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A new Active Rain member feature... Susie Blackmon's "Butterfly Banquet"

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Introducing Active Rain member wallpapers/calendars...

 

 For awhile now I've been thinking about a way to try and give extra exposure to some of the very talented and inspiring members we have here in the Rain.

 I believe that any of us who have been fortunate enough to build a following, also have a responsibility to use that "stage" to shine the light on some of our fellow Rainers, introduce newbies to the crowd, expose talent, etc...

 

 

The Idea

 

 Usually at the beginning of each month I post a wallpaper/calendar from my art website for anyone who wants to spice up their monitor. Those will still be available but this week I decided to do something different...

 

 Susie Blackmon

 

 Susie Blackmon is more than just a successful RE agent and talented blogger. After an email exchange we had yesterday about our mutual love for animals, I discovered that Susie is also a very talented photographer!

 On BuckingTheRealEstateTrend.com you can see some of Susie's beautiful photography in the feature  Photo Of The Day

 I asked Susie if she'd be interested in allowing me to use one of her photos in a wallpaper/calendar that I could feature so other Rainers could see her photography as well. She loved the idea and the result is...

 

 

garaughty, calendar wallpaper

 Butterfly Banquet... © Susie Blackmon

 Active Rain wallpaper calendar

 

 This is one of Susie's amazing photos. You can see or download it here  Thanks Susie!

 

 

 

And now it's your turn...

 

 In the coming weeks I'll be doing a post about marketing you with wallpapers, calendars, etc... I've been doing it for years with incredible results and even if you're not a painter, photographer, etc... There are many ways to get great material that you can use to market yourself with this idea without it looking like advertising. More about that later.

 Until then, if you have an idea, a photo, a concept, a thought or whatever you think would make a beautiful, inspiring or even funny wallpaper, let me know about it and you could be my next "victim". I would love to feature more of our talented Rainers in wallpapers/calendars.

 You can reach me direct at marti@garaughty.com if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions. I'd love to see them, later...

 

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Comments (71)

marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Lisa... hi, glad you like the concept, I hope this is just the first of many Rainer wallpapers. Have a great Sunday!

Jul 06, 2008 06:58 AM
Donna Paul
Keller Williams Realty Gold Coast - Dix Hills, NY
Long Island Home Specialist,All About Real Estate

WOW I just love these photos....

Jul 06, 2008 12:02 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Donna... thx, Susie is just the first of many more to come. Have a great week!

Jul 06, 2008 01:00 PM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Okay Blog Artist ...

You have my permission to give me away :)

TLW...ROAR!

Jul 11, 2008 12:37 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

TLW... cool, thx!!!

Jul 11, 2008 02:39 PM
LLoyd Nichols
Premier Florida Realty of SWFL - Fort Myers, FL
Southwest Florida Homes By The Sea

Marti: great job. I feel that there is so much information you could have done 4 blogs out of it! I will need a full hour to digest all this.I've used the new Localism and it quite impressive.

Jul 13, 2008 04:04 PM
Julie Kippen
Vernal, UT

Great picture, and it sounds like a good marketing tool. Thanks for the post.

Jul 13, 2008 04:47 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Lloyd... hi and thx, I only post once or twice a week so I try to make sure it's worth reading. Have a great week!

Julie... thx as well, I'll be writing more about marketing with wallpapers in a few weeks. Nite!

Jul 13, 2008 06:08 PM
Ron Avneri
Seattle, WA
Financial Professional

Marti,

How can I make a background for my active rain site?

Thanks

Jul 31, 2008 04:00 AM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Ron... hi, if you mean the background images you can use any graphics program to create your own or look at my earlier posts for some free images I put together for the Active Rain community. If you have any other questions just ask, I'm always happy to help!

 

Jul 31, 2008 09:31 AM
Ron Avneri
Seattle, WA
Financial Professional

I figured it out.

Thank you

Jul 31, 2008 09:43 AM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Ron... no problem, later.

Jul 31, 2008 10:02 AM
Ann-Marie Clements
Candidate for an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership - Saint John, NB
Ed.D. candidate, Innovative Proactive Principa

The butterflies are beautiful!!

This has been a wonderful adventure.  Creating the outside blog and all the other blogs has been fun.  I think I'm liking this creativity.

         ;>)

Aug 11, 2008 12:40 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Ann Marie... Susie does amazing work with a camera, we have more wonderful wallpapers lined up.

Aug 11, 2008 01:16 PM
Earleene Woods
Keller Williams Experience Realty - Murray, KY
ASP, CRS, GRI

That is one incredible photograph.  I wish my pictures were that good!!

Aug 11, 2008 01:18 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Holy cow what a nice shot! Susie has got some talent.

Aug 11, 2008 02:11 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Earleene... that seems to be the consensus, Susie's pic is a hit! I hope we'll have more form her on future Rain wallpapers!

Bill... isn't it awesome!

Aug 11, 2008 02:35 PM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Wow, I've just been totally amazed by this post and thanks for including the best blogs - some of which I've read and as someone else said, I'm going to have to bookmark this post to absorb all that's in it later. Can't wait to learn about wallpaper and marketing. Thanks, Marti. Hope I make it to see your paintings in person someday.

Aug 11, 2008 03:21 PM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Oops, somehow I am on this post about Susie (had to log in to comment in your other blog) and I'll bet you wonder what the heck I'm talking about :) I'm not really a random person usually. Anyway, if Susie ever tires of real estate, she may have a future in photography!

Aug 11, 2008 03:27 PM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

Sharon... thx for both comments, glad you like Susie's work, I was thrilled to feature it here. Most of my art exhibits these days are in Europe and the Middle East but I'll let you know when one takes place in Florida. Thx for stopping by!

Aug 11, 2008 05:58 PM