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Rainmaker
1,728,156
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

For a real good time call, Ed Macias !

Jul 15, 2015 10:29 PM
Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Thanks for the easy 10 points ED! Ya tu sabes!

Jul 15, 2015 08:00 PM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Ed. You have plenty of company, but not my focus. My blogging efforts brings me business all the time, the friendships are priceless.

Jul 15, 2015 06:48 PM
Rainmaker
2,486,205
Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School
Rowlett Real Estate School - Panama City, FL
Rowlett Real Estate School / Owner and Instructor

Hi Ed, it's fun to see your points grow.

Jul 15, 2015 11:56 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I use to be....now I'm focused on quality content and that results in accumulating subscribers!!!! a different kind of whore!!

Jul 15, 2015 09:44 PM
Rainmaker
864,708
Les & Sarah Oswald
Realty One Group - Eastvale, CA
Broker, Realtor and Investor

What do you mean by point whore???

We are here for networking and learning. I never paid much attention to points. However a long, long time ago, I did try to accumulate as many points as possible. That is due to my competitive nature. I met a member at one of the AR meetup and she had accumulated over 400k points in one year...yep, that is crazy. However, she also mentioned that members with over 500k don't have to pay monthly dues. I bet that got your interest...

Jul 15, 2015 02:19 PM
Rainer
87,122
Chris Locke
Acton, CA

No.  I don't even know what these points are for or how they benefit anybody.

 

One thing that irritates me about the AR point system?  It seems to encourage people to reply in the Q and A section.   Even when they have absolutely nothing to add to the subject, some people seem to drop a comment just to get points.

Jul 15, 2015 01:13 PM
Ambassador
6,417,434
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Don't feel bad Ed, those points are a badge of involvement, all hard earned and they will pay off in knowledge, networks, and new clients.

I think I wrote a post about this a few days ago.

 

 

Jul 16, 2015 05:07 PM
Rainmaker
891,971
Tamra Lee Ulmer
Arizona Resource Realty - Payson, AZ
NRBA ~FORCE~ Over 1000 REO Assets SOLD!

wow..that's one way to say it, Ed! No, but really, the points are not my interest, will not effect me none. Selling my Homes, being Successful, and making others happy is what is important to me. Have a great day, and thank you for the 10 points, Ed....(just kidding about the 10 points...lol)

Jul 16, 2015 04:10 AM
Rainmaker
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

No...... I have no clue what my points are.  I don't care now if they were cash I would know.

Jul 15, 2015 11:27 PM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

No, I hope not.

Jul 15, 2015 10:14 PM
Rainer
467,663
David M. Dwares
Title Professionals Corp. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Title guy with a broker license

Ed, thank you for your honesty.

Jul 16, 2015 12:33 AM
Rainmaker
4,582,184
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Sure. And here's a few more for you and me too.

Jul 16, 2015 12:15 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

The secret is yes you can be while providing a quality blog every day, learn new things by reading other blogs and leaving comments on each to interact, let them know you were there or just say hello. The more active equals more points which also means the more active the more potential new clients you will reach. Points gave me the drive to rise to #1 in NH and the points difference between me and #2 lets me know how well i am doing. 

Jul 15, 2015 11:01 PM
Rainmaker
518,597
Brenda J. Andrew
ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX
Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

I think the points make it fun, but mainly here for more business and content.  

Jul 20, 2015 07:57 AM
Rainmaker
1,209,215
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

LOL!!  I love the honesty here.  I was until I hit 1,000,000.  Today I don't even check the points.  

Jul 18, 2015 03:47 AM
Rainer
273,587
Richard Robibero, e-Pro, ABR, SRS
Panorama R.E. Limited - Toronto, ON
Selling Your Home as if it were My Own!

No. It's fun but not my main goal.

Jul 17, 2015 12:01 AM
Rainmaker
970,983
Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com

Age old debate. Points don't pay my children's tuition. I post for business and it has worked. Focus on your market content. 

Jul 16, 2015 11:48 PM
Rainmaker
638,076
Scott Fogleman
New Home Team - Richmond, VA

At first no, but when I started to get close to 500,000...... well, I made sure to get the max points I could..

Jul 16, 2015 08:59 PM
Rainer
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Anne-Laure Touchard
Charles Rutenberg, LLC - Manhattan, NY
Agent immobilier à New York - USA

You just generated a whole page of content with only 1 line of text, bravo for this "tour de force" (yes i can say that, i'm french!), that's really mind bending control ! You know how to create the buzz don't you ! :)

Jul 16, 2015 07:02 PM