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Hi Rich -- consistent commenting and posting. It's not overnight...it takes time in my opinion.
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Takia C. Walker
Columbia, SC
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Noah Seidenberg
Evanston, IL
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Work it, blog, respond, and post comments thanking those who take the time to comment on your posts.
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Takia C. Walker
Columbia, SC
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Rich,
I agree with Michael Jacobs and write interesting posts. And when you comment, be sure you have read the post. A
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Noah Seidenberg
Evanston, IL
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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By reading others blogs and leaving comments
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Noah Seidenberg
Evanston, IL
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,771,867
Write good blogs and comment like crazy. I will comment on about 30 blogs a day if I have time. Do it little by little and you will get a following. Like Michael Jacobs it does not happen over night, and Rome was not built in a day. Do not give up, it is give and take.
I am going to read one of you blogs right now.
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Lise Howe
Washington, DC
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,167,369
Rich,
Relationships you form with people here in the rain will get them to follow you here. You build those relationships by commenting on the blogs of others while consistently blogging here yourself. You should also reciprocate with a comment of those who leave a comment on your own posts. I literally have hundreds of friends I made here. Over 100 of them I have met in real life at least once. I also meet and brainstorm with a group of friends I met here annually. It's a great place to learn and make friends with folks in the real estate industry.
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Lise Howe
Washington, DC
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Noah Seidenberg
Evanston, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,876,553
I too think writing interesting posts will attract more followers. Return the comments that you get and interact.
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque, NM
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Rich Levin, Michael Jacobs summed it up nicely. Consistency is the key.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
509,531
Regularly read & comment (genuine comments, not copied & pasted) on a variety of bloggers. Follow them and if you write compelling blog posts, they may follow you, too. Reciprocate comments whenever possible.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
2,538,633
Great question Rich. You need to comment on posts done by folks you have an interest in following. I am very strategic in those that I follow, I follow each for a reason, but really have no interest in the numbers.
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Lise Howe
Washington, DC
5,583,328
write interesting content that they have use for within their business.... newbies are prime ....
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,800,132
By leaving comments on their blogs. Absolutely the best thing to do.
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Noah Seidenberg
Evanston, IL
67,369
Blogging & answering questions in a concise way.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
135,824
That's a good question and one I don't have the answer to at this point.
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
630,251
3,071,489
147,707
921,504
Write something someone wants to read.
And when I polled both of my followers, my Mom and Sister agreed.
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It's not the ActiveRain Members I am after, although I do enjoy the friendships.
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Write interesting content; comment on the posts of others; respond to the comments of those who comment on your post.
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When you follow someone they will generally follow you. Another way is to write a post and ask for followers. It actually works.
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Rich..I have found that if I follow someone that I find interesting, they usually reciprocate.
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Thank you all for the helpful and ranging comments. I have been on activerain for years but only recently gotten back into it as we've rebranded. It's exciting to see everything that has come to be!
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Be consistent in your posting. Do it everyday for a while. Also make a lot of comments and do it regularly. Comment on the people you subscribe to everyday.
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Delivering insanely useful content regularly!
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Following up actively. I see a lot of blog posts where the blogger does not acknowledge comments or respond in any way.
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Rich, I don't have any formula to increase followers. Just be yourself and always take time to engage anyone who comments on your post, and then be sure to go over and leave a comment on their blog. A mixture of sincerity and humor works for me, because that is who I am.
I have noticed a lot more people following one another since AR stayed with the 20 comments. It would appear people are looking for more options to comment on.