{"id":298,"date":"2010-07-07T14:27:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T14:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2010-07-07T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T14:27:41","slug":"active-rain-got-active-i-have-a-local-connection-that-will-probably-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"Active Rain Got Active&#8211;I have a Local Connection that Will Probably Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am not going to divulge the name of this person. It is important to me, but really is not germane to the point of this post. Suffice it to say that this person liked some of the material I have been writing and re-blooged it on her own blog. She and I have made contact, and we are going to meet soon for a cup of coffee to explore future joint undertakings. The prospect of a new person to work with interests and excites me. To paraphrase a sports metaphor &#8220;It&#8217;s why\u00a0we play the games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I have written almost 80 posts since February, 2009. I was reluctant to write at first. I have been more confident about writing posts in the last few months. To me, writing posts is like submitting a paper or a blue book in college. Once I am finished with the work, it is up to the reader to assess whether my work is relevant or useful. I have done all I can by writing the material.<\/p>\n<p>So, when a person not only reads my stuff but thinks it is useful enough to include in his or her blog, that makes me feel that the effort is worthwhile.<em>\u00a0<\/em>I can honestly tell you that I now have no idea whether something I write is going to achieve &#8220;Featured Post&#8221; status (it\u00a0 has happened a couple of time) or crash and burn. That outcome is totally out of my hands. All I can do is continue to observe and analyze, and then write things down.<\/p>\n<p>I am a Massachusetts real estate lawyer. Through my writing on ActiveRain, I may have made an important connection to grow my business. That is a serendipitous result from my real pleasure in writing for the Active Rain nation. I have this to be thankful for, and I wanted all of you who have commented on prior posts to know how appreciative I am of your feedback. It gives me ideas and insights. What more could I ask from any audience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not going to divulge the name of this person. It is important to me, but really is not germane to the point of this post. Suffice it to say that this person liked some of the material I have been writing and re-blooged it on her own blog. She and I have made &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=298\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Active Rain Got Active&#8211;I have a Local Connection that Will Probably Work<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[182,110],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing","tag-activerain-as-responsive","tag-marketing-strategies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":268,"url":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=268","url_meta":{"origin":298,"position":0},"title":"Twitter Power for Active Rain&#8211;I Tweeted the Whine and AR treated me fine","date":"July 2, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I do not know his name.\u00a0I always get people's names, and write them down, \u00a0when they call me. 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