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Blogging became popular in the real estate community about 3 years ago and we have come a long way. One thing I have learned is how important your blogging platform is. Just like it mattered to the 3 Little Pigs if their house was made of straw, wood or bricks, it matters … (0 comments)
On the topic of crooks, I have noticed that certain Web sites, one of which is realestatepick.com, has been swiping blogs from Active Rain and posting them online. They do this because they receive revenue from selling advertising on their site.
I never picked up on this until a few months ago but there is a secret, unspoken brother and sisterhood in AR...it is called the brother and sisterhood of comment reciprocation (at least that is what I just named it). 
What does the Cat have your tongue.. (wait fingers) or something? Many of you on here may or may not have noticed other Active Rain Folks come, view, leave... where the comments? (not including Mana)
Feeling Cramped? Tight on Space? This North Naperville home is the answer! Close to everything. Tucked away into one of the few neighborhoods in Naperville that you won't have to fight traffic to get to:) ~3400 SF PLUS Finished Basement. Includes vaulted Family Room & Sunroom both with vaulted ceilings & … (0 comments)
After 14 months on Active Rain, I conclude that blogging has sharpened my skills as a real estate agent.
Written by:Darleen McCullen, REALTOR®, BrokerKeller Williams RealtyPhone: 919.454.8864Email: darleen@darleenmc.com
Blogging made easy....well, sorta. I just finished an 8 week course called "No Blogger Left Behind", presented by: Joeann Fossland & Frances Flynn Thorsen. I can NOT brag enough in regards to this course, it was very informative with monies well spent (in my opinion). Technology is essential in the real … (4 comments)
On March 27, 2008, some of the finest bloggers in the nation plan to descend on Atlanta, Georgia! 
I opened up my e-mail tonight and had mail from Justin Smith Mr. Tomato on Active Rain, and
Drumroll Please ...
Not shocked... but sad. 
See, here we go again. It'a been a few days since I blogged. I guess it's going to take some time to get in the habit of daily blogging. better blogging than flogging. anyway..........
Another tid bit SEO tip .. revised from the source of a trusted SEO colleague.
Now this is fun. If you have not already registered for blogging at ireport.com -- you might want to do that while its in beta . This is not a real estate focused blog site (this could actually be good for us.) We can hide from vendors that troll REALTOR blog … (6 comments)
Thank you for your support in helping me get this far. I hope you'll continue to help as I pursue success in the First Annual Blog Brawl hosted by the Virginia Association of REALTORS on their blog VARBuzz.
I was working another post and in my research came across a comment from Marc Davison (1000 Watt Consulting Blog) that really fit the exact phrasing for what I was trying to convey. “Mmm, when did not having to work hard become the path to success? Oh yeah, 1997-2005. I wish … (1 comments)
One of the more popular methods many webmasters use to entice people to read their own blogs is to write guest posts for others. This is not something which is done often on AR, so in order to take advantage you will most likely have to look for Real Estate blogs … (14 comments)
I'm new to blogging, but what I'm discovering is that blogging is a lot like self therapy, I'm sure lots of people right now are going "yea!". It helps be define all the stuff in my head that I really wasn't paying any attention to, I only thought I understood it. … (0 comments)
Or, "Blogging Made Simple." 
Check this out on the 26th about MySpace and Real Estate! Contact Rich for tickets!SEE RICH'S BLOG FOR MORE INFORMATION WHERE THEY ARE DISCUSSING IT NOW.http://www.myspace.com/premierlahomes
I'm mad now and I wanna hurt somebody! As Americans we are entitled to our privacy. We are to have no Big Brother looking over our shoulders and we don't have to answer to anyone but our families and the IRS.
I came in this morning thinking I was going to write some big awesome blog about some really important issue...and was listening to my Pandora radio on my computer when a song came on that made me think of this topic...
I recently returned from speaking at a huge real estate conference in Las Vegas. One of my favourite parts of speaking at big conferences like that is listening to the other speakers. The highlights of this conference for me included Seth Godin (one of my favourite bloggers and authors - http://www.sethgodin.com/) … (4 comments)
I often write about transparency on the Internet, and am usually all for it. But tonight I just watched the show Moment Of Truth, where people are asked very personal questions and they get money for answering them honestly- whew, tough (don't waste your tivo space on it). But the fact … (8 comments)
Do you think you write good stuff and no one is reading? Are you disappointed in the number of people who have subscribed to your blog? Let me give you one idea that might help.
