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Rainmaker
1,772,017
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

In combination with a well written post that includes the right keywords and also placed on Google+ I see it happening.

Jul 11, 2016 02:04 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,138
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have not noticed much change. Years ago it seemed to be more powerful.

Dec 31, 2016 07:40 PM
Rainmaker
1,538,464
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

The backlinks from AR and outside blogs have given my site's authority score a boost.  I see some traffic hitting my site with AR as a referal source, but I couldn't tell you if it was a member here or the public.

Jul 12, 2016 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
3,344,851
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Engage Debbie Gartner in all things internet and she will give you a mind/earfull !

Jul 11, 2016 11:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,618,024
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I was very successful before I left AR in 2013. I am now back building the same thing this time around but better.

Jul 11, 2016 11:21 PM
Ambassador
2,324,089
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I think AR is most effective when used as a part of a bigger SEO strategy... combined with other sites.  AR alone, probably not so much.   That said, a good archive of quality content is going to get it's fair share of attention. That's one of the reasons I love the reblog feature here.  

Jul 11, 2016 10:46 PM
Rainmaker
2,230,207
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Steve Snyder AR did help some with SEO on my personal website.

Jul 11, 2016 10:19 PM
Ambassador
3,222,622
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Steve, The effectiveness varies by topic.  Go after the big keywords (e.g. homes for sale in Cincinnati) and we're not going to beat the megasites.  However, long tail blogging can be very effective.  We use AR in a twofold fashion, to drive traffic to our Wordpress site and to also gain eyes for news type events (e.g. new construction final phase just opened in xxxxxx community).  Those type posts work.  The more specific and the closer we get to showing homes for sale, the better it works.

Jul 11, 2016 09:15 PM
Rainmaker
544,114
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Hard to beat the big national companies. But hyperlocal and longtail keywords will get you on the top of the heap.

Jul 14, 2017 08:39 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,227
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I do not know.

Jul 12, 2016 10:33 AM
Ambassador
3,430,182
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

It is not what it used to be however it is definitely still there. Many of my AR posts are ranking higher than my website. 

Jul 12, 2016 01:20 AM
Rainmaker
1,262,352
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Long tailed keywords is a niche market. 

There is a lot about Organic SEO.....

Easier to get Adwords to one's site.

 

Jul 12, 2016 01:15 AM
Rainmaker
1,394,983
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

We used to. Now we're getting bigger boosts from Google+ than from Active Rain.

Jul 12, 2016 01:00 AM
Rainmaker
1,009,428
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Nope, I've not seen much - I do get a trickle of traffic once in awhile  - I get seo boosts from other things

Jul 12, 2016 12:40 AM
Rainmaker
5,584,639
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Google+ is the place to go but don't share it....write the original there....

Jul 12, 2016 12:23 AM
Rainmaker
1,751,737
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

We have not experienced any postive SEO effect, but that is most likely because we do not live here. We like to get out and work with people.

Jul 12, 2016 12:02 AM
Rainmaker
1,870,453
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Help what? It has to do more with you & your writing then G picking it up & sending it all over the planet. You have to hone your skills which AR can teach you with AR university. If you are looking for instant #1 results, you're going to be disappointed as there could be much competition.

Bill Spears gives a great answer.

AR is a tool not a magic bullet.

Jul 11, 2016 10:48 PM
Rainmaker
8,151,217
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I would not know how to check.

Jul 11, 2016 10:18 PM
Rainmaker
3,074,389
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

I don't track that - but I do track calls from the public - one of which led to a listing last month.

Jul 11, 2016 09:46 PM
Rainmaker
1,157,841
FN LN
Toronto, ON

The SEO quality has changed over time due to numerous factors.

Jul 11, 2016 08:26 PM
Ambassador
6,687,322
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Depending on the topic, most localism posts make it to the first page of Google or bing.

 

Jul 11, 2016 05:30 PM
Rainmaker
4,322,035
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Steve Snyder - I have seen few of my posts making it to page#1 on Google in just few minutes...

Jul 11, 2016 03:59 PM
Rainmaker
5,774,100
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Steve,

There was a time when I would write a post on AR, and it would appear 3 hours later on Google...there was a time when we were ranked 1, 2, or 3 on Google...then the algorithms changed and Google's model was paying for placement, and then Active Rain changed hands, changed its URL by adding Trulia to the name...the ranking tanked, and then bought again!  What I can tell you is that we do get 2-4 visits to our site generated by Active Rain...

Luckily our posts get pickedup via syndication and we reach over a million readers, but  I have no idea if they read it or not.  A

Jul 11, 2016 02:28 PM
Rainer
231,279
Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

lots of people here have. i have also. but the interweb is like a spider web...not just one web catches the meal...its a combo of many webs..carefully woven with hard work by the spider... nothing worth having comes easy unless your Lebron James

Jul 11, 2016 02:18 PM