4,572,067
It depends on your goals here. If you want the public to "see" and "find" you that won't be possible without becoming a RainMaker. Membership does have its advantages when you are consistent in the quality of your participation here. Hopefully you will find this to be beneficial to you.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Liz and Bill Spear
Mason, OH
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Lisa Hernandez
Kendall, FL
4,800,082
Your blog will go out to the public and will generate leads for you.
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Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Sedona, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lisa Hernandez
Kendall, FL
4,272,548
Michael Jacobs and Gabe Sanders both nailed the answer
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,583,278
yes, in two words....GOOGLE JUICE.....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lisa Hernandez
Kendall, FL
5,772,575
visibility! and what Michael Jacobs said. A
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,393,154
If you use it daily and post lots of blogs the it will result in massive SEO and probably make your phone ring with new clients.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
3,071,489
Michael Jacobs nailed this one!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,157,785
You can make your posts public.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
1,239,801
I suggest you make an effort to blog a few and have them on your website. It took me 750 hours and endless blogging to get a free account. But they gave me a break when I had around 20,000 pts. I got the free account after just 1 year of subscribtion.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
3,727,873
The main benefit is that the public can read your posts, and other members can reblog your posts. so if you are a Realtor and want to attract clients, they can actually find yo. If, however, you are trying to market a service to Realtors and loan officers, it might not be quite crucial to be a rainmaker.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
5,048,883
There you go - the main advantage is everything you write is public and could be indexed by Google and other search engines. Otherwise the only viewers are AR members who are not likely going to be buying and selling from you, but remain a good referral source or recipient.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
5,229,945
Absolutely what Michael Jacobs said! Get to 500K points and it's FREE too! So, blog here to your heart's content as a RainMaker and watch your SEO grow!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,684,009
SEO
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
1,622,432
I'd suggest you to spend time around to learn and watch what others do and when you are ready and confident to go public with your blogs, go for it.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
3,986,258
You answered your own question. visability
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
1,844,271
Google juice, until you become a RM you only get us members.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
864,658
Rainmaker is the way to go if you want the public to view your blogs.
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
989,652
Michael Jacobs describes the advantages well - depends on your objectives
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
599,274
I joined ActiveRain with a free account years ago but never used it. Last year I decided to start blogging until I realized my blogs were not indexed by search engines and basically invisible to the public unless I pointed them directly to my blog. A couple weeks ago I was reading someone's blog and learned that a professional account is free after earning 500,000 points!
I upgraded my account so I can be indexed and I am working hard to earn points towards my discounted/free account. The best part? My blogs are indexed! I wrote an article on a new rental listing and within 24 hours it was #2 in a Google search for a rental home in my town. That's nice!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
213,263
I agree-its the juice.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,835,407
Your blogs can then be seen by the public, your prospects.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Huufc Yggvggg
Arden, DE
1,955,212
Being a rainmaker gives you the ability to get your blog out to the public.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
542,913
The biggest benefit is that your posts are available to the public instead of just Activerain members. As a rainer, I believe the only page that is public is your profile page.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,502,998
Like many have said, your blogs will be visible to the public. Depending on how often you wish to blog, you should decide between the monthly or the annual plan.
I did the annual plan because I had planned on just posting listings. A few months later I got the bug and decided to do market blogs as well. I have a competitive nature and once I found out that memberships are free once you have 500,000 points, I put the afterburners on and got my free membership right as the paid one ran out. I wish I had done the month to month though, as there is a price break at every 100,000 points. I'd have paid far less doing M2M than Annual in the long run.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
2,781,153
If "rain" is defined as exposure and being known...then it pours for you
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
3,345,091
Your answer is in your question. AR and Realbird offer the best bang for real estate marketing dollars ... just do it.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
4,434,127
4,935,992
Rainmakers gets better google respond and the public will see you. It pays off. Get to 500,000 points and it is free. We will help you get there.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
3,988,007
The biggest reason is that your posts will be indexed on Google and the public can see them. Most of us are here to promote our businesses and we want the public to see what we are doing and contact us.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
4,882,355
Looks like you have received some great answers.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,466,207
Lisa Hernandez You have a lot of good answers here. The best reason I can think of is your blog will get exposure outside of the ActiveRain community.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
5,216,381
3,416,038
DO not hesitate as it was the best investment i ever made. It gets your blogs and your name out into the public. Get active, earn points and see that fee go down and down until you ear 500,000 and it is free
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
921,504
Rainer to Rainmaker is like coming out of the closet.
As a RAINER, only those locked in the closet with you see your blogs.
As a RAINMAKER, Active Rain 'allows' your blogs to found and appear in big Gs search results.
What YOU should do depends on what you want to achieve. As you know linking your website to an authority site, to link the content of your WordPress blog to AR are all beneficial, just like linking to .gov or .edu websites.
If your websites needs amplification, then getting out of the rainer closet is a good idea.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
5,104,931
The public sees your posts. Otherwise, you are just writing to AR members.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
5,868,472
All your posts would be visible to the public. Otherwise, you are writing only to the members here.
2,224,473
You kind of answered your question in your comment about google. The search engine benefits are wonderful.
1,725,996
As you have already been told. Let's see visible or a ghost; it's your choice to make
4,319,419
Lisa Hernandez - your blogging is like tree falling in the forest, nobody can hear the sound....lol!