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Resources for ActiveRain Training and Support
Are you a new member on ActiveRain? Are you looking for the manual or guide? Do you have questions, feel lost or overwhelmed by all the cool stuff ActiveRain has to offer? Help is here, but do you know where to find it? Many of the questions, calls, emails, and tickets I receive always start off with, "How do I.....?"
Here are some of the best resources for ActiveRain training, coaching, and support.
- Getting Started on ActiveRain - A post to help you get started
The "Getting Started" link located on the main ActiveRain Page
- ActiveRain Training Webinars - Webinars for new members
Webinars held Tuesdays and Thursdays - Here's the Calendar
- Real Estate RainCamps - "Live" Conference for Members and Non-Members
RainCamp.com teaches you more in a day than you could learn in a year
- The Help/FAQ Group - Multitude of member contributed tutorials
Help/FAQ group provides members a place to share and learn
- ActiveRain Newbies - A Group every new member should join
ActiveRain Newbies Group 9366 subscribers - 20,518 posts
- The ActiveRain Guide - Blog featuring multi-authored Instructions
ActiveRainGuide.com culmination of members posts to support YOU
- The "Search" Tool - Keyword or Phrase Search Tool for members
Searching ActiveRain couldn't be easier using the AR "Search"
- ActiveRain Ambassadors - Local Ambassadors Reaching Out
Experienced members helping new and existing members
- Member Services - The ActiveRain Team and Support Staff
These are the folks at ActiveRain keeping the heartbeat pumping
- ActiveBrad Tutorials - Blog posts written for members needing help
This is an eBook I have been building since I joined ActiveRain back in 02/07
- Technical Support - support@activerain.com
Now that you've seen all the places to learn and get support, are you still unsure where to start? Here's my suggestion. If I were brand new to ActiveRain, or had signed up a while back and were just returning, I would make it a point to at least visit each of the above links to become familiar with what help, support, and training is available here, then I would go sign up for one or two of Steven Graham's Training webinars.
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We are constantly trying to improve and enhance the Network and Community. We will continue trying to provide you with the support and necessary tools and training to help you make the most and best use of your time here. If you are new to ActiveRain, we welcome you aboard. If you're a returning member and notice things look a bit different around here, then this post is for you too, and we welcome you back. I'm excited and looking forward to witnessing your growth and successes in the "Rain!"
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On December 6, 2009, the Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors announced the members selected for the 2010 Leadership Program.
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“SEO” – a Facebook Page is indexed by all the major search engines as well as Facebook itself. Wait there’s more. If it’s indexed it’s also Page Ranked. Want more? Most every link on the Page has “Follow” attributes (as opposed to “No Follow”).
“Separation of Church and State” – a Facebook Page automatically provides a privacy layer between the Page (you) and the people who “Fan” your Page. This goes both ways. Provocative pictures your old college buddy just found, uploaded and tagged of you don’t get shared to your Fans. Conversely, your Fans have an understanding that by becoming a fan they won’t be divulging private information as well.
“The Landing Page” – you can set any one of your tabs to be the first one shown to NON Fans. That means you can create a Tab specifically designed for the new visitor. For a relocation agent that would be “Why it’s so great to live in Sunny Acres”. That Tab could be Photos, Videos, or even a 
“Voted OFF the Island” – It’s a little known fact but pushing your new listings out to your friends (via your personal profile) is a violation of Facebook’s Terms of Service as well as it’s Facebook Site Governance: Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. You can read more 
“Say my Name” – Like a personal profile your Facebook Page can also have it’s own custom URL. In the world of Custom URLs there’s can only be one Facebook.com/SunnyAcres. While most people opt for their own name for their personal profile (i.e. I’m 
