All Neighbors in Airdrie, AB
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
Home-based or better known as Home-based Entrepreneurs compared to 41% Commercial / Industrial, that was a whopping 992 Home-based business's by the end of 2011 
I want to focus in this post just one of those entrepreneurs, Mr. Wayne Federation, he is an independent associate for a business named Legal Shield. Wayne works the Legal Shield business out of his , Home, Car and sometimes Starbucks. I had the opportunity to sit down with Wayne on just one of those Starbucks occasions and discuss in depth about his business. I discovered Wayne to be a very knowledgeable and friendly gentleman that was able to explain his business with a number of interesting anecdotes that made it very easy to understand the underlying concept. I discovered that Legal shield even though was started in 1972 in Oklahoma, it has now become a leading consumer service for inexpensive access to Lawyers, Legal advise and services through-out North America. Legal shield gives a subscriber access to over 2700 law firms and at present Legal Shield has approximately 2.5 million subscribers, with 4500 of them being in Alberta alone. 
With the inclement weather we have had in Airdrie this week, I thought it would be appropriate to focus on Mountain Edge Yardscapes. Mountain Edge Yardscapes is a local business owned by Airdrie residents Jordan and Breanne. Mountain Edge Yardscapes, has 8 years service history in Airdrie and Calgary and provides a multitude of services. Snow removal tops the list at this time of year, Mountain Edge Yardscapes, provides snow removal for Commercial, Condominiums and Residential with a special low rate for our senior citizens, they have all the necessary equipment for the job from a Bobcat to snow-throwers , Blowers and Shovels. Why get cold or hurt your back when there is someone local to take care of snow removal for you.
