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500 Posts and Kicking it to Another Gear

500 Posts - Blue Ribbon I looked up to the meter at the top of my Active Rain page and realized I am hitting the half century mark. 500 blog posts! For those who have been following my posts the answer to the big question is: Yes I am still a two finger typist.

Back in November 2006 when I joined Active Rain, I had never even visited a blog before. I barely knew what a blog was. At that time I never imagined that I would be writing about my 500^th blog post.

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Along the road, there were several milestones on the way to 500 blog posts. A couple of months ago when the meter hit 300,000 points I thought I climbed Mount Everest. As time goes on I realize that 500,000 points in probably going to happen by this time next year.

Why am I so confident it will happen? It is because I love this forum, can't imagine not posting here and have reaped many benefits from it and plan to continue to do so in the future.

This year I am planning to attend the CRS Sell-a-bration in San Francisco and the NAR Convention in Florida. I am looking forward to meeting many of the Active Rain members in person at those events.

Good Luck and Good Blogging!

Posted by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® on 03/14/2008 02:11 AM

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101 Comments on 500 Posts and Kicking it to Another Gear

MAR

2008

Your ridiculous. 500 Posts is insane. Let me be the first to congratulate you. It's such a milestone. Over 300,000 points as well. This is a big deal. Congrats.

Hi Randy - also amazing is the fact that you did it with only 2 fingers! Is that all you have or are you saving them for the big surge? LOL

WOW...Even my wife can't find that much to talk about. But that is fantastic. How much do you believe all those post's helped your business. This coming from a fairly "Newbie"

Just think how many points you'd have with all those digits moving!

Congrats and continued blogcess,

Audrey

Larry - Thank you, I think. LOL

Virginia - I just never learned to type. One day I will.

William - Clients and other agents doing referrals are finding me through Active Rain.

Audrey - I think slow, so it balances out. :)

Randy:

Keep them coming, I enjoy reading them/

Bob - Thank you!

thanks for the effort!

Ken - You're welcome.

That is an incredible number of blog posts! I am just getting close to the 100 post mark....and I am now stunned hearing that number in connection to blogging! : )

Congratulations on posting 500 blog articles......amazing!

Deborah - Do you think I have an addiction? I may, but I do not feel it is a problem. :)

MAR

2008

Randy - I must admit that this is a prodigious task, especially if you are a two-finger typist. I have about 340 posts so far, but I use all ten of my fingers. Great job!

Jason - Using all 10 fingers to type, isn't that cheating? LOL

Randy, that's amazing! Looking forward to reading the next 500!

I am humbled by my little over 150 posts to your 500. I type about 80 wpm. Do you just sit here all day? :-)

Hi Randy,

Congratulations! Your blogging has also put you number 1 everywhere in Hawaii - awesome! I enjoy reading your blogs and look forward to many more from you. Have a great weekend. Michael A. Caruso

Randy - I don't know what's more amazing... the 500 posts or that you did them with two fingers. LOL

Congratulations on a job extremely well done.

Randy,

Congrats on the great feat of hard work. I'm on the ride with you and enjoy interacting with you my friend.

Randy- awesome congratulations. So your planning the CRS events, I am planning on NAR which CRS class are you offering there? Might be a good time to take it, if I can force myself out of the sunshine. How about an outside class, by the pool?

Randy - Congratulation on the milestone. It has been a great pleasure getting to know you through your postings.

Congrats, now you need to write a blog telling us what those 500 post has done for your career.

Randy, congratulations on 500 blog posts. Isn't it time to give those fingers a little rest? Just kidding. Just imagine if you had taken a typing class and knew how to touch type? Let's see 10 fingers divided by 2 = 5. So 5 times 500 = you'd have 2,500 blog posts by now!

Randy,

500 Posts! Way to go. I'm impressed that you can find 500 subjects to blog about. I'm usually scratching my head for a new idea.

Way to go Randy. Keep giving us inspiration to keep up with the big dogs. Is 1000 on the goal sheet?

Congrats Randy! What an amazing accomplishment for a two fingered typer!

Congratulations. That IS alot of typing and yes i'm a 2 finger typist also.

Way to go!!! It's not hard to climb the ActiveRain ladder when it's part of your job.

That's a lot of posting Randy. I 've been a member 6 months longer and I just reached 400!! Maybe I need to swirch over to the two finger typing techinique. Keepit up Randy.

Good going, Randy--better keep blogging, I'm only 426 posts behind you and looking to catch up...someday!

