I have been a faithful member of Active Rain for over a year now, and have absolutely enjoyed it. I have gained knowledge, friends, and even commission dollars from my blog and the associations I have created in our family. Joining Active Rain has been one of the greatest decisions I ever made in my career.
Because of everything I have gained and learned from this community, I have invited many people to join. When I encounter a new agent, I encourage them to try their hand at blogging. When I describe the benefits they can gain, they inevitably join. What discourages me a bit is that many of them join, but never blog much more than their "introduction" blog.
To help my new invitees along, I wrote a couple of blogs to give them a little insight on how Active Rain points work, and what the benefits of blogging are. I have started sending it to many of the new agents on Active Rain, but I want to do more.
How can we help new 'Rainers along? How can we guide them into the big, scary blogosphere, and hold their hands until they lose their training wheels and embrace blogging?
I think that we should take interest in the people we invite, and we should support them as much as possible. It is a measure of our cohesiveness as a community that many people here reach out. I was impressed immediately by the people who helped me understand the ins and outs of Active Rain, and I hope that we can continue to do that for the newbies among us!
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