Technology Tips

How to create Branded VIDEO using Visual Tour software

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000

1. Go to the Visual Tour software
2. Click on ‘Setup’
3. Click on ‘Download Viewer Branding’
4. Create your video tour as usual - click 'Create Video'

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to edit your Naples Monthly Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:35:00 +0000

Please follow this step by step video to learn how to add my Naples monthly newsletter to your newsletter campaign.

click -here- to view this video in full size

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to find Prudential Florida Logos:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:38:00 +0000

1. go to our company website -here-
2. click on ‘Our Intranet’ near the top right
3. username: prudential password: your office number
4. click on ‘tools and resources’
5. near the bottom you will find ‘Prudential Florida Realty Logos’

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to find Prudential Florida Logos:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:38:00 +0000

How to sign up for the OSA (Online Sellers Advantage)

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:04:00 +0000

How to sign up for the OSA (Online Sellers Advantage)
1. Login to your PREA account
2. click on “Online Sellers Advantage Login” in the “Quick Links” section
3. sign up and follow the directions provided

For assistance please contact Mark Yaschik:

239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to take Panoramic Pictures for Visual Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:40:00 +0000

It is very important to stand in one spot holding the camera at the same level. The only movement you want to make is to pivot your body from left to right.

In addition you want to be sure to overlap the pictures by about 20%.

How to add - Florida Home & General Lines Insurance to your website

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Florida Home & General Lines Insurance

Add the Logo
1. Click -here- to open MarksPRIMAWebsite.com
2. Right click on the “Florida Home & General Lines Insurance” logo (near the top right of the screen) and Left click on “Copy”
3. Log in to your PRIMA Back Office -here-
4. Click on “My Website”
5. Click on “Edit This Page”
6. Left click wherever you would like to add the logo

7. Right click and Left click on “Paste” (allow access if prompted)

Add the Link
1. Left click on the picture
2. Left click on the link icon
3. Copy and Paste http://floridahome.csioa.com/default.aspx
In the Url: field
4. Press “OK”
5. Click on “Save and Publish” at the top right of the screen.

For assistance please contact Mark Yaschik:

239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to resend a Newsletter or any other Campaign Letter:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:47:00 +0000

How to resend a Newsletter or any other Campaign Letter:

1. login to your back office -here-

2. click on “Messaging”

3. click on “Quick Email”

4. Step 1. select either a new contact, a group of contacts or all of your contacts

5. Step 2. click on the first drop down box to select the campaign i.e. “Newsletter Campaign”

a. click on the second drop down box and select the specific letter you would to resend

b. click “load”

6. proof the letter

7. click “Send”

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

April 2009 Training Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:17:00 +0000

How to add contacts to your Contact Manager:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:14:00 +0000

How to add contacts to your Contact Manager:
1. login -here-
2. click on “My Contacts”
3. click on “Add a Contact”
4. enter at least the first name, last name and email address of your contact. You assign a password for each of your customers
5. click “Save”
6. I would recommend sending a “welcome letter” - button at the bottom

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

1911 Moorings Lane Naples, FL

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:37:00 +0000

1911 Moorings Lane Naples, FL, originally uploaded by markyaschik.

Great home ready for you. New carpet, paint, kitchen, bathrooms and much much more! Short walk to schools, grocery and restaurants.

How to Use eCards

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:41:00 +0000

Creating an eCard is easy. Please click on the following steps:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

How to access our eCards program:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:00 +0000

You can access the eCards program by clicking -here-

1. Click on “eCards” on the middle of the page
2. Click on “eCards: again on the next page to load. - A new window should open (if not please check your pop-blocker settings)

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to add my monthly newsletter as your PRIMA monthly newsletter:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:10:00 +0000

How to add my monthly newsletter as your PRIMA monthly newsletter:

This easy procedure requires two main steps.

1. go to my website -here-
2. roll your mouse over the "Newsletter" tab on the right and select the newsletter you would like to copy. the Naples newsletter can ALWAYS be found -here-
3. highlight and copy all of the content

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1. sign into the back office by clicking -here-
2. click on "Messaging"
3. click on "Edit Letters"
4. click on the first drop down box and select "Newsletter Campaign"
5. click on the second drop down box and select the appropriate month's letter i.e. April
6. scroll down to the body of the newsletter
7. paste in the content you copied from my site
8. click on "Save" at the bottom

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

Where do Prudential Florida Realty listings get advertised?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Please click on the picture below.

How do I get Help?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000

Please click on the picture below.

How to use Facebook to increase customer traffic

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:17:00 +0000

Are you using Facebook to promote yourself and your business? Social networking sites offer a unique way for you to attract new customers.

Please view this excellent slide show to learn more about the value of Facebook

Introduction to Real Estate Marketing in Facebook

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark

239-659-3321

MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to access Realtor.com Showcase Enhancements:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:31:00 +0000

How to access Realtor.com Showcase Enhancements:
1. begin by clicking -here-
2. select your MLS, input your username and password
3. click “Sign In”
4. click Yes to accept the Terms and Conditions.

