Where are they? They signed up.....

I've looked for folks in specific areas to refer business to, and there were none!   It does make it a bit difficult to service the person needing a referral.

Good morning Joan,

As always a thoughtful post. How right you are..jump in and make it happen..it can be overwhelming at first but he your in a business that demands time and your expertise!

Joan, it would be so great if there were someone here representing every corner of the country! Blogging is not a small undertaking.

They came, they posted, blogged, commented and sailed on? Where? Cyberspace is here to stay...They must be in dry dock somewhere

Joan: I believe the primary reason for this phenomenon that you noted is that we live in a society that expects instant gratification in every investment of effort. When not realized; they move on to the next experiment.

This is a great lesson to be learned Joan!!!

Joan, you were the first person to call me from the Rain. You were so welcoming and helpful. My posts were not good but, you're right you just have to keep going and eventually it gets easier. It's a place to be social, not create a profile and never come back!

Joan- I see tons of them too-  sometimes wish active rain would clean out people that have not signed on in over a year... 

You are correct. Many start strong, get busy, forget  (myself included), and then never get back on the horse.  I appreciate the community here, the blogging I do primarily at my wordpress blog though. It is hard to blog both places without worrying about "duplicate content." This may be a problem for some.  Do you blog here and no where else?

Joan, before I saw your little gold star I knew this was a post to be featured.  I think some members just give up to soon when they don't receive instant gratification.  You need to put in your time and put out quality blogs if you want to see positive results.

Joan I have many in my area who also set up a profile and might have even written a blog or two and then disappeared.  I also know of several bloggers who blogged for a number of years, and also disappeared.  Hard to figure out why they stopped, but one thing for sure if they continued they would have seen the return on their investment of time on this site.

Joan~ I believe it happen frequently. They get signed up and walk away, they never get engaged and I'm not sure why.

I gave a blogging presentation a an office sales meeting a few years ago.  Everyone was enthused and several said they would begin a real estate blog.  To my knowledge only one agent followed through.  Blogging is work, and let's face it, many people do not like to write or work too hard.  :)

I have also noticed that I lot of folks jump get their feet wet and them run away.... but doesn't that support the 90-10 rule... 

I have seen it time and again... it's a shame

Theres always a certain percentage that get all psyched up to join and then realize it will be an actual commitment to maintain. Don't hear much from them after that!

It is hard to believe that there is no one in such a large area in Colorado....I wonder if someone is giving them the advice that blogging is a waste of time?  But I agree, there are only a handful of agents in my MLS that are consistent but none are as consistent as me.  I don't need to worry about anyone upstaging me as far as points and rankings any time soon as long as I keep trudging along.

The bloggers that went great guns and poof. Stopped. Fred Light, last blog post 4 years ago. It happens but just because missing from AR campus, many still hunt and peck at different venues. We all should in the spread the love and SEO wiring of our online work.

The retention rate for new bloggers does not seem to be good. There must be some improvements that can be made to recognize and encourage new members.

I have seen some comments that new members become discouraged when multiple other inactive members appear in their local and state search. We even have Ambassadors that are no longer active bloggers.

Thanks, I am somewhat new, but feel like these bloggers are my friends.  I look forward to reading the blogs each day.