My ActiveRain Success Story

Real Estate SEO in Maryland
My ActiveRain Real Estate Blog Success Story:

From the interest generated from my ActiveRain blog posts I have new clients come to me, I no longer have to go to them. The content on my blog(s) is so detailed and informative (and ActiveRain plays a HUGE part in the form of cost effective distribution AND syndication of my content) that 100% of my new clients are PreQualified.

Here's how that works:

Person has a company website (some from the real estate industry, others simply small business people)
Person spends a ton of $ on traditional marketing methods

... close to zero result
ROI? nil

Person reads up on Google, Google Ranking, SEO, Facebook marketing.

Person soon discovers there are widely varying prices being quoted and no simple way to discern the "snake oil" from the really effective SEO contractors...
Not wanting to "over pay", Person takes a deep breath and orders services:

Result?
Next to nothing in the way of ROI

Now Person is pissed... couple grand down the drain and all they have to show for it is Now, they're an educated consumer of SEO/ Social Media Marketing (expensive education huh?)

Person now discovers my blog(s)

Person reads for hours
Person identifies with content on my blog(s)
Person realizes "to actually pull this off requires A) science / skill / knowledge of the game" and B) This is a "whole lotta man hours"
Person discovers I have DIY (do it yourself) tips and tricks
Person discovers "if you REALLY WANNA do this yourself, I'll show you...

Person comes to the realization: A) SEO tactics from my blog(s) really does work (they battle tested it themselves) and B) they've got a business to run and can't sit at the computer all day

Person knows in advance we charge from $2500 a year to $25,000 a year
Person is PreSold BEFORE THEY CALL ME

End result from my experience with ActiveRain?

My clients come to me with credit card in hand... I have to spend ZERO on sales people, sales staff, advertising, marketing (I AM a marketing company with a proven  track record)

Pretty Good ROI and excellent case for investing in ActiveRain don'tcha think?

David Bruce Jr
Local SEO Apex Predator
Frederick Web Promotions
240 397-9804


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Interior Design For Frederick Maryland Homes

With the first wave of baby boomers preparing for retirement and planning for later years, the demand for homes to fit their needs is causing innovative changes in home design. Universal Design is a concept that has been around for a couple of decades, but the increasing demand has brought it into popularity with homebuyers, designers, and builders.

The idea is to create buildings, whether homes, businesses, or public spaces, with the needs of all ages and abilities in mind, without sacrificing style. More and more homeshows feature products and spaces designed to meet people’s changing needs.

Universal Design is about more than just aging. Thanks to advances in medical care, people are living longer with disabilities and debilitating illnesses or injuries, and require spaces to meet varying stages of abilities. Because it doesn’t require costly retrofitting to make a home accessable, universal design is the best way to accommodate everyone, regardless of age or ability. Many of us can adopt some of the concepts of Universal Design in our own homes.

Some Ideas:

• Lower shelves 3 inches from the standard height for easier access.
• Use height adjustable closet rods to keep clothes within easy reach.
• Install a handheld showerhead to allow showering while sitting on a bath bench.
• Choose u-shaped handles for cabinets and drawers, they are easier to grasp for arthritic hands.
• Choose lever door handles instead of knobs.
• Give patios, driveways and stairs a textured surface to increase footing stability.

To Find out more about Universal Design, here are 2 websites: http://www.universaldesign.org/ and http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

As many boomers age, they want to be independent and live in their own homes as long as possible. Not only is home design important, but products to make home life easier are becoming more popular. Lowes is just one retailer with a line of products to meet Universal Design concepts. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=CommLib/UnivDesDef.html

For more tips, visit http://www.aarp.org/families/home_design/

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Article Source: All Things Frederick

The Highland Real Estate Group
Chris & Karen Highland * 301-831-9947
Real Estate Teams, LLC
email us: isell4u2@msn.com
Text Us: 301-401-5119
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