Editing Your Agent/Office Information
1. from the menu on the left, select Account Information.
2. select Agent/Office Info from the gray submenu.
3. complete form with current information.
4. click the photo-box to add Agent Photo (or Office Logo).
5. click Save Changes.

How To Add Photos To Your Listings On REALTOR.com®
NOTE: If this is the first time you have added photos to listings you will get an ActiveX permission
message. You must accept this and grant permission to install the applet on your computer in
order to add photos to your listings.
1. login to the Control Panel.
2. from the menu on the left, select Enhance My Listings.
3. click Select a Listing from the gray submenu.
4. click the Edit link that corresponds with the listing you wish to enhance.
5. click Edit Listing Photos.
6. click on the photobox to locate the photo on your computer.
7. select a .jpg or .bmp file and click Open.
8. click in the Caption box next to the image and type a 25 character caption to appear beneath the photo.
9. repeat for each additional listing photo.
10. click Save Changes.

To Add A Headline To Your Listings
1. login to the Control Panel.
2. from the menu on the left, select Enhance My Listings.
3. click Select a Listing from the gray submenu.
4. click the Edit link that corresponds with the listing you wish to enhance.
5. click Edit Headline.
6. enter desired headline (up to 50 characters) for listing.
7. click Save.

To Add Text Descriptions To Your Listings
1. login to the Control Panel.
2. from the menu on the left, select Enhance My Listings.
3. click Select a Listing from the gray submenu.
4. click the Edit link that corresponds with the listing you wish to enhance.
5. click Edit Text Description.
6. enter desired REALTOR.com® description (appears on REALTOR.com®
Listing Detail Page) and/or Website Description (Appears on your REALTOR.com®
personal web site under the View My Listings
tab).
7. choose which description you would like to view for each description area.
8. click Save.

To Add Scrolling Text To Your Listings
1. login to the Control Panel.
2. from the menu on the left, select Enhance My Listings.
3. click Select a Listing from the gray submenu.
4. click the Edit link that corresponds with the listing you wish to enhance.
5. click Edit Scrolling Text
6. enter desired text to be displayed moving across the listing detail page above your custom property description on REALTOR.com®.
7. choose desired font, style, color and size.
8. click Save.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to add customers to any of your campaigns:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:48:00 +0000

How to add customers to any of your campaigns:
1. login to the back office -here-
2. click on “Messaging”
3. click on “My Campaigns”
4. select the appropriate campaign from the top drop down box i.e. “Newsletter Campaign”
5. go to the second set of boxes near the bottom
6. all the names on the left are currently receiving your letter - all on the right are excluded
7. select the appropriate names on the right and click “Add”
8. click “Save”

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to get your PRIMA website placed higher on search engines:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:16:00 +0000

How to get your PRIMA website placed higher on search engines:
1. add relevant content to your PRIMA website on both the home page and sub pages
2. add your name to where appropriate to your site as much as possible
3. add local keywords i.e. neighborhood names and your name to the meta description and meta keywords for all of your pages
4. submit your website to Google -here- and Yahoo -here-

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to unblock your PREA account:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:35:00 +0000

How to unblock your PREA account:
1. please call PREA at 888-732-5778
2. let them know that your eCards account is blocked due to spam notifications
3. they will send you an email describing how to prevent this issue from occurring again in the future
4. once you send the email back they will very quickly unlock your account

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to edit the Welcome Letter:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:33:00 +0000

How to edit the Welcome Letter:
1. login to the back office by clicking -here-
2. click on “Preferences” near the top right of the screen
3. scroll down to the bottom of the page
4. make your changes and click “Save” (just above the email subject line)

Note: you can also change the Imported Welcome Letter and Welcome Letter Resend

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to add property to your Featured Listings tab:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:26:00 +0000

How to add property to your Featured Listings tab:
1. login to the back office click -here-
2. roll your mouse over “My MLS” click on “Manage Featured Listings”
3. enter the MLS # of the property into the blank field on the right
4. click on “Add Listing”

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to temporarily turn on or off a Property Watch from the back office:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:34:00 +0000

How to temporarily turn on or off a Property Watch from the back office:
1. login to the back office by clicking -here-
2. click on “My Contacts”
3. type in the customer’s name or email address in the “Matching” field and click “Search”
4. double click on the customer’s name
5. click on “Searches”
6. click on the name of the search description i.e. “Naples - Pelican Bay”
7. click the email updates “Yes” to turn off or “No” to turn on the updates

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com

How to modify a Property Watch from the back office:

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Yaschik Prudential Florida Realty) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:33:00 +0000

How to modify a Property Watch from the back office:
1. login to the back office by clicking -here-
2. click on “My Contacts”
3. type in the customer’s name or email address in the “Matching” field and click “Search”
4. double click on the customer’s name
5. click on “Searches”
6. double click on the search you would like to modify
7. make the changes and click “Save”

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mark
239-659-3321
or
MarkYaschik@PrudentialFloridaRealty.com