Lizette...good luck tomorrow! I hope everyone listens to all the good tips you'll be sharing with them!

You are right many of us get plenty of help and good information to share with each other.

Go for it Lizette.  I tell everyone I meet about Active Rain.  The more I can do to promote the site the more I help myself because I am active on AR.

Congratulations on being invited to speak.  Speakig about Avtive Rain should be pretty easy.  The public expects so much more now, it's good to see someone that embraces technology. 

 p.s. love your graphic

How about taking a video of your talk and posting it on youtube and linking to here so we can see it?  Another great use of AR.

Have fun with your BIG reveal!  :  ) 

It will be interesting to see how many will actually follow through and join up and then the real test...keep at blogging over time.  I like Larry's idea of the video!

Kim - It will be interesting to see what actually happens. It is the first time there has ever been a meeting like this for KAR.(so I'm told)

Gary - Activerain website is better than any class I have been to or any book I have read on real estate.

Jimmy - I tell everyone too. Not everyone moves forward to join I see.

The Bartley Group - Thanks for the support. I love my logo too!

Larry - I'm not quite sure I am ready for that one. Although it may be taped by others.

Deborah - Isn't it wild that so many join and never blog at all?

Lizette, good luck with your panel discussion.  I'm sure that there will be a lot of buzz an lots of questions.  Just don't be surprised if very few actually follow through and join and participate here.  I've had that experience over in Virginia.

Lizette, Good luck. Hope you get referring points if others join AR.

It will be interesting to see how many actually join... even more interesting to see how many stick with it!!!

Your Friend in Charlottesville

Lizette,

Thank-you for representing us on that panel. We know what we have here and the proof is in the puddin as to the results we are getting. Congratulations on being asked to be on that panel.. 

Brian - I think at the end I will suggest that if anyone would like for me to send them a link I will do so. Sign up!

Gita - Me too!

Charles - I'm curious to see who will. Some post a few things at first to get higher up the page then stop.

Mike - Thanks! I'm really excited to be asked.

Lizette  Congratulations on being invited and good luck with the panel,  Karen

Hi Lizette,

Congratulation!! I am sure you will do well. You will have to let us know how it went.

Lizette, awesome...you will be an excellent representative for The Rain. Best of luck.

Duane

Wow! How exciting. Can't wait to hear about it.

Lizette, I recently read that only 10% of the 5% of agents who have blogs post on a regular basis. That's a very small number--and I think we're all here on AR.   Go tell the world!

Don't be surprised if everyone acts excited, but then very few actually act on it. I was reading a post the other day about an agent who told many agents about AR, but there was very little interest. That's just as well for all of us who are willing to put in the time and effort to participate in this community. Many others are not going to make that committment. Good luck. I hope it goes well for you.

Wow!! That's great!!! 

I am so proud of You!!!    That is fabo... now make sure anyone you tell about it you send them an invite so you become one of the top referring agents too....   not to mention the extra points!!

I await your report with great anticipation... I hope it goes well!

You'll do great!  With all the knowledge you have you'll be able to let everyone know just what they can do to boost their business with marketing on the internet!

Hi Lizette- Congrats on being invited to speak and be a representative on Active Rains behalf.  What a great opportunity to get the word out!

Lizette - I'm sure you will be a wonderful representative of the community and I look forward to hearing how things go.  I'd bet that AR will have a spike in new membership.

Lizette, you may want to check out the blog posting I did this morning Is Having an Online Marketing Blog, a Real Estate Paradigm Shift?  to get a prospective on Michael Parker's article and views: What Every Agent Needs to Know about Blogging, Social Networking, RSS Feeds and SEO http://www.brokeragentnews.com/news/residential/2008_2/2_19_2008_nv_1203436125.html

Maybe you will have some additional ammunition for possible objections. Not that I think there should be any!  Good Luck!

Good Luck You will do Great!

Congratulations and "GO GET 'EM!" I'm finding quite a bit of resistance when it comes to the "techno-stuff" as many of the agents in my company put it. All I can say is, "So Sorry, So Sad, Too Bad:" They are missing out on great networking!

That's fantastic GOOD LUCK!  You'll have some new competition once your done Spillin the Beans!  But no ones going to have the staying pwoer you have !

Liz, this is so exciting for you, wish I could be there.  Have someone get your photo !!! ( my uncle was on the Supreme Ct, in KY for many, many years, we just went back in May as they had his Memorial in the Justice Chambers) It was quite spectacular. I know you will do fanatastic!!!

Great job!  But like Martin commented on the Broker Agent News article, there is definitely resistance to blogging and social networks.  Agents looking to be the best in their market will check it out, and do we really need the rest?

Great job!

