WordPress is great! I have almost carte blanche control of things. (Perhaps, in the scheme of things, that is not the best idea in the world, to give me control like that, but that is another post.)
I do like my WordPress site, and will like it even more the day I hit that sweet spot, sit back and say... ahhh... this is it... I am pleased with what I see.
Although knowing me, that is a pipe dream.
But what I don't have on WordPress is interaction! I find that makes me NOT want to post there. I know, I know, the interaction I have on ActiveRain is not the consumer, it is other real estate professionals from all over North America, people looking to gain the same thing I am by blogging on ActiveRain.
What good is that? Let's face it, you aren't buying homes. You may refer a client or two my way, but I have to admit there is not a big pool of people looking to move to my area... I don't sell in a hot metro location. But hey, I love it when I do get those calls or emails. Usually it is an area I don't cover.
I have successfully directed them to another ActiveRainer though. (Matchmaker?)
Good Karma is good, right?
I am motivated to do better when people respond and react to what I am writing. That is what I don't have on WordPress. I will often re-post on WordPress when my post has passed the taste test on ActiveRain. I know, some camps say that steals my Google MILK, some camps say it doesn't. Take your pick.
So, I do blog on WordPress, but it is here on ActiveRain I learn and grow. Thanks to all of you who tell me when I have done well or I bombed terribly. It has been my testing ground, my learning experience. It has served me well!
Recently my efforts have been focused on learning how to get the consumer to respond to what I have to say!
I guess, in the bigger picture, if they don't respond, but they do email or call, I have succeeded. So perhaps I should just be content with the interaction I get right here.
Sometimes you don't know when you have it good until you take that step outside.
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