A penny for your thoughts...

Many of us may have missed this post that John "Q' shared with us awhile back. This weekend, I'm going to tackle my filing cabinets and pack away my 2011 files. As John did, I will reflect on the transactions, I will ponder them a moment, and remember nice folks I met and helped, things that were...

Please give a warm Welcome to our new Active Rain member Julian Ortega. Julian joined ActiveRain on Dec. 20th, 2011. He accepted an Invitation from me. Julian is a highly trained and skilled CERTIFIED Home Inspector and a member of InterNACHI; The World's Elite Home Inspectors. His Inspection Com...

Accidental SEO: I must be doing SOMETHING right! But What??? Yesterday I posted about the Challenge I'm completing that requires writing 2 posts about SEO.I'm supposed to TEACH YOU SOMETHING I DID TO INCREASE my SEO. Yesterday I told you about the BEST thing I did to increase my search engine vis...

The FIRST Step to Increasing Your SEO - Search Engine Optimization SEO is Search Engine Optimization. Being on AR I've seen numerous posts about improving my SEO, and I've been doing several of these things. I will post about them in my next post. But, First Things First! I'm doing a CHALLENGE, a...

If we are what we eat... I'm FAST, EASY, and CHEAP!        That's the TRUTH!  I'm GUILTY!!!  I ADMIT it!       Fast food SURROUNDS us!It's everywhere!On the road, in the stores, at the gas station, in our freezer, anywhere and everywhere! Seems like we all try to fit so much in a day. Especially ...

Roll out the Red Carpet! A Warm WELCOME to...Dave Garton! Being NEW to ActiveRain can be very overwhelming! Altho the site is very easy to navigate, there are lot's of little tidbits to know to become successful on ActiveRain. I wish to introduce a NEW Member to our ActiveRain Family!!! I INVITED...

How many REALTORS are in your Market??? My area, Grand Junction, Colorado, Mesa County has 640!!! Based on the number of homes sold in 2011, they would be Averaging 3.5 sales per YEAR!!! BUT...we know that's NOT the case, There are a HANDFUL of Realtors that are dominating the market, and the res...

The trust we earn from animals is very special and I truly cherish it. The trust our pets give to us is amazing. We can CONTROL their life in so many ways. It's important that we never abuse that. Their freedom and happiness is decided by how we care for them and love them. I just always hope tha...

An Invitation for you.....Please RSVP!  Have YOU sent any??? I've said this before, but I'm going to say it again. I LOVE Inviting people to ActiveRain! It makes me feel great that I will be introducing them to ALL of YOU! So much knowledge, so many skills, such great friendships are all availabl...

My friend in the RAIN, Michael Jacobs wrote a Blog post recently that caught my attention. It was very thought provoking for me! He made a very great point. Often times we are so determined to find ways to improve our businesses. We make many improvements, and sometimes do not even realize which ...