Top five dumb marketing mistakes
The door to opportunity knocks with every connection you make. I stepped inside my daughter's dojo (karate school) yesterday, and here were the words that were displayed on the whiteboard:
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There are many facets to Real Estate 2.0. One of the benefits of Real Estate 2.0 is that it is a new and innovative approach to marketing yourself. As you utilize the Internet, make sure that you are branding yourself. There is an excellent article in the Realtor Magazine this month … (5 comments)
Next week I get to do one of my favorite things – talk about blogging. I know, I talk about it a lot anyway, but this time I've been asked to give a presentation on blogging for the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors. 
Can someone please explain, in laymans terms, what you do to insert hyperlinks in your blogs.
Although blogging is all the craze now, do you really know what blogging is? I have noticed that some of us have taken the short route and instead of providing information to allow others to review and possibly learn, I find that many of us are asking 2 or 3 questions … (0 comments)
Last Wednesday & Thursday I attended a two day seminar with Dick Betts on the latest & greatest in mobile technology. It was without a doubt the best $40 I heave spent on education since I have been a Realtor ® (Of course, I have only been a realtor for 2 … (3 comments)
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". You may notice the RSS symbol when visiting your favorite blogs and Websites. When you click on an RSS symbol, you will be prompted to obtain the feed for the blog or Website you have visited. You can streamline this process and make the most … (16 comments)
Having a blog in the real estate industry is like having a cellular phone these days. Everybody whether young or old, newbie or veteran, seems to think that they "should" be blogging.
I'm attending the RE/MAX International Convention in Las Vegas. Today, I went to a breakout session on blogging and learned nothing new, but got some reminders. Here is one: take your camera everywhere! I knew that, but somehow I've gotten lazy about it. So, post-convention resolution: take my camera everywhere. (This blurry … (24 comments)
Alright folks it is time to pull out all the stops. The Virginia Association of Realtors® Director of Communications & New Media and major blog supporter, Ben Martin has created a little bit of a contest among bloggers across the country to participate in a little blogging brawl. Good old fashioned match of … (14 comments)
Nothing is more important than blogging on the web and it's becoming more important every day. If you're not doing it, rest assured you will if you want to succeed in the real estate for the future. 
This subject of protected farms has come up for discussion in my office not once but several times. Farming is an agent way of marketing themselves, I have seen some agents have up to 5000 homes that they farm. This is where the subject matter gets sticky, when an agent actively farms … (8 comments)
If you blog for business, social networking or pleasure, the task is easier with the right tools. My husband is the one to blame for my blogging addiction - he gave me Mac as a gift, and the rest is history. I used computers all my life. The Mac difference … (8 comments)
One of the great things about Twitter is how easy it is to connect with others. When you find someone who looks interesting, just click to Follow them, and you'll begin receiving their messages in your Twitter stream.
One of the tasks that our company does systematically is the review of multiple real statre articles and we try to give our customers a summary of the most important issues we find in our blog.
A huge component of staging is organization and getting rid of clutter--and I figure, why not apply that to my blog? I've been blogging for just over a month now and the idea floodgate springs forth! To keep it simple, for myself and readers, I'm going to start a "blog schedule" … (12 comments)
As bloggers, we waste countless hours online doing things that don’t help promote and build our sites or our businesses. Avoiding wasting time and always being productive are often hard tasks to accomplish, but with the right organizational skills saving time on all of your tasks and using the extra … (0 comments)
You do not need to be a professional writer to be an effective blogger. In fact, I think that "professional" writing can actually inhibit the conversational style of blogging. I recommend blogging more like you are actually talking to someone. However, there are definitely ways to IMPROVE your writing/blogging skills (beyond … (53 comments)
Do you know what an "Avatar" is? If you said it's "the incarnation of a Hindu deity," you're right. If you said it's "an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person," then you're right again. (All definitions in this post are from Webster's online.) But these are … (1 comments)
In proofreading an article today for publication in a real estate magazine directed to agents, the discussion was on blogging and the writer made the comment that "blogging is virtually free".Certainly, it CAN be free (except for the time factor, of course), whether it's posting on Active Rain or posting on … (35 comments)
The contest to rank for the term greatest real estate agent in the world has taken on a life of its own with contestants that range from real estate agents to those that are SEO consultants by trade. Currently, I am in 5th place in the contest which I suppose isn't too bad … (0 comments)
I just figured out another thing that I love about AR! That is, the ability to get a glimpse inside the worlds of all the various people who are involved in the real estate, mortgage, title, appraisal, home inspector, stager and all the other facets of our industry.
