Beginning July 1, all California Realtors will need to include their CA DRE license number on any “solicitation materials intended to be the first point of contact with consumers,” as stated in a bill passed by the California State Senate (SB 1461). While the new amendment excludes electronic media, since vFlyer also provides print content for our users, we wanted to make sure that they had a way to include their DRE license number on their Flyers. That’s why we introduced an Additional Info field in the Account Profile, where you can enter not only your CA DRE license number but also other information, such as a mobile phone number. And given that different states have different laws regarding real estate advertising, the Additional Info field gives users more flexibility in terms of what information gets included in their Flyers and Account Profile.
You can find the Additional Info field on your Account page. Any text you enter in this field will appear in the Contact Information section of your Flyers (see images below).
Thanks to Chris Crane at Red Oak Realty, Kristine Johnson at Gallagher & Lindsey Realtors, and Jason Born of Signature Realty & Mortgage, Inc., for providing us with useful feedback on the new California law.
If you need assistance, call or email vFlyer Support.
The last few weeks have been busy at vFlyer and I wanted to fill you in on some of the great new features we’ve introduced in that time. There are four new features and capabilities in particular that I want to highlight:
First, we added 8 new Craigslist layouts for our vFlyer business subscribers when you publish a Flyer using a custom theme. Now you can choose how your flyers will look on Craigslist. You want bigger photos? Check. You want creative and attractive layouts? Check. See for yourself… New Craigslist Layouts. Also, visit the vFlyer Support Wiki for information on how to use these new Craigslist Layouts.
Second, we enhanced our print content for our vFlyer business subscribers. Now when you print a Flyer that uses a custom theme, you will get a whole second page full of photos. This feature was added due to the popular demand of our users. You see… we do actually listen to you. There are more print layouts on the way.
Third, we added a new narrow blog layout for our vFlyer business subscribers. The blog layout is 480 pixels wide and thus fits most major blog sites including Active Rain and Localism. When you publish a flyer with a custom theme, you can access the blog layout HTML by selecting Blog from the HTML drop-down menu. Then all you have to do is copy and paste the HTML to the blog of your choice. It’s that easy!
Last but not least, you can now share your Flyers on Twitter. When you publish a Flyer, a Share on Twitter link will appear under the More Options section on the right side of the Publish Successful page. We have even created a special shortened URL for Twitter that fits well within the 140 character limit. If you want to get the word out about your Flyer, use Twitter and you can connect with millions of others. For more information on the rapidly increasing popularity of Twitter, check out this article from TechCrunch.
We hope you enjoy these new features. As we continue to enhance our services to make vFlyer better and better, feel free to offer any suggestions you have on how we can make vFlyer work best for you. Send your feedback to support@vflyer.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
We are excited to participate as the host of this week’s Carnival of Real Estate. I was impressed with the breadth of topics covered in this Carnival as well as the quality of the posts. Without a doubt, the big news of the week was the signing into law of the stimulus bill. Whether you agree or disagree with the plan, let us all hope that it hastens the recovery of the economy and the real estate market. As many see the dark clouds hovering over our economy, let’s look for and help others see the silver lining (opportunity). Many of this week’s posts share insight into the stimulus bill and other notable posts share ideas on how to help ourselves and clients. I highly recommend reviewing these posts. I believe a few may even stimulate you to update your play book.
Top Pick
Tax Credit Component of the Stimulus Bill
Who doesn’t like a little credit from time to time. Here are some posts that dig into the details of the new tax credits?
Lenore Wilkas presents
First Time Home Buyers in Foster City Are Getting an $8000 Tax Credit posted at
San Mateo Real Estate News.
Jacqulyn Richey presents First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit posted at Las Vegas Real Estate News.
Refinancing Component of the Stimulus Bill
I consider the refinancing component of the stimulus bill as the most provocative part of the plan. These thoughtful posts either provide a good summary of this part of the plan or, as in Jay Thompson’s post, dissect it and provide commentary.
Advice for Buyers & Investors
The next set of notable posts provide advice and ideas for home buyers and investors.
Thanks for stopping By
As you leave this week’s Carnival, I trust that you will take away some nuggets from these posts and will pass them along to your friends.
Dan Lenehan recently joined the vFlyer crew as a Customer Success Representative! We’re excited to have Dan on board to help our customers resolve problems they’re having and maximize the benefits of the vFlyer service. As for Dan, he’s busy educating himself about all the ins and outs of our products and services and is thrilled at the opportunity to communicate with customers across the country. You can reach Dan or someone else on the support team by email at support@vflyer.com.
vFlyer now automatically syndicates to partner Backpage.com. In the past, users could cut and page HTML templates directly into Backpage.com, but now, thanks to a new a partnership with Backpage.com, the process is automated!
Now flyers in the real estate, vehicles, services, general merchandise, and jobs listings can automatically be syndicated to Backpage.com.
Simply click the Enable Partner Sites link in Automatic Submissions section of Edit Flyer to enable Backpage syndication.
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