Have you registered for #NAAEduConf yet?

The next registration deadline is Friday, June 7 – in two weeks. After June 7, registration rates will increase $150. Use our NSC discount code to receive $50 off your registration fee – NSC13. To register, visit educonf.naahq.org

Resite Online will be in San Diego this June for the National Apartment Association’s annual Education Conference and Expo. Visit us in booth 1824 and learn how to make your own website your number one source of leads for your apartment community.

Building on more than ten years of providing internet marketing services for apartment communities, we make it our business to keep up with the latest in web development, search engines, social strategies, and multifamily trends. Our products include property management company and apartment community websites, mobile, text marketing, online guestcard and lease applications with application fee payments, and resident portals incorporating online rent payment and maintenance requests. Our search and social strategies will help your communities get found more easily online.

Learn more about us at www.resiteonline.com/products

Events

April is Fair Housing Month and the 45th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Since 1968, this legislation prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability. As a housing provider, do you know your rights and responsibilities to carry out and comply with the act? Luckily, the National Apartment Association (NAA) and National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) will be hosting an informative webinar this April 30th. The webinar will discuss the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects standard and liability under the “disparate impact.”

NAA/NMHC will host a members-only webinar to help firms understand the impact of this regulation on Tuesday, April 30 from 1:00-2:00 PM EDT.

For more information and to register, please go here.

Events, Multifamily News

A growing Norfolk-based developer of web sites, online lease applications, and resident hubs serving 600 apartment community customers nationwide is seeking a motivated Web Analyst.  Position requires project management, a blend of technical affinity and sales rapport, creativity, hard work, and an eagerness to learn.  We are a fast-moving, dynamic team serving a growing industry in expanding product categories.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Must be able to effectively specify, understand, and manage multiple independent projects working as the lead with customers to implement their products
• Some technical web development, programming and graphic understanding and expertise (Adobe Suite, XHTML/CSS/XML/Javascript/JQuery/JSON/AJAX, PHP)
• Must broadly embrace and understand Internet and mobile technology
• Some familiarity and experience with Search Optimization and Paid Search
• Some understanding of website analytics, preferably Google Analytics
• Must be able, comfortable and willing to assist in selling
• Ability to develop and foster professional relationships with customers
• Multifamily experience a plus
• WordPress experience a plus

Typical Responsibilities:

• Content implementation on websites, ResidentHubs, mobile sites and other products
• Preparation of monthly SEO and Enhancement reports
• Assist in preparation of customer proposals
• Specification of product implementation
• Test and QA sites ready to launch

General Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Consummate team player
• Completely ethical and honest
• Hard working, driven
• Wanting to understand, track, and contribute to the overall business
• Creative, innovative, curious
• Positive attitude

General:
We offer competitive benefits and PTO.  You will work in a team-oriented startup environment.  You will have the chance to both learn a lot and contribute a lot.  

To Apply:
Email only please: peter.ill at resiteonline.com

Resite Careers

The ResidentHub online service helps increase resident retention by enabling residents to interact with your community, 24 hours a day. In addition to providing this valuable service, we provide incentive for your residents to visit the ResidentHub each time they need to pay rent, submit maintenance requests, contact staff, or access community policies. By visiting and utilizing these services, residents accumulate rewards points in our Resident Rewards system. Each month we hold a random drawing of (3) winners from the residents who entered that month’s drawing, and send each winner a $50 Target e-Gift Card, compliments of Resite Online and your property.

We are happy to announce our 2012 July Resident Rewards winners: Melissa W. of Whitestown IN, Brittany W. of Evanston IL, and Joanne G. of Horsham PA. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to all our entrants! Be sure to enter again at the end of August for our next monthly giveaway.

Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/resiteonline.

Tags: resident portal, resident retention, resident rewards, ResidentHub

Resident Hub, Resident Rewards

The ResidentHub online service helps increase resident retention by enabling residents to interact with your community, 24 hours a day. In addition to providing this valuable service, we provide incentive for your residents to visit the ResidentHub each time they need to pay rent, submit maintenance requests, contact staff, or access community policies. By visiting and utilizing these services, residents accumulate rewards points in our Resident Rewards system. Each month we hold a random drawing of (3) winners from the residents who entered that month’s drawing, and send each winner a $50 Target e-Gift Card, compliments of Resite Online and your property.

We are happy to announce our 2012 June Resident Rewards winners: Jamie P. of Alexandria KY, Hui Ying Z. of Speedway IN, and Nancy M. of Anderson IN. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to all our entrants! Be sure to enter again at the end of July for our next monthly giveaway.

Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/resiteonline.

Tags: resident portal, resident retention, resident rewards, ResidentHub

Resident Hub, Resident Rewards

As thousands of multifamily professionals descend on Boston for NAA this June, there is a lot of buzz about what to do, where to eat, and how to experience this amazing city during the busy conference week. We talked with locals and seasoned travelers alike to compile a short list of recommendations…. our own little ‘Best of Boston’.

Top Guided Tour: Duck Tours
There are many good options for guided tours, but the best and most entertaining way to see all the sights is the world famous Boston Duck Tours. You will see history by land and by sea…. without leaving your tour bus! The Duck tour buses are actually WWII-era DUKW Amphibious Vehicles that begin on a street tour of historical sites and end up on the water in the Charles River. Reserve tickets on their website.

