564,494
I wholeheartedly believe that people get back in direct proportion to what they put in...
AR is simply the forum - The people are the 'Fire' - those that heartily participate in posts, comments, questions, and responses reap the most benefit. I make AR a part of my daily diet ... It's good for my Real Estate Health!
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge, CO
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Michael Scruggs
Houston, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Donna Foerster
Parker, CO
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Austin, TX
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 P...
Clarksville, TN
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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John Meussner
Fair Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
5,772,575
Steve,
One cannot improve on perfection! Maria Sapio said it beautifully and perfectly...
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Austin, TX
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
6,393,179
Changes? Please just say NO! the last upgrade hobbled the site for 2 months.
I would like to see a greater emphasis on blogging though, that is where the money is at, the rest of this stuff is just wasting time around the water cooler type activities with a little bit of networking.
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Michael Scruggs
Houston, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,052,211
No need to fix what ain't broke.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
679,404
Active Rain is more than Q&A and Blogging ... it's about relationships, growing and stretching our knowledge ...
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Michael Scruggs
Houston, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
3,988,007
I agree with what Maria said. I am certain that the owner and staff have more improvements for the future and a long term vision. There has been so much to work on.
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
5,229,945
Love, love, LOVE Maria Sapio's answer- I can't top that one!
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
5,049,058
Maria Sapio and Bob Stewart said it well. Improvement also comes from the members themselves - their participation and engagement, the quality of the posts they write, and asking questions that result in answers that will provide learning to others
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
5,005,614
Maria Sapio said it perfectly. Thank you Maria!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
2,220,323
Thank you Maria Sapio for your response.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,345,091
I echo Maria Sapio comment. We are the FIRE. It is our job to promote ourselves and we do that with the content we write, comments we make, and how we engage with the community. Participating in meet-up, calling members, contests, etc.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
7,836,134
I like the response by Maria Sapio.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
5,104,931
For me, Q&A and Blogs are more than enough. Not sure what you are looking for here. I participate as much as time allows on a daily basis. What are your suggestions to set fire to the Rain. Why not write a post about it and set a fire?
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
4,319,419
steve weiser - we should do best whatever we do! ActiveRain is best at both Blog and Q&A exclusively for Real Estate community.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,712,676
I enjoy my time here and when it becomes drudgery I will leave but after 9 years I'm still here.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,543,634
Bob Crane and Dorie Dillard voiced my opinion.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
599,274
I can't think of anything to improve at the moment. I have heard quite a few complaints about the inability to reach Bob for support but it sounds like that's already being dealth with.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,684,009
Bob Stewart's response to Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041's answer is epic!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Liz and Bill Spear
Mason, OH
3,986,258
I had a person sign up and was unhappy that after 2 or 3 blogs and no response from the public he stopped.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
2,781,173
Make points redeemable for something anything...
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
921,504
I have observed no indication that anyone associated with Active Rain is listening for feedback. Quite the opposite. Now all the conduits of communicant have been severed except for 'BOB's email address. Can not even find a telephone number.
Sure it can improve. However, have you ever herded a flock of agents into a room and suggested, "I am ready to spend $3,000 a month to support agents in this office. Give me your suggestions."
From that exercise, you will understand the exasperation of soliciting feedback or improvement comments from real estate agents.
INSTEAD what we have witnessed is the FaceBook, Google, Zillow, Pinterest, (pile the rest in here) business models of enterprises making money from collateral they did not create. Agents are building the AR University library. And the end game is not known. As changes in AR surface, the common thread observed is a increasing and engineered separation between participant members.
Now, let us hear your 'set fire to the rain' suggestions.
Truly great ideas are only recognized by those of vision. When those agents in the office were suggesting a new copier, it was clear no vision existed.
I do have ideas, but I know better than to squander them where they have not been invited.
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Liz and Bill Spear
Mason, OH
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,224,473
Maria Sapio nailed this one. Great answer, Maria.
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
3,587,960
Steve AR has always been open to feedback and suggestions (other than the Z & T time).
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,583,278
I love what was said by Maria Sapio but I love everything Maria Sapio says....
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Maria Sapio
Carlisle, PA
1,502,998
I whole heartedly believe Adele is on LSD. The rain would need to be made of a flammable chemical, such as petrol, to set fire to it and it would need to be in such a heavy concentration that each dropplet could ignite others.
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
4,936,605
Change will always happen here, google juice may be lacking but not sure how to answer you. Now about doing more Real Estae business I know about that subject.
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
3,416,038
AR can not make someone more active. If a person wants to learn, to teach, to entertain, be entertained, make friends, build business and attract new clients.... it is already here. Be active, write a daily insightful blog, interact by leaving comments and responding to comments left for you. A couple "don'ts" is do not write anonymous questions, do not leave 1 question answers and if you do not know, do not answer, do not say i dont know or depends and move on to the next question.
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Liz and Bill Spear
Mason, OH
4,434,127
1,844,291
No thanks .... I'm sure the owner has plenty of great ideas for this place. After all, he's a top gun in his field.
I'm with Bob Stewart. I think you should look into that character limit lol.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,280,748
I love Adele and I think ActiveRain is great. I'm at the end of my day, so I don't have any great ideas to share right now. Sorry!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,157,785
There are many ways that AR can be improved if management and shareholders have the resources to do so.
The AR community can be more but it would require that AR management and owners develop whatever they want to make it more.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,622,432
I like being a part of this community, but I have to set my blog posts on fire, to post consistently and regularly.
5,868,482
809,258
Active Rain offers referral opportunities and networking as well as the Q&A & blog aspects. I am not sure what else it could provide without completely changing it's purpose.
4,800,082
292,685
AR needs to provide algorithm data on public . I would like to know what the public likes , how many hits , and generate more leads . As far as agents I want more collaboration and referral business
4,272,548
I enjoy the university and product sessions although some of the products are dated...
5,216,398
1,617,916
989,652
2,182,502
3,071,489