Hi Lief,

The investment here for most of us is TIME.

I have been blogging for a few months, regularley, and I am networking and learning alot!

I haven't closed any deals yet from it, but I have some good "maybes". It is somewhat  random how quickly or how slowly one can actually have paid leads and referrals from here. I believe in active rain for two reasons: networking and learning. I see my blogs one the first page of google when I am searching for various things, WOW!

Clarify your question for me a bit more, please!

Thanks,

BethAnn in Spokane

I agree with BethAnn.

Have been some time on AR, got invovled in blogging and commenting, not much in terms of leads, though got a deal closed, where the buyer told me he read my blogs on AR.

Not that I am waiting miracles, and for me this is a networking site first and foremost, and also a terrific place to learn.

I have to say the most value I get out of this is the knowledge, insight and contacts I've made here. We all have our reasons for keeping in touch with AR :) 

Lot;s of value here....networking, sharing of ideas and knowlege.  It is worth the time.

Thanks for the comments folks - BethAnn, to answer your question and clarify my statement a bit...

I aim to generate leads for my clients, it's really the main thing I do. Primarily I'm focused on search engine optimization, so that my client's prospective customers in their geographic locales find my clients prominently when searching for real estate related phrases - in addition I implement changes to my client's sites that make it clearer how prospective customers can contact my clients or otherwise engage with them.

So, in the context of ActiveRain, I'm wondering what people have found to be the most effective in terms of leveraging this site to get leads. If the site can be useful in that way than I can work with my clients to explain the other values of being involved with the online community.