The How & Why

About the Designer Website Collection

March 23, 2018 by engageRE

What is the Designer Website Collection?

It is a series of High Design Website templates with pre-selected images, graphics, text type, layout and locations for key calls to action.

Key features available during the introductory release include:

20+ designer-crafted, customizable website layouts (many more coming!)
Designs for Agents, Teams, Community Lifestyle, Home and Living
Designer-selected colors, graphics, buttons, text type, calls to action and more
New Homepage Editor – see changes automatically made and saved as you work
Mobile, Tablet and Large Display website preview
Editable text sections (unique to each design)
Custom image sections (unique to each design)
New designer image gallery provided with over 1,000 high-quality images
New image selection and upload tool
Distinctive new Property Galleries - Featured Listings (unique to each design)
Quick, selectable calls to action (What’s my Home Worth…)
Editable homepage testimonials (unique to each design)
New ‘About Me’ sections, larger agent photo (unique to each design)
Team layouts with all new ‘About Us’ sections and team rosters
New signature website footer with integrated contact / lead form
Built-in social media connectors
Built-in IDX+ listings search with every full-website
Custom website navigation from existing website (for easy transition)
Content pages available from existing website (for easy transition)
SEO Saved Searches available from existing website (for easy transition)
Brand, MLS and State compliance support built-in

Where can the new Templates be found?

In the engageRE Agent Portal, hover over SiteBuilder and select Collections, then Layouts

Under Collections, all designs will display.

Persona -These focus on you and features your agent photo.
Team -These are all about your team.
Texture -These incorporate design texture and dimension.
Luxury
-These highlight luxury design elements.
Home & Living -These feature home imagery.
Under Coming Soon, we list more categories that will soon be available. These are
not clickable.

You can search each collection by clicking on the name.

Hovering over the layout will display what features are included such as,
Custom Theme Color
Custom Hero Image(s)
Editable Hero Text
Search Listings
Feature Properties
Testimonial
Custom Background Image
Content Text
Calls to Action
Editable Call to Action Text

Each layout has different customizable elements.

To view in detail, click Preview.

In the Preview, you will notice how your information is instantly pulled in to give you
a true representation of what your website homepage will look like.

Click Select Template to choose and begin customizing OR
You can close it to preview another layout by clicking the X in the top right.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Website Template Changes

March 23, 2018 by engageRE

In an effort to transition all websites to the new Designer Website Collection templates, agents and offices will only be able to choose a new Designer Website Collection template beginning Wednesday, March 21. Websites with older templates will not be affected, but agents and offices will not have the option to choose an older template moving forward when making changes.

At this time, the new Designer Website Collection templates do not support HTML on the homepage, only the internal pages. If you have custom features such as YouTube videos or widgets from preferred vendors on your homepage, we recommend you do not switch to a new Designer Website Collection until HTML is supported. To view the new Designer Website Collection, click on Site Builder->Collections->Layouts.

Please note: Agents and offices who opt to see a preview of the new Collection templates should exercise caution as there is not a way to recover any previously saved changes (including current live websites) if a new template is selected.

For more information on the Designer Website Collection, please visit https://www.engageremarketing.com/designer-website-collection

Learn About WordPress Premier

March 20, 2018 by engageRE

You can now upgrade your website to the #1 web publishing platform in use on the web today – while still being fully integrated with CRM3. Put the power of WordPress into your website with engageRE. Learn more on how to upgrade your website to WordPress today.

Know When Hot Clients Use Your Website Tools (Webinar)

November 6, 2017 by engageRE

Do you fully use your website notification functions? There are several default and customizable built-in tools that alert you when clients log in, save searches, save favorite properties, and receive automated email updates. These can really help you target that ‘hot’ client!

This webinar is presented by Reliance Network.

Online Seller Report Enhancement

November 2, 2017 by engageRE

We are upgrading the Online Seller Report. The new report will be made available in the CRM the afternoon on November 8th with the first automated email sent on November 13th. All existing Online Seller Reports will migrate to the new version. In addition, we have made the following improvements:

Agents can enter partial contact information when searching and selecting the contact(s) to receive the report.
You can attach a Saved Search to determine the nearby properties as an alternative to the preset radius search. The closest ten properties will display under the new expanded Market Summary section which now includes active, pending and sold listings when available.
Online Seller Report Summary is now an editable text area so the agent can add a custom message.
Ability to set an Email Frequency specific to the individual report. The report will still go out on Monday but now you can choose for each report how often it will be sent to the contact.
Ability to choose to stop sending the individual report when the listing goes Pending or Sold.

For more details, see Online Seller Report.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Will my existing seller reports, created under the previous version, still go out?

A: Yes, the reports will continue to out on the same schedule as before, with the new report format.

Q: Can I still send an individual report to an email address, without enrolling them in the recurring report?

A: Yes and no. You can send an individual report to all contacts who are enrolled for that report. However, each recipient must be a contact in the LeadStreet system – sending to ad hoc email addresses is no longer supported.

Q: Do the emailed reports work on a mobile device?

A: Yes and no. The emailed reports should display on all devices, however, some of the information is too detailed for effective use on a mobile device, and will need to be viewed on a tablet or laptop.

Q: Will my setting changes be automatically saved?

A: No. Auto-save is no longer supported. The Save button must be used after making changes to any settings on the report.

Social Media Marketing for Real Estate (Webinar)

October 1, 2017 by engageRE

Social media marketing, today’s “word-of-mouth,” is a tool that many agents aren’t fully using to their advantage. In this webinar, we reviewed some of the most common social media sites and simple strategies you can employ to grow your business.