Things to do in Washington DC: BLOGGING 401 ON MY THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY HERE ON ACTIVE RAIN

BLOGGING 401 ON MY THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY HERE ON ACTIVE RAIN

          Blogging 401 on my three year anniversary here on Active Rain. Okay Blogging 401 is not a advanced course on how to write a blog and instantly get million dollar home buyers and sellers in your area. But if there is such a class,somebody please sign me up. 401 is the number of blogs that I have posted here ever since I have become a member of this great real estate networking site exactly three years ago today. Can you believe it? I can't. While 401 blogs are the amount of blogs Active Rain superstarts like Coach "K"aterina Gasset® ,Lenn Harley, Todd Clark (Broker) just to name a few bloggers usually write in a probably a month,it took me my whole adult life just to write 401 blogs-It sure felt like it.


          Like many of you who joined this great wonderful website,I never knew what I will gain from this. When I first became a real estate agent,my addiction was Realty Times. As a newbie starving and still starving for Real Estate Knowledge,I found the website very helpful. I use to read many articles trying to learn about real estate.

 

 

         But while I was on the site,I ran across an article on the site which still rings true today called http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20070330_rookieslump.htm. What she said in that article brought me to Active Rain. I also wanted to know if the person who ever wrote Mrs.Blanche Evans ever joined Active Rain? I'm curious. I didn't know that I would learn from so many super nice,knowledgeable,fun-loving,humorous,very unselfish and caring real estate professionals. If I only knew then what I know now. While I have gained a lot of knowledge from reading people's blogs,I am still learning from the great Active Rain Superstar bloggers here. Heck I have learned some stuff from newbies too.

 

          Many of you have reached out to me...by either calling me or being very supportive of me by the comments you make on my blogs. Many of you are super nice,friendly,supportive and very helpful people like Mary Yonkers,Elizabeth Ramsey Cooper Golden,Active Brad Andersohm,Mary Douglas,Wanda Kubat-Nerdin,Nyssa Smith,Ray Nellum,June-Piper Brandon,Gita Bantwal,Gary White,Diane Rice,Renee Burrows,Jason Crouch,Jennifer Fivelsdal,Betina Foreman,Susan Mangigian,Margaret Woda,Frank Bailey,Karen Kruschka,Darleen McClueen,Renee Burrows,Matt Grohe,Sheldon"THAT BRITISH GUY"Neal AND MANY MANY MORE.......... Some of you have ever referred people to me like Audrey June Forshey,Jim Crawford,Debe Maxwell -who referred a real estate agent to me who was looking for a realtor to help his client. Even though he didn't use me because I am not licensed in VA yet,the thought of someone like her referring me is very big because she is one of the many superstars here and Mr.BJ Matson-THANK YOU VERY,VERY MUCH SIR. And C.Tann Starr who was nice enough to call me while she was in town. We had a nice conversation. Hopefully I can meet all of you all at Raincamp Washington DC. So sorry if I didn't mention you. There are too many of you all here-TOOO MANY OF YOU SUPER NICE GREAT PEOPLE TO NAME. I will be here all day if I continued mentioning names. But I had to mention some names just to let these people know that I am very thankful for supporting me.

         

           I love being a member on Active Rain and I look forward to many more years and great things. Coming soon should be some testimonials. And to Jon Washburn and the great super staff at Active Rain-THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. And to all the real estate professionals,mortgage brokers,lenders,home inspectors,appraisers and home stagers who haven't joined this site,YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING. You want to be found first page on Google,you need to become a member on Active Rain. And if you want to learn How to Create a Blog Post for Customers and Search Engines,you to be a member on Active Rain. Still don't be believe me? Type in the search engine "Top Real Estate Networking Site" and see who reins supreme at numero uno-Yeah I bet you didn't know that I speak spanish didn't you-LOL. I'm just kidding,I don't speak spanish. But I did get a "B" when I took it in high school. (I am sorry that's totally off subject of this blog). Also read the ActiveRain Success Stories.

          

         Earlier today a good friend of mine who use to be an agent at my office called and said I typed in the search engine "Exit Premier Realty" in the search engine and your picture came up along with your contact info. I said how did I do that? I told her like I told her before Active Rain put me on Google. She said that she can't do it because she doesn't have the time to stand in front of a computer and type like that. Plus with her one year old,it would be hard for her to blog. But she said that she could only blog if she was like a receptionist or adminstrative assistant. I didn't press the issue because if I have begged you to join a site and you don't want to join,what more do you want me to do? Just five minutes before I started talking to her,someone called me from one of those "I don't know this area code so since this person is probably a telemarketer who claims he or she can get me on first page on Google why should I waste my oxygen and words communicating with this douche bag?"

        

         This person left a voice message on my cell phone and I played it. He was iniquiring about a property. He told me that he saw a house on such website and wants to know more about it. I called him back and I told him I couldn't find it. So he told me that he is going to call the person who gave him my number. Later this person calls me back and tells me that she found me on a website. I asked him what website. It wasn't Active Rain but it is a website which was either one of Active Rain Approved Vendors or sponsors. This lady also wants to buy a house in Upper Marlboro MD for up to 200,000. After talking to her,she later tells me that the reason why the other man from NY called is because he is relocating to Maryland and he is looking for a house to buy. These two people didn't find me through one of my blogs but Active Rain played a part in those two potential home buyers finding me because the website is a Active Rain approved vendor or sponsor.

