ReloSpec Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled

Earlier this week we proposed a ReloSpec Advisory Council and the response has been tremendous!  Thank you for all your helpful input and encouragement!

Most of those responding suggested the following:

  • Meet once a month for a couple months to get organized, then once every 3 months
  • Have a separate groups for Cartus, LeadingRE and BHHS/Prudential/Others so we can focus on specific needs, but share ideas that all groups could use
  • Limit the number of Council members to 8-15 per group
  • Have a written agenda at least a few days before the meeting so all will be prepared with their input
  • Publish results of the meeting via email to Council members and make available to all ReloSpec users

So, would you like to participate?  Our first Advisory Council meeting will be a combined meeting next Thursday, March 13th at 11:00AM Central time.  If you want to join the meeting, please send an email to info@prosws.com   Once we have your email you’ll get a reply with the link to join the meeting along with a proposed agenda.  Here is the proposed schedule for Advisory Council meetings:

  • Thursday, March 13th 11:00AM Central; Combined meeting
  • Tuesday, March 25th 11:00AM Central; Meeting for Advisory Council, Cartus
  • Wednesday, March 26th 11:00AM Central; Meeting for Advisory Council, LeadingRE
  • Thursday, March 27th 11:00AM Central; Meeting for Advisory Council, BHHS/Prudential/Other
  • Tuesday, April 22nd 11:00AM Central; Meeting for Advisory Council, Cartus
  • Wednesday, April 23rd 11:00AM Central; Meeting with Advisory Council, LeadingRE
  • Thursday, April 24th 11:00AM Central; Meeting for Advisory Council, BHHS/Prudential/Other

We look forward to your participation in the Council(s) and suggestions for improving the ReloSpec software.

Are you going to Nashville?

Just when the dust settled from conferences in Florida and Nevada, we’re gearing up for another conference in Nashville.  It’s the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services BHHS/Prudential conference on March 16-18.  We’ll be in Booth 334 in the Exhibitor Showcase.  Be sure to stop by to say ‘Hello’ and see up-to-the-minute ReloSpec features.

We hope to see you in Nashville!

New Web Seminars Scheduled

Want to save time by learning some cool ReloSpec features?  Is it time to ‘stop chopping and sharpen that ax?’

The latest schedule for FREE Web Seminars is now available.  Invest 30 minutes and save hours with ReloSpec.  The Web Seminars Schedule is available by clicking the link on the Main Menu page, or just click here to register for the class(es) of your choice!

ReloSpec Advisory Councils forming soon

Many of you have asked about the formation of a ReloSpec Advisory Council.  You have asked and we have listened.  Today we are announcing plans to form at least one Advisory Council and possibly three.

The purpose of the Advisory Council(s) is to identify ways that Relocation Specialist can be improved to meet the needs of specific groups of people.  We’re considering an Advisory Council for Cartus Network users, one for LeadingRE users and another for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Prudential and other users.

We need your help in the formation of the Advisory Council(s).  What would you suggest for the following questions:

  1. How often should the Council meet?  (Once per month in a GoToMeeting format?)
  2. How many should be members of the Council?
  3. Does it make sense to have separate groups?  (eg. Cartus Network, LeadingRE, BHHS/Pru, etc?)
  4. How and when to report on Council activities?

Please let a member of the ReloSpec Team know your suggestions.  You may add comments here on the blog or email or call a Team member.

We look forward to your suggestions and participation.

Will We See You Next Week?

It’s that time of year already.  We just finish with the New Years celebrations and it’s time to pack for the next conference.  This year, two major conferences are held at the same time, but at opposite ends of the country.

The Cartus Network conference will be held next week in Ft Lauderdale, FL.  Of course ReloSpec will again be represented and Sue Farley will be there to meet with you.  Look for the ReloSpec table in the EXPO area throughout the conference.

The LeadingRE conference is in Las Vegas again this year.  We’ll be there too and Jim Evans will look forward to meeting with you at Booth #1308 at the wild and crazy Networking Night, plus throughout the conference in the Exhibit area.

