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With the Summer Olympics launching in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the world will be watching the athletes and learning about their sacrifices and journeys to get to the Big Games. Being an excelling athlete is so much more than physical prowess and accomplishments, it is about having the whole body fo...

Social media is one of the most powerful tools you can utilize to market your business. In fact, with 90% of home searches beginning online I’d say having an online presence is absolutely essential if you want to grow your business.However for some realtors social media marketing can be a dauntin...

ActiveRain has been built on the concept of sharing. For a decade, you have been sharing strategies that work in your business so that others in the community can chose to have a more successful business.In this challenge, hosted by SmartZip, we are asking you what is one of your best strategies ...

You guys get out plenty. If anyone knows who has the best decorations in the neighborhood, it's real estate agents!Care to share?Show us a picture of the best decorations in your neighborhood (or any neighborhood you sell in) on our Facebook page and we'll give everyone that does 500 points. Eith...

What an exciting month it is!  There was such a great turnout with May's Cloudburst so I'm hoping you're ready to roll right into June!June's Cloudburst20 Blog Posts5 more than last month but you can do it!  If you need a fun one, throw in a Wordless Wednesday or Throwback Thursday.  125 Comments...

Hellllooo May!  Where is this year going?!?! A new month brings along a new challenge.  I know you're up for it because, well let's face it, you're a Rainer after all!We're mixing in some oldies along with new challenges that will hopefully keep you connected, help your business, bring in the cli...

Many have requested to bring the Cloudbursts back so here we go!!  If you're new to the 'Rain or new to Cloudbursts, they're simply a list of tasks for you to complete within a time frame.  The activities are aimed at getting you more involved with ActiveRain, helping your business, marketing & e...

Easter is next month and the upcoming egg hunts have children donning their best attire!  Kris Neese has been around AR for quite some time now and has proposed a challenge to all Rainers: Can you get more clicks on your Easter Egg Hunt post than he can? Kris's post:  http://activerain.com/blogsv...

Crowdsourcing:  How do you prepare your business for the fall and winter? A good friend of mine was contemplating putting her house on the market, but decided to wait because, as she put it, “houses don’t sell in the winter.”  While I know this isn’t the case, many agents – and consumers for that...

Over the years, my favorite challenges and contests have always been associated with actions I believe ActiveRainers should do in their business already, even if you aren't getting points.  Recently, Trulia released new and improved Agent Profiles. As part of this release, there is a focus on 'Re...