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Rainmaker
1,157,847
FN LN
Toronto, ON

How do you Google yourself on Bing???  Would you not Bing yourself on Bing?

Feb 01, 2017 08:31 AM
Rainmaker
2,476,297
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Same thing for me Hillary. 20 reviews on Bing, 3.5 rating, but I cannot see any of the reviews. They must be bogus as my rating is much higher on legit sites.

Feb 01, 2017 02:12 PM
Ambassador
3,687,388
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

I haven't been on bing for years - is it still around?

Feb 01, 2017 11:48 AM
Rainmaker
1,874,708
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Bing is doing some odd things as I just sent myself there recently & I had these ficticious reviews from ???.  There is a way to get yourself removed from the indexing but is that really productive either?

Feb 01, 2017 10:40 AM
Ambassador
5,200,200
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Yes, same here. This was mentioned quite some time ago and it seems to be true for everyone. We don't have ratings here on AR!

Feb 01, 2017 08:20 AM
Ambassador
3,446,656
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Interesting.  I wonder if this is a basic rating for all members of the AR community. 

Feb 01, 2017 08:19 AM
Rainmaker
936,418
Jeff Pearl
Samson Properties / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I better Bing myself on Google just out of cuiosity and see what the Yahoo is going on.

Feb 02, 2017 04:20 AM
Rainmaker
1,657,302
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

I never tried, but seems a lot of members have the same issues. I hope, it will be fixed soon. Did you contact AR staff about it? 

Feb 01, 2017 10:49 PM
Ambassador
3,223,002
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

well I see someone beat me to being a smart ass and telling you you searched yourself on bing.... not googled.

And yes it's still there for me too.

Feb 01, 2017 09:37 PM
Rainmaker
1,713,581
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

If I use Bing it is by accident.

Feb 01, 2017 08:24 AM
Rainmaker
2,259,103
Michael J. Perry
Fathom Realty - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Bing who What team does he play for ?

Feb 01, 2017 08:16 AM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

If memory serves me everyone has 3.5 rating.

At least it made page to with AR and page one with Twitter.

Feb 01, 2017 07:52 AM
Rainmaker
824,029
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
California Real Estate Specialist

I don't use Bing, but let us know how they came up with that rating when you find out.

Feb 01, 2017 07:50 AM
Rainmaker
1,638,763
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

I never use Bing.

Feb 01, 2017 07:47 AM
Rainmaker
1,045,965
Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

Never looked may some time I suppose but still here to learn from others when they will share.

Feb 01, 2018 06:54 PM
Rainmaker
1,013,838
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I don't even search for myself anymore - I base my presence on number of leads

Feb 02, 2017 04:51 AM
Rainmaker
4,322,295
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Hillary Cochin - what is BING? (just kidding.... never tried that!)

Feb 01, 2017 09:37 PM
Ambassador
2,717,153
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 Everyone gets a Participation Trophy of 3.5 out of 5.  How thoughtful of them!

Feb 01, 2017 06:29 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,529
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I don't have time to check things like this out

Feb 01, 2017 06:27 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,144
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I think it is a default only on Bing. Don't worry too much as Google gets the most searches.

Feb 01, 2017 05:21 PM
Rainmaker
1,269,043
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Hillary Cochin 

Likewise I got the same rating.  I do not see any of your AR blogs displayed on first two pages of search. I use a generic search that I will use looking for realtors. 

 

Feb 01, 2017 07:44 AM
Rainer
408,904
John Duke
Staging By John - Burlington, NC
We stage your home to show it at its best!

I don't know I don't use Bing and just recently joined Active Rain

Feb 13, 2018 05:10 PM
Rainmaker
6,051,521
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I think I saw something about this a while back, and EVERYONE'S rating was 3.5 for ActiveRain.

Feb 04, 2017 01:16 PM
Rainmaker
5,774,106
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Hilary,

No ratings on members.

Feb 02, 2017 03:39 PM
Rainmaker
1,545,944
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Wonder if it's a general rating for AR?

Feb 02, 2017 12:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,234,865
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

3.5 stars seems to be a common theme. I didn't know about this Bing rating. Thanks for the information. 

Feb 02, 2017 11:28 AM
Rainmaker
1,758,537
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

3.5/5 for us as well; who cares?

Feb 02, 2017 08:39 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Others have answered

Feb 02, 2017 07:15 AM
Rainmaker
8,231,380
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have no idea.

Feb 02, 2017 05:42 AM
Rainmaker
3,074,716
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Marc Swartz, CPA, CA, Real Estate Broker nailed this one!

Feb 02, 2017 04:42 AM
Rainmaker
5,383,888
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

I believe it shows that for everyone.

Feb 02, 2017 04:20 AM
Rainmaker
602,081
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

Very interesting. I just checked mine and I also show 3.5/5 stars. I don't have that low of a rating anywhere so I have to wonder where Bing is getting their information.

Feb 01, 2017 07:44 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

willing to learn

Feb 01, 2017 06:14 PM
Ambassador
6,762,128
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I just checked my company name on Bing, led to an hour of updating and sprucing up our profile there.

It was nice to see that among all the companies with the same name, we were up at the top of the list with our webpage, facebook page, and AR.

Feb 01, 2017 06:07 PM
Ambassador
5,545,838
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I think that's happening across the board - it's something with AR but, I don't think they've addressed that yet.

Feb 01, 2017 05:14 PM
Rainmaker
693,405
John Slocum
Premiere Property Group, LLC - Vancouver Washington - Vancouver, WA
Broker, SFR - Vancouver WA Real Estate

Using Bing to search for Alexander ~ Slocum Team, the one AR entry that makes the middle of the first page is one of our very first posts in 2007 (don't work at the company referenced thus, I get to edit that page!) 

We just updated the Bing Business Places page, with no ratings on that one.

We do get traffic from the Bing/Yahoo combo but, don't do any SEO specific to Bing.

Prefer to use StartPage for searches.

Feb 01, 2017 04:20 PM
Rainmaker
4,273,331
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I have found that most algorithms are skewed by searching from the same computer where cookies are involved

Feb 01, 2017 10:12 AM
Rainmaker
809,308
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

I have never looked, I guess I will have to. I, like many others, don't use bing.

Feb 01, 2017 09:50 AM
Rainmaker
5,174,110
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I have not.

Feb 01, 2017 09:26 AM
Rainmaker
5,585,039
Barbara Todaro
Retired...Mentoring Newbies - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

i never think to use the other search engines....just Google....

Feb 01, 2017 09:13 AM
Rainmaker
151,733
Julie Larson Realtor® Sarasota FL 941-284-9826
White Sands Realty Group FL | 941-284-9826 | Serving Sarasota, Manatee & Charlotte Counties - Sarasota, FL
When you're thinking of moving...ThinkSuncoast.com

I never use Bing, but I'll see if I can find it and do a search!  :)

Feb 01, 2017 08:36 AM