Wow! Good for you.  You must be honored!  You dont need to worry about telling because the only ones who will compete are probably already some of your best competition in other ways already - the ones who are serious about the business!

Good luck tomorrow!!! I am sure you will do a Great job sharing the "good news" with everyone!

Love the t-shirt too!! =}

Good luck.  I am sure you will represent ActiveRain very well.

Congratulations on being selected, and good luck tomorrow.  It is interesting how marketing on the internet is now almost an unwritten requirement in order to succeed.

You are right. I tell all I can about all the wonderful help and information I get here.  Have lots of fun with your presentation. Lets help all we can.  This is what this site is about!  Professionals helping professionals to become better at what we do.

Good Luck tomorrow!  Wish I could be there to here your presentation...I still have a lot to learn.

Only 10 minutes? You better talk fast because you have a lot of subjects to cover.

Good Luck it sounds like it will be an interesting experience. Keep us in the loop

Wow! What a response! Thanks EVERYONE for all the support and comments!

I spent my afternoon at the meeting. Everything went great! I will write a new post on the outcome in a little bit. It was fun to tell what I know about my great experience here.

best of luck as well... active rain has been very good for us...

There could not be a better representative in my opinion!   You will do us proud,  and yourself.  

Go Chanel's Mommy!    Love you guys.

Good luck, Lizette...I wish I could make it over to hear you in person!  Don't give up all of your secrets!!  ;)

Good luck, I am sure you will be great.  Go girl!

Wow.  Just find a way to get all those points.

Lizzette - {Bob Here}  Cool! Only 10 minutes though aint a long time to speak about this site. I think an hour would be better no? Good luck and let us know how it turned out. Cool!

Best Wishes Lizette!  I know you'll do a great job. :)

Ten minutes would be enough. You can only say about so much good things abou this site. Besides,you want to make it very concise. Too much information and you might bore them. But as long as you showed enthusiasm while you were talking about Active Rain,I promise you even a total stranger might end up signing up. Please let us know how it went.

You will be talking over their heads in 2 sentences...lol...good luck

I wish you the best..Have lots of fun!!  :)

Wish you lots of luck!!! Go get them!

Lizette, Make sure you give them all an invitation to join!

They are going to love you. Let us know how it goes. Have fun!

It's encouraging to see more boards and brokers giving time to discuss blogging in their sessions. Good luck with your presentation, Lizette!

Lizette, that's a great honor and I wish you the best of luck.  Go and give them some Activerain Luv!!!

Awesome Lizette. You'll do great. Can't wait to find out how it goes!

Way to go, Lizette!  That is so exciting and there is so much to say about Active Rain - 10 minutes is just not enough time. 

Good luck and have fun with it.  There is such a wealth of information here... it could be a serious betterment of our industry. 

Have fun Lizette. I'll bet you have trouble keeping it to 10 minutes.

Stay tuned for the whole story tomorrow! Thanks for the feature AR! I appreciate all your comments!

It was lots of fun and I believe I ran all over the 10 minutes I had.

nice signature, now don't go telling everyone about it,until we all have millions of points then make it the coolest thing. I'm not there yet :]

Best of luck Lizette.  Hope you do a great job. 

Lizette,

What a nice honor!  Good luck with your presentation---I'm sure you'll do a fabulous job.

Have fun and keep us posted on how it goes!

Monika 

Lizette,

Good luck......I tell anyone who I believe will be a great asset to the community....and still am amazed why the resist.....crazy.

It sounds like lots of fun. Have a blast and talk away. I would suggest staying away from sprinklers when talking about Active Rain. LOL

I did it! I wrote part 2! Here's a link to hear what happened when I spilled ALL the beans about Activerain!

 The Rest Of The Story: How I Spilled The Beans About Activerain!

It's unbelieveable! LOL

Lizette...

I could not get past the hilarious graphics to make a real comment.

But hey...I get points for laughing at the pictures too :)

TLW...ROAR!

Good luck Lizette!  Cute Caricature!

What a great opportunity for you to be helpful and informative. Wish you the very best with it.

cheers 

Good Luck.  Nice Picture!!!

Wow Best of luck . Ten minutes can feel like a long time. Hope all goes well for you...

Lizette, Congratulations. People are slowly (and unwillingly) starting to realize the importance of establishing an online identity.  Sounds like you have this whole blogging thing down. 

Also, very cool graphic of yourself.  Did you draw that?

If so, can you draw me??  Just kidding (kind of)

Great blog, and awesome picture.  Thanks for sharing!

loved reading about it... I am new to the active rain family but am loving it!

Good luck and kudos to you!  Look out Kentucky--the Rain's gonna fall on the Blue Grass.

Good Luck...I hope all goes as you wish.

Lizette, So how did it go? Did I miss the follow up? I was thinking about doing the same thing at my office meeting.