Active Rain just hit a milestone ~ 200,000 members!
I've been keeping an eye on this number as it moved up, and was guessing that we wouldn't hit this number until Valentine's day.
When I joined (with 100 total points,) in July of 2007, there were 41,000 real-estate-related professionals in this wonderful community. (EDIT: I may have that number wrong; see Mike Jaquish's comment below)
How did I find AR? I found it in an article on Inman News. Reading that article, I thought to myself "I'll bet I can do this. I wonder if it will bring me business?"
I found that I could do it, and I've blogged pretty consistently since then. Today, about half of my business comes from Active Rain referrals.
When my phone rings, and the person on the line says "I found you on the internet," I know that they found me because of Active Rain. I have no other internet presence or advertising.
CONGRATULATIONS, ACTIVE RAIN! ...AND THANK YOU!
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I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender.
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Offices (AZ) Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista, Nogales, and Albuquerque, NM.
Mike* I too have been watching and I missed it over the last few hours! Kudos to ActiveRain
Good morning, Wallace!
This is pretty cool, and I've got a big smile on my face right now.
Mike in Tucson
This is a great milestone . Congratulations to the Founders of Active Rain and thanks to all the members who made this possible.
KUDOS, HAPPY 200,000 MEMBERS!! Active Rain Rocks!!
Anon,
It feels like a party!
Gita,
Thanks for stopping by to comment. Stay warm back there in Pennsylvania!
Mike in Tucson
Mike, I'm proud to be a part of this! If it wasn't 6:30am at the Jersey Shore, I be toasting with champagne!
Laura,
Hold that thought until 4:00. LOL
Mike in Tucson
Mike,
I joined in late 2007, with about 13000 members.
The growth has been amazing!
I joined in March 2007 and never looked to see how many members there might have been. If I'd started off like so many of today's new members do I'm sure I'd be over a 1M points. But the bottom line is the business generated has been terrific. Thanks to AR.
Mike,
I have been following the number as well but you were faster to point out the milestone achieved by AR this morning (I wonder if there is a way to find out who was the 200,000th member to join AR). Wishing you continued success in the Rain as well as in life. :)
Mike - Doesn't surprise me one bit that ActiveRain has reached this milestone. AR is the best platform in the industry. Way to go ActiveRain!!! Congratulations on your achievement.
Congratulations to ActiveRain!
I can not remember how many members were here when I joined in July 2006. I came back and started inviting people a couple of weeks later in August... I still paid no attention to how many were here. Then I realized it was blogging.
I used the WayBack Machine once to see if I could figure out what the early membership was....
Congratulations. Who did that banner? It is wonderful. How did they do that banner? Where am I?
Mike - I blinked and missed it. It seems like it was just yesterday that the number was 100,000. I don't know what that means to everyone, but I'll bet it's got to help with google.
Mike,
Isn't it a really good feeling when you pick up the phone and the person on the other end of the line says "You don't know me but I found you on the internet"?
Wow 200,000! That is kind of like the DOW at 14,000! Thanks for posting this Mike.
Dan,
We're moving on up...
Don,
It sure is!
Larry,
Google loves us!
Maureen,
The banner is on the Dashboard, and someone at AR's home office made it, I'm guessing. I tried looking for my photo, but couldn't enlarge it enough. If you figure out a way, let me know.
Judy,
It's OUR achievement! You made it happen, along with 199,999 of the rest of us.
Gerry,
I'd like to know as well!
Cindy,
Amen to that!
Mike,
I think I've been following you since then, too. Have a great day!
Mike in Tucson
Mike, I've been watching that number. I've recently become a rainmaker myself and that is impressive!
Hello Mike and this is great "Success" for the Activerain network and all of it's members! Your post has been featured at one of my favorite groups at AR ...
SUCCESS AT ACTIVERAIN
Vegas Bob,
Thanks for the feature! This community is a huge part of my success as a lender!
Mike in Tucson
Your very welcome Mike and keep them coming ...