In the last couple of weeks, Stephanie and I have received more calls or acknowledgement from Philadelphia buyers or sellers that have indicated that they came across us or contacted us due to our site - The Somers Team or our blog - the Philadelphia Real Estate Blog .
It is a testament that more and more people are doing their research and homework online.
Today we met with a group of investors at our office because they saw our recent blog on short sales in Philadelphia . As a result of this meeting, I am excited about potentially working with some new clients !
So I wanted to take a moment and applaud Active Rain for providing this forum and opportunity for everyone in the real estate industry to network and expand their business.
The fact that Active Rain ranks so high in Google searches is awesome. And the fact that the resources and information available is vast and comprehensive.
And most importantly the people are incredible !!!
We look foward to growing and expanding our blogs and our sites and I firmly believe that the realtors who have a large web presence combined with their expertise and experience will continue to be the top producers in their areas in the years to come !
Chris and Stephanie Somers - The Somers Team
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Yeah! That old Google juice they serve up here is pretty great stuff!
Congratulations on hearing the phone ring. I'm sure it is just the start of more great contacts for you.
I agree, Active Rain is helping!!
Patricia - yes the juice is tasty and addictive !
Cindy - I am really excited about the growth and opportunity in internet marketing. The good news for us is that for whatever reason, very few agents in Philadelphia are doing it.
Congratulations on the leads. I've noticed my phone has been ringing more also but they have all been lead services and not leads! I'm sure the leads will come to :)
jared.pro
Ryan - Yes it is a great resource !
Jared - Is just a matter of time !
Christopher and Stephanie:
Yes, activerain dose have Google juice and as your blog gets stronger it gets many more hits for many more key words.
It will get better over time. Good luck with your new clients.
Richard
It is amazing to see yourself come up in Google if you type in the subject you just wrote about. So much fun and I'm looking forward to the day when someone contacts be because of a blog I wrote - how satisfying that must be for you guys. Congratulations!
It is amazing to see yourself come up in Google if you type in the subject you just wrote about. So much fun and I'm looking forward to the day when someone contacts be because of a blog I wrote - how satisfying that must be for you guys. Congratulations!
Congratulations guys! Your hard work is paying off. I'll be up in Phila and I swear I'm going to come see you. ;-)
Congratulations you two!!
We are all big dreamers so when ActiveRain launched we hoped that our members would end up having the kind of success that you two are starting to have. Actually reading about it and meeting members who are getting business because of their efforts here is super exciting for us.
Christopher & Stephanie,
Thanks for the post and the testimony about the best lead generation tool available to real estate professionals, ActiveRain.
Great job, we all look forward to leads from AR.
Christoper and Stephanie, Isn't it wonderful to see your hard work pay off? Many people start here and then give up, convinced it's not going to do anything for business---they couldn't be more wrong!
Richard - thanks ! The future is exciting.
Sharon - You are right ! It feels great to see your blog at the top of a google search.
Sharon Y - Sounds great !
Bob - Thanks ! You guys are awesome - thank you so much.
William - You bet. What is so amazing is that how few agents have a strong online presence or even have heard of Active Rain.
Brad and Angela - Is just a matter of time.
Carole - Patience is a virtue !
Christopher and Stephanie Somers
You make us proud. We have no doubt that you'll continue to gain more momentum as time goes by. Keep up the good work associates!
Active Castellum
Beautiful! Congrats on the new found success with AR! It only gets better!
It seems like everyday I read more and more posts about people getting leads from AR. I just joined up last week so it's good to know that if I keep at it and provide some good content I too will reap the benefits.
This place is great and the best part is you can reach your target market quickly, best of luck to you.
I couldn't agree more- Congrats!
I got a call from an agent out of state who acknowledging reading my blog. We discussed how useful blogs have become to clients. We educate them online and then when they are ready to move forward they have an understanding of how the process goes and you can easily get things going.
Thanks for sharing, Nicole Weidauer
The Egerer & Weidauer Team, Keller Williams Realty North Seattle
It's posts like yours that keep me blogging. Thanks!
Deb
Christopher - I just met with a local Realtor this morning who is very curious about this whole AR thing. I think I may send him this post. Congrats!!!
Congratulations! Love to hear that :)
Yeah Somers ... I love to hear the positive reports!!!! pippa
Yippee! Great Job C&S! It is very rewarding. KM
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Hi Chris,
Your hard work is paying off, congrats to you and Stephanie! :)
Excellent news, well done. I look forward to my first lead.
What a comfort! Active rain really allows those of us that have a bit of a writer in us to expand our business in a way that we love!
That's wonderful news.