Randy - Lots of work with lots of rewards! I look forward to seeing you at NAR!

Randy - congratulations on your milestone! I am just over 23000 points and look forward to the big 100000. I have gained so much valuable knowledge herel.

Randy, you are my hero!!! That is truly amazing! Congratulations on this milestone and I enjoy reading your posts.

Randy - Congratulations. 500 blogs is a big milestone and with only two fingers. That's lots of ideas and lots of work. Great job!

Oh My! I can't even imagine having written so much. I guess it just accumulates over time LOL. Congratulations on yet another AR milestone.

Wow. That is just wild. Congratulations on 500 down and 500 more to come! I am just hoping to hit 50 someday...;)

Sean

Congrats! Congrats! Congrats! You have made a great mark here and you deserve tons of credit for it! I hope that by the next 500 posts you'll be typing with more than two fingers!

Hi Randy - I forgot to login this morning at 10:01 AM. Here is a copy of my comment:

Randy - Congratulations. 500 blogs is a big milestone and with only two fingers. That's lots of ideas and lots of work. Great job!

500...gosh you're getting old.... hahahaha....congrats and happy writing!

Randy - That is really amazing and a lot of writing. Congratulations!

Congratulations on the 500 blogs Randy

Congratulations Randy! 500 blogs.... wow! I'll see you at NAR in Orlando!

On top of the sheer quantity is the obvious quality. Just look at your number of features and ratio of comments made versus received...clearly you are one of our best. Congratulations Randy!

Wow - I don't even know if I could find that many things to talk about!!! LOL...

Wow, great job. It took me a while toi understand AR, but now I really dig it. Congrats.

Randy CONGRATULATIONS, you are a blogging machine. I think I have commented on most of those 500 blogs and look forward to commenting on the next 500 :) :)

Congratulations on reaching another milestone. I'm to busy reaping the harvest from all the rain over the winter to keep up these days. Nothing better than reaping what you sew. Go rain go!

Congratulations Randy! You don't look a day over your 5th post. hehehe :-)

Have a good one and keep working hard!

-Keith

Wow, congratulations! This is pretty inspiring for someone who is in the shoes now that you were in a year ago!

Randy, You must have some seriously tough fingertips! :)

Congratulations on 500 posts! That's a lot of work. AR should give a bonus prize for working so hard!

Tony & Darcy - I look forward to writing them.

Nannette - I am pretty fast with those two fingers. I sometimes get a third finger going.

Michael C. - It is only a matter of time before WooHoo Sally catches me.

Jesse & Kathy - Thank you

Neal - Thank you, you do keep us thinking.

Missy - I am not sure if I will take a CRS at NAR or not. I will probably spend more time at the trade show. Last year I did not take it all in.

I will also be attending CRS Sell-a-bration. I am already registered.

Jennifer - Thank you, I have also enjoyed reading your posts.

Dick - I have written a few about that. I will be writing about that again in the future I am sure.

Brian B. - That would be like asking for directions when lost in the car.

Diane B. - I find that my daily experiences are a great place to find topics to write about.

Russ R. - 1000 is totally doable.

Renee B. - I am like the sheriff without a gun.

good for you randy. you've been at this for a lot longer than we have, and we found you right away after getting here. do keep it up.

congrats again

Robert L. - Fortunately we have spell check and grammar check.

Lenn B. - So true, Active rain is part of my business.

B.B. - I don't have to do the costume changes. That makes it faster for me.

Kent S. - I will keep writing so you have to post them pretty fast.

Gary W. - I am planning to attend NAR with my brother Russ from Missouri who is a broker also.

Sharon P. - This is a great place to gain knowledge.

David M. - Thank you

Colleen F. - It comes faster as you go.

Sean - Thank you, I look forward to reading your next 50 posts.

Jim & Maria - I have been so busy typing, I have had time to learn to use more fingers.

Rosalinda - Thank you for coming back. I was wondering who that was.

Sally - Not too old to keep blogging.

Rick B. - Thank you

Mike J. - Thank you

Monika M. - I will see you there.

Diane A. - Mahalo (Thank you in Hawaiian)

Emily L. - I never thought I would either.

Mike E. - I saw the potential the first week I was here and never looked back.

George - I always look forward to your insights and opinions.

Cindy J. - I have gotten business from Active Rain and feel the need to keep planting seeds.

Keith E. - I don't feel any older either.

Congrats. I'm in the 370s... and it has taken a lot of work. And my points are nowhere near there...

Candis - A year ago I was new to this.