I'm one to write diatribes. I have this internal claw that directs me to carefully articulate my topics by preemptively covering all angles (and potential rebuttals) as a reader takes the time to digest my left (or right) of center opinions.
I was asked recently to talk a bit about how I fell into giving seminars... and like most good things, it is a story of waiting for the starts to align. 
It's so funny to me how small the world really is due to the Internet. Some months ago I stumbled across Active Rain. I sat out on the sidelines for a little while just getting familiar with this whole new world. Slowly I waded in to the Rain and have been … (4 comments)
Today we had an office meeting and we spoke about ActiveRain. At first I was apprehensive about this whole blogging thing. As I entered my first blog and saw the results it made it interesting to see the results. Other real-estate agents in Staten Island have contacted me and before you … (1 comments)
I had a great comment from a reader of my recent post,
"This one tip can save 
As I am about to start my day a few things just popped into my head. So I grabbed th ole' Agenda, and as the coffee was brewing, I jotted down a few things that were crowding my Mind. And one of them was a way to Organize what I am doing here … (36 comments)
I admit, I've been dragging my feet a bit recently when it comes to hidden gems here on activerain. I was tagged back in early February by Jeff and Grace Safrin, who highlighted a post I made: "A Theory About Dogs and Real Estate". 
Isn't blogging a great way to connect? Plus I have discovered it takes the form of exercise for many of us. It takes much less time or energy than jogging or clogging. This cardio workout may cause some sweating palms but the end result is amazing. I have noticed since I … (6 comments)
Freedom "expression & search" in Real EstateCourtesy of BloodHoundBlog comes this Video by David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame). It's Titled "Don't Fence me in" and through it's use of familiar faces and complete strangers, becomes an entertaining lesson on the "Freedoms" we possess as Americans and how they can relate … (1 comments)
Matt Bacak is the best trainer and internet marketer I meet and seen on the internet. His model works great for real estate professional. This is one of the hundreds of article written by Matt. Hope you enjoy it. I have put link at bottom of this article so you … (0 comments)
If you have been using Flickr as part of your SEO strategies; most of that strategy just got deleted. 
I have been kicking this idea around about changing my static website for sometime now. Ever since I started blogging, I really never give that site much attention. I mean really, why do I need to have it? Well, for starters, it's another place on the internet for someone to find … (52 comments)
LOL well it's creeping up, as a matter oIf fact, i.e. may well crossover tonight!Want AM I talking about? Why reaching 50,000 points on Active Rain of course! I can't believe it, but, I probably will blog my way over the line tonight as I have put off blogging all week and … (2 comments)
OK....so here it is. I've written over 200 blogs on AR. Some I've just whipped up as a free association thought and I've gotten over 40 comments. I've also put a lot of thought and research into a certain post and got a big zero as far as comments. 
I am so excited as Ian Kennedy was so kind to interview with me. Just as the title says...check out the about me widget on my sidebar and look at the last social network on the list...you got it...Activerain! Are you the Tom (friend on everyone's MySpace) on mybloglog, what exactly … (58 comments)
I spent a good portion of yesterday pondering Jeff Brown's post on hyper-local farming. (I know, I know; my ex-wife used to wonder how I was going to pay the bills too.) In a post over on BloodhoundBlog, Jeff celebrates the vindication of an earlier thesis on hyper-local blogging - or in Jeff's … (0 comments)
This is my garage – yep, it’s a mess. And my wife’s car. And my license plates.