6,393,609
Surprisingly, my response rate increased significantly when I made market reports a priority.
I read Barbara Corcorans book and how she put herself on the map by doing this in Manhattan, and thought I would give it a try,
It worked.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,572,183
In the past: it was market reports, community reports and specific condo/townhome/neighborhood reports. These were where potential buyers/sellers saw and later contact usually without saying "ActiveRain".
Now: since I no longer write new reports on the above topics, I do receive contacts occasionally from those posts from years back. I have also received inquiries about area events and local businesses but those have never(as in ZERO) lead to any engagement.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
5,230,113
Market updates and local events.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
3,169,508
Long tail searches, niche patio homes, new construction. Basically the detailed posts that involve actual homes for sale and not just generic how to posts.
Localism (festivals, restaurants, etc.) used to get calls, but they weren't business generating calls so I dropped them.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
785,475
Market reports and local events
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,061,814
When I post about local community events I get calls from the public. Unfortunately they don't tend to be actual business... it's more like:
"So, when does the parade start?"
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
3,383,334
Market reports, and during the real estate crash, short sale success stories.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
1,844,301
Subdivision posts, market posts.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,090,872
Localism posts get the best response...condo complexes, subdivisions and local events have been very good for me.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,781,173
My posts turn up every where for different reasons mainly because I blog about many different subjects. Real Estate is a people centered & driven business and relating to the nature of the public opens doors & breaks the ice
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
2,241,053
You and I live where the properties for sale are. You and I not ZRT are the local experts that provide the insider knowledge. That is what saves money and time. Educate about the lay of the land where you live when you blog. What is it like where you live, ZRT .. they don't know. Blog about the FAQ... local banks, local motels, local places to eat, and videos added to your farmers markets round up all get weaved into the blog posts. It is not just words. Local everything and then round robin the themes with local lending buying and selling situations, the real estate marketing reports.... we have so much to blog about to be helpful to buyers, sellers and to promote the listings ActiveRain Member Support
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
1,197,152
People want to hear about the local market conditions.
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
2,390,620
My hyper local posts are have always been the best and that includes my radio broadcasts/podcast posts.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
3,125,842
Community and market reports.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
231,948
I seldom blog. What works for me is to stay in contact with park managers and to do Open Houses. I also mail a magnet fridge calendar together with was has sold the previous year. For every 100 calendar I get on an average 1 listing.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,868,554
I write quite a few market reports, and some on specific keywords, and get many hits on my web site.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,416,038
My weekly market report works great at attracting new customers and reminding those who i may know, what i do. Sharing stories of past sales, buyers or sellers works great at attracting attention as well. Those blogs are long lasting and work for me 24 hours a day.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,390,113
Local market conditions.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,684,109
Whatever the topic, Consistency is key.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,543,823
Market reports, localism and stories.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,345,091
Niche ... highly specialized niche and the calls are coming from my Wordpress site.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
7,836,164
Reports on available foreclosures.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
921,504
Free kittens.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,052,211
Listings! My other posts that are not directly about CRE are members posts. Y'all call me for those. LOL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
2,178,603
Anything that included my keywords Wenatchee real estate. My rental listings always generated lots of calls too.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
1,311,397
Almost all my post are listings.
I have never had a buyer/seller call and say that they read my post on Active Rain.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
5,772,575
The majority of our clients do not blog. For them, it is a time waster. Instead we have devised more face time strategies, and they all are high producers. What works for some does not for others.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
763,883
Events Calendar and New Listings.
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ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA
1,239,901
Until Kenny is willing to make effort to get our blogs syndicated it only shows that we have an account here.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
5,049,450
Market reports, neighborhood and community posts (especially if there is a video).