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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, that's interesting, Elizabeth! I wondered if suddenly my outside blog had gone away but, it's still there. It took almost 2 minutes to load though!

I wonder if Bob Stewart can shed some light on the outside blogs.

Aug 25, 2018 07:07 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

   The outside blog appears to be using Http, not Https.  Maybe that is what's causing the slow page load time.

Aug 25, 2018 08:35 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Sorry to hear this, it may be best to just abandon the outside blog and focus more on the actual AR blog.

Aug 25, 2018 08:03 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Don't have a clue

Aug 26, 2018 05:43 AM
Rainmaker
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I personally do not think it is even working anymore. I haven't even renewed my domains which might be a problem in your case.

You can choose not to put it outside which is what I've done for years now.

Aug 26, 2018 04:59 AM
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Raj Taj
RE/MAX - Lake Bluff, IL
Drive By Blessings!

You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up...that's all you can do at this point.

Aug 26, 2018 12:16 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Real Estate Agent, Top 1% of Lyon Agents - never used 'outside blog'.

Aug 25, 2018 10:30 PM
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Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Great question, Elizabeth. I tried with Chrome, and I am still waiting for it to open. Sounds like a questions for the technical staff at AR.

Aug 25, 2018 07:17 PM
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Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Better today and faster. 

 

Aug 26, 2018 11:30 AM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

If it's not SSL encrypted you should be able to add a manual exception for the site to the browser.  The process varies by browser.

Aug 26, 2018 10:58 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't have a clue.

Aug 26, 2018 06:46 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

The outside AR blogs have been down for years. The link back to outside blogs are just very slow today, all of AR is though.

Aug 25, 2018 09:18 PM
Rainmaker
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I would try an older browser - G no longer likes http as it prefers https: which may be why chrome isn't working - FF should work though perhaps its just loading slowly?

Aug 26, 2018 04:59 PM
Rainmaker
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES
Eagle Ridge Realty / Signature Homes & Estates - Gilroy, CA
REALTOR and Broker

I checked mine.  IT does open in Chrome.  Just takes a while.

Aug 26, 2018 09:33 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I think that can be caused by your anti virus software. I'd try checking those settings or disable it temporarily and see if that helps. Could also be related to https conversion.

Aug 26, 2018 09:30 AM
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

I have noticed today too - slow.

Aug 25, 2018 10:00 PM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Gabe Sanders nailed this one!

Aug 26, 2018 12:32 PM
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Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

Is there someone in charge at AR? Sorry, the following is off message, but I just added some comments to my question of yesterday after AR took $99 out of my bank account since I don't quite have 500,000 points in my CALIFORNIA account. My HAWAII one does so is free. But even FREE means spending time here on AR to FEED IT CONTENT but I truly think it's a waste of time. In order to get VIEWS besides from our usual followers, who gets FEATURED? Same handful of people. Not that I am not happy for them, but it doesn't help me to get motivated to write more for the possibility of more views. To get 3 or 4 comments by my friends... sorry, I'd rather go to FACEBOOK and get lots of comments by my friends and it doesn't take a massive amount of time. OK, ask me how I REALLY feel!

Aug 26, 2018 11:06 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I do not know Elizabeth.  I stopped posting to my outside blog a long time ago when the formatting wonked out.  My sense is that in time, they will become a thing of the past.

Aug 26, 2018 08:27 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I read long ago that it was not functional any longer...

Aug 26, 2018 07:31 AM
Rainmaker
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I checked. Slow but it came up.

Aug 26, 2018 06:26 AM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Sorry to report this is way beyond my paygrade!

Aug 26, 2018 06:25 AM
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

What is your outside URL blog link?

Aug 26, 2018 05:35 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

My outside blog disappeared ages ago and I wasn't sorry. It never looked quite right. I thought this option had basically disappeared.

Aug 26, 2018 05:26 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

no idea 

Aug 26, 2018 03:32 AM
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Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Hi Elizabeth!  I searched AR re: Outside Blogs, and your post popped up.  I'm having an issue with my outside blogs... I sent 2 messages to AR, and left a vm for Bob Stewart... no response.  After reading this thread, I googled your outside blog (LandParkBlog) on Chrome, Safari & IE... and got an error message "the server couldn't be found."  Hmmm.  Did AR dump the server for Outside Blogs?   

Jan 15, 2020 11:30 AM
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Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

Guess what? My Outside Blog seems to be fixed. I received an email from Active Rain that they were working on it, and it just loaded fast in Firefox! Ditto for Chrome. Safari was OK, but who uses Safari anymore? Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank YOU Active Rain!!!!!!!! I am so happy!!!

Sep 19, 2018 02:45 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

No help here, dropped that outside blog years ago.

Aug 31, 2018 03:25 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

totally bummed about this.  Bob Stewart help.  And can we get an RSS feed back too. Purty Please.

Aug 27, 2018 09:02 PM
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KAREN FUNK
1st Choice Realty & Associates - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor Elk Grove Sacramento Seller Buyer Investor

I just copied my URL,  went to Google search. paste and it immrdistely pulled up my blog

Aug 26, 2018 09:28 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I need to check that out also

Aug 26, 2018 06:48 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Hope you find the answer.

Aug 26, 2018 03:58 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Hmm, those AR members who are PAYING to have a public accessible blog may not take this news well.

Aug 26, 2018 06:15 AM