264,743
Well here's the thing. You're anonymous, but not to Staff level, so hello $$$$$!
You want a feature? Mail $10,000 to the ActiveRain Member Support Retirement Fund. I can guarantee the feature won't give you additional business.
However, here's what I do see when I look at your blog. You're writing straight to the consumer with specific information that has potential to cause your phone to ring. Keep doing that, it's far better for your wallet than pursuing a gold star in the Rain.
Secondly, because you're writing to the consumer, you're also not writing what tends to attract the Gold Star. As others have mentioned, something of broad appeal to the ActiveRain community is more likely to get the gold star.
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Also: this question was reported as spam. It has been reviewed, as you would expect by our comment here, and determined that it is NOT spam!
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Rocky Dickerson
Las Vegas, NV
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Wayne Martin
Chicago, IL
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
Carlsbad, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Haiku, HI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,459,743
Kissing a$$ won't do it. The material has to be interesting, well-written, with broad AR appeal, etc... If you shared your name, you might get some people who would be willing to check out your posts and let you know what might help.
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Rocky Dickerson
Las Vegas, NV
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,749,275
Who really gives a rip about getting a featured post? There are more important things to worry about.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,078,451
As others have noted, a check, made payable to "Feature Fairy, c/o ActiveRain" usually does the trick.
If you used your name those looking at your profile could offer some tips.
The blogs I've had featured are usually current events, op-eds on the industry, news about mortgage stuff that isn't common knowledge, or pieces written to help others in ActiveRain.
Noteworthy though is as cool as the feature is, it's often the blogs that don't get featured that have the best results in your business.
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
5,117,178
Kissing anyone's a$$ is not likely to get you featured. And why do you care? It's 100 measly points. Odds are won't get you any business to improve your bottom line. Plus what Kat Palmiotti said.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
3,350,764
Kissing anyone's anything is likley NOT part of the Feature equation.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
863,784
Thought the answers to this one would be fun...and I was not disappointed.
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Celia Moore
Portland, OR
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
Carlsbad, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,057,664
Ah, grasshoppa. So you've been looking for an ass to kiss.
You're definitely not feeling around in the right places, chere! 😂
I would not care about Feature . . . is your blog getting you business?
Believe me, 'Over 100 Featured Posts On Active Rain' is about up there with
'I'm on the board of directors for my R Association' in terms of cachet.
Have you SEEN some of the F posts? Okay, that's probably why you're asking.
Back to . . . you do realize they won't earn you a dime and believe me, they don't earn a whole lotta respect either.
So a little to the left . . . and . . .
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Celia Moore
Portland, OR
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
2,073,610
What goes into attracting the Feature Faeries has been an evergreen topic in the rain. Typically it's a post that appeals to a broad group of people, with proper spelling, good graphics, and not a huge grey wall of words.
But even then, it's hard to tell if you'll be featured. Sometimes it's because you wrote a wonderful post, and sometimes, it would seem, as though the Feature Faeries have over-imbibed.
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Mimi Foster
Colorado Springs, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
5,773,367
All I can say, this is the silliest way I have seen to make friends and influence people. Perhaps you should rethink what you write and the subjects you write about. Happy Trails! A
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
Carlsbad, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,426,149
Interesting question, if I had asked it I would have used my name though.
One thing that I have learned over the years is that features are a bit over rated, even the 6 people that get a disproportion of them dont really get that excited about them.
Just keep doing whatever you are doing to earn money here on AR, and if a feature is really that important then now you know where to send the money.
And dont forget to send a check to my mailbox as well.
🤠
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,584,596
Is this your modus operandi?
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,847,891
I'm pretty sure I know who's asking. How did you think we were going to respond?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
889,905
Gotta Love it! A little humor in the rain with classic song, some good advice and a bit of light dart throwing!! Love the Rain and the people in it!!
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,507,073
Dunno. My first post was featured and I've had three featured so far.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,864,791
If you think your post is feature-worthy, just tag Carol Williams who will review for a feature in The Second Chance Saturday group.
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
1,326,624
Interesting discussion.
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,049,465
I just send love letters to ActiveRain Member Support along with a suitcase filled with $100 bills. Then I read complaints from people who post drive by comments and laugh.
Hey ARMS:
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Rocky Dickerson
Las Vegas, NV
808,779
Not mine.........good luck with your feature!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,879,816
Who cares about a FEATURE, you want your phone to ring. The feature does not put any dollars into your account.
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,246,557
While I would normally reprort this as spa, the Active Rain Member Support has already answered your question quite well!
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,458,319
Awwwww poor little you. Grow up and write about what makes your phone ring. If this all you have to worry about, you're doing pretty ok in my opinion! This always generates responses though if that's why you and the 100's of others who question Features pose this question so very often!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,142,163
When you find out, please let the rest of us know! LOL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
902,538
588,538
Thanks everyone for the advise and tips. Just wanted to see if I post something that can stir $hit up!!!
Glade y'all didn't let me down... LOL