I wrote my first Active Rain Blog on on 01/06/2007 09:08 PM. Sometime this week I hope to make my first 100,000 Active Rain Points! I do not know where the time went, but this past 7 months the Active Rain community has made a believer out of me of real estate Blogging! I've learned a lot of new things, made a lot of great friends, and jump started my real estate business with a great new tool! There were many times I thought of leaving Active Rain, thinking I should be devoting more time elsewhere...but I kept coming back!
I've moved past the obsessive compulsive
stage, and I'm now drinking he Active Rain Kool Aide! First of all there are
many stages you can go through in Active rain! Since it is interactive, I would
come back often looking for replies to my blogs, and feedback to my posted comments. That input allowed me to gain a new perspective which afforded me a new
opportunity to grow my business in a different direction. Think about Active Rain it as an
online mastermind group or a group brainstorming session! The direction that the
new ideas pulled me the most in Active rain was localism. I feel Localism is
really underrated and a great tool for building new business, and closing more
deals! Yes I said closing more deals, When I disappear from Active Rain
occasionally it is to do real estate work! A lot of my new work, and closed
business...I will now give credit to Active Rain!
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Jim,
Congratulations as you approach 100,000 that's quite an accomplishment in a short time. And I couldn't agree with you more regarding AR being an on-line mastermind group. There is so much to learn here. I especially like that fact that we learn collectively, Realtors, lenders, stagers, inspectors, etc. It makes it so much for interesting.
Congratulations Jim,
I expect to look on this blog in January of 2012 and find Jim blogging about being the first AR member to reach the one million point mark. Keep up the great work Jim.
The real estate market is truly changing and to think the consumer isn't watching is foolish. Moving forward!
Well said!
Bob Mitchell
ValueList Real Estate Services, Inc.
Jim,
Congratulations on the milestone and the increased business. I have enjoyed reading many of your posts and learning from you.
Jim,
Congratulations. I would say you have been pretty busy here in the community. No doubt you've made your mark!
Jim
Your contribution has been both prolific and important to the community. Congratulations.
Jim - Congratulations! I agree, Localism is the payoff for our hard work and long hours spent at AR.
Jim,
Congrats...please join the Silver Hall if you have not already...your invitation is in you email right now...good work!
Lydia That is a major attraction to AR. It is a diverse community, not limited to just real estate agents, but also real estate related. "There is so much to learn here. I especially like that fact that we learn collectively..."
Michelle that is quite an accomplishment!
Ryan Thanks1 I agree..Ar is beneficial in more than one way.
John Yes, but it is a good addiction! LOL!
Yolanda we actually have our own home "under contract" from an AR Blog.
Randy thanks! I don't know if I can last in real estate until 2012.
Randy Prothero Thanks! I love AR!
Steve The unexpected but hoped for business madea believer out of me!
Kimberly Thanks!
Thanks David
Bob thanks!
Fidan Thanks!
George thanks! It was a blur but a very productive one. Congrats to you also! You are a very important part of AR.
Sally! Your enthusiasm in AR is infectious!
Cyndee Thanks ! I will love to!
Rita thanks.
Ed thanks!
William thanks!
Ed thank you! I greatly appreciate the comments.
Bob Someone recently asked me why I got so active in Blogging, I told them business was R E A L S L O W !
Paula - Localism is the Key! I agree!
Jim:
Good post.
Missy thanks!
Thanks Bill!
Wow Jim,
If you were a Hindu it would be like you had reached Nirvana! Congratulations to you!!!! Now go outside and enjoy the summer!
Congrats ! Jim. 100,000 points is up there! I'm happy to say that I'll be approaching 10,000 pts next week! Thats under 2 months! Still have to pick up the pace to possibly match your mark.
Jim,
100,000 thats a lot of blogging! Glad to hear its paying off! Congratulations!!! :)
Pau that is not too shabby! Stick with it!
Suzanne Thansk!@ There would be no sense to doing this if there was no pay off! LOL!
Kevin I was excited about my foirst 1000 then 10000
Rick and Lynn you are too kind! Thank you!