I was one of the people who wrote about my concerns to the New Localism community/ city sponsorship back when I first read about it. But as the dust settles, and so did my thoughts, here's my 2 cents (if you care about it)...
I am still considering purchasing my "community". I am not sure if I'd be fast enough. I'm just imagining the snipping war similar to Ebay once the clock starts. 
But if I dont get my honor to sponsor it,
I'm still going to write about the communities and cities I serve. I'm still going to provide good local content on Localism. And yes, take my chances and believe in the consumers that they will reward good content providers - as my business has shown me the past few months.
Consumers can see based on your work, photos and blogs that you write, how knowledgeable you are about your domain.... your communities..... your cities. Sponsoring or not, I honestly feel that that's not that important. Just continue to do what you do (if you need to rev it up a bit - in terms of providing good content), then do it.
Localism/ Active Rain has given me the platform to pour out all I know about my community. No one searches for Loreena Yeo or 3:16 team REALTY in their google search. But when they search for communities or cities, they somehow eventually find me. They call me and I speak intelligently about what I know. I spend lots of time in the field. Most of my research time I was done last year. I am reaping the rewards this year. And yes, it can be done.
So, dont fret if you didnt get to sponsor your community or your city. Keep you your good work. And heck, it's free to post your blogs and Active Rain wont stop you from providing good local content. Show your consumers how much you know. If your name keeps coming up in reports, activities, etc. about the community more than the sponsored agent, whom do you think your potential client will call?
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