I talk a lot about my AR experiences at work.  My boss is bound to ask me at some point what I am actually doing on the site …so I thought it would be good to have a list of reasons why Active Rain is worth the time I put into the community. 

So here my 9 reasons (10 seemed so cliché…) for hanging out in Active Rain as often as possible. I wish it was more but work is work and someone has to do it.

1. I created my Active Rain account because a friend said “you won’t believe how powerful the SEO is on that site and it is all about real estate. You got to check it out.” So I did and the rest is history.
   
   
2. The SEO hopefully translates into increased qualified traffic to the Trump University site and eventually into new members and clients.
   
   
3. Trump University offers a number of programs in real estate education and I figured I could learn a thing or two from those in the industry.
   
   
4. I thought it would be a good place to share some Trump opportunities without being a ‘sales guy’.
   
   
5. I started following and reading a few really smart, knowledgeable, and interesting member’s blogs and now check back as often as possible.
   
   
6. I love networking with other professionals.  Since joining AR I met a few folks I started discussing partnership and business opportunities with.  Yes networking is work but it pays off.
   
   
7. It seemed like a good place for me to build my personal brand and to share some of my learning from Trump University and the world of real estate marketing.
   
   
8. Active Rain is my Google for real estate topics I think it is a great place to search for information on all aspects of real estate.
   
   
9. We ran some advertising on the network and I always try to get a feel for a site before placing a media buy (more on this topic in a future post).

So why do you use Active Rain?

What other reasons can I use for hanging out in AR?

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