Agent Web Site

Set Up Guide

Connect Technology

Agent Web Site Set Up

This is then new advanced Agent

web site. The information displayed

on this site is a combination of IDX

and WordPress.

This Guide will walk you thru the

step by step process to set up your

account. If at any time you need

Customer Service assistance you

can either email us at

cs@connectrealty.com or call

281-292-3499.

IDX Platform Set Up

First you will want to get

the information you will

need together. You will

need your MLS ID, an

agent photo and a brief bio

about yourself.

This guide will give you

step-by-step instructions

on how to log in and add

your information to the IDX

and WordPress systems.

Click on “IDX Log In Link”

to log in .

IDX Platform Set Up

Enter your Log In information here.

Your Log In is the first 12 characters of your

name as registered with Connect (example)

Agent Name: Randy Almaguer

User Name: randyalmague

Password: Your password is set to the same as

your email password

If you have any questions or problems logging in

contact Customer Service.

IDX Platform Set Up

•Under the Bio tab

update your contact

information.

•Fully fill out your

contact information.

This is what will appear

on your property

searches & Agent

directory listings.

Continued…

IDX Platform Set Up

•This is the information

that will appear on the

corporate site when

customers search for

Agents.

IDX Platform Set Up

•Upload your Agent photo.

Remember you are 5 times

more likely to get clients if you

have a photo!

•Enter your MLS ID which will

allow your listings to appear

on your web site.

Continued…

•The IDX Bio Page is where

you will place your Agent bio

and any personal message

you want clients to view. This

section has no limit and can

be as long as you would like.

•Please note that you will also

have to add this information to

WordPress which we will

cover in the next section.

IDX Platform Set Up

IDX Platform Set Up

•You can elect to redirect your page to

another personal website. If you select this

option consumers will not be able to use

your home search capability.

•If you want to customize the way your Bio

Header displays (just like the one in this

training) change the text in red, then copy &

paste the changes and blue text below into

the “Bio Page Header” section.

</html>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font

face="Comic Sans MS"><b>NAME , </b><i><font

size="2">Your Real Estate

Agent</font></i></font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font

face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">

222.222.2222 Office</font></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font

face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">

Randy@ConnectRealty.com</font></p><p>

•Enter your Bio Header information. It may be

easier for you to type out your information in

Word then cut & paste it into your bio.

Congratulations, you are done with the IDX Set Up !

Next we will set up your WordPress account

IDX Platform Set Up

WordPress Platform Set Up

WordPress displays….

1. What your clients see on

your new Agent web site

main page

2. What your clients see when

they click on “About”.

The new Agent web site allows

you to have more personal

information, greater control of

your web site and the ability to

easily upgrade when new

options and services are

available.

The following Set Up Guide is

very quick and easy to follow

WordPress Platform Set Up

From the Virtual Office, select

WordPress Log In Link.

This will allow you to edit your

Agent web page information,

upload your picture and add

your bio.

WordPress Platform Set Up

Enter the same Username

and Password as your

Virtual Office Log In and

click Log In.

Select Profile from the left

menu.

Here you can make changes to

your name, phone numbers,

select your default MLS area

and upload your photo.

WordPress Platform Set Up

Select Pages from the

left menu.

Then select Edit to edit

your current bio.

WordPress Platform Set Up

•You can see how your

page will look by

selecting View Page.

•In the Edit Page you can

add or change your bio.

The functions of the edit

page are similar to those

functions found in

Microsoft Word – bold,

underline, italic,

numbering etc.

•Once you are satisfied

with your page, click

Update Page.

WordPress Platform Set Up

Congratulations, you are done and have

completely set up your Agent Web Page!

WordPress Platform Set Up