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Active Rain -- newbie tip #1 -- joining groups

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside

Newbie Blogging Advice # 1 of 8

Craig Snead posted a series of excellent Newbie advice blogs during the 31 Days of January MetroAtlanta ODAT Realty Homes Buy Sell LeaseChallenge. Great ideas for OLDBIES to review as well!  He explains about points and other features. Look for all 8 parts of his series re-blogged soon!

T H A N K    Y O U --- CRAIG!

Have a happy day -
Lynn

 

Original content by Craig Snead

Active Rain -- newbie tips #1 -- joining groups.

When someone is new to Active Rain, they may be looking for a starting point. Here are some quick suggestions

  • Log in every day (100 points). Blog daily (200 points each) Comment (25 points each).  Ten comments per day. Re blog (25 points). Invite others and get points from their activity. Points are given for updating your profile.
  • Like the name Active Rain says -- get Active. To learn more, read the manual.
  • Look in groups. Find some groups that interest you and join. Read, comment and post to those groups. Subscribe to blogs that you enjoy reading.
  • Not sure how to do something? Go to the "search" link at the top, type in a question or phrase and you will find a blog about it. Also look at the FAQ link at the bottom of the page. As you progress, it will get easier.

I have put together a short video on joining groups.

 

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Comments (6)

Mary Macy
Top Agents Atlanta Metro - Roswell, GA
Top Agents Atlanta Metro

Thanks for helping the new guys, it is always a blessing to see how many great people there are to lend a nelping hand here at AR.

Jul 21, 2011 04:10 PM
Gina Tufano
Ask Gina & Company with Pearson Smith Realty - Sterling, VA
Ask Gina & Company, Northern Virginia Real Estate

Good re-blog. It's great to help the newbies but also serves as a great reminder to those who have been here awhile to check out some of the other great groups on here!

Jul 22, 2011 01:33 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Mary -

Thanks for coming by!  Yes - all of us were newbies once, eh?
The funny thing about ActiveRain is that even the "old-timers" are only at five years!

Have happy day -
Lynn

Jul 22, 2011 07:49 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Gina -

Glad to see you here!  Yes - new groups are always popping up! Check out the groups for both iPad Users and Android Tablet Users!  There is a group for meet-ups at home or when traveling called AR-ups.  I've used AR-ups and met folks in Washington, DC and Chicago! One vacationing AR member used it in Hawaii in Maui.

Have happy day -
Lynn

Jul 22, 2011 08:02 AM
Craig Snead
Quality Home Investments, LLC / Dearborn Heights, MI - Dearborn Heights, MI
Real Estate Investor

Lynn, thank you for re-blogging this and sharing it with your readers.

Jul 31, 2011 03:07 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Craig,

You are most welcome!  When I finish the series, I plan on adding links to all the articles you wrote on each reblog so they may catch more "students" for your advice!

Have a happy day -
Lynn

Jul 31, 2011 05:34 AM