There are many posts written about getting the most value from our blogs and being creative about getting ‘Google Juice' and SEO. Hidden value can be achieved by simply completing our profile page. AR also rewards us for filling out our profile and updating it periodically. The easiest area to complete should be the testimonials section, especially as we often get notes, emails and letters at the end of a completed transaction.
I recently had a listing appointment with a prospective client that was referred to me by one of her cousins. She is relocating closer to her job and had been interviewing agents to sell her house and to get thoughts on how to get the house set to sell. I will be the last agent they interview, and will be getting the listing once the ‘punch list of items is completed.
A couple of days after our meeting I received emails from both the prospective client and her cousin thanking me for my help and patience. They both offered up a comment that I was every bit as helpful and knowledgeable as my testimonials on ActiveRain offered. This was a pleasant surprise to me as well as an appreciation for ActiveRain ‘pointing' me for completing this profile.
As we blog, we often can see on the statistics section how often our blogs are viewed (seen by members), clicked (number of times someone has actually just clicked right to the blog, instead of viewing it on the blog roll), and of course number of comments. At the top of the statistics section is the number of times your profile is viewed by either other Rain members or prospective clients.
This number can be staggering to some of us and also another indication of how successful we are being in reaching the Internet consumer.
There is so much available to us here on ActiveRain, and it takes patience and time to truly grasp how powerful a site and tool this can be for our business. Imagine a working site that is free, interactive, an incredible reference library of professionals from all over North America and a great database of agents for future referrals. It just doesn't get any better than this.
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