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John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

The simple answer:  Write quality content, info that many others would find useful (whether real estate or AR related), and write it in a format that's appealing to readers.  Or pose an intriguing question that will cause discussion and may not have an easy answer. 

 

The more complex:  There's definitely an activerain fairy at work - but new bloggers, "milestone" blogs, and AR success stories tend to get the nod pretty often.

Participating in the "active" part of the rain helps, too - the more you comment and interact with other members, the more comments and likes(attention) your blog posts will naturally get

 

I think (through experimenting) that clicks play a role too, and this may or may not carry more weight now that a click-hungry entity is running the show.

Mar 04, 2015 01:38 PM
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Melanie Cameron
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage - Wilmington, NC
The Cameron Team

I joined years ago and blogged a little bit. Left for three years and just came back in January. I've had three posts featured already this year. Provide something that other agents will find valuable to their business and you'll get featured.

Mar 04, 2015 04:37 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

The selection is made by the staff of ActiveRain and possibly some other members who have been selected for this role.

Mar 04, 2015 02:59 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

There are ways, but what is written on the surface if seldom the whole story.

Nov 28, 2019 11:05 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

If it is a good post, it will be featured. Or if you are hosting ActiveRain meetup, it is also possible.

Jul 13, 2018 09:35 PM
Rainer
279,878
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

No idea!

Jul 12, 2018 11:02 PM
Rainmaker
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Robert Havana
Park and Protect- Alberta Real Estate License Parking - Calgary, AB
Alberta Real Estate License Parking

just looking back through some of the old Q and A's.  Just leaving a comment so you know i was here :)

Mar 06, 2016 06:37 AM
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Susan Jackson
America's Network Realty Group, Inc - Sandy Springs, GA

Hmmmm... big mystery.  I often wondered about that.  I have seen some very good post, but never made the cut.

Mar 05, 2015 01:25 AM
Rainmaker
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Now that has been the question over time.  There is a "Blog Rain Fairy" who has a magic wand.  With a poof of the wand your blog gets Featured or not.  In other words,  Your guess is as good as anyone else's>

Mar 04, 2015 11:06 AM
Rainmaker
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

that is the biggest mystery here in AR.  NO one knows exactly

Mar 04, 2015 09:47 AM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I just had to jump in on this. BTW. Andrew Mooers I love your answer. I think it is mostly about content however sometimes it seems to be just to put some variety on the board. I know that Kerrie has a soft post in her heart for Newbies and wants them to stick around so that might explain some of them. I remember a year or more ago one member emailed me and asked me to Suggest her post for a feature. She emailed several others with the  same request and sure enough it got featured. It was a fun read and feature worthy I might add. I have also seen great posts that did not get featured and wondered why not.

When Bob Stewart was around he extended an invitation to anybody who thought they wrote a post worthy of a feature to let hinm know and he just might feature it but no guarantees. Maybe Kerrie would do the same thing.

Mar 04, 2015 09:44 AM
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Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

I have seen first blog posts get featured.  I have seen (before the changes even) blog posts get featured with NO comments.  ?????  I have seen blog posts get featured that are written that really are hard to read and hard to follow...one this week actually.  So, there is no rhyme or reason to it.  It depends on the AR gods and one or two members who are subject to death if they reveal their identities. 

Mar 04, 2015 07:41 AM
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

It's a complete mystery to me, because if you read some of the featured posts you really question why they were featured. Oftentimes you will see the same people get their posts featured over and over again, and again I am not exactly sure who makes those decisions.

I read one post that was featured the other day that was about one paragraph long. It had only a few comments, and all it did was promote their own business.

Mar 04, 2015 05:05 AM
Rainer
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Chris Mamone
Keller Mortgage - Tacoma, WA
Senior Loan Officer

I'm actually not sure how they get featured. I'm over 100 blog posts right now and have been blogging since November of last year and I finally got one of my blogs featured late last week. I've read it takes you awhile to get a blog featured on AR.

I recommend trying to come up with a catch relevant blog title and a simple blog post that has great content and is easy to read for the reader. That might sound generic, but thats what I did without realizing it last week. Hope this helps!

Mar 04, 2015 12:27 AM