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 It is hard to believe that I am an old-timer here at Active Rain...  I joined in July.  Time moves by very fast here.  I have seen the progression from less than a thousand users to well over 22,000 users.  There are times I am seeing well over 1,000 people online here at Active Rain.

I also have seen not only myself evolve over time, but Active Rain especially with the advent of Localism.  I have forged many new friendships and developed business relationships with so many others. I thought for those of you that haven't been around all that long that you would like to see the evolution of posts here.  I did a little traveling through the past, and thought this might be a good day to share some of the evolution...

  • First stop  brings you to page 5237 after there had been several days of posting here at Active Rain round about June 28th (as of today March 24th -- this will change as more posts are added)  Look at how short the posts were?  We were all starting to get to know each other..
  • Second Stop brings you to page 5215 and we start to see the use of graphics...
  • Third stop brings you to page 4890 and you can now really see the changes and advancements by many members
  • Page 4102 is the Fifth stop and brings us to October 2006.
  • Six page is page 3500 and November 2006
  • Page 2300 brings us to January 2007


What does this mean for you the new member here at Active Rain?  It means that many of us started exactly where you are and with hard work and practice we have evolved to where we are now...   So get out there and start writing!   Find a mentor and know that you too can achieve great things here!

 

 


This information is provided by Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor.  Colleen writes about the Florida lifestyle and Real Estate in Western New York.

 

Celebration Florida Homes  Marco Island Homes

Western New York Real Estate & Mortgage

 

Comments(13)

Randy L. Prothero
eXp Realty - Hollister, MO
Missouri REALTOR, (808) 384-5645
Growing, growing, growing!  I new this would take off.  With that said it is happening faster than I imagined.
Mar 24, 2007 08:41 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...
Randy -- it is really amazing!
Mar 24, 2007 08:47 AM
Gary Porter
GLP's Home and Mold Inspections - Orlando, FL
It is growing
Mar 24, 2007 08:55 AM
Bryant Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL
Selling Florida one home at a time
Now that was neat! Interesting to go back in time and see how AR has evolved.
Mar 24, 2007 09:25 AM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Colleen...

Whoa. That was a blast from the past. I feel like Scottie beamed me up :)

The virtual time is amazing. Earlier today Blog Boy (Broker Bryant) was teasing me because my "Themeless Lovely Wife Blog" now has a theme.

That is the result of the evolution of TLW. Your evolution has been just as remarkable. Even your hair has evolved :)

TLW...ROAR!

Mar 24, 2007 09:40 AM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Gary -- yes it is!

Bryant -- what was really neat was to see one of your earlier posts in there without any graphics and a wall of words...  Not that it was bad, but you are really a great example of how importance editing is!

TLW -- I went back to look at one and thought it would be fun to show the progression...  Thanks for the complimnet!

Mar 24, 2007 09:58 AM
Sharon Simms
Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International - Saint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
You've done some traveling yourself over these months, migrating north to Celebration. We're all glad you've become so much more involved in ActiveRain.
Mar 24, 2007 01:23 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Colleen, the site has evolved much the same way that we see new members evolving.  The site started with short Posts, and new member usually start with short Posts, both then seem to move on to more content, and then to graphics. The similarity is great.

Mar 24, 2007 01:35 PM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Sharon -- Thanks!  It has been a wonderful thing for me...

George -- that is why I posted this, for the newbies to see the progression here at Active Rain... 

Mar 25, 2007 12:44 AM
Karen Hurst
RICOASTALLIVING.COM - Warwick, RI
Rhode Island Waterfront!

Colleen

There are some newbies here who can blow away the competition in blogging, thats for sure. I know I should go back to my old blogs and delete them, but I want to remember the whole story!  Nice memory lane post:)

Mar 25, 2007 08:09 AM
Cyndee Haydon
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
727-710-8035 Clearwater, Beach Short Sales Luxury Condos &Homes

Colleen - you inspire me and while I'm new at this "blogging" I'm giving it my best and while right now I don't have much to offer you - maybe I'll be able to return a referral for Celebration sometime soon - I had one for Orlando before I got started here and being close by (Clearwater)  its bound to happen more.

Any "mentoring" from you would be greatly appreciated - I do enjoy learning and growing and connecting with genuine, constructive  people like yourself. You stand out as a servant leader among the leaders here on Active Rain - thanks for your generosity.   

Have a great day.

Mar 25, 2007 02:50 PM
Herb Hamilton
RE/MAX Preferred Inc. Realtors - Portland, OR
Real Estate Broker ,CDPE, Downtown Portland
That was fun Colleen. And informative. I followed the links and picked up on a couple of great ideas from past posts that I have Bookmarked. Future changes to the evolution of my Blog.
Mar 25, 2007 03:42 PM
Colleen Irwin
Retired - Irondequoit, NY
Creative Real Estate Solutions...

Karen -- Keep the old ones, it is a neat thing to see how you have progressed!   I have really enjoyed watching your progression...   You have inspired me so many times to improve and give back to the community

Cyndee -- You are very welcome

Herb -- I look forward to seeing you evolution.         

Mar 26, 2007 03:34 AM