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Standing Up Against The Backlash I Received From Some Members of Agentsonline.net

One of my past customers wrote me a note after questioning what the advantage was of joining my BPO and REO forum. After replying back to him about how my BPO forum is different......

**(I've got over 140 BPO and REO topics, over 995 comments. Plus I do not accept any outside advertisements like most of the real estate forums that are online today and lastly it is no longer a free forum where just anyone can access it. I'm looking for people who want to participate and share by having a positive, active voice) **

My past customer also made a mention of another real estate forum named www.agentsonline.net where some pretty negative comments were said about my decision to change the policy on my BPO and REO forum that is located at my website: www.nicoleocean.com

(Here's a quick FYI here about the policy change: my BPO and REO forum at my website used to be free, it is no longer. Keep reading to learn more about why I decided to make the change and what my opinion is of the negative comments that were said about my decision on agentsonline.net)

I went on to tell him that "I do know what some people were saying about my decision about the forum and about me as a business owner/real estate agent and BPO trainer.

Unfortunately, most of the people that were complaining within BPO/REO and Foreclosure section of www.agentsonline.net were doing so because I revoked their membership to my forum and/or were unhappy because I changed my forum policy. Most of these very same people who commented were guilty of joining my forum to keep tabs, to take advantage without participating or giving back and in the end I feel are two faced. I'd rather not help those type of people.

Although, it was hard for me to hear such harsh criticism from people that I've never met or spoken to and vice versa, and most of these people didn't purchase any of my products thus I feel couldn't speak intelligently about the quality of my material, I accept it for what it is though, it's their own personal opinion. I am completely ok with other people expressing their opinions, reactions and feeling towards my decision and if anything I am trying to fill a void with my forum because it has always been an accepting, positive and non-judgmental place for people to help each other and ask any question without fear of retaliation. I feel that the BPO/REO and Foreclosure section within www.agentsonline.net is filled with some extremely fearful, harsh and negative people who are afraid of anyone who will be their competition.

So I take this situation as a learning experience and am moving forward. I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished overall and feel blessed to have been able to share my knowledge of the BPO business to all those that have in turn gotten into the BPO and REO business and experienced very rewarding opportunities because of what they learned from me and my BPO products.

I hope that after reading through the posting for yourself and learning first hand about both sides of the story that you see the value of joining the forum. I would like to recommend that if you do join my forum that you should feel free to ask any question you want without fear or hesitation of experiencing any type of backlash!"

Thanks again for everyone who has supported me over the past 2 years! I welcome any of your comments about this blog as well!

p.s. Activerain is another forum that is fantastic! Thanks for making such a great tool available to everyone!

Respectfully Yours,

Nicole Ocean