Second Chance Saturday: Week 136

"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."
-Carol Williams   


Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always open to member suggestions on posts that should be Featured but somehow got missed. 

Giving deserving posts more exposure is what Second Chance Saturday is all about.  As you read blog posts during the week, be sure to tag me in the comment section of any post you wish to nominate as Feature-worthy.  Then watch for it in the next edition of Second Chance Saturday.   

Everyday Is Important 
By: Lou Ludwig 
"As I see it..." 

Content Marketing Made Simple For Real Estate Agents 
By: Morgan Taylor 
"Google tries to provide the best possible content to its users, so using external and internal links will make your content seem loaded with useful information."  

We Get Ahead By Collaborating 
By: Debbie Gartner 
"We all get further ahead by helping each other rather than competing and tearing each other down."  
 
The Last 90 Days Can Make Or Break Your Year    
By: Denise Lones  
"After nine months of hard work it is normal for agents to get tired, lose some of their selling steam, and be looking forward to the holidays."    

Qualifying For A Mortage? Don't Step In A Large Deposit Mess 
By: Rob Spinosa 
"However, there are some ways to avoid inadvertently stepping into trouble and like with most things in life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."      

Do You Start With A Plan, Then Go To Autopilot? 
By: John Henry 
"Airlines have two captains in flight.  They also have auto-pilot.  Why the redundancy?"  

Realtors Are You Digging This Hole? 
By: Leanne Smith 
"In sales there are many holes." 

Realtor Safety Is Not Negotiable 
By: Dusty Rhoton SRS, MRES, ABR, SRES, GRI 
"She followed many safety protocols but it still wasn't enough!"  


Double Feature:
The Seller Says "Let Me Think About It" - 5 Best Or Worst Words?   
By: Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland 
"So the next time you hear "let me think about it" you immediately know three things:"
(Be sure to read the comments from other agents also.)

Outside Feature:
15 Dangerous Plants Hiding In Your Backyard  
Published At: Dreamhomeideas.com 
"So it might be a surprise, then, to learn that plants and flowers — often beautiful, always unassuming — rank among the most dangerous things on the planet."    

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Also, be sure not to miss these ActiveRain weekly series:

Kathy Streib's What I Learned This Week In The Rain.  (Published every Sunday) 

Bill Spears Ask An Ambassador (Published every Tuesday)

Debb Janes' YouTube Thursdays   

Anita Clark's FaceBook Fridays


Have an amazing weekend!