Blogging for business isn't about the number of words in a post, or even the number of posts written each week. It's not about the pictures included with the post (but they DO matter!).It's not even necessarily about your skill as a writer. You could challenge Tolstoy and Hemingway and still be
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05/14/2024
As the Mandalorians say "This is the Way".Or is it?There is only ONE right way to use ActiveRain.Not a true statement, is it?And while I have some pretty strong parameters developed for how I CHOOSE to use ActiveRain, it's a personal choice. I don't do rants (any more). I prefer to focus more on
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05/07/2024
In real estate one of the phrases you'll hear is "staying top of mind". You want people to remember you, remember where you work, remember to call you when they know someone can use your services.We've been part of this community for almost 18 years. We've seen some of your young ones go from pr
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04/30/2024
If you're new to ActiveRain you'll find that there's a language to be learned (just like real estate!). So here's a quick list of key terms to know:Membership categories:Rainer: default, unpaid level of membership. Full participation, BUT nothing is visible to Google. You can write the best p
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04/23/2024
Time keeps on slipping into the future, and if you want to fly like an eagle, you've got to know some tricks of the trade.If I've heard it once, I've heard it a 1000 times, I don't have time to blog. I'm not in your shoes, so I don't know how accurate that statement is, or if it's more a matter
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04/16/2024
ActiveRain comes with a written and unwritten list of expectations. If you've been here some time, you learned what they are (and whether you choose to follow them or not is a whole different thing...we're looking at you serial commenters...).There's not a requirement for new members to read the
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04/09/2024
One of my favorite things about using blogging for lead generation is that when used properly, the results attract clients you WANT to work with.The longer I'm in this business and the older I get, the less I want to work with people that make even the simplest parts of real estate harder than it
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04/02/2024
What's a SME you ask? it's not more NAR related alphabet soup to add to your signature and advertising, but Subject Matter Expert is the answer,When a consumer contacts us, they're expecting whoever answers the phone to be a SME when it comes to real estate matters. If they didn't think we were
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03/26/2024
The joys of home ownership include unexpected events. In our case, two sump pumps failing within 24 hours of each other. We have 2, one is the normal sump pump for draining the basement foundation as needed (which isn't often) and the other is dedicated to our basement washing machine/sink comb
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03/19/2024
When you first start blogging, chances are you'll blog about ANYTHING just to get a post completed! Unless you've got prior experience blogging before arriving here in the Rain, I liken beginning blogging to being a kid with training wheels on your bike. You're moving along, maybe not too quick
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03/12/2024
