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The Power of Active Rain Turned Me from a REALTOR® to a Nursery Owner

By Kate Elim

Real Estate Agent with Dockside Realty VA 0225142975

November 08, 2008 05:18 PM

Who knew posting on Active Rain could do this for you. It has created a whole new business for me and it has little to do with real estate.

A short time ago I received a message from someone via Active Rain.

A friend of mine will be retiring from the Federal Gov't after 39 years. She and her husband have a home at Lake Anna. I would like to gift a tree, plant or anything for her outside area that would be a hardy selection. I've never been to their home but believe it has mostly pines on the property..I'm sure you are familiar with that area. Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Naturallly I followed up and that resulted in a few messages back and forth. This morning I received the following:

The time is approaching for my friend and I to purchase the tree that we would like to give as a retirement gift. I know stock is limited this time of year...but do you have any type Cherry trees available?

Ah, ha! The light bulb went off. I was not contacted because I was a REALTOR®, I was contacted because of my post, http://activerain.com/blogsview/645424/A-Colorful-Visit-to-Lake-Anna-Nursery.

lake Anna Nursery

Thus the power of Active Rain proves itself again. In my book, a contact is a contact, is a contact. Naturally I will be sharing this with the owners of Lake Anna Nursery and other business owners around the lake.

This will show them the power of blogging, the importance of Active Rain, and how their local REALTOR®, Kate Elim, is spreading the word not only about Lake Anna but the services they offer.

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If you or someone you know is thinking of buying or selling property at or near Lake Anna, Virginia please contact Kathleen "Kate" Elim, REALTOR®.

Kate lives at Lake Anna, knows Lake Anna, loves Lake Anna, and specializes in Lake Anna area real estate.

Call Kate at 540-226-1964 or by e-mail at lakeanna.kate@gmail.com. Be sure to check Kate's Web sites and blog at http://lakeannaandbeyond.com/ or http://lakeannacountry.com/

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Kate Elim

Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA

Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Karen...That's great and it is always a bit of a surprise. Good to know someone else is reading us.

Thanks for reading this one.

Kate

Nov 08, 2008 03:29 PM

Chris Dowell

ReeceNichols Olathe - Olathe, KS

Dowell Family Team

I have had similar results from blog posts I have written. It is great when they comeback, isn't it?

Nov 08, 2008 06:35 PM

Rich Ferretti

Rich Ferretti Real Estate - Charlotte, NC

ABR QSC Realtor/Broker, Charlotte NC Real Estate a

You never know which way life will lead you.

Plant on!

Rich

Charlotte NC

Nov 08, 2008 10:06 PM

Judy Peterson

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox&Roach Realtors - Tredyffrin, PA

"Superb Service, Superb Results"

Kathleen - that's a great story about the power of the "long tail" search terms. When I look at my Google stats, it amazes me the path that some take to get to my site. Keep up the good work

Nov 08, 2008 10:12 PM

Sally K. & David L. Hanson

EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI

WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

The blogosphere penetrates our lives in amazing ways...and wonder who those nursery folks will start referring friends to...and a very great closing gift which we have used is a gift certificate from a nursery...all new homeowners want to watch their OWN garden grow.

Nov 08, 2008 10:22 PM

Diane Bell, Hilton Head Real Estate, Bluffton

Charter 1 Real Estate, Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC - Hilton Head Island, SC

I've had many inquiries like that from my blogs. Wrote one about picking Daffodils last spring and wow, everyone was calling me to come and pick them.

Nov 08, 2008 10:31 PM

Charlottesville Solutions

Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

Excellent! BTW I am looking for 5-6 small maples to plant before Winter... Can you help me?

You are just a short drive away!

your friend in Charlottesville!

Nov 08, 2008 11:03 PM

Kathy Passarette

Creative Home Expressions - Mount Sinai, NY

L.I. Staging/Decorating

Kate ~ That is very cool! Did they get their tree? When I did a post about Restoration Hardware opening an outlet on Long Island, I had people contacting me about it!

Nov 08, 2008 11:38 PM

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

Kate, cute story! With that title, I was wondering where it was leading!

Nov 09, 2008 12:59 AM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Ha, this doesn't surprise me at all, when you come up for the long tail in organic searches it will happen. Great story and glad it worked out.

Nov 09, 2008 01:46 AM

Betina Foreman

WJK Realty - Austin, TX

Realtor, C.N.E., with WJK REALTY

I hope this lady will keep you in mind when she decides to buy or sell. It shows you are truly a full service Realtor with her best interest at heart. Good luck!

Betina

Nov 09, 2008 02:07 AM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Interesting. You never know what will turn up in a long-tail search. All the best.

Nov 09, 2008 03:23 AM

Kelly Sibilsky

Licensed Through Referral Connection, LTD. - Lake Zurich, IL

It's all about being found, isn't it? I had one person call me because they couldn't read the street name of an address...so I guess I'm also the phone book! Ha ha! :)

Nov 09, 2008 08:22 AM

Carol Smith

Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC

Now how great is that!? Just goes to prove that AR does reach out into the non-real estate world. You go, girl!

Nov 09, 2008 01:07 PM

James Engel

Keller Williams Realty Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills, CA

KW Beverly Hills

Awesome testimonial for AR and what it stands for, thank you very much for sharing

Nov 09, 2008 01:26 PM

Scott Guay

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services PenFed Realty - Ocean Pines, MD

Associate Broker. Ocean City and Ocean Pines MD

Whether on your blog or your web site you need to have something other than real estate to attract the public to you. Then when real estate comes to the forefront of their lives maybe they will remember you.

Nov 10, 2008 01:31 AM

Mike Klijanowicz

Cummings & Co. Realtors - Perry Hall, MD

Associate Broker @ Cummings & Co. Realtors

People sure do call us about all kinds of different things from here don't they!

Nov 10, 2008 03:06 AM

Martha Brown

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 - Annapolis, MD

Your Homes Around Annapolis Agent

Amazing how playing in the rain brings so much sunshine into our lives.

Nov 13, 2008 02:48 PM

Lovejoy Team

Re/Max Alliance - Brandon, MS

Thats Great. All I get confused with is a carpenter. I usually dress up when I am out and about, but occasionally I'll be in jeans and a t-shirt. No name tag or anything else to identify me as a realtor. Several people have thought I was a construcion worker.

Nov 18, 2008 12:25 PM

Rich Dansereau

Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN

This is great. I have been contacted by several business owners and organizations to say thank you for highlighting them in a post. Though I highlight a lot of charities on AR, I highlight many local businesses on my Knoxville, Tennessee Area Local Expert Blog. I used to highlight local businesses a lot on AR but am getting much more response on this type of post on one of my outside blogs. Congrats on being contacted, this should help to keep you in their mind when they do need a Realtor in your area.