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July's Cloudburst of You

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Services for Real Estate Pros with ActiveRain

How's it going Rainers?  Are you busy, busy this Summer season?  I'm taking it easier on you this month, you're welcome :)  I'm really excited about the participation thus far and feel it's important to your success to keep these going.

Sometimes in life we need a little push.  A little guidance or few suggestions can get us back on track and chugging towards the top of the mountain.  I've seen your successes resulting from past Cloudbursts and hope July's challenge brings the same.

Last month called for handwritten notes, outside many of your marketing plans but necessary in today's online social world.  This month calls for exercise and a midyear audit.  You'll see the monthly Cloudbursts pushing you to get outside yoru comfort zone.  Great things happen when we're outside our comfort zones!

15 blog posts - So many of you will do more than this, but I want newer members to participate; we all know it was a bit tougher in the beginning.
100 comments - 20 of these comments MUST be left on a post that has 0 comments.  Essentially you must be comment #1.
Midyear Audit Post - Are you on track?  Audit your closed business, current pipeline and see where you need to focus.  Write a post about your mid year check in and work out a plan of attack for the rest of 2013.  Do you need more listings, focus more on a niche or ramp up your social media presence?  Or are you ahead of the game?  Summer is busy, but it will die down and you've got to keep filling that pipeline.  Where ever you are, write a midyear audit post to share with your AR Fam Bam. 
5 Product Reviews - Leave a review or add a new product.  Our community benefits from your insight and transparent views.
Exercise - Yeah, yeah you may be saying "what the heck does this have to do with my business Kerrie"?  Well my angelic Rainers, exercise keeps your brain sharp, body sexy and boosts your self esteem.  I don't care if take the dog for a walk after dinner, start your morning with 50 jumping jacks or practice yoga in the backyard.  Just get moving!

Once you're done, fill out the below form and submit it.  Challenge ends midnight of July 31st and 2,000 points will be awarded shortly after the end date of this challenge.

 

July's Cloudburst of You

15 Blog Posts
100 Comments*
Midyear Audit Post
5 Product Reviews
Exercise 3x week

 

 

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Comments (123)

Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Kerrie,

Thanks for the great challenges that encourage us to grow, this one is complete and now for the August challenge blog.

Jul 28, 2013 02:34 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

With a huff and a puff, here you go:

My AR July Cloudburst Contest  (Members Only)

   


 

Jul 29, 2013 04:17 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

P.S. I'm with Christine, some of this was confusing to me too; i.e. the product reviews.

Jul 29, 2013 04:18 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Kerrie, I did a product review in May that gave some low cost products to AR members: http://activerain.com/blogsview/3729892/do-you-practice-cost-recovery-when-making-business-decisions-

I hope that can be counted as part of the Product Reviews...and if not, then that is okay too. As far as exercise, if you count that I park out in the middle of no where and walk, then, yes, I do that several times a week but no excercise regimen...working toward that though!

 

Thanks for all you do! And more...

Jul 29, 2013 05:04 AM
P.J. Virgilio Jr., Realtor 408-568-6578 Selling homes in the Greater San Jose area and South through San Martin, Gilroy
Keller Williams Realty Silicon Valley - Gilroy, CA
San Juan Bautista and Hollister as well!

Kerrie,

It always happens that when I say "no mas" there you go with another challenge. I waited but couldn't refuse the challenge so Im in and here you go! Hope I did this correctly?

My short URL

http://actvra.in/YYn

And thanks again Kerrie!

Jul 29, 2013 06:23 AM
Helen and Larry Prier- Re-Max Gateway - Residential Real Estate
RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales - Anacortes, WA
Anacortes & surrounding Skagit & Island Counties

Kerrie, I have sent my entry in. Finally did the haly year audit. Bit of a mind bender.

Jul 29, 2013 06:39 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

FINISHED! 

I enjoyed this contest and more importantly I learned a lot about what ActiveRain has to offer.

Jul 29, 2013 11:32 AM
Jill Winchel
Royal Shell Real Estate - The Koffman Group - Cape Coral, FL
We make it easy. You make it home.

Submitted! Thanks for the challenge. It seemed overwhelming at first but I set up a spreadsheet to keep track of all of the categories and it worked great. I think I'll set up a weekly or monthly spreadsheet to keep me on schedule for writing blogs, reaching out to leads, marketing, etc. 

Jul 29, 2013 10:57 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Wow I made it and there is a whole day to spare:)  Thanks Kerrie.

Jul 30, 2013 06:57 AM
Karen Johnson, Realtor, ABR
Addison Wolfe Real Estate - Doylestown, PA
"Bucks County PA Homes"

Hi Kerrie, I am excited to write that I have just finished my July's Cloudburst.  It was hard for me to write a midyear review since I am a new agent but I did it!  Kerrie, I look forward to August's Cloudburst! 

Jul 30, 2013 09:39 AM
Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD
http://www.medicalandspaconsulting.com - Vail, CO
Paddy Deighan J.D. Ph.D

Great challenge for July...fun and innovative....I am looking forward to the next ones!!

Jul 30, 2013 05:51 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Done!!

Jul 30, 2013 10:25 PM
Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

I did it! I thought I was done and looking back I realized I hadn't completed the mid-year audit. I just completed it and found it was good to see where things stand. I like the product reviews because I didn't realize we even had those. Thanks for the challenge!

Jul 30, 2013 11:19 PM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

I just slid in under the wire. Thanks it was tough since we've been so busy but I did it -- I hope.

Jul 31, 2013 04:33 AM
Kevin Mackessy
Blue Olive Properties, LLC - Highlands Ranch, CO
Dedicated. Qualified. Local.

Just finished my midyear audit with the clock ticking for the submission deadline!  Thanks for these contests, plenty of motivation to continue blogging and finding new things to write about.  I'm hoping for an August Cloudburst as well.  

Jul 31, 2013 05:35 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Not sure I said - done the other day. DONE!! Thanks again for the fun Kerrie!

Jul 31, 2013 10:33 AM
Dale Baker
Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH
New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Howdy and evening Kerrie, Not sure way the automatic form keep saying in the boxs that Ths Webpage has disabled automatic filling for this form. I think it took the info but not 100% sure.

Everything is a Yes. As for makeing the 20 first comments, I was the first commenter on 144 blog posts of other AR members during this Month. More than hafe of those were to New Members of the site. Plus I still made my 10 plus comments a day to other members every day. Here's the link to my Mid Year blog post just in case 

Mid Year plus One Month Review in the Year of 2013 Where has 2013 gone

Have a good one

Dale in New Hampshire

Jul 31, 2013 10:56 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Ok - last 45 minutes as I update my numbers here...

More than 15 posts for sure....more than 100 comments (to be precise - 305 comments?) and more than 20 as first comment.

Just left 5 product reviews.

Actually I excercised more than 3 times a week - and one week was, every day! (Checking my 'weight numbers'! thanks for making this as a part of contest)

My favorite post -- 

A House Left OPEN for NEIGHBORS! 

My Mid-year review post 

Mid-Year Review of A New Englander 

Jul 31, 2013 04:14 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

It was another interesting challenge and as the month was so busy a real challenge to ocmplete, but it was done, and early

Jul 31, 2013 10:01 PM
Kerrie La Guardia
ActiveRain, Community Manager - Kirkland, WA
Let it Rain!

Way to go Rainers!!  I am just back from vacation and will be awarding the points for the July's Cloudburst this week. Thank you all for participating and staying on track!!

Aug 06, 2013 02:41 AM