Since my guest appearance on episode #57, Mail-Right Real Estate Podcast went through some changes and asked me to be the new co-host of the show!
This co-host opportunity was a result of my posting on ActiveRain and being a prepared guest on #57. Checkout jonathan Denwood and myself on our latest episode!
Check out Episode #65 to hear part one of this 2 part series: John Locke of Lockedown Design is back to finish his discussion about SEO vs. Local SEO and how it can create massive ROI for you on your website with your posts & more!
I'm asked often, "why do you spend so much time on ActiveRain?" by some of my peers; they notice I mention AR a lot in conversations about my business and that I post many of my AR blog posts on my social media. Many of you reading this need read no further, because you know many of the benefits, but for the newer members or the infrequent posters, here's a taste of my experience the last 8 years, many of these this year!
Skills: I improve as an author and a networker, from posting daily.
Did you know ActiveRain offers an Inspiration Station?
Open The Vault! This is a great place to spend some time even if you just read through the Post Titles. ActiveRain has multiple pages of post ideas for your blogging pleasure; a plethora of creativity from as recent as earlier this years, dating back to 2011. The beauty is they offer something for everyone to spark timeless and topical post ideas. Lots of great Localism ideas too, to make you the neighborhood expert and raise your Vitamin G count with "Google Juice" as well as readership here in … (8 comments)
I'd like to first thank Scott Parrish for becoming my 300th follower on 8/6/16. I'm now up to 302 followers, but I can remember the day I got my first and thought "Wow! I can't believe someone subscribed to my blog!" We always talk about the "points" we can earn in ActiveRain, but for me, honestly having a high # in points is just for competitive fun with my friends here; the real juice for me comes from how many followers I have. That is what inspires me to post good content to reinforce (and reassure) their decision to follow me.
I'm on a mission to … (5 comments)
activerain: Happy Anniversary! Celebrating 8 Years of ActiveRain
- 08/04/16 01:26 AM
On August 4, 2008, I reluctantly joined ActiveRain at the behest of the #1 AR blogger in San Diego or maybe CA, I can't remember but I know he was way over 1 Million points back then, Russel Ray. Russel was and still is one of my two trusted home inspectors. I had no idea what blogging was, I didn't know why people did it, and was even more mystified that with all the great books out there, "why would people read other peoples ramblings"??? I joined because I didn't want to disappoint his enthusiasm for ActiveRain; yep it was gentle peer pressure.
I use many social media platforms to promote my business and blogs from Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Houzz to LinkedIn and Active Rain. I also try to get clients to post reviews on me in my comment sections of Realtor.com and Yelp.com. I produce local interest videos and local entrepreneur interviews on YouTube.com and of course post all my listings…everywhere social.
While the cumulative exposure and effect from social media … (12 comments)
activerain: Here's The "Point": I turned 300,000 Today!
- 06/28/16 08:53 AM
I never paid attention when I hit 100,000 points, but I'm sure it was a few years back, based on my poor participation in The Rain. I could barely remember to long on once per week back then. The points never inspired me anyhow.
I know when I turned 200,000, it was last October 2015. That stood out to me because I remember thinking, "wow, I'm in good company on the points board now."
And now, here I am only 8 months later turning 300,000 points old! I used @weeksRichard Weeks' Q&A post this morning to do so, so thanks Richard!
I know I went … (6 comments)
activerain: Be Kind in The Rain (even to Utah students)
- 06/27/16 10:36 AM
Be Kind in The Rain (even to Utah students), they are your future referral partners! I was very impressed today to receive this letter (below) from one of the "infamous Utah students". We seasoned agents and bloggers tend to get impatient with their repeated questions, I'm guilty of it too. But, I do my best to be kind, to be helpful and to answer their questions. Scott asked some great questions and I chose to answer them. Now some of you will say "oh that's a canned letter", and it may very well be. But it still needed to be written and mailed; … (7 comments)
activerain: The Day Bob Interviewed Me On The AR Podcast (part 2)
- 06/26/16 03:03 PM
Have you been following Active Rain’s Podcast with Bob Stewart? There are some fantastic interviews on there. You can find & subscribe to it on ITunes or on https://activerainuniversity.com/ where you'll hear Bob asks 10 focused questions of his guests, and he gets some very interesting and diverse answers filled with nuggets of gold! As I shared in Part One...
I was on a 7 mile hike this past weekend and I heard about 4 of them and So, I was on a 7 mile hike this past weekend and I listened to 4 of episodes along the way. While I was listening to these dynamic guests answer “Bob's 10”, I imagined I "what if was on … (2 comments)
activerain: The Day Bob Interviewed Me On The AR Podcast (part 1)
- 06/26/16 02:57 PM
Have you been following Active Rain’s Podcast with Bob Stewart? There are some fantastic interviews on there. You can find & subscribe to it on iTunes or on https://activerainuniversity.com/ where you'll hear Bob asks 10 focused questions of his guests, and he gets some very interesting and diverse answers filled with nuggets of gold! I was on a 7 mile hike this past weekend and I heard about 4 of episodes along the way. While I was listening to these dynamic guests answer “Bob's 10”, I imagined I "what if was on the Podcast and Bob was interviewing me? How would I answer Bob’s questions?" Here is how my Podcast Episode went off in my … (1 comments)
When you complete your post on AR and you want to "go social", Facebook in this example, it's pretty easy to post it. You have two choices actually:
METHOD #1. Copy and paste the short URL into your desired Facebook page or pages. See below: Just drop the link into your Comment section or "What's on your mind?" in facebook. You can also add photos and additional comments before you … (8 comments)
activerain: When Rainmakers MeetUP, The Sun Shines Brighter!
- 04/27/16 09:16 AM
Thank You Jeff Dowler CRS for organizing a wonderful ActiveRain Spring Meetup lunch today. What a great location too, The Lighthouse Oyster Bar & Grill in Oceanside. We enjoyed great conversation, solved global warming, conquered Zillow and shared a few laughs with an amazing view of the harbor. I can't stress enough how important & fun these face to face opportunities are in our digital world. This was a quality group of guys (that seemed to have scared off the ladies) to hang out with today. These Meetups are valuable, hope to have another one this year and we all agreed a regional or national AR … (11 comments)
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