Is there such a thing as ActiveRain Annonymous? Sign me up Okay, I've made my important phone calls early this morning, checked the MLS, scanned the listings, updated my upcoming ads, called a couple of my sellers and potential buyers and every thirty minutes or so I am back on ActiveRain!!!
Am I hooked to this site OMG? Lord help me, even my husband is yelling from the family room, when are you coming back to earth? I just tell him, "I am actively in the rain right now" and he knows what I mean-LOL. Of course, he is patient and I just tell him you should try it there is so much to learn, except I can't STOP!
What is wrong with me....it is the early part of the afternoon, and I am still in my robe and bloggin away and absolutely loving it! Don't get me wrong, I am busy, and have things cooking in the pipeline, but the enormous amount of information here is fabulous! I tell myself, after I read this post I will stop, then I click a link, then another and before I know it, an hour has passed by and I am still sitting here with my coffee.
I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DILEMMA-PEOPLE SPEAK TO ME PLEASE. I usually work from home, so it can get pretty tough trying to sneak away from ActiveRain bloggers. You guys are the best..Everywhere i look on the site is another reason for me to stay just 10 more minutes.
Let's see what can I do to tear myself away..
.I will break a pencil and that will make me get up to use the sharpener. Oh no, only to walk over and see the inspector's report and I have questions I am puzzled with so I am back on ActiveRain searching for clues, answers, comments anything that resembles my inquiry. This is a real estate agent's heaven. I find my answers, I may search for more just to have a back up, and then maybe I will read what other people are saying about the posted advice and that leads to another question, something more I could offer to my buyers. My buyers will think I am so smart and versed in this area, boy will my pride swell.....all because I have done my homework blogging and reading posts.
So, here i sit, reading and thumbing through the new posts and trying to see if there something I just have to read or perhaps something new that I need to know about or better yet, something that will make my own blog bigger and better and even better yet make me some big sales and commission? I just keep digging, and searching and then if I really get interested in a post, I will click on the profile, read the profile and then take a peek at the agent's photo. Then, I say to myself, I bet this person would be fun to have dinner with or get to know. Oh, I forgot, ActiveRain is giving me the chance to get to know them..how cool is that?
It's a good thing the phone is still ringing and I have emails to answer and oh yes something as important as eating does and demands an interuption. OR ELSE....you got it!
What's a blogger to do any clues????? I have bloggeritis...and I can't stop
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I have been blogging for a while also and you get get the itch. Lots of reading and writing.
When you're in a network like this, don't you find yourself looking at everything as a possible blog post?
Well Camille - I do believe we all have it here! In fact none of us can help you - we're all addicted! There are some groups dedicated to Rainaholics - I'm sure you'll find them
Here's One http://activerain.com/groups/activerainaddicts
Myself I had to take a few months out to get balanced again - but it is hard!
Dear Gary,Carol, and Deborah,
I am so happy I am not alone.....I love blogging and interacting with other Realtors. But you are all right- if you have one of those inquiring minds--we have to be "in the know!". Thanks for your comments
Camille
All I can really say to this post is DITTO! I definitely feel you on this one. When I first started all I cared about was getting points and once I stopped worrying about that and really focusing on making significant contributions to the community, I realized that I had more points than I ever thought possible. I love AR and everything about it and your are 100% right, THIS IS EVERY AGENT'S HEAVAN, if only more of them took advantage of it, especially the OLD TIMERS!
Michael, thanks for sharing my pain - it's a good pain. I too love this site and so appreciate the insight and advice. This is my saving grace in many ways.
Have you already joined "Active Rain Addicts?" I'm sure you'll find many others there to blog with all day/night long. :)