Ok I didn't think I could do it.....but I did! I did what I thought no Home Stager could do! I stayed away from SIF for 1 week! Whew! I have to admit it was tough.
After posting I will not visit the Stage it Forward Group for 1 week I seriously started to have anxiety. I felt lost in the BIG AR GROUPS WORLD. I was out of my comfort zone. Sure I could have cheated and peaked at Stage It Forward as some Rainer's suggested...but what good would that have done me? I knew I needed to learn more about how AR...this great online networking tool could benefit me and my business.
So off I went, surfing through the jungle of AR Groups I had joined (over 70) and here is what I found and learned.
In Almost Anything Goes Group
August is one of the hottest Months....Protect our Children by Kathy McGraw
This post hits close to home since just this past month I had to call 911 because 2 dogs were left inside a car with only 1 window slightly cracked. It is hard to believe people are still leaving there children and pets in cars on hot or any day!! Wake up please!
In the Photography I learned....
How to Take a Better Exterior Main Photo by Lynn Afton
Who knew I needed to worry about how the window looks from the exterior of a house! As a Home Stager I am always worried about how window treatments look on the inside....but it never dawned on me that from the outside having the blinds up can make the windows look "pitch black" and the home look vacant!
In the Gadgets, Tools & Extras Group I was thrilled to find...
Stumbling around the internet by Rob Wagoner
I don't know about you....but I found ActiveRain by "stumbling around"....so if StumbleUpon.com a site that discovers web sites based on your interests can be as useful as AR I definitely want in!! I even found some of my AR colleagues on SU as they call it. Check it out!
This Group Online Marketing - Tips, Advice, Wisdom is priceless!
We Got Attacked By A Driveby! WARNING! Don't Open The Program! by Nestor & Katerina Gasset
This post was probably the most valuable to me since I am pretty naive about the tech world and all the crazy viruses that can destroy our computers!
Blogging and SEO - This group scared me the most. Not anymore!
SEO Deep Linking From Your Active Rain Blog by Bill Gassett
This post is a must read for anyone that Blogs for Business! It's all about "improper anchor text links" that people....me included....do all the time! After reading this post I was like "DUH" how stupid am I! I immediately starting redoing my links on my posts!!! Lots more still to do.
Ok that's some of my favorite blogs that I ventured out to read while away from my Home Staging Comfort Zone! It was so cool to also see AR Member's whose post I commented on visit my Blog and comment also! Ahhhh..the networking part!
So if you haven't ventured out of your AR Comfort Zone I would like to tell you that you won't be sorry! Just do it......I dare you!
So HELLO....it's called "ACTIVE"Rain! Now I get it! Get Active! Duh! :)
Hmmm...Now which Groups do I post this in?
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