines Mortgage Services, LLC

To All The Guys who make it rain~ Happy Birthday! Thanks Again!

11/27/2006 08:38 PM by Laura Monroe- Real Estate Virtual Assistant (Creative Agent Solutions.com)

Congratulations and THANK YOU for allowing me to become a part!

11/28/2006 08:34 PM by Rice Property Management & Realty, LLC

Matt,

In your post:  "We are on the verge of launching.....as well as our 1st consumer targeted site to drive more traffic to our members."

Can you elaborate at this time?

11/29/2006 11:23 PM by Russ Perlowski -- Tampa Real Estate (People's Choice Realty Services LLC)

Russ: We're basically working on a sister site to ActiveRain that will put a much more consumer friendly face and navigation on the content.  We're also working on ways to create interactions between buyers/sellers and the community of real estate professionals we have here at ActiveRain.

12/01/2006 08:17 PM by Matt Heaton (ActiveRain Corp.)

I like that sound of that Matt ;)

12/01/2006 09:05 PM by Barnett Associates Real Estate, LLC

Matt,

 Congratulations. This site does indeed rock!

All the Best,

Mary C.

12/04/2006 09:11 AM by Mary Cacciapaglia

I know I have told everyone i know. I find it hard to believe it is only 6 months old. Great job, keep it up.

12/07/2006 07:23 AM by Russell Rosencrans, ePRO, GRI (Coldwell Banker A Blue Ribbon Realty L.L.C.)

Happy Birthday!

12/07/2006 03:20 PM by Devon Thurtle (Heffernan Law Firm)

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