1.Welcome to:
Becoming Visible with
Take Home Notes
Welcome to:
Becoming Visible with
Sept.2011
2nd Annual GRAR REBarCamp
Discussion Leader: Katrina Alexander-Cole
Discussion Leader: Katrina Alexander-Cole
Sept. 2011

2. Katrina Alexander-Cole is a Corporate PR/Marketing Director focusing on nationwide marketing, public relations and advertising for 300+ employees and multiple locations. Katrina focuses on overall communication, marketing, social media, sales, development and organization.Katrina has direct experience with real estate, mortgage procedures and all aspects of origination, processing, marketing, social media, public relations, business development, personal coaching and management.Katrina has a true passion for working with others to grow and expand their business and achieving the goals they set out for.
Katrinas Short Bio
3. Katrinas Thoughts on AR
For those of you who ask "Why activerain?", I say:
You do this to improve yourself, your business and to benefit your clients. The amount of information alone available on ActiveRain is outstanding. You are doing a disservice to you AND your clients by not participating, even on a small level. You do not have to be a writer, a computer genius or creative. The world of real estate is interesting, frustrating and even funnyat times, so your daily job will bring you all you need to share; if you so choose. I do not have to get into the added bonus of optimization and exposure on the web.
Read My activerain blog
4. What others have to say about AR

Russ Ravary - Metro Detroit homes - Michigan Real estate & Mortgage info (Remerica Hometown One) said 1 day ago,"My latest active rain success story is about a person who works for the University of Michigan. He found me on active rain a few months ago. I helped him find a house last month. He referred another friend who bought a house thru me. We only looked at 3 homes when he found one he loved. He found a tremendous bargain! Then he is referring his mother to me. 3 people out of one blog. Active Rain works over and over. What is nice that you could be sleeping, you can be showing houses, you could be doing paperwork and Active Rain is still out there promoting you."
Stephanie McCarty, real estate agent Snellville, Suwanee, Grayson, Gwinnett (Loganville, Snellville, Dacula, Suwanee, Buford) said 1 day ago,"The BEST real estate resource online! What can ActiveRain do for me you ask? Join and find out. For consumers and professionals I think that this website is a gold mine of valuable information. Experienced professionals willing to share their experiences and training to benefit consumers and other professionals alike. There is literally no other site like it - as I have said before ActiveRain rocks! I continue to be very pleased with my association and I try to contribute as often as possible and thank all of the thousands of agents who have given me plenty to think about with their insightful posts over the years."
Florida's Beautiful Homes- Realtors said 3 days ago,"ActiveRain has been an integral part of Florida's Beautiful Homes over all marketing strategy. It became increasingly important when over a year ago I wrote a blog about bank foreclosures in the Tampa Florida area. That same day I received a call from a buyer who had just read my blog and recognized me as a local area expert with whom he wanted to do business. I received several other inquiries that week and still receive calls and e-mails from prospective clients over a year later from that blog. That sounds like success to me. Thanks ActiveRain for providing me with the knowledge and the opportunity. Dave Tipton, Broker- Florida's Beautiful Homes- Realtors"
*All content and photos credited to Activerain
5. Some Facts You Should Know

Companies that blog get % more traffic to their website

6. B2C companies that blog generate 88% more leads than companies that dont 7. 20% of monthly Google Searches are for local businesses 8. 75% of users never look past Pg. 1 (Ranking high on searches is no longer an option; it is Critical to you business!)