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Dave Hill PhD,ePro,SFR,CIAS,BPOR,CNE,CSC Chicago Area Real Estate Agent (Midwest Premier Realty, Gurnee IL 224-321-0699)

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Rainmaker
564,720
Women of Westchester Working Together
Women of Westchester Working Together - West Harrison, NY
Women helping Women get ahead

The points are generally just for fun and don't matter unless you are under 500,000 pts.  Once you get to 500,000 membership is free and it goes down $10/month for every 100.000 pts.

Nov 23, 2014 03:59 AM
Rainmaker
332,989
Dave Hill PhD,ePro,SFR,CIAS,BPOR,CNE,CSC Chicago Area Real Estate Agent
Midwest Premier Realty, Gurnee IL 224-321-0699 - Gurnee, IL

Points are an interesting side-benefit, but not the be-all, end-all.

Nov 23, 2014 03:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,572,727
David Saks
Memphis, TN
Broker / Industry Analyst

Well said, Dave.

ActiveRain has something to do with Game Theory.

It combines work and play in an elegant fashion.

The work side is blogging for industry.

The play side is blogging for the scoreboard.

Nov 23, 2014 04:00 AM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I think the points enjoy participation. By nature people in the real estate business are competitive. By ranking people according to points, you encourage people to compete for those number one positions. 

Nov 25, 2014 08:22 AM
Rainer
279,878
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

A goal?

Apr 22, 2018 10:50 PM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

I don't know!

Sep 19, 2017 10:06 PM
Rainer
83,092
Robert Lei
Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410 - Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell

I agree.  Getting a zillion points doesn't help if you don't get any calls from potential clients.  Better to go for quality instead of quantity.

Nov 28, 2014 02:05 PM
Rainmaker
474,392
Bill Dandridge
MKB, Realtors - Roanoke, VA
GREEN, ABR, GRI, EcoBroker

Yes

Nov 26, 2014 10:40 AM
Rainmaker
332,989
Dave Hill PhD,ePro,SFR,CIAS,BPOR,CNE,CSC Chicago Area Real Estate Agent
Midwest Premier Realty, Gurnee IL 224-321-0699 - Gurnee, IL

Women Of Westchester Working Together - I was not aware of that, thanks for sharing.

David Saks - It is indeed elegant

Nov 23, 2014 04:14 AM
Ambassador
6,393,154
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

They incentivize us to do what it takes to have a succesful engaged blog.

Jul 04, 2019 09:50 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Just be on the top of the leaderboard, I guess!

Sep 29, 2017 08:58 PM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I am waiting to sell my points to an investor.

Sep 10, 2017 05:29 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

I would agree...

Mar 21, 2017 05:21 AM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

My point is to get to 500k and not to be charged any more. Yet, I'll still be blogging and commenting after that not for points but for exposure and marketing.

Dec 16, 2014 02:46 AM
Rainmaker
715,944
Cheryl Johnson
Highland Park, CA

Also:  Points determine where your name appears in the listing of members in your city and state.  On the off-hand chance that consumers may look at that list when searching for an agent, all other things being equal, I suppose it is better to be nearer the top of the list than not.

Dec 09, 2014 08:30 PM
Rainmaker
1,027,602
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

I love the points because despite getting business from A/R, I tend to be an inconsistent blogger.  The points keep me focused on achieving something and achieving business, while the primary goal, of course, is not something that happens every day, isn't that gratifying except on the days it happens.

Points satisfy the need for gratification;  I do something, therefore, I get something back for doing something. Even though I know the value is in the long range value, I still like the thrill of seeing the points add up.  It keeps me more engaged on the site. 

I'm over 500,000 points  now, but it was also highly motivating to earn the free account.

 

Nov 29, 2014 10:16 PM
Rainmaker
7,835,900
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Points do tend to meet the ego needs of some members but they are not indicators of the quality of the blogging or the success of the bloggers.

Nov 25, 2014 03:42 AM