 ADDING YOUR OWN LISTING—
To add a listing of your own, you need to be in your own Admin Area, which means you first have to be a Member. At this
point you will be an Associate Member because no fee is charged until you've created a listing and are ready to publish / pay for it.
In the right hand column your Admin Area you will see a heading "My Home Exchange Listings" »» Create A New Listing. This will take you to a screen where you will provide all the information relative to the exchange home you are offering and the Home Exchange you are seeking. At any point you can save your work and return later. NOTE: Your session may time-out after 40 minutes while typing in your information, so be sure to "Save" your data frequently. The Listing Number and Title will then display under My Home Exchange Listings with the option to View—see how it will display, Edit—add or make changes, Photos—add photos - see below, Delete—remove the listing permanently, Pay to Display—pay to become a Full Member and make the listing instantly live! |
| EDITING YOUR LISTING—
Your listing(s) can be edited 24/7 from your Admin Area. Just log on and select the listing you wish to work with. Remember to click "Save" when you're finished.
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| VERY IMPORTANT!—
Due to the enormous amount of space taken up on our server by unactivated listings , we regret we must enforce a time limit of two (2) weeks that unpaid listings can remain in an Associate Member's
Admin Area before being removed. A reminder will be emailed to the Associate Member at least 24 hours before their unpaid listing is deleted.
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| REMOVING A LISTING—
Should you ever wish to remove a Home Exchange listing, you will find a "Delete" option below where it's listed in your Admin Area. Be absolutely certain
you wish to take this action because the action is permanent!
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| ADDING PHOTOS & CAPTIONS—
You have the option to add an unlimited number of photographs to your listing. Make sure they are bright and clear and a low resolution so that they load
quickly when people are viewing them. In your Admin Area click the "Photos" link of the home whose photos you wish to add / edit. Under 'File Name' click "Browse"
and locate the image file on your computer, then click 'Upload Photo'. You will also have the opportunity to add a short, descriptive caption for each photo. Make sure you 'Mark As Default' the photo you want to display on the front page of your listing. |
| DELETING PHOTOS & CAPTIONS—
Should you ever wish to delete a photo, you will find a 'Delete' button at its base.
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| SAVING SEARCHES—
Whenever you perform any searches, at the foot of the listings displayed you will see the option to "Name and Save the Search". This name will
then display under Searches »» Saved Searches in the left column of your Admin Area.
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| MAKING CONTACTS—
As you search and view the listings of our Full Members, you will see a link at the top right of the screen to "Contact this Listing". Click and you
will open the Email screen. At the foot of the page you will see two options: 1. Save this message body so that I can use it in future again
2. Save this message body as my default message. Option 1. will save the text you entered and automatically enter it in the next email you prepare to
send (you will have the opportunity to edit it first). Option 2. will save the body to your Mailbox in your Admin Area where you will also have the
opportunity to edit it. Associate Members are limited to sending a maximum of 5 emails during a 24 hour period.
NOTE: A number of years ago, to prevent spamming of our Members, it became necessary to safeguard both ourselves and our paid Members by blocking any outgoing emails that contained URLs or references to web sites other than our own. Please remember this, otherwise your email will be blocked and you will receive an error message. |
| MY MAILBOX—
When logged in to your Admin Area, you will see "My Mailbox" in the left hand column. Clickable links then take you to Mail You've Sent, Your Stored
Email Templates, and Mail You've Received.
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