Whose Net Did You Slip Through?!

Anita, I think we all go through cycles of commenting and not commenting, blogging and not blogging.  Different priorities come up in our lives that divert our attention.  Sometimes we come across a post by an old friend and strike up the conversation again!

With me it remains a matter of the heart...I never know until I go

I read a lot of members' blogs. 

I subscribe to those who post content of interest.  No special topic, just interesting. 

I have unsubscribed to blogs if they disparage agents, consumers, lenders or others.  Alternative views can be described without disparaging others. 

Hi Anita,

I agree with Raymond E. Camp.  When work and  just life in general, decrease the time we are able to spend on AR, it can take a while to get back into the swing of things.   Chuck Willman made a very good point.  I do find myself "Liking" posts and other comments, even when I do not leave a full comment myself.

I am glad to see your blog on this topic and I have read all of the comments with great interest.

Many bloggers have faded away. A look at the Leaderboard shows many members who are no longer active and the inactive list includes many with the Ambassador designation. ActiveRain has a major membership retention problem.

It is easy for me to lose contact with others since most of my comments are made in response to comments on my blogs. If I do not hear from them, they may not hear from me.

Personally, I have reached the point where I am no longer able to even reciprocate on all of the comments.

I receive far more comments and likes on Facebook and Facebook groups and probably should focus my attention there rather than on ActiveRain.

There is no simple or universal answer for your question.

Actually I think sometimes it is that we find we just don't fundamentally agree with a lot of the opinions of someone else.  I know that has happened to me a few times. There are a few folks that I used to comment with that were just too negative for me and I had to move on.

I have found that the new AR format has messed up my rhythm in commenting. I just need to get used to the new format.

I personally am trying to figure out how to network on probably toooooo big of an ocean.   I want everyone to be in my net!  

I try to stay connected.  I know folks have things happen in their lives that make it difficult to post or comments.  I just had a loss and have not been able to do much in the rain lately.  I hope to get back on track soon.. I guess it is important not to make assumptions.

Anita, during the time I've been blogging, so many people have come and gone from ActiveRain.  And now I'm going through a period when I just have other priorities - like my real estate practice. A lot just depends on what's going on in our lives.

I think its just like a real life relationship. You meet someone, feel them out, and then decide whether or not this person is someone you would like to connect with. Some people you like or are just more interested in than others, for one reason or the other!

We can only wear so many "hats" in this business.  I evaluate my ROTI (return on time invested) and my Wordpress site and e-newsletters always top the list. AR tends to receive less of my time and attention these days.

I am not sure why. It just seems like (a) it takes longer now (b) don't have the time or (c) both.  Think (c) is it!