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Hint: You can save time and energy by
importing your listings from either Top Producer 7i or from selected MLS
services. For more information, see the Importing Listings section of this
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To create a new listing from scratch:
- From the My Listings page, click Manage
Listings in the My Listings menu on the left.
- Click the Create a Listing Manually link.
- Decide if this listing should be a “Featured Listing” by clicking the
Make this property a Featured Listing check box.
- Now, go through each tab and type the information requested. You can
enter as much or as little information as you desire. At a minimum, you must
complete the following fields in the General Property Info
tab.
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Note: Pay particular attention to
List Date and the Expires On fields.
Listings will only appear on your site if today's date falls within that
range. Once the Expires On date passes, for example, the
listing will no longer show up until you change that date. Likewise, if
you "post date" a listing by putting a future date in the List
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At any time, click the Save and Continue button to save your
work, but leave this listing open for additional changes. You should do this
from time to time to ensure that your information is saved and won't be lost if
you experience an internet service interruption. Or, click Save and
Close to save your changes and close the Listing Editor.
- In order to protect the integrity of your listings database, the location
fields have been designed to load valid information into the drop-down menus.
When you select the United States for the Country, for
example, only US states and Territories are listed in the State
menu. This is also true of the State menu, which
loads the City drop-down menu with valid Cities, the
City menu, which loads both the Zip menu and
the County menu, and the County menu, which
loads Neighborhoods.
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Hint: Your last selections for
Country and State are remembered and
loaded by default. So the City menu should already be
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- To speed entry in these fields you can either select from the menus with
your mouse, or type the first few letters of a valid entry. For example, if
you begin typing in the City drop-down menu, the first city
that matches what you type is entered in the field when you press
Tab or Enter. You can also press
Alt+Down Arrow to open the drop-down menu.
- Once you select a Zip (or Postal) code, you have the
option of creating Neighborhoods in that area. Click the Neighborhoods
drop-down menu and click Add a neighborhood. Type
the name of the area and click Add Neighborhood. Once you
have neighborhoods entered for your Zip codes, you can simply select them from
the drop-down menus.
- You can select the Property Type from the drop-down menu.
When you create your listings pages, you can use this field to filter the
properties to be shown. If the desired property type is not listed, select
Add a Property Type from the top of the menu, type the name –
“Waterfront,” for instance – and click Add Property Type .
- Likewise, the List Status item allows you to set the
status of the property. Again, if a particular status you wish to use is not
listed, select Add a Status from the top of the drop-down
menu. Type the new status type – “Under Contract,” for instance – and click
Add Listings Status .
- The Listing Agent drop down menu lets you assign this
listing to an agent in your office. Once assigned, their specific contact
information is displayed along with the listing, rather than the general
company information. To add an Agent account to your system, or edit their
information, click use the User Management
option in the My Office toolbar .
- From the Seller drop-down menu, select the contact
information for the individual whose property you're listing. This information
will not display on your site, but it will appear in the header of the Listing
Editor, making it easier to find their contact information while you're
editing the listing. Only contacts from your database that are flagged as
"Seller" will appear in this list. To add a contact, or edit their
information, click the Contacts button on the
XSites toolbar.
- All information on this page is optional. If you don't complete a field,
it will not display on your listing.
- The Content Editor section lets you build a custom description of the
property. You have all of the editing features available, including fonts,
colors, lists, and even multimedia links for graphics. For specific help with
these functions, consult The Content
Editor section of this manual.
- The Short Description field is used in the Grid display on your Listings
Pages.
- Most of the menus on this tab contain drop-down menus containing common
responses. However, you can simply type your own text into these fields as
well.