Active Rain - What's it good for?

I just received my September issue of Realtor Magazine. The cover of the magazine states... Connections Made. Now What? 6 Realities of Doing Business on the Social Web. On the front cover are Facebook, Linked In and Twitter. It caught my attention so I jumped to page 18. I briefly scanned over the article and then noticed this sidebar. Sites you need to know. Facebook, Twittter, Linked In - The usual suspects, then Active Rain. Here is a link to the online version of the sidebar. You can also view the complete article here. The article is well written, read it here.

Back to my original point!

From the article...

What's ActiveRain?  A free social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals.

What's it good for? Building relationships within the industry. Getting search-engine optimization through a profile and blogging platform.

What's it good for? For me, I have built some great relationships in the industry. When I'm looking to give an out of area referral, I look online. Ask Ken from Staten Island. I had a lead and needed someone in his area, I checked out his profile, watched his you tube video and called him. You should as well if you are looking for someone in his area.

Active Rain kept me up late at night in the beginning (it still does). I spent many, many hours reading other peoples blogs until finally I got the courage to right my first one. Read it here.

When I joined Active Rain in October of 2006, there were about 10,000 members. Many people in my area had never heard of it. I have enjoyed getting to know people without knowing them. In November of 2008, Dawn and I went to the National Association of Realtors in Orlando. We were walking by Nestor and Katerina Gassett, they were our first Active Rain contacts in person. They invited us to sit at their table and it was like we were old friends. I was having a challenge with one of my files and Nestor opened up his day planner and gave me the direct line of the supervisor of the person who was giving me a hard time. A stranger would never do that for you. I had been reading their blog for over a year and knew all about them.  We went to Active Rain parties and realized that we knew a whole bunch of people.

In June, we visited Las Vegas and of course I had to look up Renee Burrows. If you don't subscribe to her blog, you should. Here is a picture Dawn took when I met Renee.

 

Now that I have started to think about it, we really have connected with some great Realtors around the country. I can't forget my first two New Jersey Active Rainers Leander McClain and Jim Albano.

 

 

By the way... Did I mention that I have closed at least 15 transactions from the general public who has contacted me through Active Rain?!

Active Rain is more than just a place to network. Meeting fellow Realtors and new families who need our Real Estate help is priceless.

 

 

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For more information on this or any other topic, call Sal Poliandro, Broker Associate, Realtor, Marketing Advisor,

Short Sale Specialist and CDPE, Certified Distressed Property Expert

ePRO, SRES at 201-259-2187, visit our websites: www.SalAndDawn.com or shortsaleguy.org

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Sal can be reached by snail mail at RE/MAX Properties 73 East Allendale Road Saddle River, NJ 07458