Topic.Intent.Tone.Execution. I've typed away at this keyboard literally thousands of times to produce a blog post.Some days are easy, some days not so much.The idea is there. I know what I want to accomplish with the post.I start to type, but something just doesn't feel quite right. I may be on
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09/29/2020
While I've not been here since the founding days of ActiveRain, I have been here for the bulk of its history and have seen many bloggers come and go.Some found other platforms to blog on (Wordpress), some shifted to other methods (Facebook & Twitter), and some quit "because blogging doesn't work"
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09/22/2020
I'll readily admit I'm not as young as I used to be. I loved playing soccer and being the goalie, but those decades of fun came at a price. Torn PCL, surgery for a torn meniscus in the other knee, multiple incidences of broken or separated ribs, bruises too numerous to count, and I don't want t
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09/19/2020
Blogging is like selling houses, step 1, get them interested and through the door.Your blog's title is your bait, your invitation, your "come on in and sit a spell!".But the HOW you do it, there's the challenge.If you have a captive audience, you can go full Click Bait mode and have a decent sho
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09/15/2020
I'm in the midst of a blogging sabbatical of sorts, honoring my years ago commitment to write an Ask An Ambassador post on Tuesdays but otherwise mostly MIA from the Rain.The reason I can comfortably sign off for a bit? Because over time I learned what the most valuable type of posts for me to w
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09/08/2020
Have you ever considered a builder's rep as someone that can help grow your business?In theory the builder is probably better off NOT having an agent involved as often as possible since that's just more profit margin for them, right?However, a builder and their reps might find value in aligning w
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09/01/2020