Thanks
Rich
Charlotte NC
Christopher and Stephanie - Congratulations on your featured post and to the great success you're seeing.
There are those who will always be looking for instant gratification and can't see past the trees to the long term value of blogging and expanding their internet presence.
It always amazes me the various people that find me from my blogging.
Congratulations on your success. AR certainly has the Google juice that we all are looking for.
Congrats on your buyers and sellers finding you on active rain. I have not seen the google juice yet, however I need to blog better with more links
Great job generating those leads!!!
Chris~ You are darned right it works! I just had a call to sell a million dollar listing! It is out of my area and I am working diligently to refer it to the "right" agent in KY.
Castellum - Momentum is a beautiful thing !
Scott, Matt and Unusual - The blogs are a great way for consumers to learn a little more info about us before they contact us. Matt, is just a matter of time before you will be contacted by a prospect.
Nicole - The other great aspect is that right off the bat sellers already know that they are dealing with a web savvy agent who can give their listing more exposure on the net.
That's wonderful, I am working with my first AR lead currently and it has been a great experience. I hope it is just the first of many.
I agree, ActiveRain has been working for me too!
Best wishes to you!
Joyce Logan, Realtor, Real Living HER Ohio.
Congratulations on your success. Agree that blogging will generate leads.
Christopher and Stephanie,
I agree, I know many Realtors who think blogging is a big waste of time. I kept telling them of all the great benefits AR can give you.
Congratulations as well you guys are staying at it and it is working for you. I hear investors are coming back to the game and that is a good sign.
Awesome job and good luck on finding more clients through AR, it is you and your blog that reached them so content and you are what makes the difference for investors. Hope you get your deals going
Congratulation on this good news and success. It just keeps coming!
Great post...we have also just joined active rain and I have been reading and reading about blogging. I actually do not have much of a writer in me and am curious about how everyone is coming up with new things to blog about everyday...any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks and good luck to you Chris and Stephanie - I look forward to the same!
Very good post and I completely agree. One blog on AR is in three places - AR, Outside blog, and localism (if it is a localism post).
Deb - I love positive posts too !
Jason - I remember not too long ago I was wondering what the heck was up with this AR thing too ? Please send him the post !
Pippa, Darla and Kristen - Thanks ! Success stories inspire us all... in the beginning, I was not too confident that business could come for blogging... now I am thinking otherwise : )
Donald - I will keep that referral program in mind.
Suzanne - thanks for the kudos ! Same to you : )
Brian and Marie and Corrine - Is just a matter of time ! It works !
I am befuddled if internet blogging works. My services and products can be a unique gift for agents to give as a commission gift at a closing or even at an open house. Besides working for realtors I have done work for innkeepers and private homeowners. So.. now you ask what is the product... i am a House Portrait artist check out my site at www.joeldavidabramson.com or E-mail direct to 55joelsart@comcast.net
So true! I have been receiving increased exposure and, therefore, business from Active Rain. And I love the information found here! I am proud to be part of a great network! Thanks for the blogging!
Ann Sabbagh
www.annsabbagh.com
Anna - So true ! The writing and blogging is a bit of a release which is great ! Is fun and effective !
Donna - Yes, patience is key for long term blogging discipline and success.
Robert - Is very cool when they find you !
Cameron - That google juice is soooooooooo sweet.
Vickie - Rock n roll ! That is a great call - hopefully the agent you refer the person to will treat the lead like gold and get the deal closed for you !
Yay! I am happy for you. Of course, it's not ALL Active Rain. Part of it is that you write with the reader in mind. Consumers are hungry for good information and obviously, you provided it. Kudos to you!
It's a team effort--Active Rain provides the forum, but the content must come from you. Then Google guides it to the top of the Internet maze where a consumer finds it, and presto, it's back in your court.
You are so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your success with us.
Wow! That's great news to read that people are contacting you off of your Active Rain Blog. I've read a few of your posts on Actve Rain. You guys always have great information to share. Thanks! You Rock!
Stephanie and Chris - I'm so glad that you are reaping the benefits... It's hard not to love Active Rain, dont you think? Who says that the best things in life may not be free?
Marie and Joyce - congrats on your leads and prospects from AR as well. Another great testament !
Sharon - The ones that do not blog will regret it down the road.
Charles - You are right - the investors will be a catalyst for the bottom of the market per se, especially in certain states.
James - The content is very important. I like to take the time as a catharis per se...
Jay and Julia - The great thing about being in real estate is that new things happen every day. Those new things are all potential blog posts !
Stephanie and Chris, congrats on your latest success with blogging here on the 'rain.
