You never know when or how a new member of Active Rain will arrive, but it's always fun to introduce someone to the power and potential of this group. Just last night I received an email from Jo-Ann McFearin of Cleveland, Ohio. She found me through CRS because she was looking for an agent in Baltimore who might help her son find a home for six months. As she said, "My son will be doing an internship at Northrop Grumman for 6 months and is looking for an apartment or house-sitting situation." He wanted something close to BWI-Marshall Airport which would put him right near his internship.
Now I don't know of anyone looking for a roommate, or any rentals by the airport, or any house sitting needs, but I wanted to help this agent from Cleveland. So I made a phone call to Jo-Ann.... even though her email said the best time to call was in the morning.
While playing a bit of telephone tag, I searched for Jo-Ann in AR. Not finding her, I did the next logical thing - I sent her an invitation.
When we finally connected after 9 pm, she already had my invitattion and was logging on to Active Rain. So I suggested that she start with her profile, put up a photo and then blog about her email to me. Maybe someone on AR would know of a place for her son. I also suggested that she put this up in the referral section on AR to give it more visibility. And just an hour later…there was her first blog.
So what took place last night?
- A huge commission check? Not by a long shot!
- Help for a fellow agent from out of town? Yes.
- Help for a young man with his move to Baltimore? Yes!
- A new Active Rain member? YES!
Did I have time for this? Not really. But I thought if my daughter were moving to Cleveland, I just bet that Jo-Ann would be doing the same for me. And isn't that one of the great things about our business and Active Rain?
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Margaret, I loved this story with Jo-Ann, and it just illustrates how so very a helpful person you are. Treating others as you would like to be treated!