There are many topics I could follow at any given point in time , being that I am 1) a mom, 2) a wife 3) a real estate recruiter 4) a pet owner 5) a home owner 6) a school board member 7) a concerned citizen 8) a music lover 9) an avid reader 10)  active online

This list is just a few of the traits that define my interests. My personality is such that I want to know more about every topic that interests or affects me. I can go through my "subscribed list", and find a vast array of information I have subscribed to, on just about any topic imaginable. So now that you know my Top Ten interests, how would you get your information included on my "subscribed list" or anyone else's for that matter?

How would you go about putting your information in front of me, enough to make me want to subscribe? Would you post on topics that interest you, and hope that I (or someone else) would find them? Would you intone your posts toward yourself in hopes of luring in those you *hope* to get business from? Is your newest post one that I will have to bookmark, and hope to have time to read later, or will I have to click all the way through it right now? Time is short these days, so I don't have a lot of time to try and wade through advertisements and self promotion pieces. Out of habit, I typically just go straight to my "subscribed list" and see what those friendly faces have to say, and if there is time, I will stray out into the bigger world of Active Rain.

Will just setting up your profile with no picture work? Is just one blog post enough?  Does it take multiple encounters, or would I find your material so compelling on the first read that I would have to sign up immediately? I have a Google Reader for the depressing news type information; I don't want that clogging up my "Rain". I love to encounter posts that inspire me to bigger and better interactions. I love to learn new things, see new ways of using technology, look at pictures, be inspired by humanity instead of depressed by it, and always love a good laugh!

Those are the topics I most want to know about, so off I go, I'm going to wander around Active Rain a bit to see what you offer and if what you have posted recently interests me, I just might add a few more people to my "subscribed" list.