SoCal CRS Members - How to Create Your Member Page on Our Website

Southern California CRS Chapter members have another marketing and branding option on our website. And since CRS members and consumers can access our regional roster when looking for a CRS, you want to be sure to captivate readers with some additional information about yourself.

Here is a short video that will explain how to edit your member page on our website in the members only area. It only takes a few minutes.

If you need help creating your logon ID and password, you can learn how here.

Written Instructions for Obtaining Your Website Log On ID and PASSWORD

Logging in to the Southern California CRS Website - For Members Only

• our Chapter members,
• National CRS members who are not yet members of our Chapter (why aren't you?),
• agents interested in becoming a CRS
• consumers (especially those interested in the value of hiring a CRS to help them in their purchase or sale AND to search for a CRS in the Souther California region).

Updating Your Member Page on the Southern California CRS Website

Once you have created your logon and can access the Members Only Features, the next step (optional but highly recommended) is to update your profile on our website. This information is viewable by other members and can enhance the information that consumers can read about when they conduct a search and your name shows up.

NOTE:  Please know that the member profile page you update on the Southern California CRS website is NOT the same as the CRS DIRECTORY INFORMATION on the National CRS website and which is also searchable by members and consumers. The member page is ADDITIONAL information you can share to provide a broader perspective on your services, and you may (and should) include a photo since the master directory information does not populate your photo on the Chapter site (but does on the National Site).

A link to your member page is added to the roster information on the Southern California website but ONLY after you update the details on your member page and save the information. 

1. TO CHANGE THE INFORMATION IN THE CRS DIRECTORY:

You can only update your National Directory Information by logging in to the National CRS website and changing your profile on the MY ADVANTAGE page – you will need to use your CRS membership number to create an account if you do not have one.

Why not take a moment NOW to verify that the information on the National CRS website is CORRECT (did you change a phone number?  Add a designation? Move to a new brokerage? Create a new website?). If this information is wrong consumers (or other CRS members) will not be able to contact you. And that reflects badly on you.

2. TO ADD INFORMATION TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEBSITE MEMBER PAGE (Chapter Members Only):

• First, you will need to logon to the Members Only Section (see the recent article on how to obtain your user name and password if you do not have one).

• Once you create an account and logon to the Members Only section, on the left navigation bar CLICK on SoCal CRS Roster. You will then see USER MENU appear in the navigation bar toward the bottom. You will also see several options under this link:

• Edit Your Details
• Edit Your Member Page
• Edit Your Profile
• Manage Forum Image

• Select the option you prefer and follow the directions for adding information to your Member Page. You should complete all 4 options to have the most accurate and complete information available. You WILL need, at a minimum, to add information to the Member Page option in order for this to appear in the chapter roster that can be searched by other CRS members and consumers.
  

3. TO VIEW YOUR MEMBER PAGE (and see what consumers and other members can see):

• Click on SoCalCRS Roster in the navigation bar
• Then on the Roster search page insert your LAST NAME and then click SEARCH
• A pop-up window will appear with your directory information (there is some information from the National CRS site as noted above)
• On the second to last line above the link to your website (check to make sure this website link is correct and working as well) you will see the link “ "click here for the member’s page”.
• Click on that link and the member page you edited (with your photo) will appear.

I would encourage every SoCAL CRS member to update your member page. You never know who might be searching and it’s ANOTHER BENEFIT TO YOU of being a member of the Southern California Chapter of CRS.

If you have any problems, please feel free to email (Jdowler@remax.net) or call me (760-840-1360).

Using the Southern California Chapter of CRS Website - MEMBERS ONLY FEATURES

All of you are aware that the Southern California Chapter of CRS has a website that has undergone significant changes in the last year. The website contains information that is valuable to you, our members, as well as a means for consumers to search for a CRS in our region, among other things.

While much of the website is accessible to non-members (e.g., Leadership), there are some Members Only features that you may find useful in your business. In order to access these Members Only features you will need an account.

Here’s what to do.

1. In the upper RIGHT hand corner of the Home Page you will see the sign-on box.
2. Under the USER NAME and PASSWORD boxes, Click where it says CREATE ONE to create your account
3. On the next page you will SELECT A USER NAME and provide your 7-digit CRS membership number.
4. You must also include a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS for verification purposes
5. Once you have entered the information, click SEND REGISTRATION
6. You will receive an email with your user name and password. You must VERIFY who you are by clicking on the link in the email.
7. Once you have verified who you are you will be able to log in (if you do NOT verify who you are, you will not be permitted to log in even though you received a password from the system).
   

After you receive the email and verify receipt by clicking on the LINK,  you may login on the home page to access the MEMBERS ONLY features.

Look for more tips on using our website in future posts.