We hope to see you soon!

Update RE: Cartus 1st Two Weeks forms

Earlier today a blog was sent announcing two additional Cartus forms.  They are named ‘Cartus Affinity 1st Two Weeks HF’ and ‘Cartus Affinity 1st Two Weeks LST’.

As we understand it, the two new forms are to be used in conjunction with the monthly forms and do not replace them.  We apologize for any confusion this announcement may have caused.

Cartus 1st Two Weeks Forms Now Available

For those ReloSpec customers who are members of the Cartus Network, you’ll want to know that the two new forms ‘1st Two Weeks LST’ and ‘1st Two Weeks HF’ are now in the ReloSpec FORMS page.  These two forms are variations of the ‘Monthly’ forms and have new form names assigned to them.  This means that if you use the Action Plans feature to send forms to your agents you’ll want to update the Action Plan Items to include the new ‘Two Weeks’ forms rather than the ‘Monthly’ ones.

The ‘Monthly’ forms will remain in ReloSpec for the foreseeable future, though Cartus wants you to begin using the new ones beginning February 3rd.

Free Web Seminars Available for January, February

New Web Seminars are now available for the rest of January and the first half of February.  Are you willing to invest 30 minutes to save hours of time each week?  The Web Seminars are a great way to learn those time-saving features you’ve been wanting!

NOTE:  Most of the time in the past the web seminars have been on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Beginning this month most seminars are on Tuesdays at 11:00AM Central time and Wednesdays at 1:00PM Central time.  There is one exception to this so be sure to check the dates and times for the seminars you want to attend.

They’re free and 30 minutes invested now will save you hours later!  Click here to review the schedule.

Report Images Help with Report Selection

For years, ReloSpec has had a growing number of great reports.  There are Standard and Advanced reports and many variations of each.  The good news is that the variations make it easy to have the report you need with the fields, filters and components you want.  The bad news is that, especially for people new to ReloSpec, with so many it is difficult to find the report(s) you need.

The REPORTS page now displays an image of the report in the right-had column.  And, if the image is difficult to read, you click the image and view the sample report in a larger format.  Over the next few days we’ll be adding an image for each of the Advanced reports.  There are more than 80 of them today.

The REPORTS page still includes a separate ‘View Sample’ link in the second column which will open a full PDF version of the report.  So, if the sample report has multiple pages you’ll still be able to view all pages if you want to.  And, you can still click the ‘Add to Favorites’ link and add the selected report to your list of Favorites.

We hope you’ll find these report images easy to use, and that they’ll be helpful in locating the report you need.  As always, if you need help locating the perfect report, let us know.  We’re here to help.

Compatibility Mode for ReloSpec and Broker Center import

Many of you have had your PCs upgraded to the latest Internet Explorer version 11 (IE 11).  This may have happened automatically without you knowing about it or your IT person may have done it.  The addition of IE 11 may have caused your PC to display the ReloSpec pages in a way that isn’t pleasing.  Bold thick lines may appear where pleasing thin lines were there before.  And, if you are using the Broker Center copy/paste feature it may have stopped working intermittently or altogether if you’re using IE 11.

To learn which version of IE you are using, tap the ALT key on your keyboard to display the menu bar (if it isn’t already visible).  Click ‘Help’ and ‘About Internet Explorer’.  A page will open to display the version.

To put a web page; in this case ReloSpec, into ‘Compatibility View’, open ReloSpec , tap the ALT key to display the menu bar, click Tools and View Compatibility Settings.  A page will open and show that “prosws.com” has been entered into the ‘Add this website’ field.  Click the ADD button and close the page.  Now, each time you go to ReloSpec you’ll be in the preferred Compatibility View.

For those of you using the Broker Center copy/paste page, open the page by clicking the ‘Broker Center’ link and put this page into Compatibility View using the steps in the previous paragraph.  A revised copy/paste page that is fully compatible with IE 11 will be available.  In the mean time this one-step fix for Compatibility View will work nicely.