3,988,007
From my blog yes but many times the buyer or seller didn't realize it was a blog. They just thought I was the most knowledgeable agent becasue I kept showing up.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Anna Hatridge
Farmington, MO
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Tammy Adams ~ Realtor ...
Maricopa, AZ
2,161,048
Liz, definitely from my blog. I send my newsletter only to existing or previous customers or warm leads and have received referral business from it as well.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Kelly Cummings and Rya...
Mobile, AL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Anna Hatridge
Farmington, MO
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Hannah Williams
Philadelphia, PA
2,224,473
Yes I have. My area is extremely rural so I probably don't see the leads of members in other areas, but it does work. My town has 1800 people. My county has 32 thousand people.
I also enjoy blogging. It's a creative outlet for me.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Anna Hatridge
Farmington, MO
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
3,416,038
YES, my blog is a great way to attract new potential clients. i try to mix up my posts and must say market reports done right, sure can reach potential sellers.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Bill Nickerson
Concord, MA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
4,434,127
People often tell me they found me on the internet. I assume it is from my blog.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Anna Hatridge
Farmington, MO
2,817,671
Oh yes. I generally get about 5 appointments a week due to my blog (TheFlooringGirl.com) and other online presence including coming up on google places and AR. My email newsletter generates additional leads, too - generally repeat customers and/or they refer us to others. Generally, we get 1-2 jobs closed and 1-2 leads every month as a direct result from that. (It may be a bit higher now).
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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John Mosier
Prescott, AZ
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
1,304,300
MANY times I have had closings as a result of my blog here on AR.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
2,339,248
I get many clients from my AR blogs .. I just wrote a members only post on doing local marker reports . Beside my personal referrals and past clients the rest of my business comes from my AR Blog I don t need floor time
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Eastvale, CA
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Tammy Adams ~ Realtor ...
Maricopa, AZ
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
20,557
I love all your answers. So often I get resistance when telling people having a blog is a great way to gain clients. All of you are proof that blogging works! Thanks so much for taking the time to share!
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Bill Nickerson
Concord, MA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
864,658
Blog...yes. Not so much from mailing marketing...
Referrals from realtors and clients who read my blogs seems to be more consistent. Just the other day, I received a call from a reader who read a blog that has I wrote a year ago. Informed him the property was sold, but that I could help him find others that fit his criteria.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Gita Bantwal
Warwick, PA
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Debra Peters
Manorville, NY
392,768
Like Debbie Laity our area is mostly rural and the population is dispersed over a wide area. I use postal mail for newsletters to stay in touch with past clients and specific sellers.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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John Mosier
Prescott, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Captain Wayne - Rowlet...
Panama City, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
4,800,082
Yes, I've had quite a few from my blog. But even more in the way of referrals from other members of ActiveRain.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
332,989
We've had success with blogs, emails and newsletters. I think the key is to have engaging content and a sincere interest in helping people. It is a people business after all.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
734,952
Not quite sure how many actual leads I've gotten from AR, however, I've received almost 150 leads from Trulia's Q/A platform and at least half of them have converted into some type of business within our myriad family of networking business in factory built housing, construction defect issues, expert witness drainage, foundation issues, etc.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
305,560
I havent yet but also need to dedicate more time to local posts and becoming the local expert online
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Catherine Ulrey
Salem, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
1,380,861
I wrote a blog many years ago (back then) how much 400,000 points meant to me. At that time, I closed over $120,000 in income, directly associated to my AR blog. That was years ago. Since then, I'm sitting on over 1MM points now. Yes, I do have successes from my blog. So much so, I'm able to get my husband to do real estate full time with me, and him saying Goodbye to Corporate America.
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Shannon Uhr
McKinney, TX
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Dave Hill PhD,ePro,SFR...
Gurnee, IL
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
5,772,575
LIZ,
I would say that our overall success comes from our presence on the net. If I were to compare our numbers of actual $$$in the bank, I would say that the internet contributes 20 to 30%, We have been working on this diligently since 2008, and face to face works wonders. Last week we had lunch with two people. Between them we have 5 referrals, so far 2 have signed on, and we are meeting with a 3rd one tomorrow. One of the parties has referred us to someone in the same position he is in, and more is on the way. One of our internet leads we are meeting in the state she lives in, since we are going to be there for another client soon. A
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
734,952
Diana Dahlberg , the best and fastest way to come alive on the AR and start your climb to success is to participate, participate, participate. FOLLOW other members and they will FOLLOW you and points will be awarded.
RE-BLOG other members posts that hit your hot button and COMMENT on their posts and you will make a friend and received 50 points. 25 for commenting 25 for the re blog. These are just a couple of examples.
Below is a point break down for just two days of my AR activity. Look how fast your points and exposure can start to add up.
Score Details
Date | Points | Description |
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11/23/2014 | 5 | A member subscribed to answers on your question |
11/23/2014 | 5 | You "Liked" a question |
11/23/2014 | 25 | You answered another member's question |
11/23/2014 | 25 | You answered another member's question |
11/23/2014 | 5 | You "Liked" a question |
11/23/2014 | 5 | You "Liked" a question |
11/23/2014 | 25 | You answered another member's question |
11/23/2014 | 3 | You tagged a member in a comment |
11/23/2014 | 10 | You followed another member |
11/23/2014 | 100 | Logged in |
11/22/2014 | 2 | A member tagged you in a comment |
11/22/2014 | 225 | Blog Entry: Planning To Invest In San Diego & Reasons You Should Consider It |
11/22/2014 | 100 | Logged in |
11/21/2014 | 2 | A member "Liked" your comment |
11/21/2014 | 225 | Blog Entry: How Many of Us Have To Deal With Clients Who Are Transitioning? |
11/21/2014 | 10 | You followed another member |
11/21/2014 | 3 | You tagged a member in a comment |
11/21/2014 | 3 | You tagged a member in a comment |
11/21/2014 | 3 | You tagged a member in a comment |
11/21/2014 | 10 | You followed another member |
11/21/2014 | 10 | You followed another member |
11/21/2014 | 241 | Blog Entry: "Hi Tech Hi Touch" What Does It Mean To You? |
11/21/2014 | 4 | A member "Liked" your blog post |
11/21/2014 | 100 | Logged in |
The more involved you get the more points you get. The more points you get the higher your exposure will be. Also be sure to take advantage of Bob Stewart and Kerrie La Guardia free webinar series on how to blog.