Top Shopping Spot: Newbury Street
Located in the Back Bay area, Newbury Street is Boston’s answer to Fifth Avenue.  It is an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants from upscale to affordable. Newbury Street begins by the Boston Common and Public Garden, so it is convenient if you are out sightseeing.  See Their Directory of Shops and Restaurants.

Honorable mention: Faneuil Hall Marketplace/Quincy Market

Top Sport Destination: Fenway Park
Word on the street is that there will be a quite a large crowd of NAA conference-goers at the Wednesday afternoon Red Sox game as the Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays to close out their home series. Did you know they also do stadium tours when games are not being played?  See 100 years of baseball history on a Fenway Park walking tour, which run 9-5 daily (but end 3 hours before game time). Stadium Tour Ticket Info

Top Restaurant(s): Italian Neighborhood of the North End, or “Little Italy”
Our experts unanimously recommended Little Italy in the North End. There are more than 80 restaurants…too many options to name just one! Although eating well is a hallmark of the North End today, it is surrounded by hundreds of years of American history along the Freedom Trail. It is an easy walk from Hanover Street to several historical sites before or after your meal.  Our locals did suggest a stop at Mike’s Pastry for dessert or a snack.

Honorable mentions: Barking Crab, Union Oyster House (America’s oldest restaurant), and  Legal Seafood (Seaport Location near the convention area)…all somewhat touristy seafood options, but still highly recommended

Top Family Destination: Boston Children’s Museum 
For those looking for the best options with the family,  the Children’s Museum is just a short walk from the Convention Center and many conference hotels. Highly rated by museum goers, it is one of the first children’s museums in the country. The Boston Children’s Museum is located at 300 Congress St. along Fort Point Channel.

Honorable Mention: Museum of Science and the Swan Boat Rides in Boston Public Garden

Top Tourist Spot: Freedom Trail 
Since free time is at a so limited during NAA, those lucky enough to find time for sightseeing will enjoy the Freedom Trail. Although there are guided tours, it is easy to pick and choose from the many historic spots along the trail.  See Paul Revere’s House and the Old North Church in the North End, or cross the river to see the USS Constitution and Bunker Hill Monument… it is easy to fit at least some of the walking tour into your schedule.

We hope these tips will be helpful in planning your trip! Enjoy Boston and the 2012 NAA Education Conference!

Events

(From SearchEngineLand.com)

When Google+ and Google+ Pages for business were introduced a little less than a year ago many people in the local search arena began anticipating the day when Google would merge or integrate Google Places and Google+ Pages. Well, today is that day.

Google Places pages have been entirely replaced by new Google+ Local pages. As of this morning roughly 80 million Google Place pages worldwide have been automatically converted into 80 million Google+ Local pages, according to Google’s Marissa Mayer. It’s a dramatic change (for the better) though it will undoubtedly disorient some users and business….

 View entire story at SearchEngineLand.com

Uncategorized

The ResidentHub online service helps increase resident retention by enabling residents to interact with your community, 24 hours a day. In addition to providing this valuable service, we provide incentive for your residents to visit the ResidentHub each time they need to pay rent, submit maintenance requests, contact staff, or access community policies. By visiting and utilizing these services, residents accumulate rewards points in our Resident Rewards system. Each month we hold a random drawing of (3) winners from the residents who entered that month’s drawing, and send each winner a $50 Target e-Gift Card, compliments of Resite Online and your property.

We are happy to announce our 2012 April Resident Rewards winners: Rachael C. of Evanston IL, Frank W. of Chicago IL, and Ashley C. of Indianapolis IN. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to all our entrants! Be sure to enter again at the end of May for our next monthly giveaway.

Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/resiteonline.

Tags: resident portal, resident retention, resident rewards, ResidentHub

Resident Hub, Resident Rewards

Phoenix—At the 2012 Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) conference in Phoenix, panelists discussed the importance of Internet ratings for multifamily communities. With the prevalence of ratings and review sites, it is important for a property manager to manage these reviews.

According to the panelists, keeping track of the reviews of your communities can help you make sure your brand has the right message.

“People are going to have these conversations with or without you,” Wade Hewitt, vice president, apartmentratings.com said. “Engagement can really be a difference maker.”  See MultihousingNews.com for full story.

Tags: apartment ratings, reputation management, reviews

Multifamily News, Search Strategies

Resite Online (www.resiteonline.com) is a growing Norfolk-based developer of web sites, online lease applications, and resident hubs serving apartment community customers nationwide is seeking a motivated sales manager.  We are a fast-moving, dynamic team serving a growing industry in expanding product categories.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Must embrace and understand Internet and mobile technology
• Search Optimization and Paid Search knowledge a strong plus
• Minimum of three years of consultative outside sales experience
• Proven business-to-business (B2B) sales success
• Strong account development and customer service
• Ability to grown and retain an existing account base
• Ability to develop and foster professional relationships with customers
• Strong organizational skills and planning skills
• Online advertising sales experience preferred
• Multifamily industry experience strongly preferred

General Requirements

• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Team skills: must be a team player, able to successfully interact and contribute in a diverse group of people
• Completely ethical and honest
• Hard working, driven
• Wanting to understand, track, and contribute to the overall business
• Creative, innovative

General

We offer competitive benefits and PTO. You will work in a team-oriented startup environment. You will have the chance to both learn a lot and contribute a lot.

To Apply

Email only please: peter.ill at resiteonlin