Brian Rayl - Agents Helping Agents

I started on this journey here on Active Rain back on December 30th of this year. I gave it a valiant attempt, but have decided that Active Rain is no longer the place to post my blogs. Allow me to explain why I'm canceling my Active Rain account, effective immediately.  1) I've dedicated a good ...

I posted a teaser post a couple of days ago explaining reblogs: what they are and why you should care. I call it a teaser post, because at the end I said if you want me to tell you the best ways to get reblogs, to reblog my post and I would send you a private message with the tips. It was a shame...

Stunning Briarwood Dallas home on primo block! Kitchen with maple cabinets & honed soapstone countertops with a bar open to the dining room. Elegant living area with decorative fireplace and a formal dining with beautiful stained beadboard ceiling. Master addition with spacious bedroom with his a...

In the world of Active Rain, there is some terminology that you may find a bit confusing. One of those is Reblogs. What are they and why should you care?  Reblogs: What They Are Reblogs are the Facebook equivelent of a "Share". This means that your content is basically "refreshed" for all of the ...

In addition to being a real estate agent I am also a registered nurse. I work a couple days a week in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. We take care of the sickest of the sick. The problem is that kids are kids. They don't understand being sick. All they wa...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog about how to properly use links on Active Rain. I wanted to follow up on that topic for just a bit and share with you some of the results that I've had. If you scroll down to the bottom of this blog post, you will see that I have a number of links in my signa...

When Dick Greenberg announced the Sensei/Grasshopper challenge, a lot of people had questions about search engine optimization. It seems like every agent out there has a website because they are told that they have to, but few know how to use it effectively (or at all). Fortunately, there are th...

Are you looking for homes for sale in Rockwall, TX?  This quaint little town has a population of roughly 37,500 people, so it's easy to get everything you need without the hassle of dealing with heavy traffic. The people in this area have a great life and encourage people to consider their lovely...

Southlake, TX is a friendly suburban community located minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The city is a warm and charming place to live with a population of about 27,000. The area offers the finest shopping, dining and entertainment around. People who live in Southlake enjoy an abundance of...

Highland Village, Texas is a growing and affluent community located in Denton County but within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Homes for sale in Highland Village, TX represent an opportunity to become part of a dynamic community with an interesting heritage. In 1963, 100 working profes...