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Being a newbie I haven't expected referrals, but I have learned so very much here. It is wonderful to ask experienced agents questions, especially on technology. I know the advise I have been given will help my hotel website SEO and conversion. Next I will work on my real estate website. Thank you Barbara Todaro.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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From a bottom line standpoint, NOT! Do I learn something new every day in the Rain which helps me as a professional? YES! Have I made great friends in the Rain who help suppport me and are great sounding boards when I need them? YES.
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
6,392,929
information, inspiration, and a few small clients.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
634,482
Some referrals from AR members, leads from my blogs, loads of valuable education from posts here.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
45,957
I got a referral from Cindy Davis through AR and I am in a transaction with those buyers right now.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
5,583,278
there are too many ways to list all of them, but the bottom line is the experience of "learning, marketing and networking" that it's afforded me... and in return, I share as much as I know....often, that's not very much, but we share what we know!!
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
400,356
I thought this would be a safe place to start blogging and see if my blogs were well received. This has also been a space where the exchange of ideas and information has been very useful.
I've been here for a little over a year and recently received a seller referral from an out of state brokerage. They said they liked what I wrote and selected me. I thought that was super neat!
I am unaware if my blogs have been the source of any other business.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
1,231,853
One third of my pre-license students find us online. Often a student will say, "I feel like I know you," from reading my blog posts
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
140,768
Just starting here. I'm hoping to polish my writing technique and learn how to do a better blog.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
5,005,580
My market area reads my blog after training them for years!
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
564,720
Yes, it taught me how to blog and now my site accounts for 1/3 of my business. I have also met several local agents here that have referred business to me.
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Katerina Gasset
Provo, UT
3,169,477
Michael, We're close to half our business that is under contract for 2016 coming from AR or our related Wordpress site. 2015 was a bit under half but some of our niche work is picking up steam and the bulk of our current buyers we're working with are Internet leads from our blog or custom IDX pages. And that doesn't even touch on what we learn here or the friends we've made.
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Women of Westchester W...
West Harrison, NY
2,182,502
$$$$$$$ It allowed me to end all Print Media involved in Marketing Listings $$$$$$$
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
979,496
Michael - Well it has made me a much more knowledgeable agent for sure, and I may also have some new marketing techniques to generate leads and sell homes, but I'm not sure the site itself has actually provided me with any business.
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Michael,
I have made a lot of money.
Learned a ton.
And the best thing AR has done for me is:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/4797718/the-best-thing-activerain-has-done-for-me-
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Good morning Michael. Two things immediately come to mind. AR gives me a vast group of folks to refer clients to and the friendships that have been created in the last few years.
4,319,419
3,164,119
well I learned how to blog here, I met some of the smartest people I know in the business here, I've had friends here, I have both given and received referrals here. so in a lot of ways.
23,400
Just started less than a year in business. I've learned alot from ActiveRain. Agents are busy in the office and it's hard to find time talk to them. People here are helpful and I have gotten many great feedback. So far, it doesn't give me new business here, but it does help me to build my knowledge with the experts here.
2,224,473
There are many ways it has helped my business. Last year I did several referrals and finding the right agent was easy because of AR.
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182,915
ActiveRain is place to learn and meet like-minded professionals. That’s great help to grow your business.
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3,043,162
I suppose I should answer this question as we are most likely among the agents for whom ActiveRain had totally changed our life and business. When I was the ActiveRain keynote speaker in Atlantic City some years back, at that time we were getting about 4 istings a week just from our ActiveRain blog and buyers for our buyer agents, referrals in and out.. which ended up in nice checks in the mail. You can ask Bob Stewart about how it changed our life. I joined AR in June of 2007 when the real estate market plummeted here in Florida. Overnight houses were worth only half of what people had just paid for them a week before. It was a nightmare. Agents gave up their licenses in droves. Over 10,000 realtors quit in less than a few months. NAR must have really felt that punch! I started blogging about short sales because we did not want to be REO agents. The phone started ringing. This was before anyone knew what a short sale was. I ignored all those pointing their fingers and laughing at me for using keywords they said were not even showing up in google keyword planner. However, when I asked sellers what they typed in, they told me Wellington Short sale agents or Florida short sale agents ....etc... within 2 months of blogging JUST on activerain , no wordpress, no website to speak of, just blogging on AR.. we were in the top 2% of closed sales in our MLS, the next year we were in the top 4% ... Then came the referrals from those sellers and so on and so forth... it just escalated from there. ActiveRain was like the answer to our prayers as to which way to turn in a super bad awful real estate bust. The part we loved the best was these were mostly all listings. Yes, in a time when everyone was saying that you can not get listings from blogging, that only buyers you could get. You can ask Bob about what I taught at my keynote address in Atlantic City. They had scheduled me to speak for one hour and after one hour, everyone wanted me to keep speaking so I spoke for another 2 or so hours... I think it was like a total of 4 hours with no one even leaving to take a break. It works!
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Michael,
One does not get biz over night from Social Media. The best part has been learning from the folks here and meeting many of them. A
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Blogging platform; good source of advice/info from professionals; interesting community.
4,434,127
4,800,082
It has kept me better informed and has forced me to be very market aware.
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Im hear to learn. There are lots of very experienced people on Active Rain and I learn a lot from them.
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321,564
4,272,548
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learning/knowledge, referral network with several referrals in and out, marketing ideas
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Active Rain helps me by sharing experiences and learning from other associates. Its beneficial to me for knowledge.
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3,416,038
It has given me an outlet to market myself and what i can do on a daily basis. It has also introduce me to some wonderful people who have taught me so much, provided tips and support that sure has helped me grow and thrive.
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