Ok, I’ll admit that when I first learned about ActiveRain I had some healthy skepticism for it. With so many programs within the REALTOR(R) Association where a designation gave you access to a pool of agents nationally, or a broker affiliation might provide it, or some kind of combination thereof – I thought, “what does this site have to offer me?” Or, as it used to be put when I was in corporate work – the WIIFM factor – “what’s in it for me?”
So, I finally decided after having a relatively bare agent profile on the site for several months to go ahead and start networking on it. I’ll say right now that so far I am relatively pleased with the results. It seems a lot of people do read the stuff that gets written on there and now I must say my competitive side of me is kicking in and I want to be number one in the Seattle spot. I’m pretty sure if I converted my location to Renton (where my home office is) I’d be number one at this point based on the scoring system they use.
Anyhow, another *sort of* benefit is that a new business opportunity listing we’re co-brokering with another agent in our office (Robin Tomazic) got picked up by a local blogger for the area where it is located – Georgetown. You can see the blog post here. Hey, buddy, thanks for helping us advertise! We’d like to find a wonderful new owner for the restaurant and bar who will be as supportive of the community as you are.
