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Ranked Number 1 in Beaufort (And On Active Rain for Beaufort) Coincidence??

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Real Estate Agent with Cherimie Crane & Associates

Watch out ya'll it is very likely my hand will fall right off after I finish patting myself on the back. But before my head swells to match my big southern hair, let me point out the obvious. I have been on Active Rain for two years now. I have been blogging about everything from tripping down docks, misspelled emails, and the follies of my dearest four legged friend.

 Guess what? It works.

Click on the Image above for the current rankings!

The second quarter agent rankings were published yesterday and guess who's big southern hair was at number 1?? You got it. Now, due to my blogging, I have been ranked number 1 for Active Rain Beaufort for a little over a year. Anyone see a pattern??

Active Rain has certainly made an impact on my career, and now I have proof. Now before you roll your eyes at my display of utter arrogance, please understand, I have not kept this morsel of wisdom to myself. I have been telling, whispering, passing notes to just about everyone that would listen regarding Active Rain. I have sent more Active Rain invitations than most belles send out to their wedding!

Some people just don't get it.

I do. Thank you Active Rain. Thank you to all of you who comment on my ramblings. You have encouraged me to continue to do the things that enable me to be successful.

I didn't just fall off the turnip truck. I am fully aware that I may be number 1 for only a brief time, but while I am, I sure am happy.

 

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Morgan Evans
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Congrats on the success. I do agree that if you have a high ranking on activerain and are doing so through quality content blogging you will improve your business.

Jul 16, 2010 01:48 AM
Erika Rogers
Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage - Saint George, UT
St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Congratulations, I love to hear these success stories.  You're working hard and it's paying off. Keep patting yourself on the back, you deserve it!

Jul 16, 2010 01:48 AM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Cherimie, congratulations for the number 1 spot. Hope it continues for you.

Jul 16, 2010 02:06 AM
Cherimie Crane
Cherimie Crane & Associates - Beaufort, SC

Again, Thank you all so much. It is easy to see that in two years Active Rain gave a tremendous boost to my career. I was working just as hard before, but Active Rain gave me a platform!! Buyers and Sellers keep up with me through my blogs. They also feel that they are getting wonderful exposure through the posts that feature their properties.

Agents who don't use Active Rain are simply shooting themselves in the foot as well as discounting their clients!!!!

Just like anything else, it takes time and commitment!! And in this market we have time, and commitment is FREE

Jul 16, 2010 02:11 AM
TODD PICCONI INLANDEMPIRE & SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY, CA
TODD PICCONI REAL ESTATE - Dana Point, CA
Personal Engagement,Precision, and Professionalism

Way to go, Cherimie!!

I love when people are successful and can tell you about it, too.

Well done.  Keep up the Great postings :)

Jul 16, 2010 02:21 AM
James F. Chaney
Sorenson Realty, Inc. - Cape Coral, FL

Congrats!!! That is AWESOME!!! Just gives me more drive to listen and learn and share.

 

Thanks and continued good luck!!

Jul 16, 2010 02:48 AM
Robert Rauf
CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

It looks like the AR guru's listened to my recommendation, Congrats on the feature!

Jul 16, 2010 03:06 AM
Stephanie Stringer
First Choice Loan Services NMLS#210764 - San Antonio, TX
Mortgage Loan Originator

Awesome...   Congratulations to you....    I love hearing about the success on AR...  Good luck to you in the future.

Jul 16, 2010 03:11 AM
Mark Smith
Cherry Creek Properties, LLC - Erie, CO

Congrats!- I am only 4 months into AR. Things to look forward to.

Jul 16, 2010 03:33 AM
Virginia Madden
Virginia Madden, Buyer's Choice Realty, LLC (Prattville, AL) - Prattville, AL

Congratulations on your wonderful achievement!  Way to go!

Jul 16, 2010 03:47 AM
Gerard Falzon
- Gianni Property Group - Cary, NC - Cary, NC
Rental Property Expert, Investment Property Expert

Congrats!  Can you comment on your experience with links, photos, and length.  I notice that your above post doesn't meet the guidelines that AR suggestings in their "newbie" training.  (I've been with AR for 2 months.)

Jul 16, 2010 04:02 AM
Dean Carver
United Brokers Group/Carver Home Team - Ahwatukee, AZ

Nice success story! Way to go!

Jul 16, 2010 05:11 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

Congrats, I can see I have a long way to go.

Jul 16, 2010 05:23 AM
Tim Maitski
Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage - Atlanta, GA
Truth, Excellence and a Good Deal

Good for you. It looks like you are having a pretty good year.

Can you go into more detail about the direct evidence you have  about how you know you are getting clients and sales directly from ActiveRain?  Is the key being at the #1 spot for your area in ActiveRain?  Or are you chaulking up your success to the education and positive things you pick up throughout your ActiveRain activity.

Jul 16, 2010 05:23 AM
Cherimie Crane
Cherimie Crane & Associates - Beaufort, SC

Thank you all for commenting!! It is clear how valuable Active Rain can be in our careers. I still don't know all of the tricks, but I know that if I share my experiences, market my listings, and learn from the plethora of expertise, I can't go wrong!

Jul 16, 2010 05:24 AM
Cherimie Crane
Cherimie Crane & Associates - Beaufort, SC

Tim,

I am glad you asked. I keep up with every single origination of closing (where the client came from etc) and Active Rain ranks number three.

  1. Referrals from past clients
  2. Open Houses
  3. Active Rain Blogs

In the past two years I have had over 15 listing clients that found me through a blog I wrote on Active Rain.

Just this past year, 11 buyer clients.

I would love to go into more detail; however, I am on my way to meet a developer:) I will think about your question and respond more in depth soon!

Jul 16, 2010 05:27 AM
Scott Fogleman
New Home Team - Richmond, VA

Active rain has the google juice! Congrads! You live in a very pretty area..I love visiting there.

Jul 16, 2010 06:14 AM
Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

Congrats on being #1.  I'm #1 in my city as well (Los Altos) and on my way to being #1 in Silicon Valley (currently #13).  My goal for the year is to be #1 in both areas.  It takes a lot of time and effort but I'm getting more exposure as my ranking improve so the results are worth it.

Jul 16, 2010 06:27 AM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Keep up the great work. If you put great work into your blogging in Active Rain, you will always stay #1 in the search engine, unless another realtor in your territory gets onto Active Rain!

Jul 16, 2010 06:52 AM
Adam Malachi
A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO
QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Good post! Congratulations are in order!

Thank you very much sharing,

Adam

Jul 21, 2010 04:27 PM