Will I ever get Featured? 5 Tips to getting that elusive Featured Post!

After reading many, many of the featured blogs I am still at a loss as to the reason some articles get featured and others dont. I have written about every subject I could think of and still no success. So like many of you out there I blog and blog looking to join the ranks of those lucky few individuals who get prominent display on Active Rain. Even though I have not found a definite formula that I can see to getting featured I do see a few things that many featured blogs have in common.

1. Make it interesting-> Subject matter is the end all be all of blogging on the Rain. Featured posts all tend to be interesting in whatecer subject they are covering. From comenting about the local market to tips on REO Listings, most featured sites have something important to say about the subject matter, either a unique prspective into a subject or a whimsical story to bring the subject home to the reader.
2. Make it fun-> Read a featured article and you will see that you have no problem making it through the entire blog. Precise and to the point is a characteristic of most blogs I see on the featured pages.
3. Jazz it up-> Though not as important as the other two items, I have found that many featured blogs have many items to catch the eye and make it more visually interesting. Be it a picture a drawing or simply a bright signature, many of theblogs I am finding are easy to navigate through since it is not just costant words but as well.
4. Post it to the right places-> Have you noticed that many of the featured blogs come from the same groups? That is because some groups are much more active than others and posting your blog to the right place will ensure more comments and therefore more attention. More attention, more peopleseeing and commenting on your blog multiply the possibility of someone posting your blog for featuring.
5. Practice makes perfect-> Needless to say that most featured posts are not the first posts for those individual bloggers. Most featured bloggers are very experienced and most are the daily rainers, who seem to be everywhere on the rain. It must be that once you get into your writing groove that you are able to post something that makes people not only read it but recommend it to others to read as well. Look through the featured blogs in your city or state page and you will find these and other similaritites amongst them.

Many more experienced Rainers may have the actual formula for getting featured all I have so far is the preceding tips, but, I'll keep trying to make it there, good luck to those of you who havent made it there either.

Freddy Saavedra

Realtor®, e-Pro, Certfied REO Specialist

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