So many people are thirsty for information on Active Rain. If it were possible to read blog posts for 24 hours most would be found to be dripping in eager anticipation of what could happen next, tons of questions asked and hope to find better ways to be a blogger/realtor/stager/mortgage broker, etc. But where do those awesome blogs begin? How did that intriguing, influential author begin to master and wrangle words into motivating and informational posts? There are so many people waiting or wondering for answers. They may feel they weren't told where the line to successful blogging starts. They may be lurking, just waiting for the point to jump in.
Remember the first time you found Active Rain? Remember filling out the profile and posting that first blog? Boy, a lot of times that first blog is kind of rough. Maybe juvenile. It's the Internet's version of the first bike ride without training wheels. I have always left my first rotten post up, unedited so that anyone (newbies or those that are intimidated) could see that my first post sucked eggs. Code doesn't work, or it didn't at the time of that post; who knows it may in the future and this link would be irrelevant. Feel free to look at my First Post, be sure to rate it a 5, too LOL. That's the point of this blog. Show it all, the bad posts....and the good.
Seriously, anyone can blog. It's almost like a muscle. 
It gets easier with time and practice. (Oh, and those are my abs, don't make me show the before, too) I don't claim to be a Picasso of Blogging, but thank gawsh I got better than that first one.
The Active Rain Challenge Of The Week: Post a link to your first blog, warts and all. Roberta Lee, that means even if it's not good. :) The prize for the Worst Post Ever Nomination Contest is: You are invited to also post a link to a blog you wrote that you feel was exceptionally good material. Maybe it was one of those posts that was really good, but it just slipped through the cracks and not many people recognized it. It get's a second chance.
Since I've already shown my worst post, this is a nomination for one of my better "missed" posts: Bonita Springs Florida - Buying A Home Long Distance .
This is a great opportunity to show others or newbies the growth you have made as a blogger and show the new bloggers that it is a process. Plus, you might have more exposure to your favorite blog post that was overlooked.
Oh, an you can rate this blog, too. :)
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