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Please Welcome a New Active Rain Member - I was just so RUDE to him!

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Real Estate Agent with Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale DRE# S.0072173

Please welcome a new member - Aniruddha Badola - I can't believe I was so rude to him in a comment!

I was commenting on a post earlier today about SEO and noticed a comment he made.  He included a link to his own blogAniruddha's Blog photo Miami Florida and website.  

Spam?  Yes.

So in my comment, I mentioned (in a rather rude way) that he was rude to spam like that.

Did I notice that he was a Newbie?  NO.

Later, I got a comment notification, went back to the post and noticed HOW RUDE I WAS TO AN UNSUSPECTING NEWBIE who didn't know the rules yet.

Just who do I think I am, anyway?  It wasn’t even my business!

I emailed an apology to him, he graciously replied, we ‘talked’ back and forth…..

…..What a nice guy!  And he knows his stuff!

Aniruddha is a Website and SEO expert from Enovabiz Solutions.  He has already written 5 very good posts with some really good info for us, he has already been commenting :) and check out his profile - it is very good.

I am kinda glad I was so rude and consequently got to know him a little - he gave me some tips on my own website and why it is not ranking well.

Please go to Aniruddha's Blog and say hi and let him know that we aren’t all rude and snotty to new members!

One of Ani's posts has been very helpful to me -  Real Estate Website Essentials

I am going back to the basics on my website and improving it step by step with his help!

And I think he will be happy if you 'spam' him with some good AR posts for a Newbie!

Comments (47)

Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Susan - I think he already is a pro. :)

Kimberly - Thanks, go see him - he is amazed at how friendly and helpful we all are! (even me)

Steve - Yeah, my mom said 'if you have nothing nice to say...'

Patty - Thanks - he will love it here.

Jun 21, 2008 01:26 PM
Liz Moras Migic
Chilliwack, BC
Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor

Oh Virginia what a nice apology!  I'll go check out his site - your 'comments' may be the best thing that could have happened to him!  :-)

Jun 21, 2008 03:35 PM
Vicente A. Martinez
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes

Hi Aniruddha and welcome to active|rain. There are thousands of tips, tools, and tricks of the trade here. Be sure to check them out. Best of luck and see you around.

Jun 21, 2008 05:25 PM
Matthew Zgonc
Aksland Real Estate - Modesto, CA
Realtor, CFS, CVS
Hi Aniruddha and welcome to Active Rain. I hope to work with you in the future. It is a wonderful place and you will learn a lot.
Jun 21, 2008 05:45 PM
Roland Woodworth
Blue Cord Realty - Clarksville, TN
Blue Cord Realty

Virginia: I'm so proud of you to go back and make it right. It was great for you to give him a a warm AR Welcome !

Jun 22, 2008 02:37 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Liz - I made a friend!

Vince - Everything we need to know is right here!

Matt - Thanks.  I am sure you will see his posts around here.

Roland - :) :)

Jun 22, 2008 04:14 AM
William J. Archambault, Jr.
The Real Estate Investment Institute - Houston, TX

Hi Aniruddha!

Virginia,

We're all entitled to snap when offended. We're all entitled to make mistakes. We're all responsible to apologies when were wrong. How ever few do. You're obviously a very good person.

Newbes need friends, Aniruddha has a good start.

Bill

Jun 22, 2008 05:04 AM
Michelle Tucker ~ Pooler Real Estate
!Daley Real Estate - Pooler, GA
Rincon~Savannah~Richmond Hill

Virginia:  Stepping up to the plate and realizing what you did is part of making an honest person for yourself.  What a great way to show how sincere you are! 

Being NEW is scary, I was real reluctant to post and comment.  But after countless hours of reading I think I have it done (well at least to get by).

Thank you for you comments and helping me out with the referral last week.

 

Aniruddha - WELCOME TO AR...

 

 

Jun 22, 2008 05:11 AM
Honey Johnson
Triangle Staging and Design / founder of Stunning Solutions - Raleigh, NC

We all make mistakes, but yours was followed by a fantastic apology.  What a great lesson for us all!

Jun 22, 2008 05:36 AM
Liz Carter
Liz Carter & Team Realty-Your Real Estate Resource For Life! - Katy, TX
Broker/Owner of Liz Carter & Team Realty, Katy TX (Houston)

Hey Annie Oakley...

Long time no hear???  Did I do something "rude" to you?  I haven't heard form you in a long time, and I miss you!

Glad you caught yourself and made him feel welcome...we were all new and made lots of mistakes...some of us (me) more than most. 

Hope you are well, I'll be in Vegas the end of July.  L

Jun 22, 2008 07:02 AM
Patrick Canavan
Keller Williams Realty - Yorba Linda, CA
Orange County Real Estate Voice

When I double post I usually input the link to the original post.  Is this wrong of me???

Jun 22, 2008 10:16 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Thanks, Bill

Michelle - I lurked around here without making comments for a long time.  You are doing great here!

Honey - Thank you.

Liz - Southern belles like you are never rude!  I have been busy with other stuff - I think I will come over and revive some of your old posts - they are classics.

Patrick - No, I think you are supposed to give credit to where you got the idea with a link to it.  I really am not a rule authority - quite the opposite, actually!  You can put whatever you want in your own post, just not on comments on other people's post.

I jumped all over Ani because he put a link to his post in a comment.  Not even a big deal and it was a good post - I think it was this one.

 

Jun 22, 2008 10:46 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Virginia, I love it when people acknowledge a mistake. You have made some special friends here on the rain. Going to check out Aniruddha Badola

Jun 22, 2008 11:19 AM
Michael Mullin
Advantage Mortgage Inc NMLS 1770599 , Originating loans in CA, OR and WA. - Bend, OR
NMLS 11911 - Loan Originator, FHA, VA, USDA, Conv

Virginia - anyone who's trying to make a living selling real estate in Mesquite, NV is ALLOWED a mistake or two.  And there was no insult meant in that statement!

Is it 120 degrees yet?

Mike (formally of Las Vegas) Mullin

Jun 22, 2008 11:33 AM
Jerome (Jerry) Donahue
Prudential McHugh Realty - Maple Shade, NJ

Virginia, great job It's not our mistakes that hurt us. It's not knowing we made any. 

Jun 22, 2008 11:38 AM
Robert L. Brown
www.mrbrownsellsgr.com - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Mic

You humbled your self and apologized to him. I know he is very grateful for what you di. You showed him how professional you are.

Jun 22, 2008 01:07 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Thanks, Margaret, go read his stuff, he is good!

Michael - No, it was only 114 today.  The heat has caused me to become a rude person.  Every June, I tell my husband that we have to move north somewhere.  Every October, I forget about it.  Need a partner up there?

Jun 22, 2008 01:13 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Vrigina, You do some very nice writing and your local posts are very good. The fact that you took the time to correct yourself ,shows a lot about you as the good person you are and look what it brought you, closer to someone new that will over time help you learn about SEO. What a win win! I love to read things like this and it helps all of grow. Great post!

Aug 03, 2008 05:01 PM
Neal Barnes
Starstate Realty - Killeen, TX
Broker, REALTOR, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, SRS.

Hi Aniruddha  --  Welcome to ActiveRain.  I am sure you will enjoy networking here.  Have a great day!!!

Aug 03, 2008 06:20 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Bill, THANK YOU!

Neal, Thanks for the welcome to Ani.

Aug 06, 2008 08:00 AM