In Active Rain or Out.

I would recommend doing both. there are alot of great people here on AR that can help you in many ways...... Read, Learn and Blog often !

Dean - You honestly need to do both.  The good news is that it's very easy to do now that you are a member of Active Rain.  I wish you great success with both of them.  Have a great week!

Hi Dean:

JUst post to your blog on a regular basis.  When posting  always include your tags, and post to 5 groups that are interesting to you.  Always post to localism at the same time.  You will be the expert in your area, and your phone will ring.  This is a great place

Don

 

Dean, I think both are very important aspects of Active Rain.  You can gain great exposure in your community by blogging, and you can also gain great contacts through networking with your blog.

Dean

I would recommend doing both, there is a great bunch of people here that you can learn from. Some will blow your mind away, than develop localism, here people looking for Real Estate on the Internet can find you.

60% of my listing have come to me via the Internet!

Good information.  I'm still learning this myself.  What is the best way to post to localism?

Dean,

I agree....do both, I didn't take advantage of Localism when I first started, and now I do....you will see the differences.

Welcome and good luck....

Thanks for mentioning about not forgetting to post to localism, too. I forget about that. I really need to get on the localism bandwagon. Hopefully I will arm myself with my camera within the next few days and get to work on localism!

Welcome to AR.  I think the localism and advice will put you on the map so that customers can find you.

Dean:  Absolutely both.  Also, keep in mind that you are developing your sphere by building relationships on Active Rain too.  No question about it, do both.  Welcome to Active Rain.

Make sure you save some time for a "life" outside of the rain.  This place can be extremely addictive!

I believe everyone is in accord. You should work on both! That's the best way to get the most out of AR. Good luck

I've been wondering the same thing. It seems like some posts would be really relevant to both AR and localism, but others are more specific. I'm planning a mixed bag approach.