Why is it so hard to get a Feature? Even with Bananas and Cookies?

I know that I'm not supposed to care. Write for the SEO. Write for the potential customers. Write for anything other than a silly gold star for goodness sakes.?

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I can't help it. I'm human. I like gold stars. Didn't we all want one as a kid? One of my worst memories of my childhood (and the only memory that I can think of from 1st grade) is every Friday having a spelling test. If you got a 100%, then you got ONE cheesy-puff from the giant cheesy-puff container. (Yes, as an adult I realize these were even generic cheesy puffs.) Every Friday I was reduced nearly to tears over my tragic lack of spelling ability.?

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I wanted that cheesy-puff.?

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So now, I write in a few places. I have been writing here at Active Rain since 2007. In that time I've written 955 blogs and received 15 gold stars. Maybe I should be happy with that. Maybe I'm just not that good of a writer. Maybe no one actually cares about what I write about.?

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Still, I've had a lot of gold stars in places like "Stage it Forward", "The Art of Marketing You", and "Bananatude". Twice recently (and currently I think), I've had stars in two of the three locations (and on very rare occasion all three), at the same time. Your blog suddenly starts getting a lot of comments and then you find out that you earned a banana, you think,?"SWEET". Suddenly get a cookie from Marti and you think,?"Both a banana and a cookie? I'll just sit back and wait for the gold star!"

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*crickets chirping*

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It's like I'm fighting for a cheesy-poof all over again.?

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?Author Bio: Melissa Marro, Home Staging Industry leader, Realtor, and entrepreneur offers a unique perspective on New Home Construction, Resale Residential Real Estate, and Home Staging

For more information on buying or selling in the St Augustine, St Johns, Jacksonville, or Ponte Vedra area, visit StageListSellNEFL.com or call Melissa Marro (marro.melissa at gmail.com), Watson Realty, for more information (904-466-2093).

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