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We've all seen the stats......people go online to look for homes for sale. 80%? 85%? 90%? It doesn't matter, it's a large percentage of them no matter which stat you choose to use. ActiveRain was born out of IDX. We originally used ActiveRain as the name for the lead management platform that we b...
05/17/2012
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I've been training people on how to use ActiveRain for 5 years. In the last 2 years we've had more formal training but only recently did we take our training up an extra notch. With the introduction of Rainmaker Boot Camp, an 8 week formalized training program, we hope to take anyone from ActiveR...
05/08/2012
I have this recurring nightmare .......... actually, some nights it's more of a dream, other nights it is most definitely a nightmare. It all depends on the outcome. Phil Faranda and I are thrown on stage together and asked to go head to head in a battle of wits over blogging. He is academically ...
04/30/2012
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If you've taken my SEO class, I try to convince you that writing about subdivisions and condo complexes in your market is a pretty solid strategy. Every month, tens of thousands of consumers are landing on blog posts written by ActiveRain members where the intent of their search is for informatio...
04/26/2012
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I'm 34 years old. 25 years ago today, at age 9, I lost the most influential person in my life, my 17 year old cousin Eddie. Now you'd think in the last 25 years, I would have come across someone more influential than a 17 year old could be to a 9 year old, but you'd be wrong. What kind of wisdom ...
04/19/2012
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The single best investment you can make in your business as it relates to online marketing is a good great IDX product. If you are spending any resources (time or money being the two most obvious) attempting to get noticed online, your IDX will make or break those efforts. What should your IDX do...
04/03/2012
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The relaunch of RealEstate.com happened last Saturday, March 3rd while many of us were sound asleep. I would wake up Saturday morning to get my first look at the new live version of the portal that we believe is going to give consumers and agents an experience unique to the major real estate port...
03/12/2012
I have had a chance to work with some of the people at Market Leader more closely in the last few months. One of the things I am excited about is their training. They actually have people at Market Leader that specialize in training. Being a part of a small team at ActiveRain, you never really ge...
02/15/2012
6am: Groundhog Day. I'll assume you remember the movie. Bill Murray wakes up each day to repeat the same day over and over again. No matter what he does, he can't make any significant changes to his future...........because tomorrow he will wake up and it will be the same day all over again. (If ...
01/23/2012
We have a couple of great classes this week and next week at ActiveRain University to which I would like to draw your attention. I feel incredibly blessed that we have members that are so willing to share some of their expertise with the rest of the community. Two such members are Chris Alston an...
01/16/2012