They offer that at various times throughout the year. It will accelerate you to new heights faster and better than anything I've ever seen online. They will show you how linking and posting good content will enhance your Google Juice, SEO and Website presence.
There's lots of ways to be creative on AR. But the overall best way is to jump in with all fours, REACH OUT to the AR COMMUNITY, JOIN & PARTICIPATE in GROUPS, ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS that that you have an interest and/or knowledge and experience with, FOLLOW OTHER MEMBERS that spark your interest and they will FOLLOW YOU. TAG, TAG, TAG and you will be TAGGED.
Before you know it you'll be climbing that ladder of BLOGGING SUCCESS and generating exposure to yourself and most importantly to your particular business niches and voila success is within your grasp in the BLOGISPHERE
My participation on the Active Rain and Trulia blogging platforms has generated our contingent of family owned and operated businesses a Nationwide exposure which as resulted in an appreciable amount of business and we've completly cut back on any/all other forms of advertising including Pay Per Click.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
5,868,554
Liz, have had clients read my blogs and check out other on-line activity and hired me to lsit their home, especially in neighborhoods I blog on monthly.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
80,193
I haven't seen any business as of yet, but I have another friend who swears that when she blogs it brings in business, when she doesn't business slows down.
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
20,557
Even more great responses, I might have to write a blog post about this! Thanks for taking the time to answer everyone :)
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Michael Thacker - Re/M...
Louisville, KY
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Chris Webb
Tucson, AZ
2,486,205
I have a real estate school and I get a lot of traffic to my website from ActiveRain.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
10,780
new, time to start posting. especially with the new .realtor
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
447,987
Blog yes, email series-indirectly, newsletter-no.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
7,836,139
My greatest success has come from regular email to my database. Providing regular information on available foreclosures always works.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
679,404
I get most of my new clients via referrals from a variety of sources. Since I'm new on AR (a few months) I am blogging but have not seen any results yet, so maybe I'm doing something wrong or need to do some things different. Any advise would be welcomed. I spend alot of time on AR daily so I'm sure I'm just missing the market reports part. Can anyone help me with how to go about doing that for my area? Is there a blog I can read that would help here?
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Liz Froment
Boston, MA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,951,943
My snail-mail newsletter generates business every year--it demans consistency though, and patience.
I've generated business from Active Rain - incoming and outgoing referrals - as well as learned tons. Plus, my sellers love the fact that I blog about their properties.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
66,199
Yes to both, blogs are great and they provide SEO rich content. Emails coupled with direct contact is one of our best lead sources. There has to be direct contact for it to work.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
3,727,873
Liz, I've gotten both buyer and seller leads from blogging on ActiveRain. Not so much so with email or newsletter prospecting. Oh, and there is the old fashioned old telephone - that's worked even more wonders staying in touch with old clients.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
544,892
Liz Froment -- I notice that most of the answers you got citing good success have very high AR point scores. I am starting to see some success from Active Rain but it is not where I want it to be.
I believe the reason for my limited success is that I have not made many blog posts about Prescott, the core of the interest here and the center of Yavapai County.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
2,486,205
Hi Liz, I use icontact to get my news letters out about my upcoming classes and I thinks they have helped tremendously
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
4,936,705
Hello Liz, I was interested in reading the comments, I must be missing something, I do get some comments that people got my name off the internet
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
3,988,007
Just had another sale from my blog leading the buyer to my website. Yeah.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
1,380,861
Roy, you are way too sweet. Thank you for your kind compliments.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
7,836,139
Many bloggers should follow the success of Loreena Yeo with her ActiveRain blogging.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
19,797
I have some but would like to see more.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
470,303
I do get clients from my website which features my blogs and one from Active Rain. I always ask how did they find me if its not a referral. Love to hear that some of the blogs or topics I've written about are reaching someone.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
734,952
Diana Dahlberg, here's an example of a reblog: Here's the original post:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/4543605/what-i-learned-about-marketing-from-our-newborn
Now here's my reblog of that post"
http://activerain.com/blogsview/4545067/what-i-learned-about-marketing-from-our-newborn?show_share=1
Just scroll down to the orange reblog button at the bottom of the post. However, not all posts will offer up that option. Some folks don't allow reblogs when they origanally post. Good luck.
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
1,308,838
Liz Froment ~ I think those that do it well have success with it all, especially with all three you mention, just as those that don't end up on the short end of things...
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
679,404
John DL Arendsen WOW! Thank you for your awesome response to my comment. I have printed this out and will review, review and review. Since i became a member of AR I have been trying every single day to come on the site and to read a number of blogs and comment on them. Don't totally understand the re-blogging so I've shyed away from that. So if anyone can fill me in on those details I will be happy to re-blog a blog if it hits me as worthy of re-blogging. Thanks again and Happy Thanksgiving to all at AR!
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Lottie Kendall
San Francisco, CA
3,071,489
279,878
6,393,494
Most of our new clients in the past few months have been a direct result of blogging.
4,319,419