ActiveRain Communities – Adding Neighborhoods I learned something new by visiting the Video Tutorials section of ActiveRain University. I watch a video on Communities and saw how to add a community to the site. Here is what I did to add my community. Click the Hyper-Local Pages box, and then fi
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01/22/2012
I find this to be humorous. Sign Shop Photo While out of town at an Assembly, I needed to streatch my legs so I went for a walk in the area. I came across this small sign shop. I would have thought that a sign shop would have put a little more effort into creating a better sign for there business
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01/21/2012
Photos can help to grow your business - Showing the progress of the repair. The use of photos can be beneficial in growing your business in a number of ways. Photos can better show what you are trying to describe to a potential client. Imagine trying to describe a home to a buyer without the us
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01/20/2012
300,000 Points in Under a Year – 100 Things that I Remember Getting to 300,000 was not in my plans when I got here. However, I found that if I was diligent, persistent, and do what the successful people were doing; the points just kept adding up. Thinking back, a lot has happened in the past 12
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01/20/2012
Weltanschauung Within the Weltanschauung I have found number #10 to be particularly insightful. Let’s take a look at it here. ActiveRain believes that it is in the best interests of real estate professionals to build a community that is focused on educating one another. ActiveRain believes its
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01/20/2012
Welcome Newcomer Mike Hendrickson from San Luis Obispo, CA In my search through the January Roster, I discovered, Mike Hendrickson, a newcomer that is from San Luis Obispo. I chose Mike initially because I have spent some time in his home town visiting my son at college over the last few years. S
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01/18/2012
SEO Related Suggestions As a contractor, I take a lot of photos on the jobsite; before and after pictures, photos to show owners what was done, photos for my own personal record. Of course there are many other photos that help in blogging, like local pictures, sunsets, and screenshots. Photos can
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01/17/2012
Is the construction industry in your area booming? Remodeling on the rise? Are your neighbors renovating their homes? Check the landfills for the answers! Gabrielle, from Tucson Arizona, found the answers to these questions on a trip to the landfill. Maybe you can find the same answer in your t
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01/17/2012
No, it’s not normal to have electricity in water. I received an emergency call for a water heater replacement this morning; the tenant said that they did not have any hot water coming out. This is not an uncommon item to replace, especially when I deal with a lot of water damage repairs. But to
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01/17/2012
Respect the ActiveRain Community There is a list of Community Guidelines that I hope we have all read. Judging by what I have seen here at ActiveRain, many have read and have followed them. The list includes many important guides to how to behave. This may be common sense, and good decency and
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01/16/2012