ActiveRain. If You Think It's About the Points, You're Missing the Bigger Picture...

ActiveRain. If You Think It's About the Points,

You're Missing the Bigger Picture...

 

For the better part of the past few years, I've been an active member of this community.

ActiveRain has become part of the daily regimen of things to do on my "List-O-Plenty".

When Jonathan Washburn, the founder of ActiveRain, came up with his sinister plot to fuel our competitive nature by incorporating the point system, I know I wanted to rack up as many as I could.

I wanted to be #1 in my region, the Raleigh/ Cary/ Apex area of North Carolina.

But do I participate here for the points?

NO!

For me, it's not about the points at all.

At its core, ActiveRain is a social media forum, and the only one of its kind where people in Real Estate and its related fields share their knowledge freely amongst one another.

Anyone who is doing this for the points is truly missing out on the social aspects of ActiveRain.

Yes, 34% of my business in 2010, and 14% of it in 2011 can be directly attributed to my involvement here in the Rain.

This year I already have a bunch of incoming and outgoing referrals.

Is it about the business that I participate here?

Well, YES... and NO!

I want and need business. I seek out new opportunities each and every day.

After all, this is how I make my living.

But, at the end of the day, for me at least, it's about the friendships that I've created along the way.

Friendships that have become so solid that even if ActiveRain were to cease tomorrow, we'd still be close.

I won't go into the lengthy list of people I've met, email regularly, or talk to on the phone almost daily for fear that I might leave someone out, but, suffice it to say, that if you're just here for the points, you need to rethink that mind set.

Because you're really not seeing the bigger picture...

ActiveRain. If You Think It's About the Points,

You're Missing the Bigger Picture...

About The Author

Craig Rutman is a North Carolina Residential Real Estate Specialist that can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Raleigh - Cary – Apex metro areas; or any place else in the country by connecting you with a relocation professional in your destination of choice.

To find all available homes for sale in the Triangle area of North Carolina, please visit www.justnchomes.com

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