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Sponsoring XSites

 
     

Your XSite gives you the ability to create one of our free XSites for a business associate. By sponsoring a free XSite for your associate you automatically gain several benefits.

  1. Since our free XSites are ad-supported, if you're sponsoring a Mortgage XSite, we automatically place an ad for your agent services at the bottom of the sponsored site. In addition, you're given the opportunity to place a "Search for Homes" button on the sponsored site that links back to a page of your own site.
  2. If you're sponsoring another Agent XSite, a Listings XChange partnership is automatically established between each site, allowing you to share listings with each other freely.
  3. If your associates decide to upgrade their XSites to our full versions, you're automatically credited with a $50 referral off of your next renewal.

To access your XSite's sponsorship and sponsorship tracking functions, log into your site's admin, hover over My Office, and click XSites Sponsorship in the toolbar that appears.

 

     
 

Sponsoring a Mortgage XSite

 
     

To sponsor a Mortgage XSite...

  1. Log into your site's admin, hover over My Office, and click XSites Sponsorship in the toolbar that appears.
  2. Click Sponsor a Mortgage XSite in the Sponsorship pane on the left.
  3. In the screen that appears, you can sponsor the site through our own invitation engine or send your own e-mail invitation.
    • Sponsoring the XSite through our invitation engine - Click Send an Invitation, type an e-mail address and invitation message into the boxes provided, and click Send. Optionally, you can check the Send a Copy To box and specific an e-mail address if you'd like to include another e-mail address in the invitation.
    • Sponsoring the XSite through your own e-mail - If you'd prefer to send your own e-mail inviting someone to sign up for a free XSite and partner with you, just copy the provided link at the bottom of the Send an Invitation box and paste it into your e-mail.
  4. Once a partnership is established, a link back to your site will appear on the sponsoree's new site. In the Sponsorship Settings section at the bottom of the screen, select the page of your site to which you want the sponsoree's "Search for Homes" button to link using the drop-down menu provided.
  5. When finished, click Save Settings.

The sponsoree is sent an e-mail offering a free XSite. If the sponsoree signs up for a site, the sponsorship becomes active along with the ad and link to your site.

 

     
 

Sponsoring an Agent XSite

 
     

To sponsor an Agent XSite...

  1. Log into your site's admin, hover over My Office, and click XSites Sponsorship in the toolbar that appears.
  2. Click Sponsor an Agent XSite in the Sponsorship pane on the left.
  3. In the screen that appears, you can sponsor the site through our own invitation engine or send your own e-mail invitation.
    • Sponsoring the XSite through our invitation engine - Click Send an Invitation, type an e-mail address and optionally customize the invitation message using the boxes provided. Then, click Send. If desired, you can check the Send a Copy To box and specific an e-mail address if you'd like to include another e-mail address in the invitation.
    • Sponsoring the XSite through your own e-mail - If you'd prefer to send your own e-mail inviting someone to sign up for a free XSite and partner with you, just copy the provided link at the bottom of the Send an Invitation box and paste it into your e-mail.
  4. When finished, click Save Settings.

The sponsoree is sent an e-mail offering a free XSite. If the sponsoree signs up for a site, the sponsorship becomes active along with an automatic Listings XChange partnership.

 

     
 

Tracking Sponsorships

 
     

As you continue to sponsor XSites, you can track the effectiveness of XSite sponsorship as a marketing tactic through the XSites Sponsorship section of your XSite. To track the traffic to your site through XSites sponsorships...

  1. Log into your site's admin, hover over My Office, and click XSites Sponsorship in the toolbar that appears.
  2. Click My Sponsorships in the Sponsorship pane on the left.

You're taken to an overview of your sponsorship activity. For Mortgage XSites you've sponsored, you see a report of all traffic to your site driven through the sponsored site. For Agent XSites, you see a total number of listings views resulting from your automatic Listings XChange partnership.



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