I get inquiries frequently, as a matter of fact, I get requests, requests to write on different topics..for me its my favorite way to write. I feel like I am writing for many..many who want to know and are afraid to ask. Some who are intimated and some so new.
I talk with Rainers alot..yes I pick up the phone and shoot the breeze, often time in ends up in a request for a blog post other times they talk to me in how they feel about the rain!
Sometimes I hear they are uncomfortable...unappreciated...and nervous to write.
My response....just write...write what comes to you...not everyone will like you...not everyone will read you but embrace the people that do!
With over a 100,000 people on this site..understand you will have your critics.
As I go through posts I shake my head..we got the teachers..we got the pro's, we got the opinionated and we got the critics..sometimes very harsh critics.
Critics who are so seasoned in real estate...who are experts in their fields sometimes they forget they are dealing with people.
Everyday people like you or I and that would include a potential buyer or seller.
Those same critics who complain about the FREE network we are so blessed to have..you know the same network which gives us outside blogs for FREE and the power of some very strong SEO.
It does not take rocket science to figure out that there are a variety of levels right here on the rain just like our offices and our Boards.
I have to wonder, are the critics that gutsy to say it to people's face or are they safe because of the keyboard. Probably not..the keyboard gives some people a new sense of strength...to bully...to criticize and most of all look foolish.
And I have to ask, while a potential customer is reading what do you think they are seeing?
Complaining....Criticism....and Is it going to be a challenge to work with you? Do I want them to have my business? Will they be easy to deal with?
If you are helpful on the network, do you think it matters? It does..believe you me...just like the way you post...the way you comment and the way you interract..it matters and matters a lot.
Online behavior..maybe some should study an ettiquette book.
Last night while checking my email its the same routine, my website has inquiries...selling a home.
not one...not 2 but 3. Does this happen to you?
I have learned so much from the rain, I think I can call myself a seasoned agent, a respectable trainer but most of all a people lover.
I see...I know...we are not all alike...with our interests, with our thoughts and our writing much like a buyer and seller.
I can and do appreciate the differences and so does the public. It gives them choices...variety and the right person to provide a service they truly need.
If you want to appeal to the masses, forget about the critics and write what fancies you, what interests you...because like minds will follow and so will buyers and sellers.
I don't always write about real estate and that won't change. For me that is what Localism is for. People want to get to know you before they do business with you. People want to see if you have the traits for an awesome working relationship.
Some of my most popular posts are non-real estate related..I say most popular because these are the posts that the outsider looking in responds too. Its these same posts that fill up my email from people relating to the same life experiences..it could very well be home seller one, two and three!
So the next time you decide to put a post up, ask yourself this question. How much business have I gotten from writing my blogs and what triggered people to contact me? How many referrals were happily handed to me by someone or several on the network? Do you ask?
Why did you select me?
I do..warmth..genuine..and informative seems to be the common words and it's funny, I write about real estate training, my life experiences and the people I meet.
We all use Activerain for different reasons and because its not to your liking..well Go ahead get critical!
I love the recipes and the jokes..it reminds people you are real...and you put your pants on the same way as everyone else and if I don't like something...I either get into the conversation and debate professionally...or simply..most politely say next! It's that simple.
So don't let it shake you up! Just write and remember in our industry criticism is not uncommon! It's Competition....critics spell success even on the Activerain Network.
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Hi Midori, I enjoyed reading your post and certainly agree with your views. For the most part "Active Rainers" are professional people who approach their work as you would expect a professional to do so.... and you can sense their professionalism in the manner in which they respond to posts. Professionals do not always agree... and this is good! Disagreement often promotes diologue and diologue generally results in solutions.
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You said, "If you want to appeal to the masses, forget about the critics and write what fancies you, what interests you...because like minds will follow and so will buyers and sellers."
Bravo, not everyone likes the same thing, they will find who they are most comfortable with and trust will build. Lots of fish in the sea. rain.