Special offer

Spam prevention
Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

None but I keep bloggin along!

Jan 14, 2016 06:59 PM
Rainmaker
1,552,082
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Unlimited potential and literally 2 closed escrows so far!

(I get a lot of rental opportunities I do refer away to my property manager too, as I'm only looking for sales. I don't have a rental service for tenants, only investors & landlords).

Jan 14, 2016 09:36 PM
Rainmaker
5,235,771
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

AR has been a great source to make referrals. Last year made two and they were successful in record time!

Jan 14, 2016 09:27 PM
Rainmaker
5,024,156
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

A lot! I have trained my market area to read my posts and they always comment on what I have to say. It's in concert with my print advertisement..it all works together!

Jan 14, 2016 09:25 PM
Rainmaker
5,110,554
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

To-date, pretty much none. One agent referral that has still come to pass and probably won't for a while.

Jan 14, 2016 08:07 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,177
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No one has said they found me on active rain.

Jan 14, 2016 07:55 PM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Michael. Blogging is my largest client, but that is in all venues that I use.

Jan 15, 2016 05:21 PM
Rainmaker
564,720
Women of Westchester Working Together
Women of Westchester Working Together - West Harrison, NY
Women helping Women get ahead

The combo of AR and my WP site brings me a ton of leads. It's about 1/3 of my business and keeps growing.  

Jan 15, 2016 08:09 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,308
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

My AR blog has driven people to my web site.  How many is up for debate but any is good

Jan 15, 2016 06:44 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael,

Great clients, and lots of friends.  A

Jan 15, 2016 06:39 AM
Rainmaker
7,860,271
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Very little. Using blog content in mass emails to my database has been a more effective practice for me.

Jan 15, 2016 05:53 AM
Rainmaker
617,935
David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Michael,
I think it has been 5 or 6 closings. That is some serious coin in addition to all I have learned. 

Jan 15, 2016 05:26 AM
Ambassador
6,413,711
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

One that I have kept, several that I have given to others who could do a better job of helping them.

Jan 15, 2016 05:14 AM
Rainer
223,831
LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla
Compass - La Jolla, CA
San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

I'm to new.  My expectations are 12 months active participation 

Jan 15, 2016 05:12 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I really don't know, Michael.  It's hard to determine.

Jan 15, 2016 03:05 AM
Rainmaker
1,663,836
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

It works for me or I wouldn't be here.

Jan 15, 2016 01:48 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,834
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Not as much as in years past. Nothing in 2015.

Jan 14, 2016 11:22 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

In the early days of 2006-2008 a ton.  These days...just getting back into it.

Jan 14, 2016 10:12 PM
Rainmaker
2,221,377
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

This blog is not to generate businees, it's to make new connections. 

Jan 14, 2016 10:05 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

it's worth participating here every day....it generates business.....but other platforms do also....and offline generates just as much!!

Jan 14, 2016 10:02 PM
Rainmaker
2,190,546
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

An AR rule of thumb I noticed several years ago, based on users comments was that - Success & (and consistent) leads from AR comes on the other side of 1,000 well written and targeted blog posts.

Jan 14, 2016 09:40 PM
Rainer
150,466
Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

I'm still ramping up here in the Rain, but my other sites do keep me "out front" of the pack of Realtors here. I am assuming in time the Rain will just add more juice to that.

Jan 14, 2016 09:30 PM
Rainmaker
2,374,231
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

just a little 

Jan 14, 2016 09:28 PM
Rainer
80,653
Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

This is a good question.  It appears that most agents are not getting a lot of referrals, but the SEO is working.  I know an agent that did get a very good referral and says blogging works. 

Jan 14, 2016 09:07 PM
Rainmaker
556,536
Greg Cremia
Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

The more i blog the more hits my websites get and since i started back up blogging the leads have started flowing again.

Jan 14, 2016 08:55 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Being active on AR and other sites increases our chances of being 'found'.  No matter where I meet people, including my pre-license classes, people say they feel like they know me.  We need that online presence to be found. ( I might have to develop my answer into a post.)

Jan 14, 2016 08:19 PM