Doreen - They do give a prize: it is new business, great relationships and a ton of knowledge.

Gary B. - Thank you and good blogging.

Lane B. - The points seem to pick up in speed as you go.

That's a lot of posts Randy. You must type 90 words a minute! I always enjoy reading your stuff.

Wayne B. - You count words per minute. I count characters. LOL

Congrats on 500, Randy! I hope you have a laptop or an office with a big window so you can enjoy the view once in awhile!

John - I only use a laptop. I am blogging at the State Scholastic Chess Championships right now. We have the round started and the high schoolers are playing.

Holy cow. DO you have carpal tunnel syndrome yet? Congratulations on 500 and I hope to see 500 more.

Wow! And with 2 fingers? That is the way my dad used to type and he could write contracts.

A BIG congratulations for blazing the trail for the rest of us.

Aloha!

MAR

2008

Christy - Believe it or not, there are members with a lot more than 500 posts.

Sheron - I have been typing this way for 25 years or more, it has become habit.

Randy- Another milestone.....Congratulations. I am sure you will reach every one that you set for yourself. And what I like best is that you do everything with dignity :)

Amazing. I just hit 2% of that at 10 blogs...whew...I can't imagine. Way to go...keep on typing. I bet you have a good idea where all the letters are now on the keyboard. You should try holding your fingers in the starting position for typing with 10 fingers....(ASDF and thumb on space-bar for the left hand and JKL: and thumb on space-bar for the right)...try to type:

try to type this.

I bet you'd be surprised at how quickly you'd pick up typing with all your fingers...but then again, why fix it if it isn't broken. Way to go.

Congratulations on the BIG 5 0 0!

WOW!!!! Congrats on the hard work! 500!

That's a great accomplishment - and with only 2 fingers, wow. Just think how many posts you could make if you used even more fingers.

Hi Randy,

Congratulations! I'm wondering how many calories you burned typing all those blogs....;)

Great job, I am sure it takes lots of time.

Thank you,

Rich

Congrats on reaching 500 posts! That is a definite accomplishment!

Blogging has actually brought several more of my fingers into play when typing. I can effortlessly use the thumb for the space bar, and I have learned to hit 'backspace' with my pinkie blindfolded...;)

Congrats of the great post numbers!

Congratulations! You're an inspiration, Randy. Keep up the good work!

I am addicted and I just started I have 7! long way to go to catch up. I am not sure I could find that much to talk about, although I am very opinionated so maybe. You definitely and inspiration.

You have done so much in so little time. I am impressed and I think your blogs are very well done. Congratulations to you and I look forward to the next 500!

Congrats Randy-excellent milestone...

Kathy M. - Thank you for the kind words.

Ashley B. - Old habits are hard to break.

Ryan V. - Thank you

Courtney C. - Thank you

Steve H. - Then I would have to think faster too.

Suzanne S. - Probably not from the typing as much as heating up the brain cells.

Richard L. - Thank you reading and contributing.

Jeremy B. - Thank you

Margaret W. - Thank you

Joe H. - I just feel that if I use more fingers it would be cheating. J

Joan L. - There is always stuff you can write about in your community for the Localism site.

Joan W. - Thank you for those kind words.

Midori - Thank you

Randy... that's it, only 500 posts? lol Hey, that's a lot of writing.... a big Congrats on some very well-written posts... now, can you say 1,000 posts? ;o)

Congradulations Randy. I have been reading posts for a while and this is the first time I have seen your blog. I also want to wish you good luck on #500. AJ

MAR

2008

Randy, congratulations! Wow, 500 posts, I'm also looking forward to reading the next 500. I'm relatively new at this blogging thing so, that mile stone seems impossible.

MAR

2008

Jeff - I predict it will happen.

AJ - Thank you

Venancio - It comes faster than you think.

MAR

2008

Bravo!! For a newbie like me that's very encouraging. I love it. Good stuff

Randy you look pretty good for 500 posts. No break needed for you. Congrats!I am going to subscribe so I can see what you have left to say.

Joe - You will find it building faster than you imagine.

Kevin - Thank you. I learn something new every day so there will always be something new to write about.

Randy, Congratulations to you on 500 blog posts. What a great milestone. Good job.

MAR

2008

Gary - Thank you

Great I am your 100th comment. CONGRATULATIONS!

My advice to you is get a secretary or insure those two fingers (lol).

MAR

2008

Dionne - Congrats on being Number 100. If something happens to one of those fingers, I will either hire a secretary or teach another finger to type. LOL

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