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It takes a little effort - but it's worth it!

In an earlier post about points I encouraged all of you to focus on the activities that the Rain Gods encourage of us by awarding points.

Does it it take time and effort. Sure - you might spend more time on Active Rain commenting or even writing a blog post, and less time browsing through the online catalog of your favorite designer store - but it's worth every penny you DON'T spend!

Let's see - an hour a day on Active Rain could save you $100 a day in online purchases.

That same hour a day could - over time - gain you enough exposure to generate revenue from your participation in Active Rain! Yes - we have just received our first referral attributable solely to our presence on Active Rain.

Rome wasn't built in a day - and neither will your online presence be. Active Rain and Localism.com are great components to your online presence.

The point is - it does take a little effort. And it does take time. But it's worth it!

Posted by Suzanne Marriott, Associate Broker, CLHMS, e-PRO on 12/30/2006 09:54 AM

Comments (48)

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48 Comments on It takes a little effort - but it's worth it!

DEC

2006

Suzanne, my husband would love this post. He likes to see me in front of the computer rather than shopping at the mall.

Blanca - You may not want to show it to him then - no fair revoking shopping priveleges!

LOL but it is true what you said, I think I do have saved some money by not being at the mall so much lately. Gosh, I hope it doesn't affect the spending economic report : (

Stand by - film at 11!

Film? Is that a secret hand shake for a secret AR room? LOL

Hmmm..If I only had hindsight...Oh, now I do...3 shameless blogs on the topic and points..lol

~Sinner :P

Scott

Scott - you got the point! And some points for comments!

And here is another shameless comment - in honor of Scott getting the point and the points! Climb that ladder!

How about an active rain designation? This is the cure for the seminar/business meeting/education junkie.

Ooh! I want an AR designation!

It does take very little effort but takes time to say something relevant. I spend about 1-hour each day reading and commenting then another hour or so to write a weekly blog. Nothing earthshattering but market statistics and tidbits of info relevant to my market. I wish I could be a GREAT blogger like my idols, KK BB TLW to name a few heavy hitters with lots to say but I feel more like a voyeur, sometimes I just can't add to the conversation...thanks for this post! An AR designation...I'd like one too!

Localism.com, that's a new one on me. How similar is it to ActiveRain?

We'd love an AR designation!

The time spent on AR has not only helped us inch up the chain, but we've learned tons, too. Real estate is not a stagnant career...you have to continue to learn every day, and AR is a great tool for that!

I love spending time here and got some great ideas, but I am buying lots of books here to! LOL

An hour a day..I wish I could get down to that. I am trying to manage my addiction...not doing too well at it!

I got the points..err...points!!!

....I think once you start on AR, it's hard to stop!!! Sometimes even when they flash the RED writing before me telling me that I'm not getting any more points, I'll continue. It's not merely about the points to me, sometimes if I have somethings to share, I just want to continue.

Your point is well taken!

I need new glasses, will you donate some points?

OK, Suzanne:

I'm sending my wife an invitation to Active Rain. This will keep her from the shopping malls for at least one hour a day. I figure I'll save at least $500 per month. Psst....you know her so don't tell her about my strategy.

Ken

DEC

2006

I would like an AR, but I don't want to change my shirts and signs.

Aloha to all and have a Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year in Hawaiian)

Blogging is a great way to get your thougths and opnions to customers and peers. Its time well spent in my opnion points made are only icing on the cake, i am a very competitive person :)

Suzanne,

Very good point. How many times have you been in the office and seen your co-workers playing card games or instant messaging people on the computer when their time could be used in a much more productive way.

Suzanne,

I spend HOURS a day here on AR, but have never really thought of it in terms of dollars and cents! I do know that I have a better Google ranking as a result of blogging and participating on AR.

Becoming a member of Active Rain was definitely one of my most positive accomplishments of 2007, and I thank each and every member (and non-member) who has helped me to grow through their blogs and comments!

Have a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2007!

Renee - An Active Rain designation - wonder if Matt is considering it!

Mariana - I'm with you - we put more hours into AR than most other designations require!

Joanne - I wonder if we can use these comments as a "petition" for an AR designation

"Impressive" - Localism.com is the consumer site "fed" by Active Rain - check it out!

Jim and Maria - I'm adding your names to the petition!

Sonja - Buying books in general or through AR recommendations?

Monika - Dare I ask how many hours per day? :-)

Chris - That's the way to do it! Side note - Tony left you a voicemail re: BuyerLink and will call again after the New Year.

Netta - I know what you mean - however - you can always draft additional blog posts in MS Word and then share them the following week - unless they are "time sensitive".

Teri - Congrats on getting the points!

Harper Team - Teri has way more points than me - you can see if she is willing to give any of them away!

Ken - This is gonna get real interesting!

Randy - That's easy for you to say! Happy New Year!

Eddy - Thanks for the comment and Happy New Year!

John - I totally agree! Next time you see them doing that - send them an email or IM with an invitation to AR - and get some points!

Val - Thanks for validating the results from the time invested - Happy New Year!

Congrats on the Gold Star - I see your featured posts are climbing, your points are getting closer to me, and you outrank me on the Arizona blogger list. What's that about? :-)

Congratulations on your referral Suzanne. It is clearly well deserved. If I had someone I would refer to you, too! :)

Nothing at my end yet. But the value, to me, is the learning, marketing to consumers, and establishing relationships. And if some business comes out of it, then my ROI is pretty darn good.

Jeff - Keep the faith and keep on blogging - it's not a matter of "if" it's a matter of "when" the $$ will follow!

I believe in the effort and what it can do for you on here, but in all honesty, I am going to leave the points thing alone for several reasons. There are many just writing blogs that have the same theme over and over.... write many short blogs, and some have no meaning at all.... just for points. You can tell when this takes place....

In either case.... happy new Year...

JAN

2007

Spending time on AR is productive , I pick up so many tips which I intend to implement in my business in 2007.

Jennifer - Thanks for the comment - and I totally agree.

Yes...it's going to get even more interesting since I'm in AZ as we speak and you know who is in CO. See you and Tony some time this week. (Actually I think a few times this week)

Ken

Ken - Glad to hear you made it back safely - I suppose you and Tony will be talking later today - and this is supposed to be a day off. Relax!

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