Still waiting for the rain to fall here on Kauai. Love reading about your successes in Philly, my hometown
Congratulations on the great results from Active Rain and the use of google juice !
Congratulations!!! Good for you!!!
You just inspired me not to give up. Thank you for your post
Hey Chris and Stephanie!
Congrats to hear that you are getting more leads from ActiveRain. I am a mortgage broker here in Pittsurgh but do about 85% out in Eastern PA. If you ever need anything please feel free to contact me. I would be more than happy to answer any questions or help in any way. I have a couple of very good title companies and appraisers if you need someone new.
Good luck and continue to work hard. It will definitely pay off in this market we are in now.
Great---AR is working well for you. Whoever thought something like this could be FREE?
Hi! AR seems to be picking up business for all of us. Yeah ! Yeah! My phone has been ringing where as other people in my office have not had the same good fortune. Jane
Activerain and the internet is the best marketing tool available. Good luck!
U bet....we just took a short sale listing yesterday that is the result of our AR visibility...it is so a part of what I do every day, it's more than like "a day without sunshine"....there is none here today....the Rain is active inside and out...I love it !
This is encouraging - - I'm just getting started on AR and it all seems pretty overwhenlming - I think I saw something from you in the Newbie Group - - now it looks like you have it all figured out and getting a return for your up-front time and work.
I like your site, like your blog! Love the photo of you two on your home page.
Thanks for sharing your success story. I have gained a lot from participating on Active Rain. I am hoping that it will lead to more business in the coming months. Things have gotten quite in my area -- and the winters here tend to be a bit slow. A good time to write some interesting posts. Good luck to you and congratulations.
Thanks for sharing your success! I posted a listing recently and it immediately showed up on page 2 of google.
Thanks for sharing your success! I posted a listing recently and it immediately showed up on page 2 of google.
It is good to hear this kind of feedback on blogging. Good luck with your new investors on your new venture. Blogging works!
I've only been blogging about a month and a local agent contacted me to work together because of my content. Thanks for sharing.
Yes indeed one large glass of Google Juice to go please!! Happy to hear that you are having success!!
To more juice!
Rick
Wow, that is such awesome news! Keep up the great work guys. I love how you have really embraced this technology and it is sure paying off for you! I had an investor contact me too and I am hopeful that something will come from that! Have a great weekend!
Hey, its a tough market out here, nice to hear some good news. Thanks.
I love it! Great to hear. I'm fairly new to AR and this was a great read for me. it'll definitely keep me typing away in hopes that I can soon master this. I am hopeful that this will eventually get my phone ringing.
Google juice must taste good. One day I am going to try some. Congratulations on people finding you on Active Rain. May the telephone calls convert to closings for you. Have a great weekend. Great post.
I believe blogging and using technology to it fullest is marketing for the future. Any tips on starting a blog? A networking partner and I are wanting to start our own network group, and I think a "virtual" group by way of a blog site may be the way to go. I would be interested in any suggestions you have. It's promising to see the results it has had for you!
Ann - great you are starting to get a few leads from AR ! Is only the beginning.
Mary - you are right ! Content is imperative. We work hard to provide quality info and content.
Norma - The google power is awesome.
Janet - You are welcome ! It is an honor to be an inspiration.
Ken - Thanks for the compliment ! We appreciate it.
Loreena - You are right, the best things can come for free... and it is very easy to love Active Rain for sure. We love it ! : )
That's great stuff, Christopher & Stephanie! I wrote a post about one of the local bond programs designed to help people of modest means buy a home...and am getting lots of calls, too. "RainBlog it & they will call!"
Chris and Steph.
I wanted to ask how long it took for you to see the results that you have been having? I know patience... but I am curious.
Stan
Well done! I love hearing about the leads received from AR... very inspirational!
Ronnie - Is just a matter of time !
Roland - Thanks for the encouragement and the initial words of wisdom when we first started.
Nelya - Wow ! It is great to be an inspiration.
Diane - It is awesome to have "free" be very valualbe - go AR !
Jane - Your phone will be ringing more and more as well !
Gary - You are right. Internet marketing and blogging is the future... those of us that are doing it now will be way ahead of the curve in the years to come - and much more in demand !
Yes, blogging at AR really works. I'm beginning to get calls now. You just have to be consistent. Keep on blogging.
Sally and David - Congrats to your success in the rain and your new short sale listing from AR ! That is great.
Terry - Yes, we have not been on AR too long but have spent a decent amount of time building the blog and are starting to receive some benefits... I believe it is only the beginning !
Stephanie - Thank you for the compliments regarding our site and our blog !
Joan - Is just a matter of time !
Eileen - That is great - that powerful google juice on Active Rain... is awesome.