The group Active Rain Block Party was founded by Brian Block, from Alexandria, VA for the sole purpose of getting all the success stories in one place for us to read. As Brian states, "More and more members are having success with blogging, getting more clients, more referrals, and becoming better professionals".
*Remember to tag your success story with ActiveRain Success Story!
So here is my story of my success with ActiveRain and the help I have received from a couple of the members for my current placement on google which landed me a couple of solid leads.
Answers from the GREAT BEYOND!!! (play R.E.M!)
In my business here on Oahu, Hawaii (Honolulu County) I have been fortunate to have had referrals all year from past clients, friends and other agents. I have put my best foot forward to care about my clients first and foremost and to listen intently to their needs.
I also ask for help. About six months ago I started working on my new website (I like to work on my own so I can have fresh content and change whatever I want, when I want :). It took me about two months (while blogging too) to get it to the point where I wanted to publish it. I called a long time member here who helped me get it going with keywords and telling me what to do with my content to have it match with title, keywords, meta tags and content all together in perfect harmony. My website NEVER got hits before.
Then I started an outside blog and another member helped me with the title and keywords and things on that too. By then, I was getting "noticed" on Google. Both of these upstanding long time members have been coaxing me and coaching me throughout the last few months and I am very proud to say....I AM NOW ON PAGE ONE of Google for three main search terms I am concerned with for my market!
The following screen shot is from one of my search terms and I have 7 out of the 10 spots on page one of Google! And all sites are showing. http://www.activerain.com/ (of course), http://www.hawaiihomesmarket.com/ (my website), http://www.localism.com/ (with all my Localism posts!) and now my outside blog too!
In the past months I have received leads and though two decided to rent and two others decided they were unsure of their plans for the future, I do have two potential clients and one is solid. The most recent one contacted me two days ago. I asked how they found me and the soon to be wife said she typed in a couple of key words and I was all over the place on google and that she was not only impressed but wanted someone who was an expert with Hawaii Military Relocations.
The last two days I have been working diligently with long distance phone and emails to Afghanistan and the mainland and now? They are preapproved and I have set them up with auto notification of listings for single family homes! Within the last day the LO received the LES and authorization form signed and they will be here next month specifically for a house hunting trip for five days. They are sure we will be in contract by time they go back to the mainland to pack while the transaction is in escrow and going through the process.
This is success. Blogging for business means to serve the consumer with info on my area, the process and surely give them the time of day. You see....this current client said she had been in contact with a couple of other agents and they didn't give her the time of day. She and I both believe that people come into our lives for a reason and with her finding me on the internet ..... it's also listening and understanding THEIR needs.
Blogging for business. Gee...I wonder who taught me that? ;) Anything is possible.....won't know until you try.
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Sally -- thxs for sharing so that we have a blueprint for what to do! Congratulations!:)