With all of the members and information available today on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network, it's easy to get overwhelmed and consumed. The goal however should always be to help you and your business grow.
As The Network has grown we've instituted tools to help you define your niche, your contacts, and refine your resources. These tools are there to help you make The ActiveRain Real Estate Network an even better resource for you.
The associates list is the first tool to help you shape The Network more in your favor. With the associates list tools you can create a list of those individual ActiveRain profiles that you'd most like to keep up with. You can make different groups of associates for different purposes. Each group of associates you create will give you a link that will filter all posts in the network to only those ones that your associates have posted. Set up and manage your list of associates closely so that you can get the maximum benefit out of ActiveRain.
ActiveRain Groups were created to help you further define and express your niche interests. Groups are administered by group members themselves, not ActiveRain, each group is unique, and being a part of a group, like the associates feature will help you get the information you are looking for. A group's strength of course will depend upon how strongly and consistently that group maintains itself. Join a group that matches your interests and concerns.
The greater ActiveRain Real Estate Network is a wonderful source to learn and share and grow your business. Utilizing these tools will help you further refine the wealth of information available to you here on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network.
Make The Rain your own and keep it relevant to your daily business routine.
The Associates List: Stay Connected. By Me
Managing Your Associates By Collen Kulikowski
Adding Associates By Suzi Gravenstuk
Thanks Caleb
This will be very helpful to the newbies, and public at large. We have so many great blogs that it can be overwhelming to a new person. The tools you and the boys have developed are just amazing! Thank you for active rain!
Sheez...goggles? I'll admit I've been worked up the past few days but I haven't been throwing things at anyone!
Now I feel bad
Ski goggles...come to NH we have some awesome skiing!
Thanks for the reminder about the associates...I always mess that up!
Man, I need an umbrella for all the Rain. Thanks for all that you guys do.
Jeff
Thanks of the organizational tips...I am new (last Friday) so I am sure you saved me hours of figuring out this out. I know about the forums etc., just haven't gotten to everything yet!
BTW, I did email Matt asking about his "assistant" ....still no word...
My assistant checking todays weather for me....
Brrrr...it's cold! Snow day for everyone in Seattle....time to work at the home office!
Appreciate your "fine tuning" our understanding of these features!
Now, we just need to have the consumer-oriented groups show up on Localism!
Thanks everybody. Tony, to answer your question.
An associate that you've added to your list of associates are the only ones that can read your "associates only posts." All of your other post are viewable if someone adds you as their associate.
Snowboarding in Durango next week. So yes I am.
I Did refeature the Welcome Wagon, thanks, that's one guide, I've also put together another ActiveRain Guide but it needs severe adjustment.
Very good, and much appreciated, post. I think more might need to be done for ratings and bookmark and the flag post. When I first joined I was rating posts that I thought were good a #1. Whoops!!!
Thanks for all that you do!
Caleb-I still have not used all the choices in the toolbar of Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe etc... because all of those selections intimidate me. I am much more comfortable navigating around ActiveRain. This site is really user friendly and I hope it stays that way.
caleb,
Thanks for the post. Great resources for assisting Newbie Rainers in their use of the associate feature.
you are too cute- love the photo- and of course the smile!
Thank you for the reminder- I have been adding but have neglected to categorize my lists to best fit my searches .
Caleb, i was so busy writing my blog today that i overlooked this one and should have linked this post to help make the point!! In a way we touched upon the same topics. I hope you read my efforts to make the RAIN my own!
Thank you guys for all these opportunities!!! I'm grateful - truly i am - this is AWESOME!!!!
Caleb.... I agree with the goal and being on Active Rain.... nice message.
Hey..... the picture that you added to my one blog, about how we looked in our early years... could you also add a most current picture also? thanks
There's so much to learn; and you're right it can get consuming. But it's great that there are also so many helpful posts like yours. Thanks!