You should be adding header tags to blog posts! Recently I wrote a post that listed much of what I know about SEO (search engine optimization), most of which were pretty basic. But I’m learning new tricks. I know that I have waded through many an article and blog post about SEO before and eith...

01/22/2012

I learned some new SEO tricks from Active Rain University!

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How to get found on page one of Google I learned some new SEO tricks from Active Rain University! The name of the class was “How to get found on page one of Google,” taught by Bob Stewart. A few days ago, before I took this class, I posted some things that I knew about SEO (search engine optimi...

01/21/2012

Stop by and welcome Vince Chinell - he's a great new Active Rainer!

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I found another newbie to Active Rain who is doing a great job here! He’s Vince Chinell, a home inspector in Forsyth, Missouri near Branson. He’s an InterNACHI CERTIFIED Home Inspector and his company is VICO Inc. serving all of Taney County. Vince is a Rainmaker with a really good profile pa...

01/20/2012

How Active Rain brings me clients in Fair Oaks California.

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How Active Rain brings me clients in Fair Oaks CA. Some realtors ask me how Active Rain brings me clients. Anyone who really wants to understand what Active Rain is all about should read the ten guiding principles and philosophy as set forth in its Weltanschauung. The community guidelines and...

01/19/2012

I'm no expert on SEO, but here are some simple tips I've learned

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I don’t pretend to be an expert in SEO (search engine optimization), and in fact I don’t understand a lot of how it works. I read articles of how to increase my standing in Google searches, and every article says something completely different. Some of them are even contradictory to each othe...

01/18/2012

Don’t be a comment spammer!

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Don’t be a comment spammer! Comment SPAM is something that drives some bloggers crazy, while others say that they don’t really mind it that much. I don’t like it, but I probably wouldn’t get into fisticuffs over it, like some Active Rainers have threatened (although they are probably thinking ...

01/17/2012

Guess whose birthday this is! I mean who else!

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Everybody knows that today was Martin Luther King. Jr.’s birthday. Google, as usual, even changed its logo in his honor. But it was also the birthday of our daughter, Colleen. She and her husband have a big cattle ranch just outside Roseburg Oregon, and they had thought about...

01/16/2012

Top 5 Things To Do Before Previewing Homes For Sale

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Lisa has written a very clear and well-stated post with information that every buyer should know. Think of it as a checklist, and before wasting time checking out homes, please take the time to do these items. Your Realtor will want to help you find the perfect home for you, so she must know ju...

01/16/2012

Check out this impressive Active Rain newbie!

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If you want to see an impressive Active Rain newbie, check out Linda Holloway, Real Estate Investment Specialist in Tampa Bay, Florida. She just joined Active Rain in December, and she is wasting no time jumping in to play with us in the Rain big time. She has built a wonderful profile page, sh...

01/15/2012

The First To Blink Loses

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Gary has reminded us of one of the most important rules of a good negotiator: Once you have made your argument, keep your mouth shut and wait. It can sometimes be hard to simply stop and let there be a moment or two of silence, but if you do that, you will find that the other person also find...

01/14/2012