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150,000 Point Mark With This Post

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Results MN#20344949 WI#93113-94

I joined Active Rain on March 4, 2008.  I started at a really rapid pace. I was a machine cranking out 10 posts a week and making 10 comments a day.

I have slowed down from that pace but still in a little under a year I have been able to reach 150,000 point mark. Points do matter. I had a closing in December and the buyer found me on Active Range and basically said they picked me because they were impressed with the points I had...plus I worked in the area they were looking.

My business continues to grow even at a time when most peoples business is shrinking.  Active Rain is a big part of that. Not because I get a lot of sales off of hear right now. Mostly I see each post I write as a seed to my success.  The more seeds I plant the more God or the universe can supply me.  So I keep planting here on Active Rain and elsewhere. 

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate.  He is a Dynamic Life Coach; The Discovery Coach- "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (available Feb. 26 go to http://tinyurl.com/wakeupmoments   ).

 

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with RE/MAX Results in Elk River and Cambridge, MN.  Helping buyers, sellers and investors in great Minnesota counties like Sherburne, Isanti, Wright, Anoka, Chisago, Hennipen and Mille Lacs. He is a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE).

Contact Chuck by emailing him at chuck.carstensen@results.net or by phone at 612-290-3809. 

 

Bob Gentile
GO Solar in Palm Beach County, Florida - Abundant Energy Inc - Boynton Beach, FL

Congrats Chuck and good insight on the value of the points!! Thanks

Feb 28, 2009 01:29 AM
Mott Marvin Kornicki
Waterway Realtors® • Notary Public & Apostille - Sunny Isles, FL
Miami Notary & Apostille 786-229-7999

Chuck~

Active Rain does have a powerful impact on getting noticed. Congratulations, who said the points don't really matter?

Feb 28, 2009 01:35 AM
Kenneth Bargers
Prudential Woodmont Realty - Nashville, TN

Chuck - Congratulations on hitting the 150K milestone.  All the best to you and your business.

Feb 28, 2009 01:37 AM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Congratulations...I'm starting to see some consumers hitting AR and hoping that my charging, they will be able to get more consumer exposure.

Feb 28, 2009 01:45 AM
Bradley Patterson
Keller Williams - Fort Mill, SC
The Bradley Patterson Team

Wow!  That's a lot of posting.  I applaud your dedication.  I see that points do help but I also can't help but think that there is more to it than that.  How does one find out how to use this site?  I have seen posts that include photos and comments that have icons that I have no idea of how to activate.  Is there an area where one can go to learn these techniques?

Feb 28, 2009 01:56 AM
Ben Olson
Maple Grove, MN

Chuck,

Congrats!!  150,000 points is a big deal.  You've inspired me to take this community more seriously!  Though I may never catch up, you'll continue to be a target for me to hit!

Nice job.  Enjoy your weekend. :)

Ben Olson, Mortgages Unlimited, Maple Grove, MN 763-416-2620

Feb 28, 2009 03:09 AM
Liz Loadholt
Liz Loadholt- AgentOwned Realty- Covering SC - Mount Pleasant, SC
Realtor--Broker-in-charge - Trainer--Relocation Director Covering SC

Chuck --- Congratulations --- wow!! 150,000 points seems so far away to me now.  But, I am sure I will make it. I try to do 10 blogs a week and comment on 10 blogs a day, but there are days that I simply cannot get to it.

Mama Liz's Signature

Feb 28, 2009 05:45 AM
Dan and Amy Schuman
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services - Solon, OH
Luxury Home Specialists

Chuck, congratulations on your milestone. I agree that each post in an opportunity and good things will happen to all of us by being on AR.

Feb 28, 2009 06:27 AM