For those of you ActiveRainers who are new or uninitiated, one of our veteran members, Maureen Francis, started a fun ritual a while back called "The Blog Tour." This was an opportunity for ActiveRain members to share their 'other' blogsites, as well to encourage our collective membership to step outside the comforting confines of the Rain, and experience the greater Blogosphere.
- Why should you go on the Blog Tour?
There are quite a few of us who not only blog on ActiveRain, but maintain and/or contribute to other real estate blogsites as well. My other blog is called SoundBiteBlog. It's a cooperative venture with fellow Rainer, Mark Flanders, that we started back in mid-January. Mark joined ActiveRain near the very beginning and I followed shortly thereafter. We have both learned & benefited so much from our involvement here, and continue to invest in its continued growth & success. But it was only a natural progression for us to develop our own regional blog presence with SoundBiteBlog. Going on the Blog Tour is a non-threatening way to see what others are doing, and expand your blogging horizons!
- Who goes on Blog Tours?
Everyoneis welcome to jump in and access the blogs that will be on the Blog Tour. You don't have to have an outside blog. And who knows, you might just come away with some new, fresh ideas on how to write better content, discover techniques for improving your formatting, or simply have some fun.! 
Here is how the Blog Tour works:
- Put a link in the comments here with your 'other' blog's URL.
- If you have a past article/post that you think we would particularly enjoy, use can use that as the landing page. But the main page works too.
- Please only add one 'other' outside blog.
- If you do post your own blog here, you must visit 'at least the two other blogs' that sign up immediately before you (Of course, you are welcome to visit more).
- Make sure to check back here often so you can view additional blogs that have been entered.
When you are out on the Blog Tour, leave some comments to let them know you stopped by. - If you encounter a site that you like, you might want to consider adding them to your blogroll. If you don't have an outside blog, you could add them to your "favorites" on your blog settings or as an associate.
So jump onboard the Blog Bus and enjoy the Summer Blog Tour!
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