I gotta give it to Active Rain, its pulse on Google has seemed to transform into various other media forms. I've read many a post here on how fellow Mortgage Professionals have been contacted by newspapers, television, magazines, etc... because someone came across their blog here on Active Rain.
A couple of weeks back, I got an email from Erica Ramus, a broker with Realty Executives in Pottsville, Pa. She had given my number to a reporter for the Republican & Herald, a newspaper also out of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. They were to run a story on the mortgage mess and wanted to get some insight from local Real Estate Professionals.
The story ran on the 27th of September and is actually a pretty good article. It's a pretty in depth look and analysis of what is going on in the Mortgage and Real Estate Industry. In simple terms, it also gives consumers insight to educate themselves when buying a home. If they already own one and are finding themselves in times of trouble, this article can also be of benefit.
You can check out the full story and the link here.
Erica and I were quoted several times in the article. I even came off as quasi-intelligent, which is typically a good thing. So a belated thank you to Erica for spreading some Sardi love to the local media and a thank you to this forum... for publicity that costs just a few moments of our own precious time.
That was a nice article. How nice that you actually sounded like you know what you're talking about!
Jason,
Nice article! BTW, that's the longest article I've read in a while...I'm getting used to blogs and short snippets!!! Erica and You represented Active Rain well!!! Thanks, Fran
Beth - Yup, imagine that. Smart alleck:-)
Fran - Thanks. It was a long article but I thought it was very good and gave folks a really good pulse for what is going on. It was pretty simple and educational.
Jason, love that quasi-intelligent adjective. You're fooling them all right?? : ) Actually, your modesty is showing (or is it satire) my brilliant man.
Jason, I bow before the alter of the quasi-intelligent. You done good! A very well researched article I thought. Well done on your part too.
Wow.... the author was able to make you sound smart?
I guess I will have to read it....
Sardi, what I want to know is who could not love you? Keep up the great work.
Gary - Satire happens to be one of my strong points:-)
Fred - Yeah, I thought it was a pretty good article as well. Thank you Sir!
Tom - I said 'quasi-intelligent' Mr. Burris, not even she can perform miracles.
Danny - "Sardi, what I want to know is who could not love you?" I'll make up a list tonight and fax it over to you next year when I'm finished.
Jason - Congratulations you are now a media star....can I have your autograph? Preferably on a blank check. :-)
Way to go Jason but they forgot to provided a linked song for your quote!
Jason, quasi-intelligent? You my friend are not quasi-anything. You are majorly intelligent and it's a pleasure to read anything you write. Plus, if Jennifer loves you, you must be really something!
@ Susan... He's really SOMETHING alright! :)
Congratulations Jason! I wondered whether you were ever going to post this. I'm glad she included enough of your perspective to give people a sense of who you are. I've been fortunate enough to be interviewed and quoted twice now by Inman News. They found me on ActiveRain as well. This is a good place to get noticed! (in more ways than one!)
I love my quasi-intelligent Jason!
Mwa & Fwa!
Jason,
That is awesome how that worked out ! Is great to be quoted in the article and glad it came out well !! Congrats on that. You are right about the A/R aspect - is amazing how things take off from it ! ~ Chris
Jason,
So now you too have become one of those google experts we talked about, eh?!
Kidding aside it was a really well written article and your input was on target. Good job getting your name out there and branding yourself as the loan pro you are!
Gerry Suarez, Jr.
Your FHA Loan Pro!
Jason, I am going to check out the article. I am so happy I can say I know someone famous. You are one of the smartest I know, next to Jen of course since she said yes. What a couple you two make!!
Marvelous job & great article. Heck! A famous person on AR! You completely sounded like you knew what you were talking about! Great job. KM
Hi Jason,
Congratulations most definitely well deserved! I will check out the article in the am this is way past my bedtime. ;)
Very cool, Sardi. I'm just waiting for someone to contact me for such a quotational opportunity, and I'll simply forward every member's only piece I've ever posted. Better to burn out than fade away, right?
Sandra - I will ignore my normal 'bouncing' analogy in regards to checks and just address your point. You can have an autograph, tell me which breast I should ink it upon?
Dan - Wouldn't be my choice, yet an appropriate one. I would of gone for this nostalgic dandy...
Susan - I failed my first Driver's Test so my guess is that I'm not the apple of the educational eye. Thanks though, I will give you the writing thing. I will always be self-deprecating, but I know where I'm actually quasi-talented. (And this article doesn't count;-)
My Jennifer - And he loves you, even though you give me more gray hairs than dipping my head in Ron Paul's Foreign Policy Stance. I'm not even sure what that means, but you can take the 'MWA' & 'FWA' to the bank... to our lives, and let God sort it out. What if... what if NOW?
Christopher and Stephanie - It was okay. I appreciate the opportunity but am certainly not convinced that I gave my all in giving insight. That's my fault and my correction to make.
Gerry - Yeah, I suppose it was a 'Marketing Win'. Bank Statements and Swedish Accounts typically tell that story.
Audrey - You are so very sweet, so I won't be totally evil about this. I'm not nearly as smart as you describe me... at least not yet.
KM - I do know what I'm talking about... most of the time, regarding this industry. Thanks.
Suzanne - It's a small paper in Pottsville, Pennsylvania... don't wake up too early.
Slaybaugh - That's called HBO, man. Burning out is good... fading away can be damn brilliant. Just sayin'...
Yeah, it was an uncharacteristically LONG piece for the Sunday paper. It was nice to work with a fellow Active Rainer to put it together!
Congratulations to you and Erica. Wish you good luck .
Give your self some credit young man. You sounded quite wise in the article.
Erica - Yes it was, on both accounts. I thought the article was a darn good piece.
Gita - Thank you my dear.
Tom - Don't mind my self-deprecating sense of humor, but I appreciate that. Thank you very much!
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Jason- What a neet thing for Erica to think of you, and for both of you to do this interview.....sounded pretty darn good to me :) From my conversations with you I would say you're quite good at your job.
Randy - Promise me I'll reap some residual off of the link you've provided and I'll be your best friend for life... or at least in dog years.
Kathy - I read off of a prompter; I need more practice. Seriously though, thank you. And I was quite honored that Erica dropped my name in the first place.
Hey--I was looking for a mortgage pro in the area who would return the reporter's phone calls! I knew you'd understand the impact of good --FREE--marketing.
PS--Thanks for your time today and advice!
Erica - Of course, that's also part of the reason I'm still around AR... good~FREE~marketing. As far as the time and advice, no problem at all... my pleasure.
Jason, you came across as intelligent, but underspoken. Next time, just tell them to reblog one of your posts. :)
Jason.... nice job Mr. mortgage consultant and loan officer. Seriously, it all sounded good. We just need to get the real professionals in the news more often.... and for the media to not spin anything and just print the truth, not opinion.