I don't know what else to say. You have two options-

Join Active Rain and make  or get left out in the cold The Choice is Yours.

Thank you Active Rain. I look forward to hopeful meeting some of you all at Raincamp. I can't believe this blog was this long. Am I the new male version of WordyC-C.Tann Starr? If I can write half as good as she does,have 1/4 of her creativity and her great writing skills,I am leaving this business and going straight to Hollywood. Hollywood here I come.

Looking for a real estate agent in either PG County MD,Charles CountyMD or St.Mary's County MD,please go to my website at www.freelistofhomesforsale.com. And if you still want to connect with me after writing one fifth of my semi-autobiography in this blog,please connect with me on TWITTER"http://twitter.com/DCHomesforsale, LANRE FOLAYAN'S FACEBOOK PROFILE AND LINKEDIN Twitter: DCHomesforsale. 202-378-0283 (Direct) or 301-560-6700 x1154 (Office).P.G County Maryland Homes for sale.

 

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Comments

Congrats on 3 years- I've been in the rain just over 3 months, but still! Love it here and I too hope to meet you at Active Rain DC!

Posted by Ellie Shorb (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) about 2 years ago

Congrats Lanre,

 

I haven't had any contacts yet because of AR, but have learned a lot!

Posted by Tiffany Torgan~La Jolla, CA. Real Estate (Harcourts Prestige Properties) about 2 years ago

Ellie Shorb (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)-Hi Ellie. I am definitely looking forward to meeting you too. Thank you so much for making a comment on my blog. Have a great weekend.

Tiffany Torgan~San Diego Real Estate (ReloSanDiego.Com)-Don't worry. They are definitely going to come. I know that I need to do things such as write more blogs consistently-I am still working on that,writing blogs about the real estate markets that I cover and Hyper local content blogs. Have a great weekend Tiffany and thank you for making a comment.

 

Posted by Lanre "The Real Estate Farmer"Folayan Buy a home in Washington DC (EXIT Advance Realty-Washington DC House for sale) about 2 years ago

Congrats Lanre!

Lanre, C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S Lanre on your 3rd Anniversary here on Activerain! I've enjoyed getting to know you and wish you much more success with your standings on Google and with your potential buyers! Here's some balloons to help you celebrate!

Posted by Wanda Kubat-Nerdin, REALTORĀ® St. George, Utah (Prado & Kramer Real Estate, St. George, UT 435.632.9374) about 2 years ago

Lanre, congratulations on 3 years in the rain and 401 blogs, wow.  I want to be like you when I grow up!!  I can't wait to meet you in person at Raincamp!!

Posted by June Piper-Brandon CDPE, CIAS, ePro, Assoc. Broker (Century 21 New Millenium) about 2 years ago

Yes, Lanre, congratulating you along with the rest!  So exciting it's been three years for you!  It's been one year for me!  Woohoo!

Posted by Nyssa Smith REALTORĀ®, State College Area Real Estate (Kissinger, Bigatel & Brower Realtors) about 2 years ago

Lanre  Congratulations on three years - I'm not there yet, but it has been a trenendous learning experience

Posted by Karen Kruschka - Prince William, Fairfax ,Stafford County VA Real Estate Service (RE/MAX Olympic Realty) about 2 years ago

Congratulations Lanre!  Best wishes for the coming years!

Posted by Ellen Crawford-Virginia & Maryland Real Estate (Prudential PenFed Realty) about 2 years ago

Congratulations on your achievements on Active Rain. Happy Anniversay. Good luck.

Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI BUCKS County & Philadelphia, PA HOMES (RE/MAX Centre Realtors) about 2 years ago

Congrats on your anniversary and thank you so much for the mention!!  You are one of the ones that will be here through thick and thin and also in the next three years!

Posted by Renee Burrows - Las Vegas Real Estate - (702-580-1783) www.ShackDiva.com (BrokerThe Force Realty-REALTOR-Estate-Probate-REO-Short Sale) about 2 years ago

Hello Lanre!!!!  CONGRATULATIONS on your 3 years!!!  YOU are an inspiration to oldies and newbies alike!  May you continue to find successes in Active Rain!

Posted by Diane Rice, Rice Prprty Mgmnt & Rlty, LLC, South Holland, IL about 2 years ago

Lanre,
Congratulations, you have been working so hard to get here eh? :) great job, keep it good and you will be climbing throug the rain !

 

Posted by Aurora, CO Homes for Sale in Aurora, Colorado - Ray Saenz (United Property Brokers, Inc) about 2 years ago

Congratulations and creative way to lead into your blog. Has AR been directly responsible for any of your business? 

Posted by Joe Sosky, Commercial Real Estate Broker (360-816-9652) (KW Commercial) almost 2 years ago

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