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"Where's the key to the Executive Washroom?"

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Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty West Sound WA State 52404

Okay, so tonight, I finally crossed the 300K mark, amid all the cheers, fanfare, and hoopla! Inducted into the ActiveRain Platinum Hall of Fame. What a celebration!!!

Well, okay, so in reality, I was sitting here by myself, at my usual late night position, responding to the masses of emails and Help Desk Tickets, sucking down a nice micro brew, when I noticed my point score showed the following:

Other members used to be able to 'see' my point score, just like all the other members. But not anymore.

There was even a time when I was most definitely 'In the Hunt' for points. I could easily put Jason Crouch to shame.

Then I was hired with ActiveRain, and was told that points no longer mattered.

 

"What? Are you crazy? I worked my way up to the Top Spot in Washington State, and you're telling me 'it just doesn't matter?"

 

Luckily for me, there was an AR Points Detox facility nearby, and I enrolled in a local 12-Step program. I was diagnosed with OBD (Obsessive Blogging Disorder) and was given a prescription of expireds.

But every once in a while, late at night, when nobody's watching, I'll post a few quick comments, just to get a point rush!

 

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Rich Jacobson is a REALTOR® and licensed Broker with Fathom Realty. He's a Crab Hunter, Clam Digger, and Oyster Shucker, skilffuly vanquishing anything in a shell! He is the Social Media Evangelist for Life on the Kitsap Peninsula & The Western Puget Sound in scenic WA State.

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Stanton Homes
Stanton Homes - New Home Builder - Raleigh, NC
Design/Build Custom Home Builder in North Carolina

Of COURSE your points matter!  Why blog at all without them? Seriously a great way to keep many of us motivated.  Congrats on 300K!  (took me long enough to get to 100K).

Aug 28, 2008 12:21 AM
Brian Block
RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President - McLean, VA
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate

Rich, I heard that when you reach Matt Heaton's level of 1 Million Plus points you will finally get the key!

One Million Plus Points

Aug 28, 2008 12:56 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Funny thing about points.  Once you get a sufficiency of them and you are well synergized on ActiveRain with friends, subscribers, referrals, etc., points just come to you. 

Overnight, without doing anything, your point total will increase.  It's magic.

 

Aug 28, 2008 01:01 AM
Shannon Gilmore, CRS
Long and Foster Real Estate - Warrenton, VA
Real Estate Sales Associate with Long and Foster

great post... and I love the thought of a detox for ar pointers... I agree with Lenn though once you get in it's hard to stop and before you know it ahh points - I am amazed by Matt Heaton....

Aug 28, 2008 01:53 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Rich,

Hilarious...glad to see you haven't lost your sense of humor...! I was told you can trade your points in for pencils...you get 2 #2 pencils per 100K...WOW...That's half a dozen!!! Thanks,   Fran

Aug 28, 2008 02:02 AM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

I thought 300k was the Vette...  The blue one.  I got the yellow one for 200k... 

Aug 28, 2008 02:21 AM
Elaine Hanson
Coldwell Banker Realty - Malibu | Topanga - Malibu, CA
REALTOR - Topanga, CA Real Estate Agent

If you are going to be up at that hour, you should be making my crabcakes.

Aug 28, 2008 02:51 AM
Jason Crouch
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)

Rich - Congrats on joining us up here!  It is rarified air indeed.  But seriously, there is no question about your dedication to this network - keep up the good work, my friend.  And thanks for the mention, even if it was sort of a backhanded compliment.  :)  All publicity is good publicity, right?

Aug 28, 2008 02:56 AM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Congrats R....you can always use my washroom.....and you don't even need an executive key.

Aug 28, 2008 03:00 AM
Jo Olson
HOMEFRONT Realty - Kettle Falls, WA
Retired - HOMEFRONT Realty @ LAKE Roosevelt

Cute tag. Congratulations! You know we could get you booked on that reality show for addicts (Intervention)! They had a compulsive shopper on once - how about a compulsive blogger. We could have an intervention party!

Aug 28, 2008 05:03 AM
Jeremy Blanton
Myrtle Beach Homes Blog - Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach REALTOR®- myrtlebeachhomesblog.com

Comments Rush?  That explains your comments on some of my posts...just to get the points... I will remember that next time I see your comment.  Here all this time I was under the impression that you really liked my writing and were reading because of it.

Aug 28, 2008 05:48 AM
Karen Monsour
Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL
REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

Maybe you should start a blogger addict group...I blog and blog and blog, as much as I try not to, I have no control...LOLOL  Kind of like AA...then again...we'd still be on here blogging...LOL!

Aug 30, 2008 01:45 PM
Gary Bolen
McCall Realty - South Lake Tahoe, CA
CRS - Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information

i have a bunch of points I will sell you... just in case your OBD again takes over your crab jones.

Sep 01, 2008 04:09 PM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

A prescription of expireds - love that one.  I have enjoyed so many of your posts - congrats on the 300K+.  You should get points for solving our little (but oh, so important) problems.

Sep 02, 2008 06:32 PM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Good job Rich. Better to have the key than to get locked out, or in.

Sep 03, 2008 06:47 PM
Carole Cohen
Howard Hanna Cleveland City Office - Cleveland, OH
Realtor, ePRO

lol I came back up to the computer (it's almost one thirty am here) and when I read this post you made me spit my lemonade LOL.  So just for tonight, you are not alone! (HA you are probably not up and I am).   Anyway, congratulations on the milestone :-)

Sep 10, 2008 05:24 PM
April Hayden-Munson
Brookfield, WI
Brookfield Wisconsin Real Estate

Good for you Rich!  I enjoy reading your posts, I don't always comment.  If I don't have something to add - I move on.  Know that you are appreciated by many!!  I think I need the 12 step program....

Sep 11, 2008 07:38 AM
Jean Groesbeck
Compass - Anacortes, WA
Broker, CRS, e-PRO, ABR, ASP, CNE, IMS

It's like donald Trump.  He doesn't need the money but he says the money is a way to keep score!

Sep 16, 2008 06:39 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Oh those pesky points!  Congrats anyway.

Sep 16, 2008 03:12 PM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

I know points don't matter, but for us competitive types, it does add a little more fun to the whole community.

Nov 02, 2008 02:29 PM