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MY FIRST FEATURE! - 6 Years Ago Today!

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Wow, how things have dramatically changed! I joined ActiveRain November 7, 2010. We had just moved to Missouri to work with a church ministry for 2 years and I needed to supplement the income. Little did I know what that would have turned into!

This was my actual Facebook post from that day that I ran across in the memories today:

"I GOT FEATURED!! 8 Days into Blogging on ActiveRain - THE biggest real estate blog out there! (this is huge by the way and I am super pumped... can you tell?)"

Some of you that have been playing in the rain here for years know this but many do not. Tim and I had been working at a large brokerage here in the Seattle area. I had been a real estate agent and he had been the IT Director. We also had been pretty active in our church and decided to sign up for a 2-year stint to help an Internet ministry in Missouri. This was partially funded but we knew we needed some extra help so while Tim went to work daily for the ministry I went to work on our business that we had slowly been growing since 2006.

And then I discovered ActiveRain.

We already had a couple clients using it but I didn't tap into the benefits myself until that day. I figured this is a great way to expose some content for our clients... Little did I know that it was a great platform for us!

I felt a little awkward talking about ourselves at first but then it started to come naturally. I wrote about SEO, things we had researched and learned in the SEO business and how anyone can do this themselves! I started to get some followers and eventually some calls.

Our intent was actually never to advertise ourselves but our clients and it just snowballed into a little bit of both. I loved talking about SEO, marketing and how Google works. Tim would come home at night and work until 10 on clients that had called during the day. He'd do the back-end techy stuff and I'd write. It was a fierce and busy 2 years. At the end of it, we thought, we have really built a business here! I think we can do this full time. We moved back to Washington state in 2012 and have been hitting it full force since then.

Every so often Google algorithms change and we have to be on top of it all! But what I found was that I loved pushing others forward rather than being an agent myself. Tim loved the challenge of finding what worked and increasing traffic and leads for our clients. The culmination of our teamwork made a great balance for our clients, which grew and grew.

Our background in real estate AND marketing really made this the perfect business. While we continue to help and assist many different types of businesses, the real estate market is really our core niche. We have shared our hearts, our passion and our tricks for getting higher in the search engines and converting more leads.

As we have always said - Anyone can do this... but if you just don't have the time or don't want to, that's what we are here for....

And 6 years later in the rain we are still LOVING what we do! We couldn't have done it without ActiveRain! (And no, they didn't pay me to say that!)

So if you're new here, browse some of my favorite posts and see where we've come! 

Newest Post: Is Your Website Prepared For Your Business?

 

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Personal SEO Tim and Tammy Emineth

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Tim and Tammy Emineth have owned Personal SEO since 2004. We focus on SEO first whether it's blogging, images, website design, IDX solutions and calls to action. We operate with a Storybrand philosophy to encourage more traffic to your site, more eyes on your content and more leads to your business. Call us or email us for a free website audit.

Tim: 425-443-8372  Tammy: 425-344-0677

Comments (13)

Deb Dahlberg - Rowland
Stanberry Realtors - Bastrop, TX
Deb Sells Texas!

Congratulations on all you have done in the past six years!

 

Nov 14, 2016 11:25 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Tammy, Interesting journey that we all have here in the rain.  Make it a great day!

 

Nov 14, 2016 11:46 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Congrats Tammy, I remember coming across one of your posts for the first time and thinking wow! this is someone to follow because she knows a lot more than me about this.

Nov 15, 2016 12:08 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Congrats Tammy.  You've had tons of great posts since then too!!!  

Nov 15, 2016 01:21 AM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Tammy, congratulations! Your story is an inspirational one in many different ways. And thank you for all your contributions. It is wonderful when you give freely. Of course I realize the end game, clients are a good thing. But you go above and beyond for anyone who reads what you write. 

Nov 15, 2016 01:34 AM
Tammy Emineth

Tim always says, we work ourselves out of a job! LOL

Nov 15, 2016 02:51 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Tammy Emineth  You look like a little girl in the picture . I must say I have been reading your blogs since you started in 2010 . Way to go . I have learned many great tips from you . Thank you

Nov 15, 2016 01:59 AM
Tammy Emineth

Thanks Hannah! :)

Nov 15, 2016 02:52 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Tammy Emineth - Congratulations on 6 years! More importantly, yet very related, you have made a name for yourself and a business.  This is truly a great accomplishment. 

Nov 15, 2016 05:35 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Interesting journey & congrats on your milestone.

Nov 15, 2016 06:51 AM
Mark Loewenberg
KW of the Palm Beaches - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
KW 561-214-0370

awesome to remember the walk that gets us to today.. you have great posts and I really look forward to them!

Nov 15, 2016 09:51 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Tammy, I enjoy reading your posts. Thank you for sharing. Have a good day.

Nov 15, 2016 08:05 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Very cool! Tammy Emineth ... You just never know what awesomeness is just around the corner! Happy Anniversary!

Nov 29, 2016 08:53 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Tammy Emineth how fun to look back and see where 6 years in the rain will take you!  Congrats!!!!  You always feed us such great information!

Dec 14, 2016 10:45 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing some of your ActiveRain history.

Best wishes for continued success.

Dec 14, 2016 03:20 PM