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I was just wondering why with all he members, it seems like the same 20-30 people always chatting. I am just trying to figure it out.. Thanks

Good question Doug...how do we get more people to contribute/participate? I had a multi-page thread about this several months ago.

I personally think that organizing local groups that feed into the community would help a great deal.

Josh and Co. are constantly coming up with improvements for the very issue you bring up. He is also great with taking suggestions, so if you have any let him know and he will consider adding it for the community.

Here's Bryan's thread:
How Do We Get More People To Engage In BP Discussions?

Aside from everything discussed there, I think the bottom line is that we really need more advocates. Many of the "core" group of contributors are vocal about the site, many are not.

Sharing BP via all the available means at your disposal - blogging (write about the site and why you think it is valuable), social (sharing BP or any of our pages or content on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, etc.), inviting your investor and other lists to join you here on the site, emailing your friends and colleagues -- would go a long way to get people more active.

I also think we need more discussions here, on our blogs, and on your own blogs headlined by our active and successful members (those who gain value), extolling the value in contributing here.

We've come a long way, and I believe that BP is second to none in the REI space, but this site can truly explode with knowledge, networking, and dealmaking if our members help us with these tasks. I'm only one guy running the show -- there's truly only so much I can do on my own.

Thoughts?

There are some investors as members on here that are very busy that I work with buying properties on occasion.They are flying all over the country looking at properties to purchase etc.

I only do deals in Georgia currently but they buy all over.

So I would assume some are real busy doing deals and only glance at the site occasionally as that's all they have time for.Some are just readers more than posters.

It's the way all forums work.

What people are missing out on is the value that comes from posting. The gold of social media is that you have to be an active participant. While there is value in reading, where you begin to build your network, your brand, your business - is by participating and having people see and get to know you.

I can't stress enough how important that is.

Those people are are most active have figured it out . . . some may call it gaming, but what they are doing is using the platform to build their business.

AND every one of our most active members can share stories of how doing so has brought an incredibly amount of value to them - in one way or another.

Maybe real estate investors need more information on the power of all of this? Thoughts?

Perhaps I need to do a webinar or something to help explain it?

Chris -
Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Next week we'll be revamping our registration process and re-integrating Facebook/Twitter (and hopefully Google Plus) into the site. We've had to take a few things down in the past week in preparation for this move. Once complete, we should have social sharing links across the site once again.

That said, currently, there is a share button at the top of all forum pages (rt side) and we do have them on the BiggerPockets Blog as well as a few other places. I do encourage everyone to share when possible!

Hey Douglas - I know I mentioned this to you already, but having a complete profile and pic will go a long way to help you get going with networking -- with an empty profile, people have no way to look you up in our search to learn more about you. Just something to consider . . . the reason I bring it up again, is also so any others who also have an empty profile can understand that they are doing themselves a disservice if they want to be found by others looking to connect.

i used to be a lot more active..i've been very busy lately with rehabs.it's been a very busy and awesome summer for me :) ...99% sit on the sidelines while the other 1% take action..be that `1% :)

I want to ask some questions but I can't post any topic until I have 5 posts... this is discouraging