You might think think it's a mystery.
How does one get a Featured Post?
How do you get that post you've worked so hard on in the bright lights of ActiveRain's Home Page?
Well there's one gatekeeping step that has been requested by ownership.
INCLUDE A FEATURED IMAGE WITH YOUR POST.
Adding a Featured Image is easy enough. Next time you're creating a new blog post, just look right below the Title block and you'll find Featured Image and right below that CHOOSE FILE.
Upload an image.
It can be a photo you took. One of the free to use photos from Pixabay.com. Or perhaps an AI generated image from a site like Night Cafe.
Bottom line, add some eye candy. It helps your post stand out on the blog roll. If your title doesn't catch someone's attention, perhaps your Featured Image will!
Other tips for getting Featured?
Write a post of general interest to the community. (Sorry, but with very rare exceptions, market reports, open houses and new listings aren't going to fit the bill).
Stories from the real estate trenches.
Sharing tips others can use to build their business.
We like to celebrate milestones and big achievements related to ActiveRain.
Meet-ups with other Rainers? Love them!
Put the spotlight on other Rainers as Kathy Streib and Carol Williams do ever week.
Participating in the monthly challenges can up your chances of having the Feature Fairy wave the wand in your general direction.
Be aware of how you present the post itself. Too small a font, absence of white space, and mispuled werds don't help your case.
And sometimes it's just a bit luck. There's only so much Feature Fairy dust to go around, and some days they're more present than others.
Good luck!
ARMS
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